Bizarre

18 November 2021

Message in a bottle travels from Florida to Portugal

A message in a bottle travelled from Florida to Portugal in six years. Canadian couple Brigitte and Warren Doerksen were on holiday in Miami in 2015 when they launched a message ...

18 November 2021

Alien invasion chances have increased

The chances of an alien invasion have increased as a result of missions to Mars. A new report from Professor Anthony Ricciardi, an expert in the ecology of invasive species, has ...

18 November 2021

Book returned to library 73 years late

A book has been returned to a library more than 73 years late. The adventure story 'Stately Timber' by Rupert Hughes should have been returned to the Dunfermline Central Library in ...

18 November 2021

Scientist creates device for dogs to call their owners

A scientist at the University of Glasgow will help dogs call their owners and ease separation anxiety. The new invention, which is believed to be the first of its kind, is ...

17 November 2021

California charity assembles world's longest line of socks

A California charity has assembled the world's longest line of socks. The Fresno Mission said staff and volunteers were aiming to create a line of socks stretching at least seven miles ...

17 November 2021

Investigator claims to have found Bigfoot proof

An investigator claims to have found proof that Bigfoot exists. Lee Brickley has discovered tracks and claw marks in Staffordshire after spending the past decade searching for the beast. He says that ...

17 November 2021

Penguin found 1,800 miles from home on New Zealand beach

A penguin was found 1,800 miles from home on a beach in New Zealand. Harry Singh uploaded videos to Facebook when he came across an Adelie penguin wandering along a beach ...

17 November 2021

Drinking tea or coffee linked with lower dementia risk

Drinking tea or coffee is linked with a lower risk of dementia and stroke. New research saw 365,000 people aged between 50 and 74 assessed on how much tea and coffee ...

17 November 2021

Monopoly offering fans the chance to personalise the iconic game

Monopoly is offering fans the chance to create a personalised version of the iconic game. Board game enthusiasts will be able to immortalise their family name onto their new board as ...

17 November 2021

People do 1,000 more steps after drinking coffee

People do about 1,000 extra steps per day if they drink coffee in the morning. New scientific research, which involved 100 adult volunteers wearing continuously recording ECG devices that monitored caffeine ...

17 November 2021

Woman held hostage by possum

A woman was held 'hostage' by an aggressive possum in her home. The unnamed woman, from New Zealand, told police officers that she was unable to leave her house as the ...

17 November 2021

Giant gold nugget up for sale in Dallas

A massive gold nugget has been put up for sale for $1 million. The Alaska Centennial Gold Nugget weighs in at 21lbs, is over 90 per cent gold and is the ...

16 November 2021

Hogwarts Cake marks 20 years since first Harry Potter film

A spectacular cake replica of Hogwarts has been unveiled to mark the 20th anniversary of 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'. The cake has been created by the renowned artists Michelle ...

16 November 2021

Pedalling Picasso rides across London to create moustache man map

A cyclist dubbed as the 'Pedalling Picasso' rode for 75 miles around London to map out a picture of a moustachioed man. Anthony Hoyte cycled across the British capital for eight ...

16 November 2021

Cow makes escape bid down a waterslide

A cow destined for slaughter made a bid for freedom down a waterslide. The animal escaped from a cattle ranch in Brazil and ventured to a nearby water park where it ...

16 November 2021

Man had sexual relationship with a dolphin

A man has claimed that he had a sexual relationship with a dolphin. Malcolm Brenner has revealed that he had a six-month love affair with the frisky creature when he worked ...

12 November 2021

Mystery asteroid could be lost moon fragment

An asteroid orbiting the sun could be a "lost" fragment of the moon. Astronomers have been at a loss to explain the presence of the object - named Kamo'oalewa - but ...

12 November 2021

Rockfish could the key to eternal life

Rockfish could hold the secret to eternal life. New research has found that the creature - which resembles a giant goldfish - holds clues to genes that affect lifespan. The fish ...

12 November 2021

Woman shocked after son planned to hand out penis-shaped chocolates

A woman was horrified after her son planned to hand out penis-shaped chocolates in the school playground. Luke More, five, secretly raided the Ann Summers advent calendar his mother Louise had ...

12 November 2021

Dog tests positive for coronavirus

A dog has tested positive for coronavirus in the first documented case of its kind in Britain. Health officials believe that the pooch caught COVID-19 from its owner and have revealed ...

11 November 2021

KFC brings back The Gravy Burger Box Meal

KFC are bringing back The Gravy Burger Box Meal. The seriously saucy snack will be available from November 15 and the fast-food chain has introduced The Grib (the Gravy Bib) to ...

11 November 2021

Cats enjoy human companionship

Cats are not as snooty towards humans as people think. New research has revealed that felines enjoy the companionship of their owners and are capable of understanding human voices in a ...

11 November 2021

Giant joystick celebrated by Guinness World Records

A giant video game joystick has been honoured in the Guinness World Records. Mary Flanagan, a professor at Dartmouth College, created the nine-foot controller in 2006 after being inspired by playing ...

11 November 2021

Bird travels 8,000 miles non-stop to Australia

A bird has travelled 8,000 miles non-stop from Alaska to Australia. The bar-tailed godwit has been likened to a jet fighter for its aerodynamic shape and surpassed its own world record ...