Bizarre

10 November 2021

Vicious 6-foot sharks are living in the River Thames

Aggressive sharks are living in the River Thames. New analysis has revealed that tope, starry smooth-hounds and spurdogs - which release venom from their fins - have been using the London ...

10 November 2021

Music people enjoy changes across the day

The type of music people enjoy listening to changes over the course of the day. A new study conducted by Aarhus University in Denmark has found that the ideal "loudness" increases ...

10 November 2021

24-year-old woman becomes youngest person to run 100 marathons

A 24-year-old woman has become the youngest person to run 100 marathons. Jocelyn Rivas completed the final leg of her quest at the Los Angeles Marathon on Sunday (07.11.21) and is ...

10 November 2021

Girl only ate chicken nuggets for 10 years due to mystery food phobia

A girl who only ate chicken nuggets for a decade has finally beaten a mystery phobia. Jessica Thompson, 11, suddenly went off nearly all food at 18 months old and spent ...

9 November 2021

Going to sleep at a certain time can reduce heart disease risk

Going to sleep between 10pm and 11pm could result in a lower risk of developing heart disease. New research has found there was a 12 per cent greater risk for going ...

9 November 2021

Tomatoes could be grown on Mars

Tomatoes can be grown on Mars. Scientists at Florida's Aldrin Space Institute have been able to cultivate the crop in a biodome that recreated the harsh environment on the Red Planet. The ...

9 November 2021

Family's 'pet dog' turns out to be a fox

A family's 'pet dog' that killed ducks and chickens has turned out to be a fox. Maribel Soleto had purchased the animal from a shop in the Peruvian capital Lima and ...

9 November 2021

Man presumed dead woke up screaming in a morgue

A man who was presumed dead woke up screaming in a morgue. Peter Kigen had been pronounced dead in November 2020 and was about to have the blood drained from his ...

8 November 2021

Metal detectorist discovers small gold bible

A small gold bible has been found by a metal detectorist. The 600-year-old object, which may have been owned by a medieval aristocrat or royal, was found by NHS nurse Buffy ...

8 November 2021

Breakups are more painful for men

Breakups are more painful for men than women. A new study has found that men in heterosexual relationships feel more pain than females after a breakup and are also more likely ...

8 November 2021

Teenager breaks world record for solving Rubik's cubes on a unicycle

A teenager has broken the Guinness World Record by solving 300 Rubik's cubes while keeping his balance on a unicycle. Jesse Bradford, 17, has confirmed that he has been informed by ...

8 November 2021

Dog TV set to launch for stressed pooches

A new TV channel created specifically for dogs has launched. DogTV has been introduced for canines after three years of research and will air scientifically-tested programmes aiming to alleviate separation anxiety ...

5 November 2021

Man's penis rots after venomous cobra bite

A man was left with a rotting penis after being bitten by a venomous cobra while using the toilet at a safari park. The 47-year-old man from the Netherlands was relieving ...

5 November 2021

Massive potato found in New Zealand

A monster potato has been discovered in New Zealand. Colin Craig-Brown found the giant spud when he was weeding his garden and is now waiting to see if it breaks the ...

5 November 2021

UFO expert set to make alien reports public

A former policeman has released thousands of UFO reports to the public. John Hanson has investigated extraterrestrial sightings in the UK for the past two decades and his books on UFOs ...

5 November 2021

Covid side effect caused woman to strip naked

A woman stripped naked as a result of a bizarre coronavirus side effect. The unnamed female, who is in her 30s, spent several days acting in a strange manner due to ...

4 November 2021

Police called out to house after owner finds blood under the carpet

Police were called out to a house after the owner found worrying blood stains under her carpet. The woman had recently purchased the 110-year-old property in Salt Lake City and began ...

4 November 2021

England's largest-haul of gold Anglo-Saxon coins found

England's largest-ever hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins has been discovered by metal detectorists. Treasure hunters found 131 coins - mostly Frankish tremisses - and a number of other gold objects in ...

4 November 2021

Women dump men because of bad sex

Women dump men because they are rubbish at sex. A new study has found that poor performance in the bedroom is the main reason a woman will ditch a man and ...

4 November 2021

Police on the hunt for escaped wild cat

Police have been on the hunt for an escaped African Lynx that was prowling the woods in a British village. Officers in Derbyshire received reports that a pointy-eared creature with dark ...

3 November 2021

Motorists baffled by speed marking errors

Motorists have been left puzzled by road markings showing different speed limits on opposite sides of the same street. On the left-hand side of Ombersley Road in Worcester drivers are told ...

3 November 2021

Drinking a small amount of alcohol unlikely to boost health

Drinking one glass of wine per night is unlikely to stave off an early death. Previous studies have suggested that light alcohol consumption is actually beneficial for a person's health but ...

3 November 2021

Woman hospitalised three times after spider bite

A woman was hospitalised three times after she was bitten by a spider while sitting on the toilet. Jo Kenyon was bitten by the insect - which is believed to have ...

3 November 2021

Astronauts have leaky toilet problem

Astronauts heading home from the International Space Station will have to cross their legs due to a leaky toilet. Four crew members who are due to return to Earth this month ...