Bizarre

2 March 2021

Meerkats reacted positively to visitors returning after lockdown

Meerkats reacted positively to the return of zoo visitors after lockdown, a study has found. Experts studied the behaviour of the animals at three zoos in the UK both during the ...

2 March 2021

Cadbury Creme Egg and Goose Island team up for unique beer

Cadbury Creme Egg have teamed up with Goose Island for a new limited edition beer. Fans will have the chance to drink to 50 years of the chocolate treat with the ...

2 March 2021

Family's lost dog found 600 miles away

A dog that went missing from its owner's home in California has been discovered 600 miles away in Mexico. Debbie Campbell said that her pooch Brody vanished last month and she ...

2 March 2021

Builders find whiskey bottle under kitchen floor

Builders renovating a kitchen discovered a bottle of whiskey under the floor. Craig Harrigan and a colleague were renovating the room at the house in Scotland when they discovered the alcoholic ...

2 March 2021

Bizarre: 10 Ways to celebrate National Old Stuff Day

Today is National Old Stuff Day- a day to cleanse your life of old stuff, old habits and breathe some new life into your days. Here’s ten ways you can ...

1 March 2021

Elections make people miserable

Elections make people miserable, new research has discovered. A landmark study of three decades worth of polls of over a million adults in 24 European countries has found that elections cause ...

1 March 2021

Man spots very rare fox in car park

A man encountered a very rare fox in a car park. Alan Miles came across a Sierra Nevada red fox after parking his car in the US state of Oregon. His ...

1 March 2021

Plastic surgeon attends court hearing during operation

A plastic surgeon is under investigation after attending a Zoom court hearing while operating on a patient. Dr. Scott Green reportedly took part in the hearing - which concerned a traffic ...

1 March 2021

Rooster will appear in court after killing owner

A rooster will be presented in court as evidence after killing its owner. Thangulla Satish died during a cockfight in Telangana, India last week and the animal was photographed after being ...

28 February 2021

Bizarre stories roundup: Shark with human face, man on beer diet and food delivery robot

We all need a bit of light relief and what better way to get it than with some bizarre stories that have hit the news this week? So if you’ve ...
26 February 2021

Runaway cat returns home after 14 years

A runaway cast has been reunited with its owners after 14 years. Mandy Prior revealed that her moggy Taz vanished after escaping through a bathroom window of her family home back ...

26 February 2021

McDonald's addict has constant meals from the chain

A McDonald's addict has eaten a burger from the fast-food chain every other day for the past two decades. David Geyer has eaten over 4,000 burgers from the restaurant and has ...

26 February 2021

Alligator heads seized after police raid

80 alligator heads were seized by police during a house raid. West Midlands Police entered a property in Birmingham on Thursday (25.02.21) in conjunction with officers from the National Wildlife Crime ...

26 February 2021

Library forced to shut after venomous spider discovery

A library was forced to close for two days after venomous spiders were found in the building. The creatures were spotted at the University of Michigan and have been identified as ...

25 February 2021

Dog reunited with owners after being missing for three years

A dog has been reunited with its owners three years after it went missing. Eileen Russell explained how her dog, Rocky, vanished back in 2018 near their home in Texas where ...

25 February 2021

Teenager narrowly misses out on EuroMillions win

A teenager missed out on winning the EuroMillions jackpot after all of her numbers were a single digit out. Tayla Octave entered last week's draw and came agonisingly close to landing ...

25 February 2021

Genetics key to determine whether people can go grow beards

Genetics are key to determining whether a person can grow a beard, according to experts. The findings will ease the concerns of those who are unable to grow face fuzz and ...

25 February 2021

Swimmer breaks record whilst wearing handcuffs

A man has attempted to break a Guinness World Record by swimming the furthest distance while wearing handcuffs. Ben Katzman swam laps for nearly four hours and for a distance that ...

24 February 2021

Seal spotted wandering down the road

A seal was seen wandering down a pavement in Canada. Lillian Reynolds spotted the creature ambling along the road in the city of Charlottetown at the weekend, half a mile away ...

24 February 2021

Airport introduces food delivery robot

An airport in Philadelphia has employed a food delivery robot to help feed passengers. Philadelphia International Airport has unveiled Gita, a robot with a large capacity cargo bin to deliver meals ...

24 February 2021

Actress claims she can tame animals just by talking to them

An actress has claimed that she can tame wild animals just by speaking to them. Sabina Mach spends lots of time in the company of creatures such as foxes and bears ...

24 February 2021

Fisherman discovers shark with 'human face'

A fisherman found a baby shark with a 'human face'. Abdullah Nuren caught the young shark on a fishing trip in Indonesia and was left perplexed by its human-like facial features. The ...

23 February 2021

Mother makes 'brain-worm' faux pas

A mother rushed her son to the doctors after pulling a 'worm' out of his ear - only to later discover that it was tape. Gemma Tyson recalled how she "felt ...

23 February 2021

Person spends thousands moving entire house half a mile

A man has spent thousands moving his home half a mile away. Tim Brown was able to get his 139-year-old property on the back of a truck and move it elsewhere ...