Bizarre

29 January 2021

Book returned 72 years late

A book was returned to a New York library 72 years late. John Moss discovered the biography of former US President Theodore Roosevelt in storage and returned it to the Amagansett ...

29 January 2021

World's tighest millionaire eats cat food to save cash

The 'world's tightest millionaire' eats cat food and refuses to buy anything new. Aimee Elizabeth is worth £3.9 million but goes to extreme measures to avoid splashing the cash - including ...

29 January 2021

Photographer snaps shark that resembles Donald Trump

A wildlife photographer snapped a shark that resembles Donald Trump. Tanner Mansell caught the impressive underwater shot in Florida and it went viral when he uploaded it online as social media ...

28 January 2021

Friends undertake unique push-up challenge

Four friends are attempting to do 500 push-ups while listening to the same song repeatedly. The group of university students will take on a charity challenge that sees them do 500 ...

28 January 2021

Boy breaks Jenga stacking world record

A 12-year-old boy has broken a Jenga stacking world record. Auldin Maxwell, from British Columbia in Canada, has earned a place in the Guinness World Record books by stacking 693 Jenga ...

28 January 2021

Website offers candidate thousands to try out mattresses

A website is offering $3,000 for a 'real-life Sleeping Beauty' to test out mattresses. SleepJunkie.com revealed that the successful applicant "will be paid to sleep on the job" by trying out ...

28 January 2021

Bridgerton fans can treat loved ones with themed Valentine's Day cake

'Bridgerton' fans can tuck into a special Valentine's Day cake. The hit Netflix period drama series features on cake designs from bakerdays with fans of the show able to treat their ...

27 January 2021

Road safety mannequin 'kidnapped'

An appeal has been launched after a road safety mannequin was "kidnapped". The mannequin, named Allan, has been stationed in Aberdeenshire in recent months to remind motorists to stick to the ...

27 January 2021

Hawk rescued from car's front grille

Police rescued a hawk from the front grille of a car. Officers in Michigan were called out at the weekend to a report of the bird of prey wedged in the ...

27 January 2021

GoPro camera salvaged after six years underwater

A GoPro camera has been recovered after it was submerged underwater for six years. Rose Zhang was participating in an ocean clean-up in Hawaii when she came across the camera that ...

27 January 2021

Family reunited with cat after five months

A family have been reunited with their cat after it spent five months on the loose. The McMillan family from Arizona lost their feline on a trip to Oregon last summer ...

25 January 2021

Couple reunited with ultrasound photos two years after losing them in car

A couple have been reunited with their ultrasound photos, two years after they left them in a leased car. Elyse Peterson Deerfield and her husband initially thought post she had received ...

25 January 2021

Police raid Zoom birthday party after cardboard cut-outs were mistaken for guests

Police raided a birthday party after observers confused cardboard cut-outs for actual guests. Tycoon Steve Varsano organised a virtual bash at his London offices to celebrate his girlfriend Lisa Tchenguiz's birthday ...

25 January 2021

Council threatens to charge motorists for accessing driveways

Residents of a Welsh town could be charged £215 to get to their own driveways. A council in Barry has warned locals that they could face a fine if they cross ...

25 January 2021

Woman calls police because she couldn't get McDonald's breakfast

A woman called the police as she was angry to miss out on a McDonald's breakfast meal. The unnamed woman got caught in the drive-thru queue at her local fast-food chain ...

22 January 2021

Haggis launched to the edge of space

Haggis has been launched to the edge of space to mark Burns Night. A packet of the traditional Scottish dish has taken to orbit in celebration of the holiday that marks ...

22 January 2021

Pig rescued after getting stuck in mud

A pig had to be rescued after getting stuck in the mud. The 31-stone porker, named Dolly, took a rest in her pen in Essex on Wednesday (20.01.21) but was unable ...

22 January 2021

Billionaire offering huge reward for proof of life after death

A billionaire is offering a huge reward for anyone who can find proof of life after death. Robert Bigelow set up the Bigelow Institute for Consciousness Studies (BICS) after the passing ...

22 January 2021

Knife-wielding squirrel seen in Canada

A knife-wielding squirrel was spotted by a woman in Canada. Andrea Diamond was stunned to see a squirrel chewing on a knife in the back garden of her home in Toronto. Diamond ...

22 January 2021

Kangaroo born with all-white fur due to rare mutation

A kangaroo has been born with all-white fur due to a rare mutation. The red kangaroo was recently born to parents Rosie and Boomer at a New York zoo and staff ...

22 January 2021

Owl rescued after getting trapped in extractor fan

An owl was rescued after being trapped for two days in a hotel extractor fan. The bird was discovered in the filthy fan by the owner of the empty Alhambra Court ...

22 January 2021

Singles irritated by romantic advice from family and friends

Singles find it annoying when family or friends give them romantic advice. New research from dating app Badoo found that 70 per cent of singles are irritated when they get tips ...

22 January 2021

Purse lost in UK found in Turkey

A woman who lost her purse in the UK was stunned after it was found in Turkey a year later. Nikita Turvey lost the purse in 2019 and assumed that it ...

21 January 2021

Japanese man rents himself out to do nothing

A Japanese man rents himself out to do nothing. Shoji Morimoto offers people his "service" to accompany them even though he does nothing more than "respond very easily". His Twitter account reads: ...