Bizarre

20 March 2020

Skywriting could return after 60 years

A ban on skywriting could end after 60 years. The practice - which involves planes emitting smoke to leave messages visible in the air - was banned in 1960 due to ...

20 March 2020

Mammoth bones provide Ice Age clues

Mysterious bone circles made from mammoth remains may help shed light on how ancient communities survived the Ice Age. Archaeologists from the University of Exeter claim that the bones were sourced ...

20 March 2020

Elephants get drunk on corn wine

A herd of elephants got drunk on corn wine after stumbling into a village on coronavirus lockdown. The group of 14 animals entered the village of Yunnan, China, where people are ...

19 March 2020

Buddhist monk shave eight years off brain ageing with meditation

A Buddhist monk may have shaved eight years of mental ageing through meditation. A study has found that the Tibetan monk, Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche (YMR), has a brain resembling that of ...

19 March 2020

Woman makes own toilet paper amid coronavirus pandemic

A woman in Australia has made her own toilet paper after being unable to buy it at the supermarket. The unnamed woman made four unsuccessful attempts to buy toilet paper amid ...

19 March 2020

People put Christmas lights up to spread cheer

People around the world are putting up Christmas lights in a bid to spread some cheer amid the coronavirus pandemic. The idea originated on social media, when a Twitter user suggested ...

19 March 2020

Fish with fingers existed 380 million years ago

A fish with fingers is said to have existed 380 million years ago. The five-foot long Elpistostege watsoni could be found in tropical lagoons and scientists believe they could be a ...

17 March 2020

Insect species named after Lady Gaga

A new insect species has been named after Lady Gaga for its ''wacky fashion sense''. University of Illinois graduate student Brendan Morris named the treehopper species 'Kaikaka Gaga' after the 'Bad ...

17 March 2020

Goldfish becomes flesh-eating cannibal

A horrified woman says her goldfish has grown into a flesh-eating monster. Alexandria Miller - from Chicago in the US - bought Gerald the goldfish in 2018 and it has since ...

17 March 2020

Cow on the loose in Florida

Police say a runaway cow in Florida is ''faster than she looks''. Wanted posters showing the maverick animal have been plastered across the entire state by Pembroke Pines Police Department, and ...

13 March 2020

School teacher offers coughing tips

A school teacher has been offering coughing tips to her students. Laurie Geoff, a preschool teacher from Seattle, has given specific advice on how to cough amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, ...

13 March 2020

One in three adults 'haven't read a book in five years'

One in three adults have not read an entire book in the last five years. That is according to new research conducted by OnBuy.com - the shopping marketplace - which found ...

13 March 2020

Dapper Laughs regrets sharing table number on social media

Dapper Laughs was overwhelmed with food and drink after sharing his table number at Wetherspoons on social media. The 35-year-old star headed for breakfast at Wetherspoons with a pal - but ...

13 March 2020

Mother rubbishes 'fake show home' accusations

A mother has hit back at accusations she's been using images from show homes on her interior design Instagram account. Ishy Bano has been targeted by trolls, who have accused her ...

12 March 2020

Police in Spain chase mistaken lion

Police in Spain were dispatched to catch a lion on the loose - only to discover it was a huge dog. Officers in the town of Molina de Segura were dispatched ...

12 March 2020

Teenager punished for selling hand sanitiser

A teenager was suspended from school for charging fellow pupils 50p for a squirt of hand sanitiser. Oliver Cooper, 13, capitalised on coronavirus fears to earn himself £9 after charging people ...

12 March 2020

Driver appeals court ruling over license plate

A Canadian man is appealing a court ruling that barred him from using a license plate featuring his last name. According to Lorne Grabher, from Nova Scotia, he has used 'Grabher' ...

11 March 2020

Dentist removes world's longest tooth

A dentist in India has broken the world record for the longest tooth pulled from the mouth of an adult. Pawan Bhavsar, a 20-year-old student, visited the dentist after suffering from ...

11 March 2020

Family give snake an X-rated name

A family named their pet snake D***head due to his unique skin mark. The reptile, which belongs to Craig Park and his family, instantly chose the moniker as a result of ...

11 March 2020

Over a fifth of Brits fear an alien invasion

More than a fifth of Brits say they fear for their futures - in case we're invaded by aliens. The findings have been revealed in a study by FOX, to mark ...

11 March 2020

Lightning strikes twice for lottery winner

Lightning has struck twice for one lucky man after he won a big lottery prize for the second time. Thomas Perretta, from Stamford, Connecticut, won a $30,000 lotto jackpot on a ...

6 March 2020

Research reveals why dogs' noses are so cold

Researchers believe they have discovered why dogs' noses are cold. A study has revealed that the canines' noses serve as ultra-sensitive heat detectors - and it's not anything related to body ...

6 March 2020

Man takes up beer-only diet in world record bid

A man is switching to a beer-only diet for Lent in a bid to break a world record. Del Hall, from Cincinnati, lost 44 pounds in 46 days last year whilst ...

6 March 2020

Homes covered in icicles after high winds

Homes in New York have been left covered in icicles after days of gale-force winds. Residents in the town of Hamburg woke up to find their homes in three feet of ...