Bizarre

6 March 2020

Man can't have sex after rat bit penis

A man can't have sex after a rat bit his penis in prison. Peter Solomon, a Vietnam War veteran from New York, made headlines in 2011 when he sued for the ...

4 March 2020

Woman quits job as broker to become full-time dominatrix

A woman quit her job as a real estate broker to become a full-time dominatrix charging £500 per hour. Zoe Noir, 28, from London, was stuck working in a mundane 40-hour ...

4 March 2020

Condoms sell out in Singapore due to coronavirus fears

Condoms are selling out in Singapore as people use them on their fingers to avoid the coronavirus. Several people have taken to social media to show pictures of empty shelves containing ...

4 March 2020

Man buys lottery scratch card at random at wins $500K

A man who bought a lottery scratch card with his leftover lunch money won $500,000 (£390). The man was grabbing a sandwich at the Speedway gas station in Muskegon, Michigan, when ...

4 March 2020

Man crashes car into river 10 minutes after passing driving test

A man crashed his car into a river - 10 minutes after passing his driving test. Mr. Zhang was distracted whilst reading celebratory messages for receiving his driving certificate when he ...

3 March 2020

Woman jailed after calling police over a thousand times

A woman has been jailed after making over a thousand nuisance calls to the police. Jelena Bobrova had pestered police operator for the past three years in rambling 999 calls, clogging ...

3 March 2020

Museum haunted by Agatha Christie's ghost

A museum is said to be haunted by Agatha Christie's ghost. Staff at the museum in the author's hometown of Torquay, Devon claim that her books are mysteriously knocked off the ...

3 March 2020

Woman watered fake plant for two years

A woman was left devastated after discovering a plant she had been watering for two years was fake. Caelie Wilkes had been religiously nurturing the plant, making sure it was getting ...

3 March 2020

Couple have to Leap Day babies

A couple have defied astronomical odds after having a second child born on Leap Day. Lindsay and Dane Demchak had daughter Scout on February 29. It comes four years to the ...

28 February 2020

Mum forgets kids on the school run

A mum did the school run - but forget to take her children. The woman - who shared the hilarious moment on social media - realised her mistake en route to ...

28 February 2020

Deer crashes through bank window

A deer crashed into a local bank while dashing through a Vermont town. A group of deer were spotted running through downtown Randolph, before one of the animals jumped through a ...

28 February 2020

Venomous snake found behind family toaster

One of the world's most venomous snakes was found hiding behind a family's toaster. A family in Australia called in the help of Sunshine Coast Snake Catchers 24/7 after finding out ...

28 February 2020

8-foot beehive found in living room ceiling

A huge eight-foot beehive had to be removed from an apartment's living room ceiling. A property owner in Richmond, Virginia had to call out a wildlife control company after reporting bees ...

27 February 2020

Red pandas aren't just one species

Red pandas are actually two distinct species. The bushy-tailed endangered animals - which are found in Asian high forests and feed on bamboo - are not a single species, according to ...

27 February 2020

Lottery ticket almost ended up in storage

A couple almost locked their winning lottery ticket in storage. British Columbia couple Robert Walters and Lois Gueret were in the middle of a big move, and very nearly put their ...

27 February 2020

Snake swallows whole beach towel

A snake swallowed an entire beach towel. The greedy pet carpet python - which is named Monty Python - was brought into an Australian animal hospital when they realised she had ...

27 February 2020

Mum wants to change son's birthday

A mum wants to change her son's birthday to a more convenient date. The woman - who has another older son - insisted her baby being born on Boxing Day (December ...

26 February 2020

Olive oil 'key to longer life'

Fats in olive oil could be the key to longer life, according to a new study. Although previous reports have linked red wine to huge health benefits, a team at the ...

26 February 2020

Facebook post alerts lottery winner

A man discovered his lottery win on Facebook after leaving his winning ticket on his dashboard. Missouri man Steven Matherly entered the Show Me Cash draw earlier this month and left ...

26 February 2020

Cats calmed by feline-friendly music

Playing feline-friendly music could calm cats down at the vet. A new US study by researchers at Louisiana State University has found that playing music specifically created for moggies can help ...

26 February 2020

Stingiest names in the UK

People named Matt and Emma are the stingiest people in the UK, according to a new survey. Online marketplace OnBuy.com has asked 3,000 of its British customers about their spending habits ...

25 February 2020

Biscuit factory beefs up security after gang thefts

A biscuit factory has beefed up security after gangs of kids tried to get their hands on their sweet bakes. Burton's Biscuits in Blackpool were forced to put up an ''eight-foot-high-fence'' ...

25 February 2020

Surfer survives shark attack by punching animal

A surfer survived a shark attack by punching the animal and dropping an F-bomb. Nick Minogue, from Auckland, New Zealand, has recalled how he lived to tell the tale of fighting ...

25 February 2020

Australian woman has seen Bohemian Rhapsody 108 times

An Australian woman has broken a world record after watching 'Bohemian Rhapsody' at the cinema 108 times. Joanne Connor - who is from Queensland - landed herself a place in the ...