Bizarre

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 ...
25 February 2020

Woman diagnosed with urinating alcohol condition

A woman has become the first to be diagnosed with a condition whereby she urinates alcohol - without drinking. The unnamed 61-year-old diabetic was taken off a donor list after she ...

24 February 2020

Time traveller claims we are living in a matrix

A man claiming to be a cyborg time traveller says we are living in a simulation. The man, known only as Orrin, insisted that he is from 2050 and has been ...

24 February 2020

Men gorging on junk food have lower sperm count

Men who gorge on junk food are more likely to have small testicles and a low sperm count, a new study suggests. Researchers measured the testicle size and sperm count of ...

24 February 2020

Parrot given prosthetic wings

A parrot that got injured after repeatedly falling to the ground has been given a second chance at flight. Wei Wei - a green-cheeked parakeet - was given a prosthetic pair ...

24 February 2020

Tesco stocks skin tone plasters

Tesco has become the first UK supermarket to stock plasters in a variety of skin tones. The retailer said the plasters - which come in light, medium and dark shades - ...

21 February 2020

Daredevil to walk tightrope over 'volatile' volcano

A daredevil is to walk on a tightrope over an active volcano. Record-breaker Nik Wallenda has announced his ''most dangerous walk yet'', 1,800 feet across the Masaya Volcano in Nicaragua, Central ...

21 February 2020

Man fined for urinating in office coffee maker

An Alaska airman was punished for urinating in an office coffee maker. The United States Air Force penalised one of their airmen and knocked him down a rank after the incident, ...

21 February 2020

Cop couple catch robber on date night

Married cops caught a robber on date night. Elizabethtown Police Department officers Nicole and Chase McKeown were minding their own business whilst off-duty tucking into a fried chicken meal at Raising ...

21 February 2020

Man chops off own leg whist high on Spice

A man sawed off his own leg whilst high on Spice. Doctors in the city of Prokopyevsk in Russia were in unable to save the body part in graphic images shared ...

20 February 2020

Calf born with two heads shocks farmer

A farmer was shocked after one of his cows gave birth to a calf with two heads. Bhaskar's alien-like arrival also had four eyes and two mouths. Bhaskar's farm in India ...

20 February 2020

Woman gets eyeballs tattooed blue

A woman says her eyeballs tattoo was ''worth'' the ''immense pain''. Amber Breena Luke has splashed out more than £20,000 on tattoos all over her body and didn't stop at her ...

20 February 2020

Japanese man defends decision to defecate outdoors

A Japanese man has defended his decision to defecate outdoors. Masana Izawa, a 69-year-old conservationist and photographer from Tokyo, has been relieving himself in the open air since 1974 in a ...

19 February 2020

Park closed because of mating snakes

A park in Florida had to be closed after a number of snakes began mating. The city of Lakeland closed off a section of ground after receiving reports that numerous of ...

19 February 2020

Japanese restaurant offers chicken wing exchange

A Japanese restaurant chain is carrying on its annual tradition of offering to exchange unwanted Valentine's Day chocolates for chicken wings. It is customary in Japan for women to give partners ...