Bizarre

A rat viciously attacked a pensioner as she slept
19 May 2022

Pensioner suffers horror injuries after rat attack
A pensioner suffered horror injuries after being attacked by a large rat while she slept. Diana Kirk woke up covered in blood after the ferocious rodent clawed into her neck and ...

A man found a dead frog in his daughter's McDonald's meal
19 May 2022

Man finds dead frog in McDonald's meal
A horrified father found a dead frog in his daughter's McDonald's meal. Willem Bezuidenhout had visited the fast-food restaurant in the South African province of Mpumalanga with his daughter but was ...

Sea turtles have no idea where they are going
19 May 2022

Sea turtles have a terrible sense of direction
Sea turtles have no idea where they are going and rely on sheer luck to migrate. Scientists fitted 22 hawksbill turtles with GPS trackers to see how they found their way ...

A company has made a bra with 'healing powers'
19 May 2022

Lingerie company makes bras with 'healing powers'
A lingerie company is making bras with "healing powers". Pour Moi have introduced limited-edition brassieres that are embellished with crystals which are supposedly perfect for first dates, job interviews and toddler ...

People prefer pets to their partners
19 May 2022

People prefer pets to partners
Almost a quarter of people prefer their pet to their partner. 21 per cent admit to being fonder of their furry friends than their significant other with more than two-thirds claiming ...

Winston Churchill wanted to hunt for aliens
19 May 2022

Winston Churchill wanted to search for aliens
Winston Churchill wanted the human race to search for aliens. UFO expert Avi Loeb has revealed that the late British statesman had encouraged the hunt for extraterrestrial life in a 1939 ...

Eating chocolate reduces the risk of an early death
19 May 2022

Eating chocolate reduces the chance of dying young
Eating chocolate reduces the risk of dying young by 12 per cent. A new study has revealed that chocoholics are less likely to suffer from heart disease or cancer and also ...

An Ed Sheeran superfan is having a baby with the star's lookalike
19 May 2022

Ed Sheeran superfan having a baby with his lookalike
An Ed Sheeran fan is having a baby with the singer's lookalike. Amanda Baron often joked about marrying the 'Bad Habits' hitmaker but is now expecting a child with Ed's doppelganger ...

US intelligence chiefs are convinced that UFOs are real
19 May 2022

US intelligence chiefs say UFOs are real
American intelligence chiefs have confessed that UFOs are real. An official government hearing into extraterrestrials has revealed that US military aircraft have had 11 near misses with spaceships and intelligence services ...

Noisy sex sparked 168 complaints last year
19 May 2022

Noisy sex leads to 168 complaints
Couples having noisy sex led to 168 complaints from neighbours last year. New details revealed under a Freedom of Information request revealed some of the strangest cases surrounding noisy lovemaking - ...

A detectorist inspired by Indiana Jones has found £65,000 worth of ancient coins
19 May 2022

Metal detectorist inspired by Indiana Jones finds £65,000 haul of coins
A metal detectorist inspired by Indiana Jones has unearthed £65,000 worth of ancient coins. George Ridgeway describes the adventurer, played by Harrison Ford on the big screen, as his "boyhood hero" ...

Pugs should no longer be considered as 'typical dogs'
19 May 2022

Pugs shouldn't be considered as 'typical dogs'
Pugs can no longer be considered as "typical dogs". A new study has warned that the breed should be treated differently due to their high health risks, even though they are ...

Uri Geller claims to have touched a piece of UFO
19 May 2022

Uri Geller held a piece of UFO in his hands
Uri Geller has held a piece of a UFO in his hands. The psychic and illusionist hit out at the US government after a military chief suggested that no alien wreckages ...

A rare Chinese vase has sold for £1.5 million after being spotted in a kitchen
19 May 2022

Rare Chinese vase sells for £1.5 million after kitchen discovery
A rare Chinese vase has sold for £1.5 million after being spotted in a kitchen. The ornament is decorated with cranes and bats and was created for the court of the ...

A man has eaten McDonald's Big Macs for the past 50 years
19 May 2022

Man celebrates 50 years of eating Big Macs every day
A man has celebrated 50 years of eating McDonald's Big Macs every day. Donald Gorske reached the record-breaking landmark after enjoying his first burger on 17 May 1972. Gorske, from the US ...

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18 May 2022

Bizarre sports from around the world: Ferret Legging
Ferret Legging, also known as ‘put em down’ or ‘ferret down trousers’ is a sport that involves putting a ferret down the contestants’ trouser leg and the winner is whoever ...

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17 May 2022

Tarot readings for your Star Sign: Mercury retrograde energy affects how much control we have
We have your latest tarot card readings for the week (May 17th - 23rd)! See how your sun sign interacts with your single card draw. (March 21 – April 19) ...

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17 May 2022

Bizarre sports from around the world: Oil Wrestling
So we’ve extreme ironed, played hockey underwater, carried a wife, rolled some cheese, had a pillow fight and now it’s time for today’s bizarre sport- Oil Wrestling.  Now this may ...

Sir David Attenborough was shocked to see how realistic the dinosaurs were on Prehistoric Planet
17 May 2022

Sir David Attenborough watched two dinosaurs have sex on new show
Sir David Attenborough watched two dinosaurs have sex on his new show. The ‘Prehistoric Planet’ narrator stopped recording the Apple TV+ show to be “a voyeur” to the “extraordinary” ...

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16 May 2022

Five of the most bizarre vegetables from around the world
By Yvonne Poon, Recipe Creator & Development Chef at Red Rickshaw Cabbage and kale, carrots and cauliflower. Whether chopped, sautéed, boiled, roasted or fried, many Brits are used to cooking ...

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16 May 2022

Here's the chilling reason this infamous house is blurred out on Google Maps
Many of us have been using the Street View feature on Google Maps for some time, mostly to just be nosey and see what we can find around the globe. ...

A UFO expert claims to have found a 'tomb entrance' on Mars
13 May 2022

UFO expert spots 'tomb entrance' on Mars
A UFO expert says he has discovered a "tomb entrance" on the surface of Mars. Scott C Waring claims to have found a tiny doorway that has been used by eight-inch ...

A passenger with no flying experience managed to land a plane safely in Florida
13 May 2022

Passenger heroically lands plane after pilot falls ill
A passenger with no flying experience managed to land a plane when the pilot fell ill. Darren Harrison took the controls at over 9,000 feet on the flight from the Bahamas ...

Moon soil has been used to grow plants in a historic breakthrough
13 May 2022

Moon soil used to grow plants in scientific breakthrough
Moon soil has been used to grow plants for the first time. Scientists used small samples of dust collected during Apollo missions between 1969 and 1972 to grow a type of ...