Weird Stuff
Big stink as farting becomes a crime
BREAKING wind could be outlawed in an African country – and it is already causing a stink.
Boozy Aussies wear beer goggles
BOOZY Aussies at the butt of beer goggle jokes may take some comfort from a new survey which found the phenomenon is common among drinkers.
Marry me? Leave your answer at the beep
LOVELORN soldier serving in Afghanistan makes an emotional proposal - but leaves the message with wrong woman.
Man about to become grandfather at 29
A MAN of 29 likes the idea of being a record-breaker, but is furious that his daughter, 14, got pregnant before her exams.
Crematorium to heat swimming pool
A BRITISH local council is planning to use excess energy from a crematorium incinerator to heat one of its swimming pools.
Park sued over fall from cranky camel
A WOMAN is seeking $170,000 in damages after she was injured when falling from a cranky camel at a Gold Coast wildlife sanctuary.
Streaker a pain in glass
THE British builder whose disastrous attempt at streaking has been watched more than a million times on YouTube has told of his embarrassment.
Boy stays home, sends robot to school
EMPLOYING a robot to attend classes sounds like a lazy student's dream come true, but for a sick kid, this gadget is a lifeline.
Crooks snorted ashes of dead father
CROOKS broke in to a Florida house and snorted the ashes of the homeowner's dead father - thinking the powdery remains were cocaine.
Male cop caught in a G-string
A CROSS-dressing police officer was caught alone in his car in a ladies G-string, bra and heels during an "offensive act".
Nurse banned for sex with dying patient
A NURSE has been barred for having sex with her married, terminally-ill hospice patient.
Titanic-eating bug fears
THE wreck of the Titanic may be lost forever as it is being devoured by a rust-eating bug, scientists have warned.
Lesbian smooch or medical emergency?
What looked like a scene from a porn flick was really a medical emergency, the naughty teachers at Brooklyn's "Horndog High" told investigators.
Hitler-mocking dog enraged Nazis
A DOG trained to imitate Hitler made its owner a target of the Nazi government, according to newly discovered documents.
Girl booked for jaywalking while in coma
A 13-year-old girl left in a coma after a car accident was issued a jaywalking ticket in the hospital by police.
Killer shot in victim's photo
A MURDERED Philippines politician caught his killer on camera just moments before he was shot dead, leading to the arrest of the gunman.
Woman: Donald Duck groped me
A WOMAN who claims Donald Duck groped her at a Disney theme park will have her day in court as she seeks $50,000 in damages.
Billy the Kid is still unforgiven
NEW Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has refused to pardon Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid.
Woman gives dog kiss of life
A KURANDA woman jumped into floodwaters to rescue a drowning dog then gave it mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to bring it back to life.
'Drunk' driver in snail-pace chase
POLICE pursuit of alleged drink-driver barely got out of first gear.
Elvises needed to win back record
IT'S now or never for Aussie fans of The King of Rock and Roll to win back the world record for the largest gathering of Elvis impersonators.
30,000 calories for fattest mum
A NEW Jersey woman who hopes to become the fattest woman in the world got closer to her 454kg goal with a festive feast that could have fed dozens.
Was I driving a car?
A 30-YEAR-OLD motorist drove by a Melbourne police highway patrol unit, honking his horn and waving, before recording more than five times the legal blood/alcohol limit, police say.
14-month-old in police pursuit
A GEELONG driver allegedly sped away from police with a 14-month-old baby in the car in a dangerous cross-country chase last night.
'Bored reindeer eat magic mushrooms'
IT'S no wonder Rudolph can fly: scientists say they have found that the animals regularly eat magic mushrooms to get high.
Climber survives 300m mountain fall
MAN not only lucky to be alive but was standing on his feet looking at a map when rescuers arrived.
Man seeks protection from sex-mad wife
A DESPERATE man has turned to the police for protection from his insatiable wife's constant demands for sex.
Oz Day punter munches cockroach
SNAGS, burgers and lamingtons are what's usually eaten on Australia Day - but at Brisbane's iconic Story Bridge Hotel one man devoured a cockroach.
Woman attacks cop with sex toy
WOMAN who was arrested after allegedly attacking a police officer with a sex toy said today she was acting in self-defence.
Man dies in tortilla mixing machine
A MAN died today after falling into the tortilla mixing machine at a factory making the popular Mexican food.
Woman survives 23-storey fall
A 33-year-old woman fell from the 23rd floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, landed on a taxi cab parked on the street below and survived.
JFK ambulance sells for $120,000
THE ambulance that was said to have carried the body of President John F Kennedy after his assassination sold today.
Love bite turns into sucker punch
A NEW Zealand woman was partially paralysed by a "love bite" on her neck which caused her to have a minor stroke.
Winston Churchill teeth sold for $25,590
SET of solid gold false teeth used by British wartime leader Winston Churchill during some of his most famous speeches sold for $25,590.
Pair rescued riding inflatable dolls
A COUPLE floating down Melbourne's Yarra River on inflatable dolls have been rescued after getting into trouble.
Goldilocks bandits hungry for porn, booze
INTRUDERS break in to a house to cook up a feast, steal alcohol and look at internet porn.
Cat burglar nicks knickers, shoes
THIEVING feline makes off with more than 60 shoes from New Zealand neighbours.
Film, moviegoer both lose focus
A Massachusetts man disappointed in a screening of The Sound of Music was arrested after allegedly smashing all the items in the lobby's candy bar.
Man has bad acid trip in Vegas
A STRETCH of the Las Vegas Strip was shut down for more than two hours after a caustic acid leaked outside the Wynn resort, authorities said.
Flying panties to hide privates
SEE THE VIDEO: A LAWYER who took offence to strict full body scanning at airports has created a range of scanner-proof undies.
'Carpet' of dead snapper on NZ beach
THERE'S been another inexplicable case of dead animals with dozens of dead fish washing up on a New Zealand beach.
Woman freezes to death in castle
A WOMAN was locked inside fortress walls of an historic Swedish castle where she had attended special New Year's Eve mass.
US woman strangled by neck massager
A WOMAN has died after authorities say she was accidentally strangled by a electronic neck massager on Christmas Eve.
Hog hams it up in Piggabeen
A WILD pig has been avenging his Christmas ham brethren by wreaking havoc on a small community near Tweed Heads called – wait for it – Piggabeen.
N. Korea wants skinny jeans, human poo
SKINNY jeans, adult films, instant noodles and human excrement are selling "like hot cakes" in North Korea, according to defectors.
Snow tracks wheelchair-bound thieves
POLICE nabbed a trio of thieves in southern Sweden after they used wheelchairs as getaway vehicles but literally forgot to cover their tracks.
Man lost for days blames sat-nav
A GRANDFATHER spent three days driving around southern England, before he was found on Christmas Day, after his wife's flight was switched from Heathrow airport to Gatwick airport.
New York City's panda fight club
Angry enough to punch a defenceless panda? Then come to New York and beat one black, white and blue.
Man faces jail for bottom kissing
A HOBART man who drunkenly kissed his estranged wife on the bottom has been warned he may face a jail term.
Undertaker 'stole' jewellery from corpses
AN undertaker on the NSW north coast has been charged with stealing jewellery from corpses.
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