Weird News
From the unusual to the funny and the downright bizarre, we bring you a sample of weird news from around the world, along with cartoons, blogs and games... because news doesn't have to be serious.
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The net's most popular pet videos
We picked three of the most popular pet films on the web, for your viewing pleasure.
12 Jul 2011
Japanese businessmen's tie which doubles as a pillow
Japan's overworked businessmen will soon be able to catch up on some sleep in the office – following the invention of a tie that doubles as a pillow.
12 Jul 2011
Marine wins date with Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis is one of the most desirable women in the world and thanks to a bit of innovative thinking and a persuasive Justin Timberlake, a US marine has managed to get a date with her.
12 Jul 2011
Host shoots himself in demo
Labelling himself as "a pretty unprofessional outdoors show host", Derek "Tex" Grebner lived up to that reputation after he shot himself in the leg during a video demo.
12 Jul 2011
Two trillion insects killed on Dutch cars every year
Almost two trillion insects are killed by being splattered on Dutch cars every year, new research has found.
11 Jul 2011
Planes collide during air display
Two classic US fighter planes collided during an air display, organisers said.
11 Jul 2011
Obese man's fight for surgery
Tom Condliff, a 22-stone former policeman trying to persuade a health authority to fund obesity surgery, has started the latest round of his legal battle
11 Jul 2011
Men want cuddles but women prefer sex, survey finds
Men need to cuddle to be happy in a long-term relationship while women prefer to have sex, a new study finds.
11 Jul 2011
Indian temple elephants to go on 'spa' holiday
Indian elephants from a Hindu temple in Kerala are to be sent on month-long holiday package complete with massages and bath oils as they recover from their arduous labour.
10 Jul 2011
Thief caught after police find diary
Hapless thief Jonathan Ochola was convicted of taking part in an armed robbery after writing about it in his diary.
10 Jul 2011
NOTW crossword message for 'catastrophe' Brooks
Departing staff at the News of the World appear to have sent a parting message of disgust to former editor Rebekah Brooks in the crossword of the paper's final edition.
10 Jul 2011
Hot or Not couple marry thanks to Facebook
When website Hot or Not first surfaced in 2000, its founders attracted criticism for using the web to play to users’ most basic instincts.
10 Jul 2011
The average family: rising at three minutes to seven, spaghetti on Monday
While the official census faithfully compiles statistics on housing, marriage, work and religion, an alternative "people's census" published today has tried to record more of the nitty–gritty of modern family life in Britain.
10 Jul 2011
Museum of Celebrity Leftovers puts Prince's crumbs on sale for £300
An unusual museum has put the Prince of Wales' leftover crumbs, and other bizarre celebrity items, on sale.
10 Jul 2011
World's steepest roller-coaster opens in Japan
Watch Japan's Takabisha roller-coaster test run of the world's steepest roller-coaster, with a 141ft drop.
08 Jul 2011
Klitschko brothers serenaded in Kiev
In a moment that equals David Haye's cringeworthy press conference in Hamburg where he paraded his broken little toe to the world's media, the Klitschko brothers received a bizarre welcome in Kiev.
08 Jul 2011
Pictures of the day
Going under the ice, catching a falling bear, and a tit doing the splits.
08 Jul 2011
Wet sponge throwing event 'unsafe'
Carnival organisers banned a wet sponge throwing event - for health and safety reasons. They feared they sponges might get dirty and someone could end up with grit in their eye.
07 Jul 2011
Koreans find meaning of life in a coffin
With one of the highest suicide rates in the world, South Koreans have been confronting death in an unusual way.
07 Jul 2011
Pictures of the day
Insect tug-of-war, mini-planets, Saturn storm, and Pamplona bull run.
07 Jul 2011
Rhino head stolen from museum
A stuffed rhinoceros head was stolen from the Brussels Natural History Museum, the second such robbery in Belgium in less than a month.
06 Jul 2011
Driver reverses down highway to show off
This video shows the moment a boy racer attempted to evade capture from the police by driving down the wrong side of a busy dual carriageway.
06 Jul 2011
Giant wombat found in Australia
Australian scientists have uncovered the world's biggest marsupial – a "three-tonne monster" the size of a four-wheel drive that lived up to two million years ago.
06 Jul 2011
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