Odd News
Keep calm and carry on: Finnish couple wins ‘wife carrying’ obstacle race
A Finnish couple has narrowly won the 19th World Wife Carrying Championships — a quirky competition in which men race to be the fastest while carrying...
Skateboard replaces squad car as U.S. cop connects with local youths
A police officer in Wisconsin, America, has come up with an unusual way to connect with youngsters in his precinct - by trading in his patrol car for a...
Video of Japanese politician crying hysterically goes viral
A 47-year-old provincial politician has become an Internet phenomenon in Japan after crying like a toddler as he tried to explain his misuse of public...
U.S. town to U.K. tabloid: Our London Bridge is not falling down
The London Bridge, in the U.S., is getting $600,000 worth of improvements, not the bulldozing fate and drug tourism reported by U.K.
Subway antics: New York City police tell transit acrobats to have a seat
The underground acrobats who flip, somersault and pole-dance among New York City subway riders as trains roll are drawing a new audience—police officers.
Diamond in the…ruff? Wedding ring stuck in dog for five years
An American woman who lost her diamond wedding ring five years ago had given up all hope of finding it after searching high and low.
Woman arrested after attempt to kill spider
A woman in the U.S. has been arrested after she tried to kill a spider with fire, the media reported Saturday.
England fan bit fellow supporter’s ear off during game against Uruguay
Police are hunting an England fan who bit another fan’s ear off after the national side’s World Cup defeat against Uruguay.
Pablo Escobar’s hippos run riot in Colombia
A herd of hippopotamuses once owned by the late Colombian drug baron Pablo Escobar has been taking over the countryside near his former ranch – and no-one...
TV football commentator catches street thief in Rio
Sky Sports pundit and former footballer Chris Kamara proved he is still quick on his feet after catching a thief in Brazil.
Who’s been eating my cakes? Bear crashes boy’s birthday party
A black bear literally crashed a child’s birthday bash and helped itself to some cupcakes in Alaska.
Tourist attraction: Sinkhole at Corvette Museum to stay
A sinkhole that swallowed up part of the National Corvette Museum and eight cars proved to be such a popular tourist attraction that the museum wants to...
Chinese millionaire gives lunch, cash and karaoke to New York’s homeless
A Chinese businessman who once tried to buy the New York Times treated several hundred homeless New Yorkers to a lunch of seared tuna and filet mignon...
Half-dog called Pig who walks like a gorilla is the newest online star
An “unusual” dog called Pig that has no neck and a body that appears to have been chopped in half has become an Internet sensation.
20 German firefighters sent to rescue U.S. man trapped in stone vagina sculpture
More than 20 firefighters helped deliver an American man from danger after he became trapped inside a giant stone vagina in Germany.
Pie in the sky: Unmanned flying drones delivering pizza in Russia
A restaurant in Russia has launched the country’s first-ever pizza delivery service using unmanned flying helicopter drones.
Murderers with machetes wander idyllic Philippine prison
Two token guards with shotguns slung on their shoulders relax in the shade nearby as the blue-shirted group of inmates armed with machetes chop weeds at...
Ugly mutt: 2-year-old rescue pup Peanut named World’s Ugliest Dog
It’s that time of year again when dogs with unusually large heads, hairless bodies and other oddities compete to be the World’s Ugliest Dog.
Murder charge still pending against woman at 102
Nearly five years after Laura Lundquist was charged with killing her 100-year-old roommate in a Massachusetts nursing home, a second-degree murder charge...
It’s an offal lot of meat! Haggis the size of a small car smashes World Record
The world record for the biggest haggis has been smashed. The beast, unveiled at Scotland’s Royal Highland Show, has stormed into the Guinness Book...
'One good looking mug shot': Picture of 'handsome criminal' goes viral
People have flooded the Facebook page of a U.S. city’s police department with lust-fuelled comments about the mugshot of a criminal who looks distinctly...
CIA toyed with idea of Osama Bin Laden action figure to terrify kids
The CIA recently admitted to embarking on a secret mission, code named “Devil Eyes”, to create a toy action figure.
No admittance: Australian morgue refuses body for being ‘too fat’
An Australian funeral director had to store the body of a 200-kilogramme man in her car overnight after a morgue refused it for being too big, reports...
Boy finds man’s mummified body in closet of abandoned house
The mummified remains of Edward Brunton were found hanging in an empty property in Dayton, Ohio.
Rare British Guiana 1-penny stamp could net $10M to $20M at NYC auction
A 1-cent postage stamp from a 19th century British colony in South America is poised to become the world’s most valuable stamp—again.
Foul! Uruguay blames seized food treats for poor World Cup form
Uruguay’s World Cup team were dealt a blow when Brazilian authorities confiscated 39 kilograms of caramel spread, known as dulce de leche, from them...
Gamer dad’s Donkey Kong hack sends him to number one on top 10 dads list
A gamer dad who hacked Donkey Kong so his daughter could play as the female character topped an online list ranking 10 hilarious and heroic dads.
Woman ‘stole lobster tails from store to trade for a Chinese buffet’
A Florida woman faces theft charges after officials say she stuffed seven frozen lobster tails in her trousers and walked out of a Publix supermarket without...
Revealed: 18th century botanist Wikipedia’s most influential historical figure
The most influential historical figure on Wikipedia is Swedish botanist Carl Linnaeus—the man who invented the system of classifying plants and animals,...
The vomit chronicles: Ahead of World Cup, Messi’s nausea puzzles colleagues
Shortly after coming on as a second-half sub in Argentina’s last World Cup warm-up, forward Lionel Messi doubled over and appeared to vomit on the...
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