Bizarre

A grandmother in South Korea has hit the headlines after passing her driving test on the 960th attempt. Cha Sa-soon, 69, whose surname means 'vehic... ... [more]

A retired Chinese miner has dug his own underground home. Chen Xinnian, 64, built the one-bedroom apartment underneath his house in China's Henan p... ... [more]

A British bachelor hid in his garden shed for a year after running up almost $16,000 in debts. Steve Morris, from Dorset in South West England, fea... ... [more]

Russia's finance minister has urged citizens to drink and smoke more. Alexei Kudrin made the surprising plea because he believes the anti-social ha... ... [more]

A German customer caused a fight in a gay sex shop when he demanded a refund. The unnamed visitor to the Mystery Hall Sex Shop in St Pauli became e... ... [more]

A Chinese man has been accused of animal cruelty after getting his puppy hooked on smoking. Zeng Ziguang, a 23-year-old chef, admits he thought it... ... [more]

A New York man has lost a painting worth $900,000 after going on a drinking bender. Court papers have revealed James Haggerty lost the Jean Baptist... ... [more]

A group of semi-naked protestors have descended upon a church in Warsaw, Ohio. The bikini-clad strippers are protesting against the New Beginnings... ... [more]

An Italian businessman has recreated his ex-girlfriend as a sex doll. The 50-year-old man paid $18,558 for a lifesize replica of his former love to... ... [more]

Cyber pirates have mistakenly hijacked a British teddy bears' picnic. The Algerian computer hackers mistook Belvoir Castle in Leicestershire - whic... ... [more]

An American football player has insured his hair for $1 million. Bouffant-haired athlete Troy Polamalu - who is a defender for the Pittsburgh Steel... ... [more]

An American hiker has accidentally shot himself in the bum. The mishap occurred when 52-year-old Darrel Erlam put his 40-calibre weapon in his back pocket for safekeeping. ... [more]

A unicorn cow has become a tourist attraction in China. Farmer Jia Kebing, from Baoding in northern China's Hebei province, explained he noticed a... ... [more]

People living in Russia have been advised to drink and smoke more in a bid to boost the economy. The bizarre request came from the country's financ... ... [more]

A British man blew himself up while trying to snare a spider. Christopher Robinson was urged by his wife Janine to get rid of the creepy crawly tha... ... [more]