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Published:Thursday | March 18, 2021 | 12:55 AMBANG Bizarre

Men with higher levels of testosterone are less generous, a study has found. New research has discovered that males with a greater amount of the hormone are more likely to exhibit selfish behaviours. Scientists from China and Switzerland measured...

Published:Thursday | March 11, 2021 | 12:22 AMBANG Bizarre

Fragments of a meteorite have been discovered on a driveway in Gloucestershire. The piece was located after scientists reconstructed the flight path of the fireball that tore across the skies last month. It is the first meteorite material to be...

Published:Thursday | March 11, 2021 | 12:18 AMBANG Bizarre

A woman hasn't cut her hair for 15 years. Rin Kambe, who describes herself as the 'Japanese Rapunzel' and uses her six-foot locks as an expression of her creativity. Kambe's jet black hair measures 6ft 3in lengthwise and she...

Published:Thursday | March 11, 2021 | 12:04 AMBANG Bizarre

An adventurer broke a Guinness World Record by traversing over a volcanic lava lake. Karina Oliani, who previously became the first Brazilian woman to climb the K2 mountain, was suspended in a protective suit as she travelled more than 300 feet...

Published:Wednesday | March 10, 2021 | 11:56 PMBANG Bizarre

A team of utility workers discovered a medieval tunnel as they relocated a pole in Wales. Western Power Distribution revealed that staff members were working in the village of Tintern when they discovered the passage that dates back to the 11th...

Published:Wednesday | March 10, 2021 | 11:50 PMBANG Bizarre

The oldest known bird in the world has hatched a chick at the age of 70. Wisdom the albatross welcomed her baby last month on the Midway Atoll in the North Pacific. The bird was banded by experts back in 1956 and has outlived the person who...

Published:Wednesday | March 3, 2021 | 11:58 PMBANG Bizarre

A rooster will be presented in court as evidence after killing its owner. Thangulla Satish died during a cockfight in Telangana, India last week and the animal was photographed after being taken to a police station. Satish reportedly passed away...

Published:Wednesday | March 3, 2021 | 11:51 PMBANG Bizarre

A plastic surgeon is under investigation after attending a Zoom court hearing while operating on a patient. Dr. Scott Green reportedly took part in the hearing - which concerned a traffic offence - while in an operating room and wearing surgical...

Published:Wednesday | March 3, 2021 | 11:44 PMBANG Bizarre

Elections make people miserable, new research has discovered. A landmark study of three decades worth of polls of over a million adults in 24 European countries has found that elections cause dissatisfaction to rise by an average of 16 per cent....

Published:Wednesday | March 3, 2021 | 11:33 PMBANG Bizarre

A runaway cat has been reunited with its owners after 14 years. Mandy Prior revealed that her moggy Taz vanished after escaping through a bathroom window of her family home back in 2007. Prior admits that she is "shocked" that the cat has...

Published:Wednesday | March 3, 2021 | 11:23 PMBANG Bizarre

A McDonald's addict has eaten a burger from the fast-food chain every other day for the past two decades. David Geyer has eaten over 4,000 burgers from the restaurant and has even had a tattoo inked on his leg to mark his devotion to the Golden...

Published:Thursday | February 25, 2021 | 1:08 AMBANG Bizarre

A website is offering $2,000 for five nights of sleeping. Sleep Standards - a site dedicated to dispensing advice about sleep and the impact it has on people's health - is offering the successful candidate the chance to get paid for snoozing in...

Published:Thursday | February 25, 2021 | 12:52 AMBANG Bizarre

Boys who play video games are less likely to be depressed, according to new research. A study conducted by academics at University College London found that males who played video games on a regular basis between the ages of 11 and 24 have fewer...

Published:Thursday | February 25, 2021 | 12:45 AMBANG Bizarre

A fugitive has handed himself in as he wants some "peace and quiet" in prison. The wanted man had grown exasperated with the people he was living with during the coronavirus lockdown and presented himself voluntarily to Sussex police...

Published:Thursday | February 25, 2021 | 12:41 AMBANG Bizarre

An airport in Philadelphia has employed a food delivery robot to help feed passengers. Philadelphia International Airport has unveiled Gita, a robot with a large capacity cargo bin to deliver meals in a contact-free manner via OrderatPHL.com. The...

Published:Wednesday | February 17, 2021 | 2:51 PMBANG Bizarre

The world's longest ice hockey game has come to an end after 252 hours. The game began on February 4 in Canada and hoped to raise money to fund cancer research. Organisers said the event ended with a final score of 2,649 goals for Team Cure and...

Published:Wednesday | February 17, 2021 | 2:45 PMBANG Bizarre

A crocodile has had an operation to remove a shoe from its stomach. The reptile was brought to the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine earlier this month after swallowing the shoe that fell from a zipliner's foot in the US...

Published:Wednesday | February 17, 2021 | 2:41 PMBANG Bizarre

A police investigation has been launched after a woman claimed she became pregnant by a gust of wind. Siti Zainah gave birth to a baby daughter in Indonesia last week, just an hour after she felt the wind surround her body but officers are keen to...

Published:Wednesday | February 17, 2021 | 2:37 PMBANG Bizarre

Nestle are launching a vegan Kit Kat. The classic chocolate bar is undergoing the plant-based treatment and the new snack will be launched in the UK this year. It has yet to be confirmed what ingredients will be used to create the chocolate bar,...

Published:Wednesday | February 17, 2021 | 2:27 PMBANG Bizarre

The world's first flying car has been approved for take-off. The Terrafugia Transition 'roadable aircraft' has been granted an airworthiness certificate from the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) that allows it to take to the skies ahead...

Published:Wednesday | February 10, 2021 | 1:09 AMBANG Bizarre

A Norwegian runner has unofficially broken a world record for running a half marathon barefoot in the snow. Jonas Felde Sevaldrud revealed that he was keen to make a record attempt after his early attempts at running on the ice weren't as...

Published:Wednesday | February 10, 2021 | 1:06 AMBANG Bizarre

A map of the world has been created with flour to highlight cocaine use. The map has been created by Nathan Wyburn to mark the launch of the NOW TV series 'ZeroZeroZero' and is constructed from flour – the street name for the drug....

Published:Wednesday | February 10, 2021 | 1:03 AMBANG Bizarre

A man has been reunited with a wallet he lost in Antarctica 53 years ago. Paul Grisham was serving as a US Navy meteorologist in 1968 when he lost the wallet, but he was only reunited with it recently after a building was demolished on Earth's...

Published:Wednesday | February 10, 2021 | 12:59 AMBANG Bizarre

A cow named after a Spice Girl has sold for a world record price. Wilodge Poshspice was sold for £262,000 at an auctioneer in Carlisle, doubling the previous record of £131,250 that was paid out for a heifer in 2014. Breeder Christine...

Published:Wednesday | February 10, 2021 | 12:55 AMBANG Bizarre

Migratory birds are getting drunk on berries in Texas. The cedar waxwings return to the US state at this time every year but have caught the attention of residents after getting intoxicated on the fermented fruit. The birds have been seen acting...

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