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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...

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2021 | 10:38 PMBANG Bizarre

A pet ferret has made a "miraculous" recovery after spending a full cycle in a washing machine. The animal, named Bandit, was given just a one per cent chance of survival after going through a 100-minute wash when he snuck into his owners...

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2021 | 10:08 PMBANG Bizarre

A binman has refused to apologise for kicking a child's snowman. The refuse collector was sacked by Herefordshire County Council after he was caught on CCTV kicking the head off a snowman built by three-year-old Joseph Taylor and oddly compared...

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2021 | 9:10 PMBANG Bizarre

The first 3D-printed home in the United States has gone on sale. Property website Zillow have listed the New York statehouse online with an asking price of $299,999. It has been built by the company SQ4D using an "autonomous robotic...

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2021 | 9:04 PMBANG Bizarre

The world's smallest chameleon has been discovered with "surprisingly" large genitals. The Brookesia nana was found in Madagascar is just 21.6mm long but its private parts make up nearly 20 per cent of the creature's body weight...

Published:Tuesday | February 2, 2021 | 8:57 PMBANG Bizarre

Scientists claim that the moon may prevent people from sleeping. A new study conducted in Argentina discovered that our sleep pattern changes during the lunar cycle and people tend to spend less time snoozing in the nights leading up to a full moon...

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