Oddly Enough

Thai couples tie the knot in sky-high ceremonies on Valentine's Day

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 08:46:00 +0000

Brave brides and daredevil grooms have taken wedding nerves to a whole new level by getting married suspended high in the air off a cliff in a Valentine's Day "flying" ceremony.

Close shave for Arab diplomat groom in a hairy bride-to-be snafu: Removes veil to find she has beard

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:47:00 +0000

An Arab ambassador escaped married life by a whisker. The diplomat had his marriage instantly annulled after he tried to kiss his veiled bride and discovered she had a beard and was cross-eyed.

Two-inch LEGO gun gets 4th-grader in trouble

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 22:11:00 +0000

A tiny toy led to big trouble for one fourth-grade New York City boy.

Cat predicts 50 deaths in Rhode Island nursing home

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:17:00 +0000

A cat with an uncanny ability to detect when nursing home patients are about to die has proven itself in around 50 cases by curling up with them in their final hours, according to a new book.

World's 'second pregnant man' expecting baby boy next month with transgender partner

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:58:00 +0000

The world's second known "pregnant man" is expecting his first baby with his transgender husband next month.

Now that's a slam trunk! Meet Toktak, the elephant who plays basketball

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:37:00 +0000

For many basketball players, achieving a slam dunk involves a mighty leap but this giant of the court has no such trouble.

Haiti earthquake: Miracle of three-week-old baby Eisabeth Joassaint pulled from rubble alive after a week

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 22:36:00 +0000

Swaddled in blankets and peacefully asleep, she is the greatest miracle to emerge from the Haiti earthquake.

Baby The Cat Saves Illinois Family From House Fire, Now Missing

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:39:00 +0000

A young couple in Wonder Lake, IL, expecting twins in just two short months, are grateful to be alive after their cat "Baby" saved them and the family dog when a fire started in their home.

Very little and extremely large: Moment the world's smallest man came face-to-knee with the world's tallest man...

Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:56:00 +0000

It could hardly be called a face-to-face encounter, and conversation must have been a little difficult. But as they met for the first time, Sultan Kosen, the world's tallest man at 8ft 1in, and He PingPing, the world's smallest at 2ft 5.4in, clearly had a mutual respect.

Foxy 'Roxxxy': world’s first 'sex robot' can talk about football

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 20:39:00 +0000

The world’s first “sex robot”, a life-size rubber doll called Roxxxy who can have real conversations with her owner, including about football, has been unveiled.

British man's penis removed from pipe

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:39:00 +0000

A man who went to casualty with his penis stuck in a steel pipe had to be cut free by firefighters using a metal grinder.

The world's most dangerous job? Thai crocodile wrestlers who put their head on the line

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 21:58:00 +0000

The daily grind at the office may not seem so bad after viewing these startling images. For, no matter how grumpy your boss may be this morning, at least you aren't actually risking life and limb by sticking your head in his jaws. But that is exactly what the crocodile wrestlers at a Thai zoo do on a daily basis.

Nevada couple left standed for three days by GPS directions

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 18:59:00 +0000

Whether travelling against traffic on a one way-way street or plunging blindly into a river, there have been countless stories of in-car GPS systems leading overly trusting drivers astray. However, a Nevada couple may have been left with some serious GPS trust issues this week after finding themselves stranded for three days in the snowy climes of Oregon.

Bad Santa ho-ho-holds up bank in Nashville

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:13:00 +0000

HE may have been dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, but this Santa was no saint. Police in Nashville, Tennessee, said a man wearing a Santa suit - including hat, beard and moustache - and dark sunglasses robbed a SunTrust Bank.

Boston mom calls 911 over son's video game habit

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:56:00 +0000

BOSTON – Police say a frustrated Boston woman called 911 to say she couldn't get her 14-year-old son to stop playing video games and go to sleep. Police spokesman Officer Joe Zanoli said Monday the mother called for help around 2:30 a.m. Saturday to say that the teenager also walked around the house and turned on all the lights.

UK man cleared of wife's death during nightmare

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:27:00 +0000

LONDON — A British man who said he strangled his wife during a nightmare about fighting off an intruder has been found innocent in her death.

Deputies Find Four-Legged “Burglar”

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000

PINELLAS COUNTY, FLA—Deputies responded to a residential burglary in progress in the East Lake area of north Pinellas County Saturday about 1 p.m. after a citizen called reporting the window of a neighbor’s house was smashed and the curtains were blowing.

UC Berkeley students make world-record California sushi roll

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:12:00 +0000

BERKELEY, Calif. — It began with ninjas and it ended with tofu, and somewhere in the middle hundreds of amateur sushi rollers set a new world record.

Somali man, '112', weds girl, 17

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:53:00 +0000

Hundreds of people have attended a wedding in central Somalia between a man who says he is 112 years old, and his teenage wife.

'Incompetent' Aussie woman caused two fatal crashes at same spot

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:13:00 +0000

A FEMALE driver who killed two motorists at the same intersection seven years apart has been criticised as incompetent by a coroner.