Charles Amicangel had been delivering parcels when the ground suddenly gave way beneath his feet.
The girl had written to her local animal control authority for ask for permission to keep a unicorn in her back yard.
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Here we take a look back at the most outrageous, peculiar and downright bizarre stories from the last twelve months.
A curious marsupial was spotted nonchalantly exploring a quiet road in High Ridge, Missouri this week.
Two shopping centers in England have rolled out a rather novel approach to their Santa's grotto attractions this Christmas.
The bovine duo certainly weren't feeling the Christmas spirit when they did a runner from a chapel last week.
A particularly irate individual seemingly had a bone to pick with local law enforcement in Kawagachi, Japan recently.
The peculiar trend of having animals predict the winning teams during the World Cup is still alive and well.
According to reports, around 200kg of seized cannabis has been eaten by rats in police stations across Uttar Pradesh.
Harry Potter gave Dobby a sock... and then thousands of other people did the same thing on a beach in Wales.
The blunder, which had remained undiscovered until very recently, may never be rectified due to the painting's fragile state.
The bizarre incident saw the man end up in hospital following his unique act of crustacean-based revenge.
A much loved grandmother wanted the boards to be given out so that she could 'stay in touch' with her relatives.
A bizarre viral video has emerged online showing a combative group of women dressed up in green body suits.
Officers caught the bungling smuggler with the enormous reptiles attached to the insides of his trouser legs.
A recent viral video shows a cyclist approaching what has been described as a 'mountain goat on steroids'.
Reddit users were left amused and freaked out in equal measure recently by a weird MRI image of an unborn baby.
The incident, which was evidently an act of self harm, has been described by doctors as a world first.
The alternative science awards are given to peculiar research projects which make people 'laugh... then think'.