Daniel Jackson has become the president of his own country by claiming disputed land between Serbia and Croatia.
A travel booking website ended up in a pickle recently when one of its articles sent people to a non-existent attraction.
The object, that had somehow ended up in a very unfortunate place, had left the man in 'extreme discomfort'.
The daredevil climber is well known for his ascents of impossibly tough routes without using any safety equipment.
A peculiar phenomenon that occurs only during periods of particularly cold weather has been raising eyebrows recently.
A woman from Brisbane recently woke up in the dead of night to discover that she had a rather unexpected visitor.
The man is thought to have been responsible for a lengthy spate of grave thefts from a historic burial ground.
A rather peculiar police report raised eyebrows recently and, unsurprisingly, things were not quite as they seemed.
There is a way to experience the turning of the calendar more than once in a single night with a bit of time zone trickery.
To round out our festive week of top lists, here are the most bizarre stories of the last 12 months.
It looks as though Santa may be a little delayed in setting out to deliver everyone's presents this evening.
A man who was a little worse for wear informed law enforcement that he was the victim of a teleportation accident.
76-year-old billionaire Tim Boyle has challenged flat Earthers to take a photo of the void at the edge of the world.
One motorist in China got the shock of his life when he was forced to take his vehicle to a local garage.
This horrifying, nightmare-fuel scenario reportedly played out at a Buddhist temple in Thailand recently.
A freak accident saw an unsuspecting driver get the fright of her life during an otherwise routine trip along the highway.
The latest candidate for the Darwin Awards decided to swallow the burger in its entirety 'for a joke'.
Local authorities had been called out to investigate a viral clip of an alleged lion roaming the woods of County Clare.
The terrifying incident occurred out of the blue while the veterinarian was driving back to his home in South Australia.
A man and woman were charged by police for allegedly conning victims out of money in exchange for removing a 'curse'.