This year's Ig Nobel Prize winners announced
9-22-2014 |
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Every year some of the most weird and trivial research projects are recognized with a special prize.
542 people dress as Batman at the same time
9-20-2014 | 11
The bizarre scene set a new world record outside the Nexen headquarters in Calgary on Thursday.
Man sleepwalks over the edge of a cliff
9-16-2014 | 11
An undiagnosed sleepwalker narrowly cheated death when he waltzed over the edge of a 60ft drop.
Woman in China born without a cerebellum
9-12-2014 | 19
Doctors have identified a 24-year-old who appears to have been born with part of her brain missing.
Dead lion found in restaurant freezer
9-11-2014 | 23
The remains of an adult male lion were found stuffed inside a freezer by an environmental health officer.
Boffins brew cup of tea in a chocolate teapot
VIDEO 9-9-2014 | 17
Master chocolateers have proven that the impossible is possible by creating a working chocolate teapot.
Indian teenage girl marries a stray dog
VIDEO 9-4-2014 | 38
An unusual wedding ceremony has seen an 18-year-old marry her four-legged groom in front of 70 people.
Hornets' nest falls through couple's ceiling
9-3-2014 | 10
Firefighters were called in to rescue two people after their home was invaded by giant hornets.
Monkey steals and drops banknotes in India
9-2-2014 | 13
A mischevious monkey turned out to be an unwitting Robin Hood in India's Shimla region at the weekend.
World's wooliest sheep found in Tazmania
VIDEO 8-27-2014 | 22
A sheep that hasn't been shorn for six years has so much wool that it can hardly see where it's going.
Chef killed by cobra as he tried to cook it
8-24-2014 | 35
The man had been preparing to cook a rare Asian delicacy when he was bitten by the dead snake's head.
Bone-shaped rock photographed on Mars
8-22-2014 | 94
Eagle-eyed Internet users have spotted an alleged 'thigh bone' in images taken by NASA's Curiosity rover.
Dragon attack enquiry tops bizarre FOI list
8-19-2014 | 19
A new list has been compiled detailing some of England's strangest Freedom of Information requests.
Man tames giant hornet and keeps it as a pet
8-14-2014 | 36
The unnamed man from Japan allegedly ties string to the insect and takes it out for regular walks.
Four-year-old survives 11 days lost in forest
8-14-2014 | 25
A little girl somehow survived almost two weeks alone in a remote bear-infested forest in Siberia.
Man is fined for pretending to be a ghost
8-8-2014 | 17
A man in Southsea, Hampshire was ordered to pay £35 for running around a cemetery shouting 'Woooooo!'
Russian man orders ducks to attention
VIDEO 8-7-2014 | 16
An amazing video showing a man with an unusual skill for assembling ducks has gone viral this week.
Boy drains entire pond to find his iPhone
8-4-2014 | 39
A boy in Germany took matters in to his own hands when he lost his phone during a fishing trip.
Man pushes sprout up mountain with his nose
VIDEO 7-31-2014 | 20
Stuart Kettell is attempting to ascend Snowdon in Wales while pushing the vegetable using his face.
Inventor aims giant 'fart machine' at France
VIDEO 7-30-2014 | 31
Madcap boffin Colin Furze has unleashed the world's largest fart machine across the English Channel.
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