Farmer Pat Murphy was shocked to discover that one new arrival was a cross between a goat and a sheep.
Anders Helstrup had been parachuting over Norway when he was almost hit by a falling space rock.
The prank news item claimed that British scientists had managed to clone a live dinosaur called 'Spot'.
The huge 16-inch-long rat managed to chew its way in to their kitchen through a ventilation pipe.
An unusual new type of beverage will soon be providing the opportunity to drink like a Klingon.
Up until the accident Pip Taylor was almost completely useless at drawing and sketching.
Police in Germany are hunting two hypnotists in connection with a spate of unusual robberies.
A fully functioning and roadworthy 'Tumbler' Batmobile has now been made available for purchase.
A road in Lincolnshire is to be closed for a month so that toads can reach their local breeding grounds.
An unusual temple in Rajasthan, India is home to several thousand rats that roam freely around its halls.
Rickey Waggoner miraculously escaped death when his Bible stopped two bullets from penetrating his chest.
Roaming packs of small dogs are proving to be an unexpected menace in some parts of Arizona.
A recently uploaded video filmed in Japan shows a tourist being chased by hundreds of hungry bunnies.
A 10-year-old from Norway hit the headlines after he stole his family's car and drove more than 10km.
A perplexing new automobile has been invented that gives goldfish the opportunity to go for a drive.
A prophet in Zimbabwe, Simbarashe Kamupondera, drowned in a river while performing a cleansing ritual.
Officers in Beaumont, Texas arrived on the scene after receiving complaints from members of the public.
Residents of the New Mexico town have found their homes buried underneath mountains of dried up plants.
Makenzie Wethington had been on a skydiving trip as a treat for her birthday when disaster struck.
A herd of cows managed to cause a significant gas explosion on a dairy farm in Rasdorf, Germany.