Pictures circulating the web of a strange pig-like animal covered in sheep-like wool are actually of a mangalitsa.
A painter and decorator was thrown in to jail after he was mistaken by police for a brutal war criminal.
A British motorist claimed he was being chased by a UFO as an excuse for parking in a bus lane.
The mayor of Jafr in Jordan called in the troops after an April Fool claimed aliens had caused widespread panic.
A woman from North Wales was brought back to life 114 times with electric shocks over a period of 30 hours.
Kenny Easterday was born with only half a body due to a rare medical condition and walks around on his hands.
Its a problem most people could only dream of - finding $88 billion in your bank account.
A peculiar new type of fruit will soon go on sale that looks like a white strawberry and tastes like pineapple.
Deadly icicles and falling lumps of ice have killed 5 people and injured 147 in St Petersburg.
A six-year-old boy with an incredible 15 fingers and 16 toes has undergone surgery to remove the extra digits.
A farmer who was electrocuted with 50,000 volts from a power cable was saved by his wellington boots.
A man in the UK looking up his street on Google discovered a giant pair of floating pliers above his house.
A 24-year-old Indian man is in the record books for having 12 fingers and 14 toes due to a rare medical ailment.
A member of the International Church of Jediism has received an apology after being kicked out of a job centre.
Holder of the title of world's shortest man He Pingping has died at the age of 21 following chest problems.
In a bizarre marriage this month Korean man Lee Jin-gyu married his pillow in a traditional ceremony.
Residents of southern Russia were perplexed this week after purple snow started piling up in the streets.
A woman who lives in a remote Georgian village is claiming to be the world's oldest person at 130 years old.
Surgeons in China have successfully operated to remove a five-inch tail from a four-month-old baby girl.
An elderly grandmother in China has generated much interest due to a peculiar horn that's grown on her forehead.