World stinging nettle eating championship
6-15-2009 |
22
A bizarre contest held each year in the village of Marshwood near Bridport sees competitors battling it out to consume a...
Curry powder sparks airline fire alert
6-15-2009 | 12
A passenger airline jet was returning to Mumbai when a bag of curry powder set off the fire alarms. The incident created...
Boy hit by 30,000mph meteorite
6-13-2009 | 40
A teenager on his way to school looked up to see a white-hot meteorite travelling towards him at 30,000mph, the object s...
Its raining Tadpoles in Japan
6-11-2009 | 6
Residents of a small coastal town in Japan have reported that tadpoles have started to rain down from the sky. It has be...
Penguin poo visible from space
6-3-2009 | 15
In an unusual method to locate penguin breeding colonies scientists have discovered several of their locations by review...
Couple celebrate 81st wedding anniversary
5-28-2009 | 12
The oldest married couple in Britain have celebrated their 81st wedding anniversary. Mr and Mrs Milford, both now 101 ye...
Pensioner kept mother in freezer for 30 years
5-28-2009 | 9
A pensioner from South-East London kept the body of her deceased mother in a freezer for close to 30 years. Upon her mot...
Skydiver survives 6000ft plunge
5-19-2009 | 15
A skydiver undertaking a jump over Russia survived a 6,000ft plummet to the ground without a parachute after a signal fr...
World War II bomb dug up by pigs
5-16-2009 | 25
Pigs snuffling around in a field at a farm in England made an unusual discovery when they uncovered an unexploded World ...
New Zealand hosts penguin tournament
5-13-2009 | 9
New Zealand is to be the home of the world's first 'Penguathlon', penguin contestants will battle it out in events inclu...
Speed camera chief caught speeding
5-11-2009 | 17
The man in charge of Britain's largest speed camera firm was fined £300 and given a six month driving ban when he was c...
'Skull' spotted on Mars
5-2-2009 | 137
Alien spotters claim to have spotted a 'skull' on the surface of Mars in one of NASA's photographs of the planet, the ob...
Woman shot in head, makes tea
4-20-2009 | 29
Police called to the home of an American woman who was shot through the forehead by her husband were astonished when the...
Force is strong for Jedi police
4-19-2009 | 85
Eight police officers from Scotland's Strathclyde Police have listed their official religion as Jedi it has emerged. In ...
Bus driver saves frog, gets suspended
4-18-2009 | 26
A French bus driver has been suspended and could be sacked from her job after she stopped her double-decker bus to rescu...
Surgeons find a fir tree inside a man's lung
4-16-2009 | 61
A man suffering from chest pains and coughing up blood in Russia this week was found to have what appeared to be a tumor...
Contender confirmed for world's tallest man
4-15-2009 | 21
When 27-year-old Zhao Liang underwent foot surgery at a Chinese hospital recently doctors discovered that he was four in...
British cricketers to play on Everest
4-14-2009 | 8
A 50-strong expedition is on its way to Mount Everest complete with cricket bats, pads and even a pitch in an effort to ...
Russian man survives five storey fall
4-11-2009 | 25
A drunk man in Russia hit the headlines when he jumped from the balcony of his apartment in Moscow and fell 50ft while s...
Man wins Grand National from the grave
4-10-2009 | 4
A man who died several months ago from cancer left his family a tip and £250 to place a bet on 100-1 Grand National out...
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