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US man tried to revive roadkillUS man tried to revive roadkill (yes, he was drunk)A US man who tried to revive a long-dead possum on a highway has been charged with public drunkenness. Read more  

ChairHelp, my chair is eating my spanielFirefighters called to a spaniel in the works were probably expecting a prank – but then they spied poor Sage stuck in a reclining chair. Read more  

Crocheting Adventures with Hyperbolic PlanesCrochet geometry book wins oddest title prizeA book exploring the relationship between yarn-based crafts and complex mathematics has won the strangest literary award in Britain - the Diagram Prize for oddest book title of the year. Read more  

prison'Play jail' for New York children to lose barsA public housing authority in New York is to change children's playground equipment that was designed to look like a jail, after complaints from parents that maybe that wasn't entirely appropriate. Read more  

Officers apprehended a thief who was stealing at a police party'Numbskull' thief pinches officer's bag at police partyOne dozy thief has been dubbed a 'numbskull' after stealing a handbag from a police officer - in a bar full of police officers. Read more  

Phillies World SeriesWoman 'offered orgy' in exchange for baseball ticketsA woman who offered a man an orgy and anal sex in exchange for tickets to the baseball World Series - not knowing he was an undercover cop - has gone on trial in America. Read more  

Tonya NeffTeacher arrested for alleged drunken teachingA teacher in southern California has been arrested for allegedly teaching her class while drunk and on prescription pills. Read more  

Beard competitionNow that's what I call a beard...If you're going to have facial hair, you might as well really go for it - as competitors at a beard competition in Germany prove.  

 
 

Boy with 31 fingers and toesBoy with record 31 fingers and toes to have surgeryA boy in China who has 31 fingers and toes - a world record - is to undergo surgery to remove the extras digits. Read more  

Smiley Riley grinning dogSmiley Riley, the dog with a human grinJust like a happy youngster, birthday boy Riley wolfs down his cake and pulls a satisfied ‘doggy-smile’ for the camera. Read more  

Giraffes may look friendly, but we don't recommend being on the receiving end of a head butt from one. US zookeeper injured after giraffe head buttA US zookeeper had to be treated in hospital for minor head injuries after an 18-foot-tall giraffe head butted her while she was cleaning an enclosure. Read more  

Naked man taxiFreak Out: Naked Taxi Guy v Giant GeorgeWhich weird picture is the weirdest? You decide, in a public battle to see which weird picture will go on to fight another day...  

 
 

Dollar billsBank robbers helpfully call ahead to reserve bag of moneyPolice in Connecticut had a rather easy job apprehending two bank robbers - because the suspects called the bank in advance and told an employee to get a bag of money ready. Read more  

John WhiteOfficer nabs alleged direction-asking thiefA suspected thief has been arrested after he asked for directions from the officer who was investigating the case. Read more  

Five of the world's worst robbersFive of the world's worst robbersFrom the robber who simply too ugly to steal, to the man who thought he was invisible, these five criminals show that crime doesn't pay, but it can be hilarious. Read more  

Teen robber asks clerk not to tell momTeen robber asks clerk not to 'tell my mom' about store hold-upA teen robber asked a clerk not to tell his mom what he'd done before fleeing from the scene of his attempted hold-up in a Salt Lake City store. Read more  

Boozy baboons raid South African vineyardsBoozy baboons raid South Africa vineyards to snack on chardonnay grapesBoozy baboons around South Africa's vineyard areas have beaten electric fences, noise-makers and rubber snakes to feast on grapes – but not just any grapes. Read more  

Gherkins'Witch doctor' fed blind motorcyclist LSD-laced gherkinsA ‘witch doctor’ has been jailed for eight months after claiming he could cure a blind man – by feeding him gherkins laced with LSD. Read more  

Xu Quan Long wooden cycleWas this the world's first-ever cycle?A Chinese historian has recreated what he claims was the first pedal-powered cycle ever invented - which he says was in use over 2,000 years before the first western bicycle. Read more  

TelephoneWoman calls police to complain police put her in jailA woman arrested for allegedly refusing to pay a cab fare then called the emergency services to say that she was 'trapped' in jail. Read more  

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Shell shock: 'John' is given a graffiti-style urban revampWeird graffiti: When street art goes randomAfter New Jersey's guerilla knitter outwitted the authorities with his wool-based antics, we have a look at some sideways approaches to street art. Read more  

Humpback whaleWeird Fact of the DayEvery day, we'll be regaling you with an odd fact about the world - each one of them guaranteed 100% absolutely probably true. Today: the loneliest creature on Earth.  

 
 

Naked man taxiNaked man in taxi-lifting adventureA naked man has become famous in China after he stopped traffic on a busy road, then tried to lift a taxi by himself while shouting 'give me strength'. Read more  

The world's smallest man, He Pingping, has diedWorld’s shortest man He Pingping dies aged 21The world’s shortest man has died at just 21 - He Pingping is thought to have died of heart complications. Read more  

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