Weird / Interesting
04 March 2010 [14:27]
A U.S. Army sergeant who is suing the makers of Oscar-nominated film "The Hurt Locker" said on Wednesday he felt betrayed because they stole his story.
04 March 2010 [13:45]
Touchscreens seem to be everywhere these days - and soon they could be on your body too, thanks to a new gadget that turns a user’s arm into a human touchscreen.
04 March 2010 [12:17]
A 65-year-old farmer in southeast China has been living in a treehouse for the last decade.
04 March 2010 [11:40]
A touchscreen you can control from your arm might be strange, but here's five of the weirdest ever inventions, including sex dolls with personality, breakfast machines and gas mask bras.
03 March 2010 [19:13]
Gnomes are the garden ornaments of choice for most Britons but a US company is trying to change all that.
03 March 2010 [18:30]
Ferrari, the Italian manufacturer whose prancing horse logo usually adorns a flame-red veneer, has shifted to a more environmental gear.
03 March 2010 [16:44]
Giant pumpkins are best associated with Halloween but Medwyn Williams reckons he can set sail in one.
03 March 2010 [15:00]
Texas police were led on a wild chase around Odessa for 30 minutes while trying to catch a lone goat.
03 March 2010 [12:08]
The powerful earthquake that killed hundreds of people in Chile on Saturday probably shifted the Earth's axis and made days slightly shorter, a Nasa scientist has said.
03 March 2010 [11:34]
Times are tough and personal health is on many people’s minds. Despite the overwhelming concern, it still comes as an utter shock that some people prefer the crunchy remains of ants and earthworms as a more healthy alternative to burgers and fries.
03 March 2010 [10:43]
02 March 2010 [18:09]
In what is surely one of the oddest twists of fate, the Hwang sisters, identical quads, have all gotten nursing jobs and are working at the very same South Korean hospital where they were born twenty-one years ago!
02 March 2010 [17:33]
Children in two Nepalese villages have reportedly celebrated the end of an annual ten-day "cursing festival".
02 March 2010 [15:43]
A Royal Observer Corps nuclear bunker has attracted a bid of £19,500 on eBay.
02 March 2010 [13:12]
He can wrap his ankles behind his head, wind his arms behind his back and wiggle his way through a tennis racket.
02 March 2010 [10:57]
An elephant hired for a Hindu wedding in India caused more than £200,000 damage after trying to reach an in-heat female.
01 March 2010 [14:32]
Two nine-year-olds known as the Wonder Twins for their precocious minds and record-beating exam results will become the youngest pupils admitted to a British secondary school.
01 March 2010 [12:39]
About 5,200 naked people have embraced each other on the steps of Sydney's iconic Opera House for a photo shoot by Spencer Tunick.
01 March 2010 [09:35]
28 February 2010 [15:50]
If you ever disliked your own name, this is sure to make you feel better. Britain's worst names have been revealed in a new survey which has disclosed both the embarrassing and plain weird names.
28 February 2010 [13:55]
According to historical records, the wheelchair first made an appearance during the 6th century. Fast forward 15 centuries and behold the next step in wheelchair evolution: LEVITATION!
28 February 2010 [13:24]
Seeing a Jaguar with tyres is nothing special – but a jaguar made out of tyres is a little different.
28 February 2010 [13:10]
27 February 2010 [15:23]
A Pakistani woman gave birth to a baby girl in an auto-rickshaw stuck in a traffic jam when police closed roads to let President Asif Ali Zardari's motorcade drive by.
27 February 2010 [15:15]
Skewered by a one-metre-long iron rod - boy of 12, Kalim Ali, miraculously survives.
27 February 2010 [11:26]
A Venezuelan town that disappeared 25 years ago after it was deliberately flooded has re-emerged following a long drought.
27 February 2010 [10:51]
If there was ever a question over the safety of breast implants then this will prove critics wrong, as a woman's silicone D cup's saved her life from gunshot.
26 February 2010 [17:27]
26 February 2010 [16:33]
26 February 2010 [15:43]
Abydosaurus was a type of sauropod, a group of huge plant-eating dinosaurs which had light skulls because their head was at the end of a long neck.
26 February 2010 [11:56]
26 February 2010 [10:22]
That must have been painful - a hen has laid an egg four times the size of a normal egg, its owner said yesterday.
26 February 2010 [09:05]
A man who may have had the longest hair in the world has died at his home in Vietnam, it has been reported.
25 February 2010 [18:43]
A woman in America has admitted selling two children in her care in exchange for $175 and a pet cockatoo.
25 February 2010 [16:13]
25 February 2010 [15:00]
A US man is attempting to get into the Guinness Book of World Records with a giant ice igloo.
25 February 2010 [14:06]
He's a five-year-old boy with a six-pack that would be the envy of a twenty-something body builder.
24 February 2010 [14:43]
A Bollywood filmmaker has issued a lucrative challenge to horror movie fans: a $10,000 reward for anyone who can watch his latest supernatural thriller, alone, in a cinema until the closing credits.
24 February 2010 [13:58]
The contest to be the official shortest man in the world is hotting up, as a man who is less than two feet tall heads to Europe hoping to claim the Guinness World Record.
24 February 2010 [12:13]
A Polish farmer could be facing jail after he caused a road accident by being drunk in charge of a horse and a lorry at the same time.
24 February 2010 [10:58]
Most people prefer fishing for bass, catfish, and trout—but not the Japanese! Ever since 1997, Japanese men, women, and children have been fishing for squirrels as a fun and harmless pastime.
23 February 2010 [18:43]
23 February 2010 [14:54]
Thousands of Vietnamese fishermen are giving a royal send-off to a 15-ton dead whale, gathering at a southern Vietnamese village to pay homage at a funeral for the creature they call "Your Excellency."
23 February 2010 [12:37]
A Great Dane has been officially declared the top dog, after Guinness World Records announced that the enormous freaking hound was the new record holder for World's Tallest Dog.
22 February 2010 [23:59]
Veteran Brazilian striker Ronaldo plans to retire from football in December 2011, and refuses to give up hope of playing the 2010 World Cup.
22 February 2010 [15:30]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
22 February 2010 [14:30]
Tireless Ted Ingram has been named as the world's oldest paper boy - after doing his beloved round for a staggering 68 years.
22 February 2010 [13:25]
South Carolina archaeologists believe they might have unearthed the first octagonal house in the United States.
22 February 2010 [11:55]
21 February 2010 [14:00]
A major clinical trial will test whether the female sex hormone can minimise damage and improve recovery after brain injury.
21 February 2010 [13:25]
Geneva border guards were stunned when an X-ray revealed 1.7kg of cocaine in a drug mule’s stomach.
21 February 2010 [13:10]
Yep, a thief – who apparently loves a pun - has been hot-footing it around the capital of South Korea stealing hundreds of pairs of shoes.
20 February 2010 [18:31]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
20 February 2010 [15:56]
20 February 2010 [13:58]
In a swift about-face, Toyota's president announced Friday that he will appear before U.S. lawmakers next week.
20 February 2010 [12:55]
19 February 2010 [19:09]
Cleveland has won the dubious distinction of being the most miserable city in the United States, according to a new poll.
19 February 2010 [17:23]
A zebra that escaped from a circus caused chaos on Thursday as it led police on a 40 minute chase along a busy American road.
19 February 2010 [15:28]
19 February 2010 [10:46]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
18 February 2010 [19:13]
18 February 2010 [18:13]
Australian weatherman Steve Jacobs has become a YouTube phenomenon after being attacked by a pelican while his colleagues were filming him.
18 February 2010 [15:38]
Lots of people have a pet hamster or guinea pig, but Melanie Typaldos decided to opt for a much larger rodent as a pet. In fact, she went for the largest rodent in the world - a capybara that weighs around a hundred pounds.
18 February 2010 [14:21]
Funeral workers in Colombia got a bit of a surprise when a supposedly dead woman they were preparing for burial started breathing and moving.
18 February 2010 [10:40]
Bill Clinton has addressed last week's health scare for the first time.
17 February 2010 [22:00]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
17 February 2010 [20:57]
An unemployed man from Ohio has built himself an 'extreme igloo' in his yard - a four-room monster that even has an entertainment room with cable TV and surround sound.
17 February 2010 [19:22]
Britain's biggest crab is leaving aquarium visitors shell-shocked with its huge size.
17 February 2010 [13:55]
55 foot snake? Yes, you better believe what you see.
17 February 2010 [11:53]
Staff at an animal rescue centre in Fife were amazed when a lost cat found its way there - despite having its head stuck in a food can.
16 February 2010 [15:37]
“New World Records” is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
16 February 2010 [11:48]
It took five long months for a Czech woman to discover the reason for her pain: Doctors had left a foot-long medical tool inside her abdomen.
16 February 2010 [10:13]
Protesting comes in a variety of forms. From simply standing on the corner chanting and holding signs to climbing up a tree and refusing to come down (like Darryl Hannah), expressing one’s disapproval for something is one of the most unique forms of expression.
16 February 2010 [09:05]
“New World Records” is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
15 February 2010 [21:20]
"New World Records" is a series of short news in pictures of the greatest world records. From the fattest man to the tallest woman, and pretty much everything else you can think of. Keep up with humanity's quest to reach new heights...and depths.
Türkiye becomes strategic partner in Three Seas Initiative
Ankara vows no compromise on national interests amid Greek Cypriot provocations
Baku court reviews video alleging criminal Ishkhanyan blocked Azerbaijani troops from reaching Shusha
British civil servants lost more than 3,000 phones and laptops in year
Azerbaijani youth representative highlights green innovation and leadership at UN ECOSOC Youth Forum
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan begin talks on new double taxation agreement
Special forces of Azerbaijan - legendary warriors of the 44-day war