http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ Get all the latest Bizarre news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Fri, 4 Jul 2008 19:15:41 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/femalefirst.png http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ A seven-year-old boy in Indiana drove his grandmother's car more than a mile to his local shopping mall. Motorists in the city called police to report a small child driving towards the Muncie Mall. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Child+driver-51248.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Child+driver-51248.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A four-year-old hunting dog was found mummified inside a hollow tree in the US state of Georgia. The animal, said to have lived in the 1960s, is thought to have accompanied its master on a hunt when it ran off to chase a smaller animal. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Mummified+dog-51249.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Mummified+dog-51249.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre An Australian man has been told his marriage was invalid, because he had married someone else during a drunken night out 30 years before. The 67-year-old man, who cannot be named, found out about the legal union when he and his Hawaiian girlfriend applied to live in Hawaii, and were told by US immigration authorities their 'marriage' wasn't recognised. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/I+did-51250.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/I+did-51250.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A company in China have invented a remote control flying saucer which can reach heights of up to 3,200ft. The Harbin Smart Special Aerocraft Company spent more than £2 million and 12 years developing a prototype of the 4ft-diamater saucer. It is designed to monitor forest fires and manage high-rise building rescues using aerial photography, geologi... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Chinese+flying+saucer++Harbin+Smart+Special+Aerocraft+Company-51251.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Chinese+flying+saucer++Harbin+Smart+Special+Aerocraft+Company-51251.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre An Italian lifeguard was fined £800 after leaving a blow-up doll in his place 'on duty' while he left his lookout post for a break. The rescuer placed the inflatable, complete with sunglasses, binoculars and a whistle in its mouth, in his seat while he went away. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Inflatable+guard+Danilo+Manconi-51252.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Inflatable+guard+Danilo+Manconi-51252.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A British taxi driver was stunned after a customer left £9,000 in the back of his cab. Trevor Hamilton was cleaning out his car and found the cash on the back seat in a plastic bag. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Cash+cab+Trevor+Hamilton+Dorset-51253.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Cash+cab+Trevor+Hamilton+Dorset-51253.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Havoc was caused in a German city after 200 crates of beer spilled from a delivery truck. The drink formed a slippery puddle which disrupted traffic in Munich for an hour - but luckily caused no injuries. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Beer+spillage-51254.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Beer+spillage-51254.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A 77-year-old Japanese grandmother is beating up Italian soldiers on a daily basis to help toughen them up. Martial arts expert Keiko Wakabayshi - who is almost a foot smaller than her charges - has been hired by the country's military to train recruits in hand-to-hand combat. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Granny+bashing-51255.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Granny+bashing-51255.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A British woman was left terrified after she found a lizard in her bag of bananas. Sharon Bell - who shrieked in horror as the lizard leapt into her hand - recalled: "I screamed so loudly, I really freaked out, my kids thought I'd had a mild heart attack. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Lizard+banana+Sharon+Bell-51256.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Lizard+banana+Sharon+Bell-51256.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A dog has become a local celebrity in a Chinese town after showing off his skill at pushing wheelchairs. Two-year-old Guai Guai runs underneath the wheelchair, pushing the foot rests with his front legs. Because he is so small and fast, passers-by assume the chair is motorised. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Dog+aide+Guai+Guai-51257.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Dog+aide+Guai+Guai-51257.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A US family found themselves in a stinky situation when skunks moved into their home. The skunks chewed their way under the house in Ohio and started mating. Four skunks took to marking their territory on exposed heating pipes under the house, much to the dismay of the McCullough family. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Stinky+situation-51238.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Stinky+situation-51238.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A German court has dismissed claims from a woman that she has a phobia of official letters. The woman appealed for child support benefits to be restored citing her phobia as reason for missing deadlines for filling in official forms. The woman was asked to provide the information in May 2007 and again in July, giving her a month to appeal. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Letter+fear-51239.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Letter+fear-51239.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre The world's fattest man celebrated his birthday with a rare trip - and a feast - outside. Mexican Manuel Uribe, who weighs in at 324 kilograms, celebrated his 43rd birthday with his third trip outside for the past six years. Uribe was dragged out of his garage room on his huge reinforced bed. The big guy wore only a bed sheet while tucking into bir... http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Pigging+out-51240.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Pigging+out-51240.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre Russian Air Force planes dropped a bag of cement onto a civilian's house. The 25kg bag smashed through the roof of the Moscow home last week after the air force's plans to soak up moisture in the clouds went wrong. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Raining+cement-51241.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Raining+cement-51241.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A British woman has horrified when she found a 4ft snake in her toilet bowl. Kay Robins saw the yellow and black Californian King Snake peering over the seat so locked herself in the bathroom so it could not hurt her three-month-old daughter Summer sleeping next door. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Snake+toilet-51242.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Snake+toilet-51242.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A sailor is set sail solo around the British Isles in a boat powered by her breath. Record-breaking quadriplegic Hilary Lister - who has no use of her body below her neck - will set off on her unbelievable journey this week. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Deep+breath-51243.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Deep+breath-51243.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend and making her do household chores. The chauvinistic Italian - who is apparently furious at the couple's break up - allegedly marched into a pub in Genoa and dragged the woman out before forcing her into his car. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Domestic+dispute-51244.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Domestic+dispute-51244.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A dog was accidentally swept up by a street-sweeping truck, leaving its horrified owner holding nothing but the lead. Robert Machin had taken his two Boston terriers for a walk in the Bronx, New York. He was about to load them into his car when the truck appeared. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Dog+sweep-51245.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Dog+sweep-51245.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A British mother was stunned after she opened her electricity bill and found she had been charged £90million. Alison Turner, 50 was shocked when she opened the letter from suppliers Npower, as it was the equivalent of leaving lights on for 1,900 years. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Gas+shock-51246.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Gas+shock-51246.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre A British family are devastated after their pet dog bounced off a trampoline and over their garden fence. Owner Laura Kidson, 27, says her four-year-old daughter Chloe was heartbroken when Staffordshire bull terrier Harvey disappeared. http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Trampoline+escape-51247.html http://www.femalefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Trampoline+escape-51247.html Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:15:02 +0100 Bizarre