Bizarre

6 February 2026

Ski jumpers could use penis injections to enhance Winter Olympics performance

Male ski jumpers could be using penis injections to gain an edge on the competition. In January, German newspaper Bild reported that some athletes were allegedly injecting their penises with hyaluronic ...

4 February 2026

Weird history of Groundhog Day revealed as millions face six more weeks of winter

The barmy history of the Groundhog Day tradition has been revealed after Punxsutawney Phil this year emerged from his burrow to predict six more weeks of winter. His forecast renews a ...
4 February 2026

Food experts reveal calorific Full English breakfasts contain ‘superfood’

The calorific Full English breakfast actually contains a hughly under-rated superfood, food experts insist. Researchers have revealed fry-up staple black pudding is so healthy people should also be adding it to ...

4 February 2026

Mystery of why dogs follow owners to the loo ‘solved’

The mystery of why dogs follow their owners to the toilet seems to have been solved. A possible answer comes thanks to a viral TikTok about why dogs have the bathroom ...

3 February 2026

Mary Queen of Scots ‘haunts’ pub ‘made from bricks of her execution spot’

Mary, Queen of Scots is once again at the centre of a story that refuses to fade, with folklore claiming the executed monarch returns each year to a Northamptonshire pub ...

3 February 2026

NHS bosses called in exorcist to one of its hospices over ‘ghost girl haunting’

NHS chiefs called in an exorcist to one of its hospices – after staff became convinced they were being haunted by the ghost of a young girl. Workers at the end-of-life ...
3 February 2026

Underwater aliens ‘alert’ thanks to outlandish Reddit post

A Reddit user’s account of conversations with a retired submariner has reignited discussion about mysterious fast-moving objects detected in oceans around the world. The topic surfaced in a US government report ...

2 February 2026

Man cuts hours to keep earnings higher

A man deliberately cut his salary by a quarter to make sure he's actually better off. Mark Brown - who is a pilot, and helps run a tour guide business, Let ...

2 February 2026

Missing dog found after four years

A man has been reunited with his missing dog after four years apart — thanks to a microchip. Wisconsin man Leovigildo Ramirez took a 16-hour drive to Philadelphia to collect his ...

2 February 2026

Pub 'takes on banks' with five percent price cut

A British pub has taken a stand against bank card charges by cutting prices for customers who pay in cash. The Trumpet Inn pub in Hertfordshire has introduced a five per ...

30 January 2026

Kangaroo captured after hopping down a Texas road

Authorities in Texas are searching for the owner of a kangaroo spotted hopping down the middle of a road in Liberty County. Cleveland Police said officers were called to the FM ...

30 January 2026

Viral 'crying horse' toy flies off shelves after factory error sparks meme frenzy

A budget-friendly horse toy has become an unexpected viral sensation after shoppers noticed its accidentally upside‑down smile — a design flaw that’s now turned it into the internet’s favourite “crying ...

30 January 2026

Female solo traveller gets 'temporary boyfriends' to show her around cities and pay for dates

A female solo traveller finds "temporary boyfriends" in each new location she visits and gets them to cook for her and show her around. Orsolya Lorincz, 34, who is from Romania, ...

29 January 2026

Young smokers are at increased risk of heart disease

Smoking in your teens could leave a lasting mark on your heart — even decades after quitting — according to a major new study that suggests when you start lighting ...

29 January 2026

Mars moisture could provide water for humans on the Red Planet

Moisture hidden in the thin Martian atmosphere could one day help keep humans alive on the Red Planet. A study led by Dr Vassilis Inglezakis suggests that extracting atmospheric vapour on ...

29 January 2026

Pope Leo XIV urges men not to fall for AI 'girlfriends'

Pope Leo XIV has warned men not to form emotional attachments to AI chatbot "girlfriends". Speaking on the World Day of Social Communications, the pontiff said it is becoming "increasingly difficult ...

28 January 2026

A quarter of adults in England shun booze

Almost a quarter of adults in England now avoid alcohol altogether. Data from the Health Survey for England for 2024 shows that 24 per cent of adults said they had not ...

28 January 2026

Doomsday Clock ticks closer to the apocalypse

The world is edging closer to catastrophe than at any point in history, according to the scientists who oversee the Doomsday Clock. The symbolic timepiece now stands at just 85 seconds ...

28 January 2026

'I literally froze...' Queen Camilla had a supernatural experience Dumfries House

Queen Camilla encountered a ghost Dumfries House which left her frozen in fear. The 78-year-old member of the British royal family was visiting the 18th century estate in Ayrshire, Scotland, during ...
27 January 2026

Book claims William Shakespeare was a 'black Jewish woman'

A new book has claimed that William Shakespeare was a "black Jewish woman". The theory is laid out in The Real Shakespeare, by feminist historian Irene Coslet, who argues that centuries ...
27 January 2026

Being a grandparent is good for the brain

Being a grandparent may slow cognitive decline and protect memory and thinking skills. A large study of older adults in England found that grandparents who helped look after their grandchildren performed ...

27 January 2026

A few nightly drinks could boost risk of bowel cancer

Having just a couple of alcoholic drinks each night could sharply raise the risk of bowel cancer. A major US study tracking adults for two decades found that people who regularly ...

23 January 2026

Ibuprofen may decrease cancer risk

Ibuprofen could reduce an individual's risk of caner. The cheap and widely available painkiller is used reglarly by one in ten people in the UK use the drug regularly, according to ...

23 January 2026

Toy car sells for whooping £22k

A tiny toy car has stunned collectors after selling for a jaw-dropping £22,000 because of its unusual colour. The three-inch Matchbox Regular Wheels 62c Mercury Cougar was expected to fetch between ...