All about unusual and funny news

A flock of sheep in Romania have been attracting attention after they turned green overnight. The sheep had been treated with a solution of limestone to help them get rid of a skin disease. Overnight the sheep had all huddled together to keep warm and by the morning they had all turned green.

A man used a power saw to slice a house in half after an acquaintance refused to sell it to him. He had been under the impression that his acquaintance was going to build the house and sell it to him. When he found out this was not the case he sliced through the house, cutting all the way around. The only thing that kept the two halves of the house in place was gravity.

I read this article, complete with educational video, in which Chuck Missler a creationist successfully (or so he thinks) disproves evolution with a jar of peanut butter. His theory is based upon the idea that the jar of peanut butter contains matter and is exposed to light and heat, but we do not find new life inside the peanut butter unless it is first contaminated by something outside the jar. He says "If I open this jar of peanut butter, maybe not often but on some occasion, I should find new life inside but when we open the jar of peanut butter and look in there, there's no new life." On this assumption he believes he has proven that evolution does not happen. I will leave you to draw your own conclusions; mine were that this guy is a few peanut butter sandwiches short of a picnic.

A Croatian biker was knocked unconscious after being struck by lightening during a toilet break. He had stopped by the side of the road to “take a leak” and the next thing he knew he was in hospital. Doctors later told him that the lightening went through his body and because he was wearing rubber boots it earthed itself through his penis. The biker escaped with light burns to his chest and arms and no lasting effects to his penis.

A man in Pennsylvania held up a convenience store, wearing nothing but a hat. The store clerk refused to hand over any money, instead calling the police. The naked man was charged not only with holding up the store but also with exposing himself. When asked why he decided to rob the store nude, he said it was because he was bored. There are some really strange people out there.

A Californian man has been charged with trying to smuggle three iguanas in his false leg. He took the rare banded iguanas from a nature reserve in Fiji and was trying to smuggle them into the US. He constructed a special compartment inside his prosthetic leg in order to hide the iguanas. He was later found to have a further four iguanas at his house.  

Firefighters had to rescue a drunk man from a chimney after he became stuck. The man had climbed down the chimney of a house belonging to his ex girlfriend at 3.30am. The Firefighters has to tear through a wall to release the man. His ex girlfriend helpfully told them to leave him there and let him die.

Ahoy there! Today is Talk Like A Pirate Day. Talk Like A Pirate Day was started in 1995 when two friends decided it was great to talk like a pirate and there should be a day when you can do just that. Yarrrr! If you need some tips on how to talk like a pirate you can visit the website for some tips.

This story does not have the usual humorous aspect that I usually feature on this blog. Nether less I think it does count of unusual news. It has been reported in China that a man has died after playing computer games non-stop for three days. The 30 year man fainted at an internet café where he had been playing an online gambling game. It is thought he succumbed to extreme exhaustion. Paramedics that were called to the scene were unable to revive him and he was declared dead at the scene. China is currently one of the largest markets for online games and now has several clinics to treat what is called “internet addiction” .

A hedgehog is recovering after it survived a 40 degree washing cycle. The hedgehog had crawled into a pile of clothes which were then put into the washing machine. The hedgehog, nicknamed Lucky did not appear to injured in any way but was very clean.

If you have to appear in court, I’m sure you would make all the proper preparations, such as wearing a smart suit, making sure you are not driving a stolen car, that sort of thing. One woman who went to court to pay a traffic ticket was arrested after it was found she had driven to the court in a stolen car. Now, that’s just plain stupid.

A parish priest made sure that everything went to plan during a wedding he was conducting. As the bride arrived, an usher was ringing the bell when the rope broke. The quick thinking priest got a ladder and replaced the rope in time for the bells to ring out again, when the married couple left the church.

Police investigating a vandalised building in Cheshire were able to catch the criminal without really needing to do much. The criminal in question had helpfully written Peter Addison was here, on the wall of the vandalised building. He was quickly tracked down and arrested for the crime.

Trevor the turkey has been fitted with webbed slippers to try and straighten out his deformed toes. The slippers are made from board and surgical tape. Without them Trevor would have struggled to walk and would have been unable to feed.

A man has been arrested after viciously attacking his father with a bag of Cheetos. After an argument he threw the bag of Cheetos at his father twice causing a cut to his nose and leaving Cheeto dust on his clothing. The son was later taken to jail. It is not known whether the Cheetos were still edible.

A man who had his foot run over by a police car when it swerved off the road, could have been forgiven for expecting an apology. Instead they fined him £80 because they said he had dented their car. He was on his way home from a night out with friends when he was rammed from behind, knocked over and had his foot crushed under the wheels of the patrol car. A South Wales Police spokeswoman confirmed that a fixed penalty was issued for criminal damage, adding: 'We have received a complaint from Mr Horne and are looking into it.'

Two Elvis fans have been fined and had their stereos taken away after they tormented their neighbours. The fans reportedly played Elvis songs all hours of the day and night until neighbours complained.

A criminal was caught after he complained to a newspaper about the mugshot they printed and left his address. He was wanted for an attack on a man in a nightclub. On seeing his picture in the paper he wrote and complained but included his address which was passed onto the police. He was soon caught and the police were saved a lot of hard work.

Nepal’s state run airline has an interesting approach to fixing problems. Faced with a technical problem with one of its two Boeing 757 aircraft they decided to sacrifice two goats to help solve the problem. Personally I feel better if they had called an engineer, but what do I know? The goat sacrifice did appear to work and the problem with the plane has been resolved.

A circus elephant in India has eloped with a wild bull elephant. The tame female elephant called Savitri went off into the jungle after the bull elephant broke open a gate. Three other female elephants also followed but they were later led back. Savitri, however, would not leave her new friend and is still living in the jungle.

Cows in India are being issued with ID cards including a photograph. The cards have been introduced in order to try and stop cattle smuggling from India to Bangladesh. Thousands of cows are currently being smuggled every day from West Bengal. India currently prohibits cattle exports because eating beef is frowned upon by the Hindu population.

A couple in Ashford in Kent have an unwelcome visitor in their garden. A grass snake they have nicknamed Sid is feasting on their fish. The couple have around 200 goldfish in their pond, but Sid has been visited daily for his fish supper and the number is gradually going down. Grass snakes also eat frogs and newts and are good swimmers so catching their prey is not difficult.