Tag: Offbeat
Cash-strapped Brits choose sex over shopping
As Britons tighten their belts to cope with the credit crunch, a new poll showed their favourite leisure activity is whipping off their pants for a quick roll in the hay.[MORE]
Sydney PhD student turns thesis into dance
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A Sydney PhD student has won an award for setting her PhD to a dance routine.[MORE]
Colossal squid stops traffic in Wellington
A giant squid has brought traffic to a standstill in the New Zealand capital of Wellington.[MORE]
Italian truffle fetches $305k at auction
Defying the economic downturn, an Italian white truffle weighing just over one kilogram has sold at an international auction for $US200,000 ($305,000).[MORE]
French need biggest condoms: study
The French say they need the largest condoms in Europe while Greeks get by on smaller ones, according to a Europe-wide study by a German consultancy that provides advice on condoms.[MORE]
World's oldest person dies at 115
An American woman who held the record for being the world's oldest person for over a year has died at the ripe old age of 115 years, 220 days. [MORE]
Coast Guard resuscitates drowning koala
Victoria's Port of Portland Coast Guard had a rescue of a different nature last night, with volunteers giving CPR to a drowning koala.[MORE]
Man busted smuggling menagerie into Poland
Polish border guards said they had foiled an attempt to smuggle kangaroos, miniature ponies and 11 pheasants in a passenger bus across Poland's border with Ukraine.[MORE]
Teens charged over $55k sex shop theft
Two Alice Springs teenagers have been charged for stealing $55,000 worth of property from an adult store.[MORE]
Premier pledges to donate 'archive of leaks'
Premier Mike Rann pledges to donate an archive of 'leaks' he received when SA opposition leader.[MORE]
Bequeathed skull stars in Tennant's Hamlet
Dr Who realises pianist's dying wish by using his skull as a prop in Shakespeare's Hamlet.[MORE]
Barry Manilow music used as punishment
A US judge has hailed as a success a new form of punishment for people who go to court for being too noisy - an hour of listening to Barry Manilow or the theme tune from the children's TV show Barney And Friends.[MORE]
Court unzips fake penis drugs scam
Two men who sold prosthetic penises enabling drug cheats to give fake urine samples have pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the United States, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.[MORE]
Panda attacks man who wanted a cuddle
A panda at a zoo in southern China has attacked a student who snuck into its pen hoping for a cuddle with the endangered bear, state media have said. [MORE]
Billboards used to catch repairman thief
A New Zealand businessman has gone to great lengths to track down a person who stole electrical equipment from him.[MORE]
Cattle rounded up after freeway accident
Police have rounded up the cattle which were running loose on Melbourne's Tullamarine freeway, after the truck they were in tipped over.[MORE]
Performance artist ends gruelling display
A controversial artist has emerged from a gruelling performance in the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.[MORE]
A wee problem for ISS crew
NASA says it is having problems with a new system on the International Space Station that is designed to convert urine into drinking water.[MORE]
Big crowd at Christmas Pageant
Thousands of people have lined the streets of Hobart's city centre for the annual Christmas pageant.[MORE]
'Tribute to women' breast implant raffle axed
A Spanish nightclub has scrapped plans to stage a raffle for breast enlargement surgery after an uproar over the event.[MORE]
Dog crashes car through cafe
A dog has crashed a car through a cafe window in the United States.[MORE]
Mt Isa Mayor picks up 'sexist' Ernie
The Mayor of Mount Isa has won the Golden Ernie Award for the most sexist public comment of the year.[MORE]
Austria up in arms over school kissing ban
The decision by a headmaster in Austria to ban kissing from his school has made front page news as outraged pupils and politicians slammed the move as medieval and excessive. [MORE]
Beckham's childhood home attracts million-pound bids
Buyers have put in offers of one million pounds ($2.3 million) for the house where footballer David Beckham lived as a baby, the businessman handling the sale said on Wednesday (local time).[MORE]
Tom Jones busks for charity
Tom Jones pulls large crowd and big bucks while busking on the streets of London.[MORE]
