A pod of dolphins circled protectively round a group of New Zealand swimmers to fend off an attack by a great white shark. Rob Howes and three other lifeguards were on a training... Read more

A man who once weighed 482 kg (1062 lb.) has lost 144 kg (317 lb.) under the care of a team of doctors. He hopes to lose another 203 kg (448 lb.). 42-year-old Patrick Deuel who... Read more

Enthusiasts of a 'sport' called extreme ironing are trying to get olympic recognition by going to the US to show off their skills in ironing in extreme places like Times Square and... Read more

A California woman claimed she swallowed one bullet and bit another while she was eating a hotdog. She even has X-rays to prove it! The 31-year-old Olivia Chanes bought the... Read more

A pregnant Mexican woman performed a caesarean section on herself using a kitchen knife. The do-it-yourself c-section was successful and the woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy.... Read more

Scott Kirhart from Manson, Iowa was fired for allegedly handling a woman's corpse inappropriately while he was transporting her to a morgue. The Trinity Regional Medical Centre,... Read more

A heartbroken Chinese cat, originally from Bejing, was given away by its owner. The homesick cat returned home after having walked 40 days and 100 km. The 3-year-old cat ran away... Read more

A German man was found dead in his home half eaten by his own exotic spiders and lizards. The man from Dortmund, Germany lived in his own 'zoo', he had over 200 exotic spiders,... Read more

Tropical fish experts were stunned when they heard of a piranha being fished out of the muddy River Thames in London. A 10 centimetres long piranha, nativly from the Amazon in... Read more