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 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

An Australian worker accidentally shot a 3.2 cm nail into his brain. He thought the nail gun was empty. Brad Shorten, a 32-year-old father of three was drinking some beers and... Read more

A 62-year-old Frenchman died after swallowing 350 coins in a drunken bet with a romanian 27-year-old. The Frenchman had a history of psychiatric illness and was admitted to... 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

Stockholm - Rather than bury or burn bodies after death, a Swedish company has come up with a chilling alternative; freezing them in liquid nitrogen, then using sound waves to smash... Read more

A drunk Thai man was bitten several times when he tried to rape an unwilling dog. Police said the 33-year-old man had been drinking heavily with friends before he tried to rape... Read more

San Francisco - Researchers found a gene responsible for drunkenness in worms after plying thousands of the tiny creatures with booze, a discovery that could boost the fight against... Read more