Odd News

Bugs have a lot of potential -as a food source.The average diner may be skeptical, but that's the position of food scientist Leah Bessa and her...

A woman in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) recently sought to divorce her husband at the Shariah court in Fujairah, because she felt chocked...

Have you ever heard of a forest plant, believed to make a woman barren or force her into premature menopause?How about its leaves having...

A masked Rio de Janeiro inmate dressed as a woman tried to break out of a Brazilian jail this weekend in a surreal act...

Residents of a village in Uasin Gishu County woke up to a rude shock on Monday after a 35-year-old man died in mysterious circumstances...

15-year-old boy has allegedly staged his own kidnap and demanded N500,000 as a ransom.The suspect, who was paraded in Jos on Thursday, said: “I...

A transgender woman was handcuffed after a cleaner stopped her from using the ladies' toilet because 'she has a penis'.Gretchen Custodio Diez, 28, was...

Since the beginning of the year, a mystery donor in the German city of Braunschweig has given away several ‘miracle bags’ containing over 200,000...

A sales company in Guizhou, China, has come under fire for forcing employees to eat live mudfish and drink chicken blood for failing to...

A big mouse, which certainly is stubborn, recently caused power cuts in some areas in Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti Region, it has been...

A heated debate about market stalls was disrupted by a foul smell and furious finger-pointing at a Kenyan regional assembly on Wednesday,...

An Internet provider is offering a one-weekend "dream job" to someone willing to take a weekend vacation free from phones and computers.SatelliteInternet.com said the "Digital...

Michael Job, the preacher, widely and erroneously referred to as 'Jesus' who worshiped in a Kenyan church, has reacted to reports that he was...

The Kenyan government has moved with speed to deport a man who has been masquerading as Jesus in the country.A reliable source confirmed Interior...

Multiple law enforcement agencies were summoned in a Spanish town when a bull with its horns set aflame broke loose and fell into a...

Stealing elaborate beer glasses has become an increasingly popular trend among patrons of Belgian beer bars, so much so that in recent years owners...

A businessman, Wahab Lukmon, on Thursday, prayed an Egbe-Idumu Customary Court to grant his wife, Olabisi’s request for divorce because she wants him dead.Olabisi sought...

An Indonesia man is on a quest to walk 500 miles across the country while facing backward to raise awareness of forest preservation.Medi Bastoni,...

In a time when parents around the world are becoming increasingly concerned about how much time their children are spending in front of the...

A reward for man-of-the-match for a footballer in Malawi has gone viral on social media.READ: Focus on your unresolved cases – Tiger Eye lawyer...

The desire to be a part of the Pokot culture in Kenya has brought a lot of anger towards American missionary Trizah Estes and...

More than half of England's coastal communities could see a decline in the number of residents aged under 30 by the year 2039.Analysis by...

Wildlife rescuers in India shared photos of a wild tiger that escaped a flood and wandered into a family's home, where it was found...

A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man, identified as Jotham Chakawa, has committed suicide because his two wives were allegedly cheating on him.Reports say that Jotham...

A 60-year-old man in eastern France says he was stunned to discover that a picture of his amputated leg had been used on cigarette...

A twist of event in Kubwa area of Abuja, saw a policeman take home a man he thought was a female prostitute from a club...

A man in India who hasn't cut or washed his hair in 40 years now sports six-foot-long dreadlocks - and calls them a 'blessing...

A restaurant owner on Ishigakijima Island, Japan, has had enough of his countrymen’s bad banners, so he banned all Japanese customers, serving only overseas...

A thief on Sunday night broke into a church in Nyandarua County and then wrote a letter apologising for his action.This was after finding...

We’ve seen animals achieve online fame for their looks, in fact, Instagram is full of animal influencers, but this handsome Saanen goat in Malaysia...

How much influence should aunties have on their nieces?In many African cultures, aunties provide counselling to their young nieces as they age from adolescence...

A couple gave birth to twins, thinking they were theirs, only to later discover that there was an IVF mix-up and the woman had been...

A Missouri man wanted for possession of a controlled substance was arrested after he exposed his hiding spot in an unorthodox way.  According to the Clay...

As part of an unusual social experiment, a Mexican mayor disguised himself as a disabled person in need of assistance to test the attitude...

A taxi driver has recounted how he provided services to a young beautiful lady who he says turned out to be a ghost.While test to...

Finnish startup Solar Foods has come up with a way to produce a protein-rich food called Solein from electricity, water and air, by using...

 A 20-year-old man in Lucknow, India, was almost buried alive this week after the private hospital he was admitted to wrongfully pronounced him dead.Mohammad...

Newlyweds John and Phyllis Cook are celebrating their new lives together at their Ohio senior living facility.John is a World War II veteran who...

Police in Trang in southern Thailand have arrested a 71-year-old man after he admitted raping an 89-year-old neighbour. But when the Palian constabulary arrived,...

Agyapong Jonas, a 24-year-old student in a university in Ghana, has narrated how the excessive demand for sex from his 'sugar mummy' almost cost...