It's the hottest new bit of hardware in the arms race - a non-lethal hand grenade loaded with the world's most powerful chillies.
A West Midlands man logged on to Google Street View - and was surprised to see a giant pair of floating pliers.
European scientists say they have developed a prototype 'invisibility cloak', similar to those worn by Harry Potter.
A hen in China has produced a soft-shelled egg in the shape of a figure eight.
A punter's night in a transexual brothel turned out hotter than he'd bargained for when a fire swept through...
A dancing goat has become something of a local celebrity in a Chinese village.
Police arresting a suspected drug dealer got the shock of their lives when a 4ft snake suddenly nipped out of...
The Vatican is to investigate claims the Virgin Mary appears on a daily basis in a town in Bosnia-Hercegovina.
A St Lucia man who lives in a corrugated lean-to, without electricity or water, has turned down an offer of...
TV bosses have apologised after clips from the Playboy channel were accidentally played on two children's...
A cat in Australia is defying its species' famous dread of water by taking regular dips in a swimming pool.
Police have issued a warning about an escaped giant Burmese python which is loose on a housing estate in...
A pure bred Chinese Crested named Rascal has taken top prize in the annual Ugly Dog Contest in California.
A hen has astonished its owners on a Shropshire farm - by taking a litter of puppies under its wing.
An elephant hired for a Hindu wedding in India caused over £200,000 in damage after trying to reach an...
Dog lovers will be forced to pass a test before they can own any pooch under a planned clampdown on dangerous...
A Suffolk man says one of his hens has laid an egg four times the size of a normal chicken egg.
Pet-owners in Japan are washing their dogs and cats in specially designed vending machines to save money in...
Italian police have tracked down one of the country's most-wanted fugitive mafia suspects - on Facebook.
A Romanian lorry driver, who was filmed dancing while driving his lorry with his feet, has lost his licence...
Police are trying to unravel the mystery of a 'Midnight Knitter' who keeps covering tree branches and lamp...
A car crash in Florida is being blamed on the fact that the driver was attempting to shave her bikini line at...
A Mexican judge has been sacked for trying to punish a teenage graffiti artist by spray painting his buttocks.
A Swedish man without a valid pilot's licence has been arrested at Amsterdam as he was about to fly a jet with...
A US man who claimed his car had been stolen after he crashed it into a snow drift was arrested after police...
A theology student has been jailed in Croatia after he caused £30m damage after he he set fire to a thorn...
Police in China pulled up a 69-seater coach which had travelled 125 miles on a motorway - after it was...
The syringe that allegedly administered Michael Jackson's fatal dose of drugs is reportedly set to go on sale...
A New York restaurateur has been warned by city health officials after he offered customers cheese made from...
Two vials said to contain the spirits of ghosts exorcised from a house in New Zealand have been put up for...
A Surrey theme park is calling on members of the public to submit their urine samples in a bid to find the...
A collection of the world's most fattening recipes have been gathered together on a website for diet...
A top Italian food writer has been suspended from the country's version of Ready Steady Cook for recommending...
A Scottish brewery is reclaiming the title of the world's strongest beer from German rivals - with a 41% brew...
A Surrey theme park is offering free dried insects as pick 'n' mix snacks to its visitors as a trial.
The story of a Scottish woman who ended up stranded by snow for a month after she popped out to buy a...
A Chinese man took his girlfriend to visit an aquarium and then shocked her with a surprise proposal - from...
A premature baby born weighing less than nine ounces has survived in Germany - the lightest ever baby boy to...
A 100-year-old Gloucestershire woman believes her longevity may be down to cigarettes and alcohol.
A former donkey cart shed which is just 6ft wide is believed to be one of the narrowest homes in Britain.
Seventy-four year-olds are the most contented people in the population, according to a new study.
Patients of a South Korean hospital could be forgiven for doing a double - or even quadruple - take on these...
The world's fattest man is to disclose his diet tips in his autobiography.
A US strip club has raised almost $1,000 for earthquake victims by staging a charity 'Lap dances for Haiti'...
A homesick grandmother had to be rescued by firefighters in China after she climbed out of the window of a...
A top fashion photographer has launched a project to illustrate the environmental damage caused by the...
A completely upside-down house is to open as a tourist attraction in Germany.
Animal rights campaigners are demanding that the Spanish practice of napping in the afternoon be declared a...
A German artist has spent the last three years travelling the world using Lego to fix crumbling walls and...
Two Manchester students have broken the world record for the longest hug - for charity.
A group of masked women caused controversy in China by dancing in the street in their underwear in a bid to...
A Japanese man showed he was one big softy when he married the love of his life - a giant cushion.
Two bottled "ghosts" have sold for more than £,1300 in an online auction in New Zealand.
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