Tag: Offbeat
Moggy's marathon trek a mystery
Staff at Townsville's RSPCA are at a loss to explain how a two-year-old cat made its way from Brisbane to the north Queensland city, more than 1,000 kilometres away.[MORE]
Churchill's dentures snapped up at auction
The dentures of Britain's war-time prime minister, Winston Churchill, have gone under the hammer[MORE]
Churchill's false teeth go on sale
A set of dentures made for Britain's war-time prime minister Winston Churchill have gone under the hammer in Britain.[MORE]
Man spends the night stuck in ventilation shaft
A man has been rescued after spending the night trapped in the ventilation system at Melbourne's Crown Casino.[MORE]
Escaped tiger reunited with owner
Rangers have captured an escaped tiger at a South African farm after a two-day helicopter search that had dominated news broadcasts.[MORE]
Phobics face up to fear of flight response
The University of Tasmania is offering hope to people petrified by the thought of flying.[MORE]
Negatives found in garage sale worth millions
Negatives picked up at a garage sale for $US45 could be by the great American photographer Ansel Adams.[MORE]
Truck driver jailed for trying to sell Ritz
An unemployed British truck driver is to spend five years in prison for trying to sell London's Ritz Hotel for nearly $390 million. [MORE]
Bear crashes car into trees
A black bear in the United States has managed to open a car door, climb in and knock the gear stick into neutral, sending itself and the car rolling down a slope into trees.[MORE]
Trekkers offered cave tours in Klingon
The Jenolan Caves near the Blue Mountains is about to become possibly the first tourist attraction in the world to host tours in the fictional Star Trek language of Klingon.[MORE]
Pigeon poo ruins Kings of Leon gig
Kings of Leon were forced to abandon a concert in St Louis at the weekend because pigeons kept pooping on them from the rafters.[MORE]
Plastic bottle yacht sails into Sydney
A catamaran made out of plastic bottles and captained by an heir to a banking dynasty has arrived in Sydney.[MORE]
'Darth Vader' strikes NY bank
The Force was with a man when he robbed a bank wearing a Darth Vader mask and a cape.[MORE]
No bids for tourist castle
The future of iconic Ballarat tourist attraction Kryal Castle will be decided today when the castle goes under the hammer.[MORE]
Caught: media chases pollie of a different kind
Zookeepers and the media chase an escaped macaw around Adelaide, finally getting him back in a cage.[MORE]
Film-goers make tracks to shoefiti flick
It's been written about, photographed and documented on film, but still no-one really knows why so many shoes are hanging from powerlines around the world.[MORE]
Prisoners escape jail under dummy guard's watch
Two prisoners have escaped from a jail in Argentina which was using a dummy to staff one of its guard towers. [MORE]
Soup for you: Seinfeld's 'Soup Nazi' reopens
A New York City soup vendor made famous after he inspired Seinfeld's 'Soup Nazi' character on the popular TV show has reopened his original Manhattan stall.[MORE]
Uni delves into Aussie diminutives
Cossies, mossies, undies and barbies are the focus of a University of Tasmania study. [MORE]
Air France stewardess 'stole from sleeping passengers'
An Air France stewardess has been arrested after stealing jewellery, cash and credit cards from the hand luggage of 150 business class passengers while they slept, officials said.[MORE]
Ambassador takes 40 cats, leaves wife
A Latin American ambassador to Israel abandoned his wife and left her with nothing, taking her personal belongings and the 40 cats she raised, Israeli news website YNet reported.[MORE]
Labor staffer caught in Speedo stunt
The ALP says it won't be taking any action against a campaign staffer who confronted Tony Abbott on the campaign trail yesterday wearing nothing but a pair of red Speedos.[MORE]
Plastic-bottle catamaran seeks shelter from storm
A catamaran made from recycled plastic bottles is being towed by the Mooloolaba Coastguard into sheltered waters off Queensland's Sunshine Coast.[MORE]
Divers find oldest champagne in Baltic wreck
A group of divers exploring a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea have found bottles containing what is thought to be the oldest drinkable champagne in the world, made in the late 18th century.[MORE]
Love songs improve men's dating chances
A team of French researchers has found that women who listen to music with romantic lyrics are more likely to agree to date a man who asks them out.[MORE]
