Crazy world: Wounded fox shoots hunter in the leg

MINSK, Belarus: A wounded fox shot its would-be killer by pulling the trigger on the hunter’s gun. The hurt animal shot the man as he tried to finish it off with the butt of his rifle. The hunter was taken to hospital with a leg wound, while the fox made good its escape.Read

Dozens of starlings found dead after binge drinking

CONSTANTA, Romania: Dozens of birds that were thought to have died from avian flu actually died after binge drinking. Vets initially said the birds had flu, but decided the starlings died after a bender eating grape ‘marc’ – the leftovers from the wine-making process.Read

Hitler painted semi-naked and pregnant as the Virgin Mary with the baby Jesus

JAKARTA, Indonesia: An artist has painted a series of bizarre images of Adolf Hitler as the Virgin Mary. Ronald Manullang portrayed the fuhrer as a semi-naked pregnant woman, cradling the baby Jesus on his lap. “This is a fitting punishment for his past sins,” he said.Read

Man claims his neighbours taught bird to call him an 'idiot

TAIPEI, Taiwan: An electrician tried to sue neighbours who he claims taught a mynah bird to call him a “clueles big-mouthed idiot”. Wang Han-Chin said he burned himself at work after losing concentration while worrying about the bird’s hurtful comments.Read

Crazy World: Drinker invents iPhone controlled fridge that fires beer to you in chair

VIRGINIA, USA: A dedicated beer drinker has invented a fridge which hurls chilled cans across his living room. Ryan Rusnak, 25, created the Beer Bot, which is controlled from his iPhone, to fire drinks from a pressure cannon in a custom built cooler.Read

Crazy World: Prisoner may sue after rat bites his penis

A New York man may sue officials after claiming a rat bit his penis during a jail stay, a judge has ruled. Read

Crazy World: Woman calls cops to scare boyfriend into proposing

CHICAGO, USA: A woman called 911 to try to get police to scare her boyfriend into proposing. Ana Perez, 40, claimed her man was beating her when she called cops. But when they arrived, she changed her story, saying she was trying to scare him into marrying her.Read

Heavy Metal can be dangerous for head-bangers

SYDNEY, Australia: Heavy-metal fans may literally be banging their brains out, according to researchers. They found that headbangers keeping time to a song with 146 beats-a-minute can injure their brains if they move their heads and necks more than 75 degrees.Read

98-year-old dead woman foils car thief

FLORIDA, USA: A recently deceased 98-year-old woman has foiled a car thief. The crook broke into a van not realising it belonged to a mortuary. As he drove along, he noticed he was sharing his ride with the corpse, got scared and ditched the vehicle.Read

It's official - Carrots make people sexier!

CARROTS can do more than just improve night vision – they can make people sexier.Read

Sex change transexual couple reveal son is to have operation to become their daughter

PRAGUE, Czech Republic: A transsexual man and women, who married after each got a sex change, have revealed their son is to have an operation to become their daughter. “The guys have made a few passes at her, so she looks good,” said dad Dominik Sejda.Read

Circus clowns become victims of drug violence

VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico: Two circus clowns have become the latest victims of drug violence in a turf war. They were shot by gangsters who thought they were informants. The clowns were found still wearing their bright clothes, make-up and floppy shoes.Read

Crazy World: Dog with 1,000 words in his vocabulary

SOUTH CAROLlNA, USA: A six-year-old border collie named Chaser has a vocabulary of more than 1,000 words. The smart pooch knows a lot more than just “fetch” and “sit” – he recognises words including “elephant,” “waddle,” “amphibian” and “chimpanzee”.Read

Vulture held over claims of being a spy

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia: Security services have captured a vulture suspected of being a Mossad spy sent over by Israel. The bird, which was carrying a GPS transmitter, strayed into Saudi Arabian territory, and was held over alleged links to a “Zionist plot”.Read

Cheeky Girl cautioned for shoplifting

CHEEKY Girl Gabriela Irimia was cautioned by police after being caught shoplifting in a supermarket.Read

Burger King armed robber caught after cab driver fails to wait for him

CHICAGO, USA: An armed robber who held up a Burger King at knifepoint tried to make his get away in a taxi. He asked the cabby who dropped him off to wait, but took his time, and when he came out 30 minutes later the cabby was gone and he was arrested.Read

Cat suit and gas mask clad dominatrix causes chaos

GUNZBURG, Germany: A dominatrix in a cat suit caused a terror scare when she was spotted walking one of her clients down the street wearing a latex suit and gas mask. Passers-by feared there might have been a poison-gas attack under way, and called cops.Read

Woman strangled to death by electric neck massager

FLORIDA, USA: A woman died when an electric neck massager became ensnared in her necklace and strangled her. Dr Michelle Ferrari-Gegerson, had been wrapping gifts on Christmas Eve and used the massager to relieve pain. Her death is believed to be accidental.Read

Pastor robbed homes of congregation

TEXAS, USA: Detectives say a pastor preyed on her congregation, by robbing their homes. Sandy McGriff was caught red-handed taking a laptop and fur coat from the home of a parishioner. She claims she was protecting the items from a ‘suspicious man’.Read

Pregnant mum downs beers after punching husband

FLORIDA, USA: A pregnant woman who was found downing beers by cops told them that she was drinking to relieve the stress of being six-months pregnant. She made her boozy excuse after getting arrested for punching her husband after a row at their home.Read

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