Weird News
Watch – Mega Comic Book fan changes his middle name to ‘Superman’
A man whose middle name is Superman now holds the world record for the largest collection of memorabilia dedicated to the superhero. The enthusiasts collection currently amounts to nearly 2,000 items. Marco Zorzin's collection started seven years ago with some small metal figurines and has expanded over to include posters, clothing, action figures and a 6ft 10" tall statue of Superman. Marco Zorzin, whose two young daughters are named after characters from Superman comics, started collecting seven years ago with...
Pics – Seven nuns spotted at SEVEN SISTERS!
A commuter was stunned when he spotted seven nuns on an train platform – at SEVEN SISTERS station. Ben Patey, 33, was travelling home from work when he captured the amazing snap at the north London Underground stop. He said: “I had just had a long day and I was waiting to jump on the train when I looked across and saw the nuns and the sign. “I had to do a double-take. It was one of those strange but...
Watch – Slim pickings! Man opens bag of Waitrose crisps containing just ONE crisp
A Waitrose customer was stunned when they opened a packet of own-brand “calorie control” crisps – and there was just ONE inside. A low calorie packet is one thing, but one crisp in the entire back is surely not right. Helen Abbott, 47, had ordered her weekly shop through delivery service Ocado but thought the six-pack LoveLife chips felt a bit light. The mum-of-two was so sick of receiving under-filled packets she asked her son, Sam, 21, to open it...
Homeless dog that looks like rocker Ronnie Wood finds a new home!
‘Gimme Shelter’ is quite an apt song for a homeless hound from the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, who is the spitting image of Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood. With his jet black mullet and shaggy appearance, staff at Dogs Trust Shoreham were quick to spot the uncanny resemblance of Saluki cross, Domino or ‘Ronnie Woof’ as he has been nicknamed, to the Rolling Stones guitarist. Found as a stray, Domino didn’t have the best start in life; however staff...
Watch – Suck it up! Man collects 300 vacuum cleaners
A 38-year-old man has no excuses for not cleaning his flat - after amassing a collection of 300 vacuum cleaners. Addict Steve Cook has been collecting vintage vacuums since he was three-years-old. Collector Steve estimates he has spent around £10,000 on the haul and he's now run out of places to store the hoovers in his tiny one-bed flat. But the hoarder, who claims to have the third largest collection in the UK, insists the lack of space won't prevent...
Watch – Woman run over by train miraculously emerges totally unscathed
This is the heart-stopping moment a woman was run over by a heavy good train - but miraculously emerges totally unscathed. Onlookers said the burqa-clad jumped down from the platform to cross to the other side, but tripped on the tracks. But before she could get up an enormous 40-carriage goods train rumbled through Agra's Raja Mandi station in India at high speed. Passengers looked on in horror as the woman in her 20s had no option but to pin...
People really do look like their names – because of the “Dorian Gray effect”
People really do look like their names - thanks to a phenomenon dubbed the "Dorian Gray effect", say scientists. In a study strangers' faces were matched to names with surprising accuracy - up to twice as often as would be expected by chance. The strange curiosity is believed to be linked to "cultural stereotypes" we attach to names. In Oscar Wilde novel The Picture of Dorian Gray the main character does a deal in return for his soul so that...
Cow in India born with five legs and seven feet
A farmer has been offered £2,400 for his cow by a cult after it was born with five legs and seven feet. Abhinav Abrol, 24, has been inundated with visitors hoping to see the two-day-old calf which is apparently fit and healthy - despite the extra limb. Worshipers think the cow - a sacred animal in the Hindu religion - is a "lucky charm" and one "cult" has offered him 200,000 rupees for the animal, local sources said. But Mr...
What Churchill knew about flying saucers and aliens
By Nigel Watson An essay by Sir Winston Churchill considering the possibility of life elsewhere in the Universe has recently been rediscovered at the Churchill Museum in Fulton, Missouri. In the 11-page essay titled ‘Are We Alone in the Universe?’, written in 1939, he muses: ‘I, for one, am not so immensely impressed by the success we are making of our civilisation here that I am prepared to think we are the only spot in this immense universe which contains...