A mother had her forehead tattooed with the web address of a gambling site after auctioning off advertising space on her head to pay for her son's school fees. Karolyne Smith... Read more

A US scientist has caused controversy in the UK by offering advice on how to make tea. Michelle Francl, a chemistry professor at Bryn Mawr College, suggests adding a pinch of salt... Read more

An elderly woman from Aughamore, Mayo in Ireland lived with her sister's corpse for almost a year. She sometimes even slept in the same bed with it! Mary Ellen Lyons never told... Read more

There are signs that the mass shooting at a High School in Parkland, Florida, which killed 17 people, could change things, but nothing has changed. Congress has passed no... Read more

A mobile telephone number in Bahrain is on sale for $19,000. This mobile telephone number has become the most expensive in the history of the local market, for no reason other than... Read more

A man was attacked by a small shark and had to swim 300 metres, walk to his car and drive to a local surf club, with the shark still dangling on his leg, to get it off. 22-year... Read more

San Francisco - Researchers found a gene responsible for drunkenness in worms after plying thousands of the tiny creatures with booze, a discovery that could boost the fight against... Read more

The world's tallest man, Sultan Kösen from Turkey, and the shortest woman, Jyoti Amge from India, recently reunited in California for a top-secret project after six years. Their... Read more

Japan's annual "naked man festival," also known as the Somin-sai festival, came to an end after more than 1,000 years due to a declining population in the area. The festival... Read more