Tag: bizarre

Stunned villagers in China found a rare 130cm fulgurite - a glassy boulder formed when lightning struck a wheat field during a violent thunderstorm and melted the earth instantly.

Strange and Bizarre

Rare ‘lightning rock’ found in field after storm

Stunned villagers in China found a rare 130cm fulgurite - a glassy…

Lee Bullen 18 June 2026

The Wales women's football team's plane was struck by lightning mid-flight to a World Cup qualifier - screams rang out as a blue bolt shot through the cabin and the pilot made an emergency landing in Italy.

World Cup squad’s plane grounded after aircraft gets struck by LIGHTNING

The Wales women's football team's plane was struck by lightning mid-flight to…

Charlie Watton 18 June 2026

A humanoid robot was filmed on its knees begging for cash on a street in China, holding a donation bowl and QR code with a sign saying it had no money to recharge.

Bizarre moment ROBOT begs for cash in street

A humanoid robot was filmed on its knees begging for cash on…

Lee Bullen 17 June 2026

Religious statues of Jesus were covered up after an amateur restoration left them with arched eyebrows, thick eyelashes and bright red lips - drawing comparisons to the infamous Monkey Christ.

Religious statues covered up after botched restoration slammed by locals

Religious statues of Jesus were covered up after an amateur restoration left…

Lee Bullen 15 June 2026

A monkey in India went viral after turning off a public tap once it had finished drinking - with police sharing the clip as a lesson in civic responsibility for humans.

Pets and Animals

Considerate monkey turns off water after enjoying drink at public tap

A monkey in India went viral after turning off a public tap…

Lee Bullen 12 June 2026

Hundreds of fish rained down from the sky during a storm in inland Honduras - as locals rushed out with buckets to collect them in an event reported for over a century.

Strange and Bizarre

Locals stunned as fish rain from sky

Hundreds of fish rained down from the sky during a storm in…

Lee Bullen 11 June 2026

Thousands of bees descended on a single beach parasol in Italy, sending tourists fleeing as the swarm blanketed the umbrella after their queen chose it as a temporary hive.

Tourists flee beach as thousands of bees swarm parasol

Thousands of bees descended on a single beach parasol in Italy, sending…

Lee Bullen 11 June 2026

A mum was left stranded at Gatwick while her family flew to Greece after being caught out by a little-known post-Brexit passport rule that caught her completely off guard.

Holidays and Travel

Brit mum BARRED from family holiday flight by EasyJet staff

A mum was left stranded at Gatwick while her family flew to…

News Room 11 June 2026

Visitors to a Russian beauty spot were trapped in their cars by a biblical swarm of mosquitoes so thick it turned the sky grainy - and the plague is expected to last for days.

Visitors stranded in cars as biblical mosquito swarm engulfs beauty spot

Visitors to a Russian beauty spot were trapped in their cars by…

William McGee 9 June 2026

A French woman who fell in love with a manga character has married her in a 2D solo wedding in Tokyo - and is clapping back hard at trolls who are calling her delusional.

‘People call me delusional after I married a CARTOON character’

A French woman who fell in love with a manga character has…

Amy Walters 5 June 2026