Weird and Wonderful

In the last half-hour

Stranded dog rescued from behind drainage grate in California UPI16:13

In the last 2 hours

'Kangaroo' on the loose in Colorado was Insta-famous wallaby UPI15:22

In the last 4 hours

'Elderly neighbour's demands are so unreasonable and leaving me at my wit's end' Daily Record14:21

‘Love Is Blind’ Season 10 contestant hospitalized after pouring nail glue in eye Mercury News13:25

In the last 8 hours

Court orders man with 60 snakes to leave Gelderland rental NL Times08:51

Earlier today

Beehive heist ends in Sacramento man’s arrest Mercury News06:48

Yesterday

'I'm really scared': Hero teen's triple-zero call The New Daily23:18 11-Feb-26

Tennessee man wins $100,000 Powerball prize during Maryland trip UPI19:00 11-Feb-26

Swimmer's lost prosthetic leg washes up 10 months later, 14 miles away UPI18:49 11-Feb-26

Deer found with antlers entangled in unattended hammock in Minnesota UPI17:18 11-Feb-26

Fatberg 'the size of four buses' found under Sydney wastewater plant UPI17:08 11-Feb-26

The Louvre: World's most-visited art gallery and stage for host of record-breaking crimes Guinness World Records16:54 11-Feb-26

Hundreds of snorkellers come together to protect marine life in record-breaking swim Guinness World Records16:54 11-Feb-26

Illinois family's 33-year-old cockatiel is the oldest in the world UPI15:26 11-Feb-26

Escaped zebra stops traffic on Nevada road UPI15:06 11-Feb-26

Texas dad shot British daughter after arguing about Trump, inquest hears Mercury News14:44 11-Feb-26

'Britain's loneliest sheep' gives birth for first time Sky News14:17 11-Feb-26

Video: Police find suspect through thermal camera Sky News13:38 11-Feb-26

Audio of Austin Appelbee's incredible Triple Zero call after marathon swim to save family ABC Online08:54 11-Feb-26

Boy's Triple Zero call to save family swept out to sea released ABC Online07:37 11-Feb-26

Berwyn Mountain UFO: The Welsh Roswell History.com05:05 11-Feb-26

In the last 7 days

Firefighters rescue cow stuck in mud in England UPI16:22 10-Feb-26

Traffic light leads Maryland man to $100,000 lottery prize UPI16:12 10-Feb-26

Man balances chair on his chin for 1 hour, 20 minutes UPI15:42 10-Feb-26

Missing pet snake found under neighbor's compost 15 months later UPI15:31 10-Feb-26

Trapped manatee hoisted from storm drain in Florida UPI15:11 10-Feb-26

Dallas 12-year-old achieves nuclear fusion after four years of effort UPI14:40 10-Feb-26

Do you know your money language? Here's why it could save your relationship Sky News07:14 10-Feb-26

Gold Coast great-grandma celebrates 105th birthday with game of lawn bowls ABC Online02:27 10-Feb-26

Outback artist finds fame in Japan thanks to tote bag and J-pop star ABC Online00:11 10-Feb-26

Amazon Delivery Drone Crashes Into Texas Apartment Building Inside Edition21:59 9-Feb-26

N.C. man wins $150,000 lottery prize while in Ohio for work UPI19:31 9-Feb-26

Bad Bunny’s record-breaking week: spreading love from the Grammys to the Super Bowl Guinness World Records18:57 9-Feb-26

Largest kite flown finally takes to the sky after team finds perfect weather conditions Guinness World Records18:57 9-Feb-26

Arizona man's 'Stranger Things' collection reaches 2,301 items UPI18:50 9-Feb-26

Bad Bunny look-alikes compete in San Francisco contest UPI18:40 9-Feb-26

Inside Lindsey Vonn's record-breaking career after horror crash at Winter Olympics Guinness World Records17:36 9-Feb-26

Injured pelican rescued near Florida bar UPI17:28 9-Feb-26

Texas man folds 250 functional paper planes in one hour UPI17:28 9-Feb-26

Some accused of public nudity as 17 arrested at California cafe Mercury News13:48 9-Feb-26

Man says his life is a ‘misery’ because people mistake him for Jeffrey Epstein Metro.co.uk13:03 9-Feb-26

Stranger Things superfan turns his home Upside Down with largest memorabilia collection Guinness World Records11:21 9-Feb-26

GWR speaks to Jon Youshaei, producer of BTS series about record-breaking show Beast Games Guinness World Records11:21 9-Feb-26

Pole dancing champion scales Chilean volcano to stage record-breaking performance Guinness World Records11:21 9-Feb-26

The Odyssey: How Homer’s epic influenced the world History.com05:20 9-Feb-26

Who invented golf? Scotland, myths & medieval fairways History.com05:57 8-Feb-26

They were told kids 'didn't read' in this town, they opened a bookshop anyway ABC Online23:04 7-Feb-26

The story of opal queen Isabel Gray blurs the lines of myth and legend ABC Online21:09 7-Feb-26

How a barking dog, a team of country doctors and blood donors saved a life ABC Online20:10 7-Feb-26

Before Steve Irwin, there was Alby Mangels. This is why you no longer hear his name ABC Online18:59 7-Feb-26

You'll do badly, but don't let that stop you from trying this week's Hard Quiz ABC Online18:39 7-Feb-26

Fire-juggling unicyclist caught performing on crossing Sky News16:35 7-Feb-26

Viking feasts: What was on the menu? History.com05:33 7-Feb-26

Why Austin Applebee's superhuman swim was 'the story we needed' this week ABC Online00:09 7-Feb-26

Nine-year-old world record deadlift ABC Online23:11 6-Feb-26

Dream of mother leads S.C. woman to $13,000 lottery prize UPI20:48 6-Feb-26

Pregame the Puppy Bowl with these 5 stories of canine athleticism UPI18:45 6-Feb-26

Five stranded skaters rescued from drifting ice sheet in Vermont UPI17:04 6-Feb-26

Öndör Gongor: The search for Mongolia's lost giant Guinness World Records16:45 6-Feb-26

GWR’s guide to the 2026 Winter Olympics: who could break records and who's retiring Guinness World Records16:45 6-Feb-26

Bruno Mars hosts largest concert in a videogame in ‘Steal a Brainrot’ on Roblox Guinness World Records16:45 6-Feb-26

84-year-old legend Linda Sinrod retires as oldest female ice hockey player in the world Guinness World Records16:45 6-Feb-26

Colorado woman captures video of rare 'snownado' UPI16:23 6-Feb-26

'My daughter's name makes me cringe but people say I can't change it' Daily Record16:04 6-Feb-26

The real life of Mother Ann Lee History.com05:07 6-Feb-26

Ocean rescues spark calls to focus on 'life-saving skills' in swimming lessons ABC Online03:08 6-Feb-26

Crotch enhancements: The latest controversy at the Winter Olympics Sky News02:51 6-Feb-26

Surf, steel and scandal: Signing off after 27 years in Wollongong ABC Online21:39 5-Feb-26

WA premier commends hero swimmer Austin Appelbee's 'true bravery' in letter ABC Online21:26 5-Feb-26

Penis injection claims at Winter Olympics being looked into by anti-doping agency Mercury News19:14 5-Feb-26

Weekly news quiz: The government's fire sale, a box office bomb and a new religion ABC Online18:35 5-Feb-26

Four-legged 'pooch pirates' swipe package from Oklahoma City porch UPI18:10 5-Feb-26

I have a question for the men who had no questions about Epstein ABC Online18:05 5-Feb-26

S.C. man stops to buy a drink, wins $200,000 lottery prize UPI18:00 5-Feb-26

Loose cow prompts lockdown at Nebraska school UPI17:49 5-Feb-26

World's longest wild snake found in Indonesia UPI17:39 5-Feb-26

Walmart shopper sues after partly cooked bread expanded inside him Mercury News17:12 5-Feb-26

Dog Steals Reporter's Camera, Hits 'Record' Inside Edition17:00 5-Feb-26

World’s largest claw machine steals spotlight with prizes too big for kids to carry Guinness World Records16:19 5-Feb-26

Revisiting records set 10 years ago to find out if 2026 really is the new 2016 Guinness World Records16:19 5-Feb-26

Jack Antonoff makes Grammys history with record-breaking “Big Four” sweep Guinness World Records16:19 5-Feb-26

Lost ring found after 44 years buried on Mississippi beach UPI16:07 5-Feb-26

Wild turkeys terrorize Wisconsin neighborhood, chase postal workers UPI15:47 5-Feb-26

How to get to get to Netflix from Derry ITV15:26 5-Feb-26

People baffled after realising exactly what their surname means Daily Record14:20 5-Feb-26

Anymal The Robot Dog Will Venture Close To Volcanoes Inside Edition13:44 5-Feb-26

Woman Gets Trapped Inside Car Wash While Experiencing Stomach Flu Inside Edition13:13 5-Feb-26

Finding Alby Mangels | Alby Mangels ABC Online04:41 5-Feb-26

In the last month

150-year-old bottle of alcohol found in Utah, tasted by experts UPI18:14 4-Feb-26

Trip to the doctor's office leads to $350,000 lottery jackpot UPI17:54 4-Feb-26

Driver suspected of DUI reveals he has 3 kids in trunk Mercury News17:26 4-Feb-26

Stranded swan rescued from frozen river in Connecticut UPI16:12 4-Feb-26

Football fan attends 56 NFL games in a single season UPI16:02 4-Feb-26

Escaped emu runs through town, predicts '6 more weeks of winter' UPI15:31 4-Feb-26

Car wash malfunction traps woman inside for almost an hour UPI15:00 4-Feb-26

Missing shopper was trapped but video was never reviewed, family says in lawsuit over her death Mercury News12:52 4-Feb-26

TV duo Ant and Dec fall about in hysterics as they take on speed eating record challenge Guinness World Records11:00 4-Feb-26

Evolution of the farthest distance axe throw as US man reclaims hotly contested record Guinness World Records11:00 4-Feb-26

How a 13yo boy swam for four hours to save his family stranded at sea ABC Online07:32 4-Feb-26

Locusta: Ancient Rome’s deadly serial poisoner History.com05:17 4-Feb-26

Waterski racing event cancelled amid permit issues ABC Online02:41 4-Feb-26

Adventurer's high praise for 13yo boy and his mum after miracle WA rescue ABC Online21:55 3-Feb-26

Quiz: You may be able to rock out on one, but do you know how guitars are made? ABC Online20:51 3-Feb-26

15 of the Most Expensive Pieces Of Cardboard Cracked20:09 3-Feb-26

Masked men steal statue of local hero boxer using three-wheel bike and hi-vis jacket Sky News18:16 3-Feb-26

Pixar Animation Studios celebrate 40 years of filmmaking and record breaking Guinness World Records18:03 3-Feb-26

Artist represents his faith in record oil painting that's bigger than a tennis court Guinness World Records18:03 3-Feb-26

Father and sons cross glaciers and ascend volcano to reach highest altitude on motorcycle Guinness World Records18:03 3-Feb-26

Celebrating 30 years of Latin women breaking records in the music world Guinness World Records18:03 3-Feb-26

How a marketing mistake made teabags a household must-have Guinness World Records18:03 3-Feb-26

Lifelong football fan attends home games at every NFL stadium in record-breaking time Guinness World Records18:03 3-Feb-26

Pay by bank - what is it and what protections do you give up when you use it? Sky News15:13 3-Feb-26

Vintage Snapshots People Might Be Embarrassed to Remember Cracked15:13 3-Feb-26

15 Photos and Explainers Inside the Florida Man Games Cracked14:58 3-Feb-26

Woman Making Sandwiches For Family On Plane Goes Viral Inside Edition14:22 3-Feb-26

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