http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ Get all the latest Bizarre news in a convenient RSS feed. en-gb Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:23:19 +0100 Copyright: (C) Play-2-Win Ltd http://www.malefirst.co.uk/_furniture/gfx/logos/malefirst.png http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/ A 94-year-old great-grandmother has celebrated her birthday with a 4,000 metre parachute jump. Alice Delfine, from Antibes in France, completed the tandem parachute jump over a French aerodrome on her birthday. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Skydiving+greatgran-51288.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Skydiving+greatgran-51288.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A well paid US man has been found living for free in a shed for three years. The maintenance man, who earns £50,000 a year, had been living in the grounds of the psychiatric centre where he works. He even had his mail delivered there. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Shed+earner-51289.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Shed+earner-51289.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Two US men who set their friend's genitals on fire have been sent to jail. The two Californian men had been drinking with their friend - who had passed out - when the incident occurred. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Crotch+fire-51290.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Crotch+fire-51290.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A US state is trying to sell its five self-cleaning toilet facilities on eBay. The toilets - which have cost the state of Seattle an estimated £2.5 million pounds - are being sold off after they were deemed not cost effective. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Toilet+sale-51291.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Toilet+sale-51291.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A man convicted of holding up a McDonalds is bidding to record a jingle for the burger giant. Tamien Bain held a branch of the fast food chain up in 1994, when he was 14. After a 12 year stint in prison for his crime he's now managed to make his way to the final of the 'Big Mac Chant' competition. Bain is one of five finalists who have created their own jingle for McDonalds. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Burger+burglar-51292.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Burger+burglar-51292.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Members of a church in Michigan, US want 150 pairs of boxer shorts to be blessed. The shorts are specially modified to accommodate wounded veterans who wear bulky prosthetics or braces on their legs. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Blessed+shorts-51293.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Blessed+shorts-51293.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A Japanese institute has created a robot that can mimic catwalk models. Researchers at an institute in Kobe, Japan have developed the model - made from a metal frame covered with polyethylene sheets to give it a human-like look. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Robot+model-51294.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Robot+model-51294.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Santas and Elves from around the world have held their annual summit in Denmark. Despite Christmas still being nearly six months away, the 51st international convention was held at the Bakken amusement park, north of Copenhagen. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Santa+summit-51295.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Santa+summit-51295.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A man spraying his apartment for bugs accidentally blew it up. The New York man, Isias Vidal Maceda, destroyed 80% of his apartment in the accident. Maceda had been using bug spray in his kitchen which somehow ignited. The blast shattered the apartment's front windows and started a fire which quickly spread throughout the flat. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bug+explosion-51296.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bug+explosion-51296.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre 'George W. Bush' and 'Colin Powell' appeared to get arrested after a bar fight. The real politicians weren't involved, but actors Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright - who portray them in a forthcoming film biopic - were. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Political+fight-51297.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Political+fight-51297.html Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A policeman has won £20,000 compensation after being served food laced with spit and urine. US police officer Keith Andrew's children fell sick after eating the tainted food at a KFC restaurant in October 2005. One of his sons even had to go to hospital. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Kentucky+fried+urine-51278.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Kentucky+fried+urine-51278.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Two grandmas in their 90s have become hooked on a computer boxing game. Rose Sanders, 98, and Violet Gyves, 95, have regular fights against each other on their Nintendo Wii console at the Greensleeves Care Home in South East England. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Boxing+grandmas-51279.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Boxing+grandmas-51279.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Former bandits are being recruited as tour guides in a dangerous part of India. Tourist chiefs in the state of Rajasthan reckon the chance to hang out with criminals and learn about the region's most notorious criminals will be a big draw for tourists. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bandit+tours-51280.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bandit+tours-51280.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A British family have taken on a pet Sheep. The now 22-stone ram was rescued as a baby by former coach driver David Palmer. He was on a nature ramble with his partner when he found the sick sheep in a patch of long grass. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Pet+sheep-51281.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Pet+sheep-51281.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Peruvian doctors have removed a number of metal objects from the stomach of a man. Luis Zarate, 38, was taken to hospital in the regional of Trujillo with a swollen stomach. Upon inspection he was found to have metal objects including nails, a watch clasp, and a knife in his stomach - all of which he had eaten. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Metal+meal-51282.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Metal+meal-51282.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Russian ravers have been left partially blinded by a light show at a party in Moscow. Bad weather forced the organisers of the Aquamarine Open Air Festival to erect tents for the all night dance party. They used lasers which would usually only be used to point upward in the sky outside, which have had a devastating effect on some partygoers indoors. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Ravers+blinded-51283.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Ravers+blinded-51283.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A pair of US teenagers are turning dead bugs into fashion accessories. Katheryn Maloney and Brady Cullinan took to making earrings and necklaces out of cicadas, after a swarm of the bugs infested their town. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bug+jewellery-51284.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Bug+jewellery-51284.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre Mexican police are hunting hitmen who advertise their services on the internet. Adverts offer killers for as little as US$6,000 - one posted on a general homeware and apartment rental site, read: "ex-military hitman, professional and discrete." http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Internet+hitmen-51285.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Internet+hitmen-51285.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A tramp died leaving £34,000 in unclaimed pension money. Josef Stawinoga, 86, shunned worldly goods and lived in a tent in Wolverhampton, Central England, for more than 40 years. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Shunned+fortune-51286.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Shunned+fortune-51286.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre A US man has been jailed for the fourth time for breaking into houses and stealing women's socks. The man, James Dowdy from Illinois, claims he needs psychiatric treatment for his condition. http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Sock+robber-51287.html http://www.malefirst.co.uk/bizarre/Sock+robber-51287.html Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:15:05 +0100 Bizarre