Strange World
Masked lotto winners pick up Israel’s jackpot

An Israeli couple have finally picked up the country’s iggest ever lottery jackpot three months after they won - and they wore masks to hide their faces from the public.

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Thief posts himself into buildings, robs them, posts himself out again
Burglary: quite easy, as long as you don’t mind spending large amounts of time in a box

A first-class thief in Poland pulled off a series of raids  by climbing into large parcels and posted himself to businesses - then climbing out and burgling them at night. 

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Driver blames UFO for bad driving

Driver blames UFO for bad driving

A driver has blamed a UFO for his bad driving. The motorist told officers he was so shocked at spotting the craft that he strayed into a bus lane.

He still got a ticket, as did the driver who said he was colour-blind and thought the yellow lines he parked on were green, revealed Southwark Council, south-east London.

 
Baa-rmy fugitives ‘dress up as
The fugitives apparently stole sheepskins from a local farm

Two robbers on the run from a maximum security jail have pulled the wool over police’s eyes - by disguising themselves as sheep. Argentineans Maximiliano Pereyra and Ariel Diaz wrapped themselves in full sheepskin fleeces - including heads - to evade a manhunt involving 300 police officers.

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Solid gold and gem-encrusted N35 million mobile phone
The world’s most expensive retro phones: This phone is worth N35 million..

A solid gold and gem- encrusted mobile phone that is worth millions of naira unveiled. British designer Stuart Hughes, 38, is to make only 10 sets of the exclusive Privé Phones that cost N 35 million each. The phones each weigh 900 grams but are cast with solid 22-carat gold. 

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Tall women earn N1.25 million a year more than short women

T all women earn on average N1, 250, 000 more than there shorter colleagues each year, a new study show. 

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Wanted: Sleeping bag tester to earn N150, 000 a week!
Shapes and sizes: Sleeping bags come in all forms like happy campers

Anyone who has ever been accused of lying down on the job has the perfect career opportunity - raking in N150, 000 a week for SLEEPING at work.

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Woman accepts ‘Village Idiot’ award for hair blaze

A woman whose hair caught fire when her hairspray-coated  follicles ignited as she lit a cigarette is now a southern Indiana town’s reigning “Village Idiot.” Dani Hamm earned the honorary title this month by getting the most votes from regulars at the Story Inn, a restaurant and bar about 15 miles east of Bloomington where she’s a bartender.

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Hello Mr. Death! Researcher finds rare Chinese names

Unhappy with your name? Then spare a thought for those rare Chinese families who surnames mean “zero,” “ghost” or even “death.” A man in China’s southern province of Jiangxi has spent the last 20 years compiling a list of unusual family names, according to state broadcaster CCTV. Most Chinese people share a few common surnames, like Zhang, Wang, Li, Liu and Chen. 

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