| Washing machine pets
February 24th, 2010 04:01 pm
Japanese pet-owners are washing their animals in specially designed vending machines.
The equipment - which washes and dries cats and dogs for $5 a time - is saving owners money in the recession ... |
| Wee rides
February 24th, 2010 04:01 pm
A British theme park wants visitors to donate their smelly urine for a competition.
Visitors at Thorpe Park in Surrey, England are being offered the opportunity to submit a sample of their urine ... |
| World's shortest man
February 22nd, 2010 04:02 pm
A Nepalese man is fighting to be recognised as the world's shortest male.
Khagendra Thapa Magar - who is only 22 inches in height - is on his way to Europe to campaign for the Guinness World Rec ... |
| Woman punches shark
February 19th, 2010 04:03 pm
A 60-year-old Australian woman survived being killed by a shark after she fought back with her bare hands.
Patricia Trumbull suffered deep bite wounds on her legs and buttocks during the attack wh ... |
| Weatherman bitten by bird
February 18th, 2010 04:03 pm
An Australian weatherman has had his bottom bitten by a pelican - live on TV.
Steve Jones was reporting for Channel Nine's 'Today Show' from Sydney's Taronga Zoo when Marnie the Pelican lunged tow ... |
| Walking baby
February 17th, 2010 04:02 pm
A six-month-old British baby has learnt to walk before he can crawl.
Walking on two feet is a challenge for most one-year-old tots - but child prodigy Xavier King is able to walk unaided for more ... |
| Watering can will
February 17th, 2010 04:02 pm
A British man has left his niece 3,000 watering cans in his will.
Lorry driver Ken Stickland - who was known as Watering Can Man - has died, leaving his beloved collection of the water pouring ga ... |
| Worm dieters
February 10th, 2010 04:02 pm
Chinese dieters have been warned by government doctors not to swallow parasite worms.
Slimmers in Hong Kong have been inundated with online adverts for weight loss products which use the eggs of ... |
| Wraparound hospital gowns
February 10th, 2010 04:02 pm
A British hospital has launched a new range of 'modesty' hospital gowns.
Workers at the North Bristol NHS Trust medical centre were so fed up of complaints about the traditional garments - which ... |
| Wife squashes husband to death
January 25th, 2010 04:03 pm
A woman weighing 133kilograms killed her lover by sitting on him.
Mia Landingham was rowing with her boyfriend Mikal Middlestone-Bey - who she has three children with - when she sat down on and sq ... |
| Washed-up treasure
January 20th, 2010 04:03 pm
A large collection of coins and jewellery has washed ashore in Ecuador.
Residents in the town of Quito are celebrating after hundreds of coins, bracelets, necklaces, rings and other items of gold ... |
| Wallaby big traffic jam
January 19th, 2010 04:02 pm
A wallaby started a huge traffic jam after it escaped from a British zoo.
The animal caused a massive tailback after it was spotted jumping along the busy M55 motorway in the North West of England ... |
| Wedding dress disaster
January 12th, 2010 04:03 pm
A US woman is getting married days after her wedding gown was stolen.
Teoni Taylor, from South Dakota, was left devastated when her white ceremonial dress, her bridesmaids' frocks and many other w ... |
| Women boots out savings
January 7th, 2010 04:02 pm
A Romanian woman threw out her husband's boots - containing their life savings.
Roxana T, from Alba Iulia was clearing out her family home when she discovered the battered footwear hidden away in ... |
