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From the unusual to the funny and the downright bizarre, we bring you a sample of weird news from around the world, along with cartoons, blogs and games... because news doesn't have to be serious.

Novelist gets payout over shoe factory fumes
An award-winning author has received £115,000 in an out-of-court settlement after claiming her literary career suffered because of fumes from a shoe factory
25 Jan 2008

Parishioner's death doesn't stop Mass
Not even the death of a worshipper was enough to stop Mass in a small church in the northern Italian town of Trento.
24 Jan 2008

Dwarves zipped in suitcases steal from Swedes
Criminal gangs are using dwarves in a ruse to steal from the luggage holds of long-distance coaches, by hiding them inside suitcases, according to police.
24 Jan 2008

Man shot while being rescued from crocodile
An Australian man shot his friend in the arm while trying to rescue him from a crocodile.
24 Jan 2008

Vicar faces the sack over church lavatories
A modernising vicar who fell out with parishioners over plans to install lavatories at his 14th century church faces the sack after a Church court ruled he should be removed from his post.
24 Jan 2008

Dog once judged 'too fat' has shed 70lb
A dog which found itself at the centre of a cruelty court case after its weight topped 11 stone has lost five stone.
24 Jan 2008

Goth and pet girlfriend banned from bus
A Goth who walks his girlfriend on a leash has complained that he was discriminated against by a bus driver who refused to allow him to board.
23 Jan 2008

Making a splash in the world's largest pool
If you tend to take a couple of laps of the pool before work, you may have to get up extra early in the Chilean resort of San Alfonso del Mar.
23 Jan 2008

World's hairiest man WLTM hard-to-shock girl
Yu Zhenhuan, the world's hairiest man, is looking for love online after breaking up with his girlfriend of three years.
23 Jan 2008

Man bitten by crocodile is shot by rescuer
A man who was rescued from the jaws of a crocodile which bit him on the arm had the double misfortune to be shot by his colleague in the process.
23 Jan 2008

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