Weird News Stories Of The Week: Top Five Strange Stories

5 Weird News Stories You Should Have Read This Week
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There was a lot of news you may have missed this week, so we thought we'd round up some of the stranger stuff for you. Here's the five weirdest articles we published:

An events company booked to organise the Australian National Disability Summit in Melbourne made a fairly critical mistake - they forget to make it disabled-friendly.

One mobility-impaired speaker had to be carried to the stage because no ramp had been provided and she was unable to traverse the four large steps to the podium, and an accessible toilet was being used to store chairs.

As if that wasn't bad enough, they only had enough space for seven disabled visitors to the annual conference, and food was served on a table too high for wheelchair users to reach.

A woman from Calista, Perth, was being strip searched by a female officer at a police station when she supposedly reached for her breast and squirted milk at the officer.

She was charged with assault after dousing the officer's forehead, arms and clothing.

For a full year people in the remote village of Kalachi have been falling into a deep sleep for no apparent reason, sometimes for as long as six days.

A year after the case was first documented, countless tests have been carried out and doctors have been flown in to try and understand why the entire town is plagued by the strange phenomenon.

Gas from a nearby disused mine was originally thought to be the cause, with others attributing it to mass psychosis. No abnormal levels of gas or radiation have been found in the area and tests still prove inconclusive.

Student Stephen Oldham was shocked to find a giant tropical bug roaming around in a bag of Sainsbury's rocket salad.

"It was only when I got home and went to put the bag in the fridge that I noticed something moving," he said.

"I couldn't work out what it was at first as it was slightly buried below some leaves and then eventually it came to the surface.

"I just couldn't believe it! There I was with a normal bag of rocket and next minute, there's a whopping great locust!"

A man released his own pet rat in an all-you-can-eat buffet in Sunderland in an attempt to get out of paying his £7.25 bill.

Christopher Baker, 28, was eating a slap-up meal at Sunderland's Borneo Bistro on Valentine's Day and had been drinking heavily. He decided to take the rat out of his pocket and let it loose, immediately causing disgust among other customers.

The restaurant instantly offered him his money back but when pest control arrived they could tell the rat was domesticated - because it had recently had a haircut.

He later pleaded guilty to fraud and was told to repay the money along with a victim surcharge. The eatery's owner, however, wanted a much more extreme charge.

Top 10 Weird News Stories 2014
Confessions Of Man With Two Penises(01 of08)
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When you come to a fork in the road, you might be looking at this guy naked. A man identifying himself as "DoubleDickDude" -- or DDD -- became a legend on Reddit's "Ask Me Anything." Click through if you want to see the full double-barreled monty. DDD's medical condition -- diphallia -- only confirms that he's not alone. He describes himself as a healthy bisexual, who is currently involved with a man and a woman. His partners were dating each other before they became a threesome. We also know his underwear habits. He goes commando, except in winter, in which case each of his penises takes its own side down his skivvies. (Full Story) (credit:Sheer Photo, Inc via Getty Images)
Man In 'Drunk As Sh-t' Shirt Arrested For DUI(02 of08)
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As Shakespeare says, "The apparel oft proclaim the man." But can it be considered, under the law, an admission of guilt? This police booking shot became our favorite mugshot. He gets bonus points for that winning smile. (Full Story) (credit:BENTON COUNTY JAIL)
3-Breasted Hoax (03 of08)
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Headlines in late September screamed "Florida Woman Gets Third Boob To Become Unattractive To Men." We soon became suspicious because, let's face it, a third breast will only turn some men on even more. According to the woman's initial story, she spent $20K to implant a third boob because she was tired of all the attention she was getting. Of course, a cheaper, more sane option would be to wear a loose fitting sweatshirt. In any event, her now-famous triple play bikini photo became an instant sensation. Alisha Hessler -- aka "Jasmine Tridevil" -- was flattered just a few weeks later, when Halloween revelers made their own 3-breasted costume. (Full Story) (credit:Facebook)
World's Dirtiest Man Smokes Poop(04 of08)
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While the rest of the world was extolling the virtues of a gluten-free diet, 80-year-old Amou Haji of Iran attributed his good health to not bathing for 60 years and smoking animal poop. One can only imagine him lighting up and proclaiming, "That's good sh-t!" Haji is also a big fan of porcupine meat. With all the attention, he never complained of being dubbed "World's Dirtiest Man." (Full Story) (credit:YouTube)
'Breatharian' Barbie Wants To Live Off Light(05 of08)
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When you've spent your entire life pursuing Barbie doll perfection, what's next? You learn to live on air, light -- and nothing else. Valeria Valeryevna Lukyanova, a 29-year-old Ukrainian, admits to no other plastic surgery than breast implants. She just happens to look like the 11.5-inch blond toy responsible for setting more than a few girls on a lifetime of therapy and body issues. Lukyanova now claims she maintains her ultra thin waist by practicing Breatharianism, a New Age belief system in which followers neither eat nor drink. They believe they can draw "cosmic micro-food" through light and air. Of course, Mattel's Barbie doesn't need to eat at all. That's why she has all those fabulous outfits and no digestive tract. (Full Story) (credit:Facebook)
Sex Toy Stuck In Woman's Vagina For 10 Years(06 of08)
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A 38-year-old woman in Scotland was shaking, incontinent and suffering severe weight loss when doctors found the cause of her trouble -- a 5-inch sex toy, lost in her vagina for 10 years, according to the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The woman, said to be of normal intelligence, told doctors she didn't remember whether or not she took the plaything out after a drunken encounter several years earlier. Remember, kids: Autos aren't the only thing you shouldn't operate while intoxicated. (Full Story) (credit:Journal Of Sexual Medicine)
Ocean Sex Sucks(07 of08)
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Bad sexual encounters typically end too quickly with lame excuses and hurt feelings. This time, the sex sucked so bad, it seemed to never end. An Italian couple created a vacuum while making love in the water -- and they couldn't separate. Their evening ended in a hospital emergency room. (Full Story) (credit:Ilyas Kalimullin via Getty Images)
9-Pound Hairball Removed From Girl's Stomach(08 of08)
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18-year-old Ayperi Alekseeva was complaining of stomach pains when she was admitted into a Kyrgyzstan hospital. What the doctors pulled out of her -- a 9-pound hairball -- garnered headlines around the world. Doctors said she had a nasty habit of chewing the tips of her hair -- a practice she promised to end. (Full Story) (credit:Buzz 60)