http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weirdSat, 18 May 2013 18:38:21 +0100All the latest news from TNT Down UnderKohanaPHPhttp://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/today-shows-roz-kelly-gets-her-revenge---will-have-to-do-betterSports presenter Roz Kelly will have to do better than air footage of Karl Stefanovic skating to get her revenge on the morning TV host after his "cookies" autocue wind-up yesterday.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/fowl-play-giant-rubber-duck-found-deflated-in-hong-kongAnyone who spent time in Sydney over summer would be familiar with the giant yellow rubber duck who took up residency in Darling Harbour (and Instragram). Well, it seems the world-famous duck has had...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Thu, 16 May 2013 05:00:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/hot-dog-puppy-brings-fire-cracker-into-family-homeAn adorable five month-old samoyed puppy caused a police incident when it unknowingly bought what looked to be a stick of dynamite into a family home. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Thu, 16 May 2013 03:10:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/video-deer-takes-a-free-ride-on-a-busVideo footage has emerged overnight of a white-tailed deer smashing through the windscreen of a public bus in Pennsylvania and going for a little joy ride. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Thu, 16 May 2013 00:38:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/horney-nest-man-in-sweden-dies-trying-to-have-sex-with-a-hornets-nestA man in Sweden has been found dead after being stung over 140 times by hornets whose nest he was trying to have sex with... Yeah, gross. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 15 May 2013 23:49:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/comedian-uses-crowd-funding-to-finance-sky-writing-jokeComedian Kurt Braunohler has proven there’s people out there willing to part with their hard earned for art, as long as it means absolutely nothing other than the joke itself – in his case, a...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 15 May 2013 15:20:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/high-flyers-swaziland-bans-witches-from-hovering-above-150-metresIt's been a couple of centuries since people in Europe and the America's burnt witches at the stake, but in Swaziland witches on joy flights have been banned from flying above 150 meters...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 15 May 2013 06:59:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/arboreal-embarrassment-police-officer-forced-to-call-911-after-getting-stuck-in-a-treeA rather embarrassed New York police officer was forced to make his very own 911 call after becoming stuck in a tree trying to rescue a cat. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 15 May 2013 06:04:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/man-alive-theres-a-man-alive-in-here-dead-man-ruins-funeral-by-coming-back-to-lifeA man thought to be dead came back to life at his own funeral, when one of his mourners noticed his legs moving inside of his coffin. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 15 May 2013 01:16:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/meal-breaker-woman-attacks-sandwich-maker-for-putting-on-too-many-picklesA woman in the United States has allegedly attacked the employee of a takeaway hot dog and sandwich place over the amount of pickles on her lunch. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Tue, 14 May 2013 05:18:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/insect-super-foods-eating-bugs-could-help-fight-obesityThe idea of eating insects like beetles, caterpillars and ants might make some people's skin crawl, but according to a study by the U.N. it may be a way to battle the growing global trend of...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Tue, 14 May 2013 01:46:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/video-afl-commentator-gerard-healy-calls-gold-coast-the-gold-cts-baffling-on-air-gaffeRespected AFL commentator Gerard Healy somehow managed a c-bomb when trying to say "Gold Coast" during a live cross at the weekend, much to the delight of Anthony Hudson (left) and those who...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 13 May 2013 15:38:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/gator-raid-alligator-foils-fleeing-criminalA young man in Florida has allegedly run into the jaws of an alligator in a desperate attempt to escape police.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 13 May 2013 02:40:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/video-talking-parakeet-wont-shut-up-goes-viralParakeet Disco is either very clever, suffering a serious personality crisis or a massive wind up – either way, any day we watch a bird rip out a bit o’ gangsta, beatboxing, a sort of Flintstones...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/video-sleepy-aussie-duckling-clip-surfaces-online-goes-viralAccounting is boring - Dexter the little Aussie duckling agrees. He's become famous around the world for this viral video masterpiece in which he struggles to stay awake in a class.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 10 May 2013 12:11:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/poles-apart-man-left-out-of-family-picnic-blows-up-houseA Polish man who was so irate at being left out of a family picnic decided to exact revenge on his family by blowing up their house... With himself still inside it. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 10 May 2013 05:59:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/all-washed-up-sea-monster-corpse-washes-up-on-new-zealand-beachStunned beach goers in New Zealand have come across the washed up carcass of a mysterious marine creature with flippers and a mouth full of razor sharp teeth. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Thu, 09 May 2013 00:28:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/back-in-the-habit-drug-smugglers-dressed-as-nuns-caught-hiding-cocaineColombian police have arrested three women disguised as nuns for smuggling cocaine. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 08 May 2013 06:49:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/video-waterskiiing-baby-goes-viralYouTube is full of adorable tots and the hilarious things they do, and the latest video to go viral is no different. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 08 May 2013 02:15:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/brain-drain-mans-constantly-running-nose-turned-out-to-be-leaking-brain-fluidAn Arizonan man found out recently that his chronically running nose was actually fluid leaking from his brain, which is pretty gross. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 08 May 2013 01:20:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/ameristralia-fuck-yeah-petition-to-unite-america-and-australia-into-one-countryA new petition has been bought before the White House's official website, via some unknown person in Beverly Hills, petitioning for the United States and Australia to form a single super country...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Tue, 07 May 2013 05:51:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/that-sucks-60000-bees-vacuumed-out-of-mega-hive-in-utahRoughly 60,000 honeybees have been vacuumed out of a three metre long hive which was hanging in the eaves of a Utah cabin. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 06 May 2013 23:54:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/duing-it-all-over-again-lady-picked-up-for-drink-driving-night-before-her-last-license-suspension-was-due-to-endA woman has been arrested for drink driving the night before the suspension on her driver's license for a previous DUI was set to end. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 06 May 2013 06:18:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/mammary-misprint-wellington-council-balls-up-leaves-residents-looking-like-right-titsThe residents of Torless Terrace in Wellington have long been used to having their street signs vandalised by kids, now it seems their own council is getting in on the act. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 06 May 2013 01:41:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/red-faced-robbery-foiled-by-store-clerk-and-a-bucket-of-chilliAn attempted robbery in Sydney's south–east was thwarted yesterday evening, when a takeaway store employee floored the would-be thief with a handy bucket of chilli. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 06 May 2013 00:11:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/dont-go-mething-up-my-new-carpet-man-eats-carpet-after-smoking-methamphetamineA man in Louisville Kentucky has admitted to smoking crystal meth before breaking into a carpet store and munching some rug, basically. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 03 May 2013 05:11:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/blame-it-on-the-dog-water-bowl-starts-house-fireSunlight refracting off of a metal dog bowl has started a house fire in California. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 03 May 2013 01:49:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/and-the-dish-ran-away-with-the-spoon-kiwis-send-cow-into-spaceAn internet company in New Zealand have sent their cow into space, all in the name of science of course. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 03 May 2013 00:53:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/woman-declared-dead-found-alive-in-florida-10-years-laterEleven years ago, Brenda Heist disappeared. She'd dropped her kids at school, left food for dinner defrosting and none of her possessions were missing. Nine years later, her ex-husband, Lee Heist...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Thu, 02 May 2013 12:34:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/in-hot-water-chinese-officials-in-trouble-for-holding-secret-decadent-sauna-partiesChinese state media is reporting that senior members of the communist party have been disregarding the president's new anti-corruption campaign by holding 'secret sauna parties' and...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Thu, 02 May 2013 01:17:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/pfa-slammed-after-it-asked-comedian-reginald-d-hunter-to-repay-fee-for-performing-at-awards-ceremonyThe Professional Footballers' Association is facing a far greater backlash for asking comedian Reginald D Hunter to give back his fee for performing at their annual awards ceremony on Sunday than...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 01 May 2013 12:17:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/coming-to-blows-rapper-gets-oral-sex-from-fan-on-stage-and-keeps-rappingSome fans of American rapper Danny Brown got to see more of the hip-hop star than they might have expected at a concert of his in Minneapolis over the weekend, when a fan ran up on stage and proceeded...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 01 May 2013 05:22:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/skirmish-line-ecuadorian-ambassador-gets-into-fight-in-peruvian-storeEcuador's former ambassador to Peru has admitted getting into a fight with two women, who he alleges cut in line in front of him and his wife in a supermarket in Lima. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 01 May 2013 04:50:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/high-risk-cocaine-may-have-caused-the-gfc-according-to-new-studyA professor of neuro-pharmacology and a well known authority on illicit drugs has come up with a new theory about the cause of the Global Financial Crisis – cocaine. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 01 May 2013 03:15:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/k-smackdown-rapper-gets-into-stoush-with-crowd-at-melbourne-gigAmerican rapper Kevin McCall, aka K–Mac became embroiled in an onstage brawl with a crowd member during a gig in Melbournewebmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Tue, 30 Apr 2013 06:49:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/showdown-on-the-top-of-the-world-sherpas-clash-with-climbers-on-everestThere is a limit to what you can do at highest point in the world, take a photo, admire the view and, of course, start a fight. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:14:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/man-with-worlds-largest-penis-releases-song-on-itunes-about-its-sizeJonah Falcon – the man with the record setting 13.5 inch (34.29 centimetre) penis has sought to forever solidify his manhood through the age old art of song, releasing a tune colourfully titled...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:55:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/creepiest-things-your-child-has-ever-said-reddit-threat-goes-viralSocial media site Reddit asked parents to share the creepiest things their children have said to them, and some of the responses are enough to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:13:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/stuntman-dies-attempting-to-zip-wire-across-river-with-his-own-hairDuring a world record attempt to cross a river on a zip-wire using only his hair, Sailendra Nath Roy suffered a cardiac arrest.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:21:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/all-hail-the-king-northern-territory-man-selling-off-royal-titles-to-raise-moneyA man in the humble Darwin suburb of Coconut Grove has crowned himself the king of Lithuania and is looking to sell off titles to raise money. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:12:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/bro-or-manssiere-australian-company-championing-sexy-underwear-for-menAn Australian underwear label, HommeMystere, is championing a new line of women’s underwear… for men.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 03:26:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/canterbury-cinderella-new-zealand-man-to-create-pumpkin-boatSteve Dasler, a volunteer fire fighter from Canterbury, NZ, isn’t satisfied with just eating pumpkins. He wants to turn one into a boat. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:16:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/k910-dog-can-balance-almost-any-household-item-on-its-headA three-year-old Australian cattle dog in San Francisco has become something of an internet sensation, having been photographed by his owner balancing a number of household objects successfully on its...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 01:04:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/ice-hockey-teams-owner-manager-and-captain-go-up-scissor-lift-until-they-sell-300-season-tickets-on-sunday-theyre-still-up-thereThe owner, general manager, captain and marketing director of the Arizona Sundogs ice hockey team had a cracking promotion idea, to go up a scissor lift and not come down until they'd sold 300...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:25:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/geelong-cats-duo-met-at-gun-point-by-police-after-a-prank-goes-horribly-kind-of-hilariousy-wrongPranks are great, but some are more risky than others, as two Geelong AFL players found when they attempted to scare a teammate who’d just moved into a new place by breaking into his house, with...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:51:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/im-too-sexy-for-my-saudi-man-deported-from-saudi-arabia-for-being-too-handsomeA man has reportedly been deported from Saudi Arabia for being too ridiculously good-looking.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:17:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/dubai-vice-dubai-police-force-show-off-new-ferrari-patrol-carDubai's police force have unveiled their latest designer, Italian super car at the foot of one of the world's tallest and most expensive buildings, the Burj al-Khalifa. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:23:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/video-man-recreates-mission-impossible-wire-stunt-with-baby-and-a-tin-of-choccies-when-wife-leaves-them-alone-at-homeOh Tom Cruise, who would have thought you could shrink even more? Either that or a dad got bored when his wife left him home alone with their baby, as happened in this Mission Impossible pisstake that...webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:36:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/ats-not-an-alien-six-inch-humanoid-remains-are-in-fact-human-not-extraterrestrialDo aliens exist on Earth? Apparently not.webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:09:00 +0100http://www.tntdownunder.com/news/weird/float-on-owner-helps-disabled-fish-with-life-jacketIn a heart warming tale of ownerly devotion and fishy fortitude, a man has successfully made his disabled goldfish a life jacket to keep it afloat. webmaster@tntdownunder.com (TNT Down Under)Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:52:00 +0100