WEIRD WORLD

Manchester United's Ashley Young got a taste of bird poo on the opening day of the Premier League.

Minnesota musician played a violin as surgeons implanted a tiny electrode in his brain.

Every August, the Grand Place in Brussels is covered with a colourful carpet of flowers.

Whooshh Innovations has invented a device that will help migrating salmon find their way back to their old spawning grounds

Seven-year-old canine celebrates landslide victory in mayoral elections.

Karina Chikitova, 3, survived on wild berries in forest populated by bears and wolves

Hindus throw offerings into the crater of Mount Bromo, but locals try to catch them.

Supernatural occurrences that have been reported

Martial arts students create intricate formations as they are suspended over stadium in Nanjing.

Fetish that started off as a way of branding his estate agency soon took over his life.

The gift of an SUV to a disgruntled spouse is seen as a worthy public display of affection in the Saudi Kingdom.

Pankaj Parakh sported a 130,000-pound, 18-22 carat gold, shirt for his 45th birthday.

New laws require Saudi men to have a clean criminal record and prior wives' approval.

Conspiracy theorists weigh in on motives behind the US's decision against sharing ZMapp.

Researchers say it is the first time human teeth have been found in a sculpture.

Red faces for police as 'Holy Grail' Nanteos Cup revealed as old salad bowl

Millions took part in Twitch Plays Pokémon, now it's time for a single fish to catch them all.

Woman claims she has not violated any federal employee guideline by posting nude selfies.

Youngsters from around the world can now spend their summers at a camp in the secretive state

Adelaide River's most famous crocodile pictured devouring bull shark.

Igor Vorozhbitsyn had the song as a ringtone on his phone that scared away the bear

Jeff Goldblum took part in a very special wedding photo this past weekend.

The Dark Horse singer finds the idea of a cult 'exciting'

Have you always wanted to be a mermaid? Well now you can at Tarragona's Sirens Mediterranean Academy.

Nine-months pregnant woman braves rising waters to get medical help for her unborn child

Hundreds of lederhosen-clad men compete in the alpine sport in Garmisch-Partenkircen, Southern Germany.

Proportionally, a greater percentage of Russians seek out bum-related online smut than any other nationality in the world.

Prisoners do not want to part from the animals that helped them fight their addictions.

Black cats abandoned because they take bad selfies.