Today's Top Odd News Story
Soccer: Referee banned by FA after rock, paper, scissors blunder
LONDON (Reuters) - Referee David McNamara has been handed a three-week ban by the English FA for asking two captains to play rock, paper, scissors to decide the kick-off before a Women's Super League (WSL) match after forgetting his coin, British media reported on Tuesday. Learn More
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'Frog ladders' help critters escape death-trap drains
WARWICK, England (Reuters) - A small group of British conservationists are installing mesh- covered ladders in roadside drains to save trapped amphibians from certain death. More »
Rotten shark made you queasy? A vomit bag for every guest at the Disgusting Food Museum
MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - The dead mouse in the Chinese wine sure looks nasty, and the maggots in the cheese tend to put people off. But nothing is more horrible to an unaccustomed palate than the Icelandic fermented shark. It's the worst. Or so says the expert. More »
Indian diamond merchant makes gift of 600 cars to staff with Modi's help
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi helped a diamond merchant hand over hundreds of cars as gifts to his employees on Thursday. More »
Eggs with benefits: Sydney's same-sex penguins become parents
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Two male penguins entrusted with the care of a fostered egg have welcomed a tiny sub-Antarctic Gentoo chick into the world, Sydney's Sea Life Aquarium said on Friday. More »
She came, she saw, she conquered, British woman claims conker crown
LONDON (Reuters) - Standing in a rain soaked English village, more than 200 competitors armed with horse chestnuts dangling from shoelaces faced off for the World Conker Championship. More »
No money down the drain for Philippine sanitation workers
MANILA (Reuters) - Philippines sanitation workers unblocking a drain discovered dozens of wallets had been clogging it up, some containing credit cards and IDs, but no money. More »
Kangaroo attacks couple in northeastern Australia, injures woman
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian wildlife carers Jim and Linda Smith are lucky to be alive, an ambulance official said, after they were attacked by a kangaroo in northeastern Queensland state. More »
