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The Week in Weird (Sex Doll Rescue Edition)

By Tony DeconinckJan 22nd 2011 – 8:25AM
Newspix/Rex/Rex USA

Newspix/Rex/Rex USA

Have you ever used an inflatable sex toy as a lifesaving flotation device? Or worn a cologne that smelled like money? Or tried to put out a house fire by shooting a gun at it? Find out who has in this week's Weird News roundup. If you think you're really smart, you can jump ahead and take the Fark Weird News Quiz without...

Artists Bug Out for Insect-Themed Sand Sculptures

By Lee SpeigelDec 29th 2010 – 8:23AM
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Graham Denholm/Getty Images

It's the invasion of the insects as the annual Sand Sculpting Australia exhibition has just opened on the Frankston waterfront in Melbourne. Sandstorm Events invited the best international sculptors -- including from the U.S., Canada, the U.K., the Netherlands, Ireland, Singapore and, of course, Australia -- to create...

Aussie Gets Cozy With Poisonous Spiders

By Lauren FrayerNov 15th 2010 – 10:22AM
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AFP / Getty Images

(Nov. 15) -- Is there a limit to what you'd do to raise money for charity? An Australian man who fancies himself a real-life "spiderman" is spending three weeks trapped in a storefront window with hundreds of poisonous spiders, hoping to break a record for habitation with creepy-crawlies and raise money for a local...

Singapore Airlines Pulls 3 A380s Due to Engines

Nov 9th 2010 – 10:18PM

SYDNEY (Nov. 9) -- Singapore Airlines grounded three of its A380 superjumbo jets on Wednesday after tests uncovered problems with the planes' Rolls-Royce engines - a move that comes less than a week after an engine on a Qantas A380 exploded shortly after take-off. Tests revealed oil stains in three engines on three of the...

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Sheep Rained Down On Motorway In Melbourne After Lorry Accident

By Paul Vale Jun 01st 2012 - 06:04AM

Sheep rained down onto a motorway in Melbourne, after a truck carrying 400 of the woolly beasts toppled on a turnover.

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  • 06/02/12 Melbourne shows off on US screens Source: Perth News www.pleasetakemeto.com Melbourne, the capital of the state of Victoria, is set around the shores of Victoria's Port Phillip Bay and boasts a lively and cosmopolitan pulse, with chic boutiques, buzzing cafes and bars, immaculate gardens and festivals and popular sporting events.
  • 06/02/12 Would a Victorian All Stars team work? Source: The Roar The National Rugby League has made a concerted effort in recent times to bring big time rugby league to Melbourne.
  • 06/02/12 Kidwell couldn't resist chance to join Melbourne Source: The Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney NSW - Australia EVERY week without fail, David Kidwell packs his bag, waves goodbye to his wife and children in Sydney and heads for Melbourne.
  • 06/02/12 Ryan falling in love with Melbourne Source: The Courier-Mail When the wolf is at the door, you first sell the boat, then the house, then the kids, then, begrudgingly, the racehorse.
  • 06/01/12 Melbourne shows off on US screens Source: f2 Network The Block may be getting all the attention but it's not the only TV show in property-mad Melbourne.

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