In 2020, a man in the UK accidentally swallowed his AirPods while he was sleeping. He woke up to find only one of them in his ear and realized he had swallowed the other one. He had to undergo surgery to have it removed from his stomach.
In 2019, a man in Russia stole an armored vehicle and crashed it into a supermarket to steal a bottle of wine. He drove the tank through the store's window and then climbed out of the hatch to grab the bottle before being apprehended by police.
In 2018, a woman in China was found to have 14 live worms in her eye. The worms had apparently gotten into her eye through contact with flies and had been living there for about a month before they were discovered and removed.
In 2017, a man in Germany was fined for farting loudly in front of police officers. The officers had originally stopped him for a traffic violation, but the man began to loudly pass gas as they were questioning him. The officers issued him a fine for "offending public decency."
In 2016, a man in the US tried to rob a bank using a banana as a weapon. He walked into the bank with a banana held under his shirt, claiming it was a gun, and demanded money from the teller. He was quickly apprehended by police and charged with attempted robbery.
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In 2015, a man in the UK legally changed his name to "Bacon Double Cheeseburger" because he claimed it was his favorite food. His friends and family were reportedly not happy with his decision.
In 2014, a man in the US sued the makers of "Fireball" whiskey because he claimed it caused him to "suffer severe personal injury and emotional distress." The man had reportedly consumed a large amount of the whiskey and suffered from a heart attack as a result.
In 2013, a man in Japan was arrested for stealing over 1,000 women's shoes. He reportedly told police that he enjoyed sniffing the shoes and had been stealing them for over two years.
In 2012, a woman in the US gave birth to a baby while she was driving on the highway. She had been on her way to the hospital when the baby decided to make an early arrival. Fortunately, both mother and baby were okay.
In 2011, a man in Australia was awarded a patent for the "wheel" after he submitted an application claiming that he had invented it. The man had argued that previous patents for the wheel were incomplete or incorrect, and that his design was the first true invention of the wheel.
Source: Some or all of the content was generated using an AI language model
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