Odd News | newslite.tv tag:newslite.tv,2007-10-02://1 2013-02-16T22:44:00Z Odd news stories from newslite.tv - it barley counts as news. Movable Type Publishing Platform 4.01 Sloth drops from tree … into speed boat (VIDEO) tag:newslite.tv,2013://1.5985 2013-02-16T22:42:04Z 2013-02-16T22:44:00Z Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv . BBC weather forecast interrupted by mouse in studio tag:newslite.tv,2013://1.5984 2013-01-02T19:49:27Z 2013-01-02T19:51:46Z BBC weather forecaster Kate Kinsella halted a live broadcast on Three Counties radio … after spotting a mouse in the studio.... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv BBC weather forecaster Kate Kinsella halted a live broadcast on Three Counties radio … after spotting a mouse in the studio. Stephen Hawking stars in new Go Compare advert tag:newslite.tv,2013://1.5983 2013-01-02T19:37:01Z 2013-01-02T19:39:04Z Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv . Meet the 7ft long edible gummy snake! tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5982 2012-11-12T20:43:59Z 2012-11-12T20:45:54Z Forget those little gummy worms you used to get in a pick-and-mix. This is the gummy python, a seven foot long 36,000 calorie monster which is more sweet than you would ever want to eat.The candy snake is surprisingly... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv Forget those little gummy worms you used to get in a pick-and-mix. This is the gummy python, a seven foot long 36,000 calorie monster which is more sweet than you would ever want to eat.The candy snake is surprisingly detailed and includes intricate eyes, extensive and blended coloring, ridged coils, and thousands of individually carved scales.But maybe more importantly it is freakishly huge! Weighing in a at 12.2 kilograms (27 pounds) it's almost 8ft long and those 36,720 calories are 18.36 days of an adult's recommended daily allowance.Retailers Vat19.com suggest the Party Python could be divided into 306 servings of 40 grams and 120 calories each. It's equivalent to 1,109 regular-sized gummy worms. iPad bought at petrol station was actually a mirror tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5981 2012-11-12T20:42:00Z 2012-11-12T20:43:02Z When a man pulled up at a petrol station in Texas and offered Jalonta Freeman a new $800 iPad for just $200, she should have know it was too good to be true.Instead she thought it was too good... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv When a man pulled up at a petrol station in Texas and offered Jalonta Freeman a new $800 iPad for just $200, she should have know it was too good to be true.Instead she thought it was too good to pass up and handed over the cash … it was only later she discovered the iPad was actually a mirror wrapped up to look like an Apple iPad. . iRock rocking chair charges your iPad or iPhone tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5980 2012-11-07T21:01:59Z 2012-11-07T21:04:15Z A design firm has created a bizarre power-generating rocking chair which can be used to charge an iPad as you rock.Makers MICASA LAB from Zurich claim that regular rocking in the iRock chair can keep an Apple iPad topped... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv A design firm has created a bizarre power-generating rocking chair which can be used to charge an iPad as you rock.Makers MICASA LAB from Zurich claim that regular rocking in the iRock chair can keep an Apple iPad topped up. Featuring an iPad docking stand on one arm and speakers in the back rest, the chair works thanks to a set of gears and generator on the base that transforms the movement into power."If you use iRock for 60 minutes you can recharge an iPad 3 to 35%," said a spokesperson. "The iRock is an updated version of the traditional rocking chair. It's a self sufficient iPad dock and sound station." Helicopter pilot rescues toy plane from tree tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5979 2012-11-07T20:31:20Z 2012-11-07T20:41:01Z This helicopter pilot is our new hero, after spotting a toy plane stranded in a tree, he rescued it and returned it to the boy who had crashed it.Despite being busy flying a Robinson R-22 helicopter, the pilot saw... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv This helicopter pilot is our new hero, after spotting a toy plane stranded in a tree, he rescued it and returned it to the boy who had crashed it.Despite being busy flying a Robinson R-22 helicopter, the pilot saw the lad flying a scaled-down P51 Mustang, and then crashing it into a tree.He quickly sprang into action and swooped down, hovered over the tree and got his co-pilot to lean out an grab the wing of the plane.Once they'd retrieved the toy, they landed outside the house and returned it to the boy. Baby mops puts your little-one on cleaning duty tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5978 2012-11-07T20:26:38Z 2012-11-07T20:29:01Z Parents with young babies often complain that because of their constant changing of dirty nappies and sleepless nights, they don't get enough time to do things like clean the house… well step forward the baby mop.The baby map is... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv UK government spends £10,000 on dead snake tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5977 2012-11-04T21:21:30Z 2012-11-04T21:23:40Z The UK Foreign Office has spent £10,000 to have a giant 120-year-old dead snake re-stuffed.Measuring 20ft long and known as "Albert" the snake - which hangs in a Foreign Office library - is said to be regarded as a... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv The UK Foreign Office has spent £10,000 to have a giant 120-year-old dead snake re-stuffed.Measuring 20ft long and known as "Albert" the snake - which hangs in a Foreign Office library - is said to be regarded as a departmental asset.The odd spending was revealed after a Freedom of Information (FOI) request from political blog Guido Fawkes.A spokesman for the Foreign Office reportedly said of the spending: "It is quite a bit of money, but he is a very big snake." LINKSForeign Office Back To The Future baby Halloween costume tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5976 2012-11-04T21:11:14Z 2012-11-04T21:13:41Z Chances are that you saw some good Halloween costumes this year, but did you see any as good as this baby who was dressed as Marty McFly from Back to the Future? Didn't think so.Explaining the Cooper’s costume online,... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv Chances are that you saw some good Halloween costumes this year, but did you see any as good as this baby who was dressed as Marty McFly from Back to the Future? Didn't think so.Explaining the Cooper’s costume online, mother Cory Newton-Smith said: "It all started with a red puffy vest Cooper already had and a side comment from my husband about Marty McFly in late September. "I’ve always loved Back to the Future, and love cars since I was little and grew up going to car shows with my Dad; what better way to tote my 1 year old son around on Halloween than in a transformed $25 Step2 push car."So, I spent a few weekends and nights in October recreating the iconic DeLorean with cardboard, tape, paint, and a little help with some EL lighting from my husband, Jeremy. The perfect costume for Cooper’s first Halloween!" Trick-or-treat kids given bags of cocaine tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5975 2012-11-04T21:08:06Z 2012-11-04T21:09:38Z Children out trick-or-treating in Manchester got more than a few sweets on Halloween, some were given packets of cocaine!Greater Manchester Police say they were called to reports of trick-or-treaters in Royton being given packets of white powder amongst their... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv Children out trick-or-treating in Manchester got more than a few sweets on Halloween, some were given packets of cocaine!Greater Manchester Police say they were called to reports of trick-or-treaters in Royton being given packets of white powder amongst their sweets.It was soon confirmed that the snap bags contained cocaine, not a sweet, and a 33-year-old man from Royton was charged with possession of class A drugs Superintendent Catherine Hankinson said: “The parents and police acted quickly when this report was made, in the interests of public safety." Sneezing man has must-see Halloween trick (VIDEO) tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5974 2012-10-29T21:12:53Z 2012-10-29T21:13:56Z With Halloween fast approaching there are going to be plenty of people claiming to have a great Halloween scare trick… they wont be as good as magician Rich Ferguson.Ferguson has scored an internet hit with a video of him... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv With Halloween fast approaching there are going to be plenty of people claiming to have a great Halloween scare trick… they wont be as good as magician Rich Ferguson.Ferguson has scored an internet hit with a video of him performing a head drop trick on the streets of his home town San Luis Obispo.Click play and enjoy… just try not to lose your head. . Would-be James Bonds wear tuxedos for paintball sessions tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5973 2012-10-29T21:09:54Z 2012-10-29T21:12:05Z Because every man wishes he was James Bond, a paintball website is allowing them to run around dressed as their hero while shooting down infamous Bond villains… but using a paintball gun rather than a Walther PPK.The Skyfall Paintball... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv Because every man wishes he was James Bond, a paintball website is allowing them to run around dressed as their hero while shooting down infamous Bond villains… but using a paintball gun rather than a Walther PPK.The Skyfall Paintball package, which has been launched to celebrate the new 007 movie, gives paintball players the opportunity to re-enact some of the cult hero’s most iconic scenes, all while wearing a tuxedo.Villains will be played by the site’s staff and participants are being warned to keep tuxedo spending to a minimum as it's unlikely they'll be able to get the paint out of the clothes should they get shot.However, paintball spies won't look quite as smooth as Daniel Craig, due to safety regulations they will still have to wear unstylish safety goggles. Top 10 weird mobile phone insurance claims tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5972 2012-10-29T20:50:23Z 2012-10-29T20:51:47Z A mobile phone insurance website has uncovered its top 10 weirdest insurance claims of the past 12 months… including a farmer whose mobile ended up inside a cow.Whilst many people break their phones by dropping the handset and smashing... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv Stranger moving patio furniture is just strange tag:newslite.tv,2012://1.5971 2012-10-29T20:47:56Z 2012-10-29T20:49:13Z A family in Albuquerque have been left puzzled after a stranger repeatedly climbed onto their porch in the early morning … to rearrange their patio furniture.CCTV footage shows the unknown woman walking past the home, noticing that the family... Simon Crisp http://www.newslite.tv A family in Albuquerque have been left puzzled after a stranger repeatedly climbed onto their porch in the early morning … to rearrange their patio furniture.CCTV footage shows the unknown woman walking past the home, noticing that the family have rejected her new layout and put the furniture back, and then doing it again.The Dentandts from New Mexico said: "It's been funny but it's kind of creepy to know that someone is coming on our property." .