Year in Review 2012: Oddest Stories

This year was full of odd stories, from 96 year old fathers to a woman defacing a centuries old piece of art. Other honourable mentions is a Kung Fu baby and a body builder who calls himself the 'Egyptian Popeye'.

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  1. An elderly couple in Wenling, Zhejiang province, refused to move when local government officials planned to build a highway that would run through their village. The homeowner, Luo Baogen rejected the
  2. A woman in her 80s in Spain took it upon herself to restore a fresco in the Sanctuary of Mercy church in Borjanos. The original masterpiece dates back to the 19th century and is a Ecce Homo by Elias G
  3. Three sisters suffer from a rare and embarrassing condition - werewolf syndrome. Known as hypertricosis universalis, the condition affects one in a billion people but all three sisters, Savita, 23, Mo
  4. This real life Popeye set the record for the world's biggest arms, measuring 31in each. Moustafa Ismail, from Egypt, denies any use of steroids, shuns spinach and works out everyday in a suburb in
  5. This hapless driver managed to drive over a tree, Peugeot 406 and a Mini in an effort to find the best parking spot. The parking blunder was captured on camera by warehouse worker Tom Evans, 27, at a
  6. A kung fu baby became a YouTube sensation after demonstrating his 'Kill Bill' skills. Romeo Elvis Bulte Boivin slays his deadly stuffed dragon nemesis in a minute long video captured by his fa
  7. A 96 year old man, who claims to be world's oldest dad, fathered another child in October. Ramajit Raghav, who became a father for the first time in 2010 aged 94, has had a second son to wife Shan
  8. This startling photo shows the image of an alien in the Northern Lights sky. Landscape photographer Iurie Belegurschi took the image by accident in the Reykjanes peninsula of Iceland and only realised
  9. Holy cow Batman! Children
  10. Parisians could have an extra spring in their step when crossing the river Seine. French designers Atelier Zundel Cristea answered a call for designs for a new bridge in Paris and provided a fun-fille
  11. Look out for baby shaped pears in shops soon as Hao Xianzhang plans to bring these uniquely shaped fruit to our shores. The farmer in the northern province of Hebei, China, started to grow baby shaped
  12. An art installation made adults feel like children again with a large suspended trampoline that gives the impression you're walking on air. The invention of Argentinian artist Tomas Saraceno, the
  13. A couple were left rattled when a deadly snake decided to hitch a ride in their car. The slithery snake sneaked under the bonnet of Marlene Swart and Leon Swanepoel
  14. This is the spectacular moment thousands of starlings formed the shape of the number two in the sky - and was captured by photographer George Reszete in Oxon (Caters)
  15. A prolific offender has been caught three times sporting crazy hairstyles. Phillip Donta Sole, 28, who has a pink and blonde weave, was arrested by police in Arizona for drug offences. The fashion for

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