LONDON - A mystery man dressed as Batman demonstrated the same crime-fighting skills as the caped crusader when he handed over a suspect wanted for burglary in Britain.

An American lawyer has accused his opponent of using a busty woman to distract him in court.

Thomas Gooch wouldn't believe the big-chested beauty who was sitting next to him was really a qualified paralegal and accused Dmitry Feofanoy of placing her there to help him win the case.

Pope Benedict XVI has shut down a monastery in Italy after a former lap dancer performed there.

The holy one took action after nun Anna Nobili - who used to be a striptease artist - twirled around a crucifix as part of her new religious routine and was also unimpressed that celebrities such as Madonna had visited the 500-year-old place of worship.

A study in Canada has found that women are more attracted to men who rarely smile.

According to research by the University of British Columbia females are more sexually attracted to brooding bad boys than happy-go-lucky lads.

A pastor was set alight in South Africa by people who accused him of using a magic penis to sleep with women.

Nine men and three women aged 28 to 50 will appear in court in Mpumalanga on charges of murder and arson after Albert Malwane was burned to death.

Alex James hosted a lunch at the world's longest picnic table in the UK.

The 'Blur' rocker teamed up with MasterCard to enjoy free food with over 350 other picnic-lovers at the table which covered 90 metres of ground.

An American woman stabbed her boyfriend for going to the toilet too much.

Mary Ramos, 46, said she slashed her man in the face and chest because she thought he was meeting a naked woman in their flat's communal bathroom.

A wheel of Gloucester cheese is rolled down a hill, and people run after it.

But it's not as simple as it sounds... because people go nuts and the hill is lumpy and slippery.

You can see a video if it here.

But what's even nuttier is the first-person POV caught on video with a GoPro camera.

Check out HuffPost Weird News for that crazy clip... and you may never look at a wheel of cheese the same way.

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The pirate gathering was supposed to break the record for "largest gathering of pirates," but a few too many walked the plank: with 14,154 pirates gathered, they fell 77 rascals, scoundrels, villains and knaves short of the record.

The BBC reports that organizers had been hoping for 20,000 pirates.

There's always next year, mateys.

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Some guy in Australia shows how to catch an emu... and it's all in the legs.

Check out this video at HuffPost Weird News -- just in case you're even in a situation where you need to catch some emus.

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But before you buy your ticket, be aware that this circus has an organizer with a bit of a history.

It's Joey Skaggs, the noted prankster who loves to fool the media and public alike.

Still, he's talking a good game.

"He is a sight to see," Skaggs told The Huffington Post. "You will not want to miss this!"

If nothing else, Skaggs has a more creative angle on this one. While other Bigfoot hoaxes claim to have a body, Tiny Top claims to have a living creature that will be released back into the wild, according to a poster for the event.

A bigfoot in the "wilds" of New York? I've already seen it... on the subway.

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An Oregon man who had suffered from burns during a dispute with his neighbors ran into a 7-Eleven and began pouring Hawaiian Punch Slurpees onto his wounds, according to the Associated Press.

He poured the slushy drink from the machine and into his shirt, then rubbed it onto his skin.

The AP says the dispute involved neighbors, hot oil and burns. And a skin-saving Slurpee machine.

Read the full story at HuffPost Weird News.

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