The strangest news stories from around the world

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The weird and the wonderful It's a strange, strange world...

A French businessman has named a fizzy drink after US President-elect Barack Obama.

Knut the polar bear is looking for a new home as Berlin Zoo cannot afford to keep him.

Archaeologists working in northern Peru have discovered the lavish burial site of a nobleman from the ancient Sican culture.

Latin America has largely missed out on winter sports but people in Mexico City are making up for lost time.

An American chef from New york has won the hearts of Tokyo residents.

The iconic Lotus that Roger Moore drove in The Spy Who Loved Me has fetched £111, 500 at auction.

Christians celebrate the start of Advent

Everything you need to know about the lost NASA toolbag in sixty seconds.

The largest truffle found in Italy this year is set to be auctioned off.

Millions of New Yorkers to gather to see Macy's Thanksgiving parade.

Employees at a South Korean theme park are competing for festive honours at Santa school.

NASA's latest mission: to turn urine into water

Loud teenagers are being made to listen to the crooner as a penalty.

A stuntman wearing a jetpack has flown across a 1,500ft canyon in the US state of Colorado.

A three-legged leopardess is at the centre of an unlikely love triangle in an Israeli zoo.

Singer Simon Webbe has become the eighth person to be voted off I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!

A baby girl is still seriously ill in hospital after her conjoined twin died following emergency surgery to separate them.

A decision on building a third runway at Heathrow Airport has been postponed until the New Year.