Offbeat

It started with Wikipedia notifiying Twitter of its 13th birthday. It finished with the "young rebellious teen" - Twitter - being offered some friendly advice by the self-proclaimed senior netizen, Wikipedia.

Pakistani waiter Rozi Khan had never heard of the Game of Thrones -- or its hugely popular character Tyrion Lannister -- until his striking resemblance to the dwarf anti-hero got heads turning at home.

A couple discovered that when pet supplies retailer Petco said "all leashed pets welcome", they really meant it.

People returning home from work were in for quite a surprise recently when an escaped ostrich named Colin caused a commotion on a busy road in the UK.

The Indian word for underpants - chuddies - has become the latest entry to the Oxford English Dictionary.

The "Florida Man" challenge has taken social media by storm: search the term and your birthday to uncover weird goings-on that took place while you were celebrating.

The 'Microwave Challenge' that is taking over the Internet is one in a long line of bizarre viral trends in recent times. This challenge requires its participants to master a dance move and show it off on social media.

A Texas homeowner who reported seeing a "few" snakes under his house actually had 45 venomous rattlesnakes living there.

Police in Zhenxiong county in southwestern China have apologised for posting a picture of a criminal - from when he was a child.

When one Twitter user asked others to share their unpopular opinion on desi food, it wasn't surprising to see things get heated up.

Senior police officers in Des Moines, Iowa, came together to save three children from a burning apartment building on Tuesday.

A dramatic video has captured the terrifying moment a huge wave swept away a tourist posing on a cliff.

Over the weekend, protestors gathered at the Bulgarian capital of Sofia to demand early elections. When the Bulgarian police tried to disperse them by using pepper spray, however, something quite unexpected happened - they managed to pepper spray themselves instead.

Citizens of UAE were left puzzled after a mysterious hole appeared in the sky over the city of Al Ain this Sunday.

Business tycoon Anand Mahindra reached into his famed "WhatsApp wonder box" once again to share an amusing clip with his 6.9-million Twitter followers. The hilarious clip shows a teacher pronouncing the word 'knowledge' rather literally - ignoring the silent 'k'.