Run, Budhia, run!

A four-year-old boy in Bhubaneswar, India, is being dubbed the "Forrest Gump" of India after running 64 kilometres non-stop, setting a new record for the country. Officials say Budhia Singh completed his record-setting jaunt in seven hours and two minutes.

Snake fails to catch fire

A woman living in an apartment in Jacksonville, Florida, was burning mad when the apartment manager refused to help her get a pesky snake off her porch. So she tried to set the reptile on fire, causing $1,000 (Bt38,000) worth of damage. However, the snake slithered away with barely a scratch.

Football clubs should mind their fans

A judge in Kenya is suggesting that arch-rival English football franchises Chelsea and Manchester United should boot up and pay the fines he slapped on two brawling soccer fans in Nairobi after they fought each other in a pub following a televised match. When the two were sentenced to 50 days in prison if they didn't pay their $70 fines, the magistrate reportedly told them, "Tell Manchester and Chelsea to pay the fines for you."

Robbing the cradle

A 104-year-old woman in northern Malaysia has married a 33-year-old man, according to The Star newspaper. But the age difference between Muhamad Noor Che Musa and his septuagenarian bride isn't the only shocker, because while it's Muhamad's first marriage, she's been married 20 times previously.

Out on a limb

A man in India has been living alone for more than 50 years in a tree house following a tiff with his wife. The stubborn husband refuses to move home and says that as well as having grown spiritually, he has also learned how to deal with tension since he moved out.

Bus drivers told to clean up

Bus drivers in England are in a stink over new guidelines that say they must change their shirts daily, use deodorant and have their shoes polished. According to Sky News, drivers are insulted by the rules, but a representative for the company claims, "This is not about saying that anyone in particular smells."

Floundered in a fjord

A rower attempting to stroke his way down Norway's coastline without a life raft or survival suit has been found dead. According to Norwegian coast guard officials, despite the fact that the hapless rower had packed a mobile phone, he didn't place any calls for help, either.

On a wing and a prayer

It is migration season in Chicago so the Windy City have opened a bird hospital for feathered friends that have flown into skyscrapers, been stepped on or run over while making their way north.

Gift from the afterlife

An 81-year-old man who has won big three times playing lottery scratchers now thinks his dead wife is "guiding his good fortune". Keith Selix has won a total of $81,000 within the last year and has used the money to rebuild his entire house.

A young 128, unofficially

A woman from San Augustin, El Salvador, turned 128 on May 3, making her the world's oldest living person. Cruz Hernandez's family is still awaiting confirmation from "Guinness Book of World Records", which currently names 116-year-old Maria Esther de Capovilla of Ecuador as the oldest living woman.

Free hugs from the fuzz

The mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, just wants a hug. According to The Clarion-Ledger, Mayor Frank Melton asked his police escort to pull over a school bus last week so he could give the kids onboard hugs and words of encouragement.