StrangeSights

• Think you look like Superman? Or perhaps it’s Batman that you reckon you resemble? Whichever you choose, it’s now possible to create an action figure of your favorite superhero complete with your face. Online firm Firebox say they just require you to send through two photos of your face - one from the front and one from the side. They will then use these to create a custom made head bearing your face which can be put on top of your favorite action figure character - everyone from the Joker to Catwoman. The figures could make a great conversation piece - after all they all come with a supplied plinth upon which to stand, and, where they will “remind you (and others), who you really are”. You can see a picture on Sight’s Pinterest page here…

• Can’t decide between a pizza and a cheeseburger? Why not have both. Pizza Hut’s Middle Eastern stores have reportedly released a new pizza which features 12 mini cheeseburgers placed on top. There are apparently no plans to introduce the Crown Crust Pizza to the US as yet. You can see a picture of the pizza on Sight’s Pinterest page here…

• It’s all a bit exciting - well, for these towns anyway. The Scottish town of Dull recently reportedly announced that it was seeking to become a twin town to the US town of Boring. The twinning, which apparently becomes official on 5th May, was the brainchild of a Scot who cycled through the town of Boring - which was named after its founding family.

• Looking for an alternative to the chips, chocolate bars and softdrinks usually found in vending machines? A Chinese company has reportedly installed several vending machines at underground stations in the city of Nanjing which dispense live crabs. Not sure how you’re supposed to eat that on the run…

• And the award for the most famous moustache of all time goes to (drum roll please)…artist Salvador Dali. A poll conducted on behalf of the Movember charity - which encourages people to grow moustaches to raise money - reportedly found that 24 per cent of people favoured Dali’s as the most famous followed by wrestler Hulk Hogan (18 per cent) and Albert Einstein (13 per cent).

• Want to be among the first humans to go to Mars? Catch is, it’s a one-way trip. NASA’s Ames Research Centre is reportedly investigating the idea and looking to raise some interest from among the world’s billionaires to help fund the mission which is estimated to cost around $US10 billion.

• Looking for a way to spruce up your town by stymied by the many vacant buildings? Why not adopt the approach of the English town of Redcar which has reportedly placed a series of stickers on the windows of unused shopfronts in a bid to improve the town’s appearance. The stickers depict everything from a furniture store, cafe and restaurant, to a bookshop and even the living room of a house.

Don’t forget to scroll down and have a look at our Strange Contests Special…

• We’ve already heard of island archipelagos designed to resemble palm trees or maps of the world. So why not a city shaped like a rhino in Africa? That’s the design planners in southern Sudan have reportedly come up with for their capital, the city of Juba, while a second city, Wau, is to be designed around the shape of a giraffe.

• We love words on StrangeSights, so we’re bringing you a couple of word-related stories. First up, comes the new edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English complete with freshly added words. The latest group (what to call a group of words - a paragraph?) include the ‘vuvuzela’, that annoying horn from South Africa, ‘cheeseball’ (something lacking taste, style or originality), ’staycation’ (a holiday at home), and the probably overdue term ‘climate change’. Meanwhile, staff at the Oxford English Dictionary have revealed some of the ‘words’ which never made it onto the hallowed pages. These reportedly include ‘wurfing’ (surfing the internet at work), ‘polkadodge’ (that awkward dance we have when trying to go around someone in the street), and ‘nonversation’ (a pointless chat).

• OK, it’s a little overdue but still worth mentioning. Seen on a sign outside a church in Wimbledon during the tennis championships this year: ‘What’s Jesus’ favorite score in tennis? Love all’. Have you come across any clever signs outside churches (or anywhere else for that matter?) Why not let us know?