This archive report was first published on 30 November 2021.
As the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, fires, and floods in 2021, it also saw a series of unusual and amusing news stories that brought smiles to people's faces.
One such story involved Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner, who refused to let US Secret Service agents use the bathrooms in their Washington mansion, forcing them to use the toilet at the nearby home of former US President Barack Obama.
Another story that made headlines was about a woman in Quebec who was stopped by police for walking a man on a leash during a coronavirus curfew, claiming she was walking her dog.
South Korean officials also issued a reminder to pregnant women to prepare enough clothes and meals for their husbands while they were away in hospital giving birth.
A Danish children's television show about a man with the world's longest penis went viral, while US research found that people who use profanities tend to be more intelligent, creative, and honest.
Elsewhere, an Indian man who was declared dead after a motorcycle crash began to move on an autopsy table, and Yoshiro Mori resigned as Tokyo Olympics chief after saying that women talk too much.
The entire board of a California primary school also resigned after they were caught dissing parents as pot-smoking slackers on a Zoom call.
Finally, a French male panda named Yuan Zi managed to couple eight times in one day with his new lover, sparking a romantic interest in the animal kingdom.
