Reuters: Oddly Enough

• Australia bars entry to Vietnamese woman for failing to declare raw pork
  Australia has refused entry to a Vietnamese woman for failing to declare 10 kg (22 lb) of raw pork, seafood and poultry on arrival in Sydney, its first expulsion under a more strict biosecurity law, authorities said on Tuesday.
• Supertyphoon Hagibis gives new wind to Philippine disco band
  For a four-decade-old Philippine disco band, the namesake supertyphoon bearing down on Japan has brought a sudden rush of interest in its macho act.
• Squirrels' stash of winter walnuts causes car chaos
  Squirreling away supplies for winter took on a whole new meaning for a couple in the United States, after they discovered a hoodful of walnuts and grass in their car.
• A 70-year-old biking grandmother conquers Bolivia's 'Death Road'
  Bolivia´s "Death Road" might seem an odd place for a septuagenarian grandmother on two wheels.
• Owners present pets to Philippines priest for blessing
  Elaborately dressed cats and dogs and even a palm-sized sugar glider were among the animals blessed outside a Philippine mall on Sunday in celebration of the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and World Animal day.
• Italian astronaut to watch World Cup match from space
  Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano will be cheering on his team from space when they take on South Africa in their pivotal Rugby World Cup clash.
• China's 'national flag baby' raises flag, captivates millions
  Feng Jianhan, 9, puts on his olive-colored army uniform, cap and white satin gloves each morning, and goosesteps across his living room.
• Loo and behold! Japan's high-tech toilets bemuse fans
  Japan may not win their home Rugby World Cup but they have already proved themselves world beaters when it comes to toilets.
• From tree to chair without the carpentry: UK couple grows furniture
  On a two-acre field in England's Midlands, Gavin and Alice Munro are taking sustainability to the next level: they harvest trees which they train to grow into chairs.
• Alien enthusiasts descend on Nevada desert near secretive U.S. base
  Scores of UFO enthusiasts converged on rural Nevada on Thursday for a pilgrimage of sorts to the U.S. installation known as Area 51, long rumored to house government secrets about alien life, as law enforcement officials beefed up security around the military base.