WEIRD STUFF

'Doomsday fish' washes up in Tasmania

A giant oarfish - dubbed the "doomsday fish" - shocked locals after washing up on a remote Tasmanian beach.

The shimmering three-metre sea creature was spotted by walker Sybil Robertson on Ocean Beach near Strahan.

"I'm five foot nine, and it was more than three of my strides long," she said. "It was just something weird and fantastic."

Experts later confirmed it as a deep-sea oarfish, a rarely seen species that can grow up to eight metres and weigh over 400kg.

Marine biologist, professor Neville Barrett, called the find "incredibly rare", explaining the fish usually float vertically in deep waters feeding on plankton.

Locals say sightings of oarfish are linked to myths of natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunamis.

Traffic named UK's top 'micro-stress'

Gridlock is grinding Britain's gears. A new poll finds that 53 per cent of Brits say getting stuck in traffic is their biggest everyday stressor.

Other common stress triggers? Bin bags bursting (42 per cent), losing keys (33 per cent), and people walking slowly (33 per cent).

Psychologist Dr Becky Spelman warns these micro-stresses can wear you down: "They raise cortisol, mess with focus, and pile on emotional fatigue."

The study, by calming drinks brand TRIP, suggests Brits experience stress-related high blood pressure for up to two hours a day.

Dieting linked to depression in men

Cutting calories might shrink your waistline - but it could also crush your mood.

A major Canadian study has found that people on low-calorie diets, especially men, are more likely to suffer from depression.

Researchers at the University of Toronto tracked over 28,500 adults for more than a decade. Those dieting scored significantly higher on depression symptoms.

Why? Restricting food can lead to nutritional deficiencies that impair brain function and trigger low moods.

Saucy condom features horny priests

A 200-year-old condom featuring a naughty nun and three randy priests is now on full display at Amsterdam's world-famous Rijksmuseum.

The hand-stitched sheath - likely made from sheep gut - shows a nun eyeing up exposed clergymen and choosing her favourite with the phrase, "Voila mon choix".

Curator Joyce Zelen said the cheeky relic, dating to around 1830, was likely a souvenir from a luxury French brothel: "It was probably meant more for laughs than action."

Only two such condoms are known to exist.

Zelen added: "We even had to create a new database entry for the word 'condom'."

The kinky collectible - bought for EU1,000 - is now part of an exhibition exploring sex work and sexuality in the 1800s, running until November.