32 Weirdest Moments of 2013
While Miley Cyrus and Rob Ford were making us scratch our heads in 2013, there were plenty of other weird moments that might have been less noticed. Some of these moments included finger wrestling in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany (while drinking beer, of course) and the annual 'Tomatina' festival in Bunol, Spain where participants hurl squashed tomatoes at each other. Maybe you didn't realize that T-Rex roamed around Paris, or missed the melon skiing in Australia.
We're already looking forward to what craziness is to come next year. But for now, here are 32 of the weirdest moments of 2013.
1. A Melon A Day ...
Melon skiing at Chinchilla Melon Festival in Queensland, Australia on Feb. 15, 2013.Image: Lonely Planet Images Cathy Finch2. De Niro and Lil Bub
Robert De Niro and cat Lil Bub attend the Directors Brunch during the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 23, 2013 in New York City.Image: Rob Kim/Getty Images3. Barbie Dreamhouse Experience Opens In Berlin
A bare-breasted FEMEN protester with an inscription on her body that reads: 'Life In Plastic Is Not Fantastic' yells protest slogans while holding up a burning cross with a Barbie doll attached to it outside the Barbie Dreamhouse Experience on May 16, 2013 in Berlin, Germany.Image: Sean Gallup/Getty Images4. Chile Cannabis Legalization March
A man holds a giant joint during a march for the legalization of cannabis in Santiago, on May 18, 2013, as part of the 2013 Global Marijuana March which is being held in hundreds of cities worldwide.Image: Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images5. Cheese Rolling
Contestants in the men's race chase a cheese down the steep gradient of Cooper's Hill on May 27, 2013 in Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England. Although no longer a officially organised event since 2009, thousands of spectators still gathered to watch contestants from around the world tumbling down the 200m slope with the winner of each receiving a cheese. Injuries such as broken arms and legs are commonplace.Image: Matt Cardy/Getty Images6. Dinosaur Invades Eiffel Tower
A giant chrome brushed aluminium skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus (T-Rex) dinosaur, made by French sculptor and painter Philippe Pasqua, stands at the pier of riverboat company Bateaux-Mouches on June 12, 2013 in Paris. (Image: Claire Lebertre/AFP/Getty Images7. Belgium Sand Sculptures
People take pictures of a sand sculpture representing Avatar science fiction movie's characters during the Sand Sculpture Festival in Blankenberg on June 18, 2013.Image: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images8. Leandro Erlich Creates A House Of Mirrors
People interact with a large-scale installation art piece by Leandro Erlich, named 'Dalston House,' is displayed on June 24, 2013 in London, England.Image: Dan Dennison/Getty Images9. Canadian Circus Act
Canadian performer Matias Salmenaho, 26, stands still as axes are juggled past him as the three generation Quebecois circus company, Cirque Alfonse at the Southbank Centre in London on July 9, 2013.Image: Andrew Cowie/AFP/Getty Images10. Soapbox Race
A team goes over an obstacle as they compete in the Red Bull Soapbox race in London on July 14, 2013.Image: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images11. Baby Parrot
An Indian parrot hatchling is fed by hand in Dimapur on July 24, 2013, after being caught in a forest by a local hunter and offered for sale in the north-eastern Indian state of Nagaland.Image: Strdel/AFP/Getty Images)12. It's Superman!
Czech Michal Navratil dives for a joke as superman after of the men's high diving final competition at the FINA World Championships in Moll de la Fusta port in Barcelona on July 31, 2013.Image: Javier Soriano/AFP/Getty Images13. The Unabashed Gather in Their Underwear
A man wearing only his underwear dances in front of a crowd in Times Square in an attempt to break the Guinness Book of World Records' record for 'the most amount of people gathered in their underwear in the Times Square section of New York' on Aug. 5, 2013 in New York City.Image: Andrew Burton/Getty Images14. Finger Wrestling
Two competitors face off in a friendly fight while drinking beer during the 60th annual Bavarian finger wrestling championships (also known as Fingerhakeln) on Aug. 11, 2013 in Feldkirchen-Westerham, Germany.Image: Johannes Simon/Getty Images15. Delicious Worm Burger
A woman poses with a Pigeon and Mealworm burger on a 'Pop Up' stand at One New Change on Aug. 15, 2013 in London, England.Image: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images16. View from Above
Members of an international religious movement called the White Brotherhood perform ritual dances on the top of the Rila Mountain, near Babreka lake, on Aug. 19, 2013.Image: Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images17. Tomato-Fest
Revellers take part in the annual 'Tomatina' festivities in Bunol, near Valencia, on Aug. 28, 2013. Twenty thousands revellers hurled 130 tonnes of squashed tomatoes at each other, drenching the streets in red in a gigantic Spanish food fight known as the Tomatina.Image: Gabriel Gallo/AFP/Getty Images18. Rubber Duck Arrives in Taiwan
People gather to see a giant Rubber Duck by Dutch conceptual artist Florentijin Hofman at Glory Pier on Sept. 19, 2013 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.Image: Ashley Pon/Getty Images19. World Record Black Pudding
Volunteers cook the largest morcilla (black pudding) in an attempt to break the Guinness Record in Burgos on Sept. 29, 2013. Four hundred volunteers made and cooked the giant morcilla before serving 4,000 portions.Image: Cesar Manso/AFP/Getty Images20. Purifying Pain
A devotee of the Chinese Bang Neow Shrine with his cheeks pierced by metal rods waits for the start of a street procession during the annual Vegetarian Festival in the southern Thai town of Phuket on Oct. 10, 2013. During the festival, which begins on the first evening of the ninth lunar month and lasts nine days, religious devotees slash themselves with swords, pierce their cheeks with sharp objects and commit other painful acts to purify themselves, taking on the sins of the community.Image: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images21. Tilted Toyota
This photo taken on Oct. 10, 2013 shows a journalist driving Japanese auto giant Toyota Motor's prototype model electric trike 'i-Road', in Tokyo. Cars that drive themselves -- and avoid collisions -- could be on the market within a few years.Image: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images22. Optical Exhibit
A woman talks on her phone as she stands near works entitled 'Lounge Lover' by British artist Dee Ferris, 'Nia' by Japanese artist Tomoaki Suzuki and 'Blue Milk' by Dee Ferris at the Frieze London art fair in Regent's Park, north London, England, on Oct. 16, 2013.Image: Leon Neal/AFP/Getty Images23. Aerial Art
An aerial picture shows Britain and Irelands largest land art entitled 'Wish' at Belfasts Titanic Quarter in Northern Ireland on Oct. 23, 2013. Spanning 11 acres, the artwork, by Cuban-American artist Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada, is made up from 30,000 pegs, 2,000 tons of soil and 2,000 tons of sand.Image: Peter Muhly/AFP/Getty Images24. A Mammoth Surprise
A woman on a bicycle watches a life-sized replica of a mammoth being pulled through the streets of Uherske Hradiste, southeastern Czech Republic on Oct. 23, 2013.Image: Radek Mica/AFP/Getty Images25. Rockettes and Livestock
A donkey, two sheep and three camels pose with Rockettes outside Radio City Music Hall Hall before their first day of rehearsals for the 2013 'Radio City Christmas Spectacular' and their starring role in the Living Nativity' show Oct. 29, 2013 in New York.Image: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images26. Balancing Act
A Pakistani animal handler holds up a stick as a goat balances over it in Islamabad on Nov. 2, 2013. The handlers earn a living by training animals to perform tricks to crowds.Image: Aamir Qureshi/AFP/Getty Images17. Celebrating Raisin Monday
Students from St Andrew's University indulge in a tradition of covering themselves with foam to honor the 'academic family' on Nov. 4, 2013, in St Andrews, Scotland. Every November the 'raisin weekend' which is held in the university's St Salvator's Quadrangle, is celebrated and a gift of raisins (now foam) is traditionally given by first year students to their elders as a thank you for their guidance.Image: Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images28. Five-Legged Sheep
A picture taken on Nov. 5, 2013 in Condeon shows a five-leg female sheep that the owner tried to sell on the internet.Image: Nicolas Tucat/AFP/Getty Images29. Flaming Tar Barrels Festival
A burning barrel soaked in tar is carried at the annual Ottery St Mary Tar Barrel festival on Nov. 5 2013 in Ottery St Mary, Devon, England. The tradition, which is over 400 years old, sees competitors (who must have been born in the town to take part) running with burning barrels on their backs through the village, until the heat becomes too unbearable or the barrel breaks down, starting with junior barrels carried by children and continuing all evening with ever larger and larger barrels. The event, which has been threatened with closure on previous years due to increasing public liability insurance costs, raises thousands of pounds for charity and attracts spectators from around the world.Image: Matt Cardy/Getty Images30. Aeriel Awareness
Children take the form of a shark with a detached fin as part of a Kids Ocean Day event, aimed at raising awareness on shark fin trade and consumption in Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 2013.Image: Philippe Lopez/AFP/Getty Images31. Goofy Golf
Cristie Kerr of the USA prepares to hit a shot from an unusual lie during the pro-am prior to the start of the HSBC Women's Champions at the Sentosa Golf Club on Feb. 27, 2013 in Singapore.Image: Scott Halleran/Getty Images32. Corpse Flower
A woman takes a photo on July 9, 2013 of the Titan arum flower in the national botanic garden in Meise, Belgium. The Titan Arum, one of the world's largest, rarest and smelliest flowers is variously known as a 'corpse flower' in Indonesia where first found, or 'huge deformed penis' under its scientific name, 'Amorphophallus titanium.'
