Italian Athlete Has 15-Year Online Relationship with Scammer Posing as Supermodel
Roberto Cazzaniga, a well-known Italian volleyball player, was scammed out of over $800,000 over 15 years by a scammer who posed as his online girlfriend and used photos of famous Brazilian supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio. The current captain of the Gioia Del Colle volleyball club was introduced to his online girlfriend by a mutual friend, Manuela, […]
Man Allegedly Jumps in Front of Moving Train to Claim Insurance Payouts
A Hungarian man has been accused of jumping in front of a train and having both legs cut off by the metal wheels in order to claim over $3.2 million in insurance payouts. Sandor Cs., a 54-year-old man from the Hungarian village of Nyircsaszari, lost both of his legs in a horrific incident in 2014. […]
Nigerian Man Arrested for Trying to Sell Himself for $50,000
A 26-year-old man in Nigeria was recently arrested by the Islamic police known as Hisbah for trying to sell himself to anyone who would pay the 20 million Nigerian nara ($49,000) fee. Aliyu Na Idris first made national news headlines at the end of October, when he was spotted walking through the city of Karo […]
Frugal Woman Saves Up To 90% of Her Monthly Salary, Buys 2 Homes in Nine Years
A Chinese woman has sparked controversy online with her extremely frugal lifestyle, which involves spending as little money as possible, even if it means giving up on some of life’s small pleasures. Consumerism may be at an all-time high in the developed world right now, but the minimalist lifestyle trend is also becoming increasingly popular. […]
12-Year-Old Indonesian Boy Goes Viral Because of His Unique Name – ABCDEF GHIJK
A 12-year-old boy from Indonesia’s South Sumatra province recently made international news headlines because of his bizarre name – ABCDEF GHIJK. Yes, you read that correctly, someone actually named their son after the first 11 letters in the English alphabet. The bizarre discovery was made accidentally when the 12-year-old boy took part in a vaccination […]
Blind Quarterback Relies Solely on His Memory to Help His Team
Jasen Bracy became completely blind at the age of 7, but he didn’t let that setback come between him and his dream of playing football, and he is now a quarterback for the Modesto Raiders. Jasen, who lives in Modesto, California, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that causes tumors in the retina, […]
70-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth to Her First Child
At an age when most women are either busy playing with their grandchildren or are long past thinking about having children, a 70-year-old Indian woman just gave birth to her first child. Jivuben Valabhai Rabari and her husband had been trying to conceive ever since they got married, 45 years ago, but their every attempt […]
Meet Mr. Methane – The Man Who Gets Paid to Fart
Mr. Methane is a world-renowned entertainer who, as the name suggests, has a very special talent when it comes to passing wind. Of all superpowers one could have, farting at will probably sits near the bottom of everyone’s list, and yet one of the few people known to be able to control their flatulence has […]
Indian Man Seeks Divorce From Wife Because She Doesn’t Bathe Daily
A Muslim man from India’s Uttar Pradesh reportedly tried to divorce his wife of two years because she doesn’t bathe daily, and they fight every time he asks her to. Personal hygiene is an important part of a relationship, and in some cases, it can become a serious enough issue to warrant the end of […]
Man Turns Himself In 30 Years After Escaping From Prison
An Australian man who had been on the run for nearly three decades turned himself in recently, after being rendered homeless by the pandemic and struggling to find work. On the night of August 1, 1992, 13 months into his three-and-a-half-year sentence for growing marijuana, Darko “Dougie” Desic escaped from the Grafton Correctional Centre in […]
Man Claims to Have Been Sleeping Just 30 Minutes a Day for the Last 12 Years
Daisuke Hori, a 36-year-old man from Japan, has spent the last few years training his mind and body to function on as little sleep as possible. He claims to get just 30 minutes of sleep a day and not get tired at all. Do you ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, […]
Political Candidate Forced to Run Against Doppelgangers Who Also Stole His Name
An opposition party candidate running for a municipal position in St Petersburg, Russia, is competing against at least two other people who not only legally changed their names to his, but also borrowed his physical appearance to confuse voters. Russian opposition politicians are used to running against candidates with the same surname, it’s a commonly […]
“Silent Man” Has Been Causing Traffic Jams by Standing in the Middle of Traffic for Seven Years
An Englishman dubbed “Silent Man” has caused numerous traffic jams in his home city of Swansea over the last seven years by simply standing in the middle of traffic. Because he never says a word, no one has any idea why he does it. Ever since 2014, David Hampson has repeatedly hindered traffic by standing […]
African Pastor Dies While Trying to Emulate Jesus’ Three-Day Resurrection
James Sakara, the pastor of a Zambian Christian church, was found dead after asking to be buried alive in the ground so he could come back to life in three days’ time, like Jesus… To say that 22-year-old James Sakara was overconfident in his ability to emulate the resurrection of Jesus Christ would be an […]
Serbia’s Famous Cave Hermit Has a 400-Pound Boar For a Pet
Panta Petrović has been living in a cave in the canyon of Serbia’s Gradašnička river for over 16 years, away from modern civilization and in the company of both domestic and wild animals, including a 200-kilogram boar named Mara. Serbia’s most famous cave dweller recently made international headlines after Agence France Press reported that even […]