Man Addicted to Tearing Holes through His Face Sets Record for Most “Flesh Tunnels”
Meet Joel Miggler, a 22-year-old with a ‘disturbing’ addiction to flesh tunnels. He’s taken body piercings to a whole new level with a total of 11 flesh holes fitted with expanders on his face, including his nose and lips. Two of the largest holes are on his cheeks, each measuring 34 mm in diameter. And […]
Santa Claus Runs for North Pole City Council
Turns out Santa Claus is real, and he actually lives in North Pole! Don’t get too excited though – North Pole is a suburb in Fairbanks, Alaska, and Santa Claus is the legal name of one of its residents, although he definitely looks the part. At North Pole, the atmosphere is festive all year. The […]
Texas Man Forced to Live on Lawn of Million Dollar Mansion after Wife Kicks Him Out
A Texas couple is in the news for taking their marital spat to a whole new level. The husband has apparently set up camp on the front lawn, ever since his doctor wife kicked him out of their million dollar mansion in Taylor Lake Village, Seabrook. According to local police, Sharafat Khan, 69, has been […]
Mystery Condition Causes Texas Girl to Sneeze 12,000 Times a Day
Meet Katelyn Thornley, a seventh grade student who spends most of her day sneezing. The 12-year-old from Angleton, Texas, suffers from an unknown condition that causes her to sneeze over 12,000 times a day, preventing her from enjoying a normal childhood. The mysterious ailment started about three weeks ago, just after she left a clarinet lesson. […]
Lexus Unveils Drivable “Origami Car” Made of Precision-Cut Cardboard
Luxury car giant Lexus is making headlines for creating a fully functional, drivable cardboard replica of its IS sedan. The ‘Origami Car’ was made by gluing slices of cardboard together on a steel and aluminum frame, with an electric motor powering it. The one-of-a-kind vehicle comes with fully fitted interiors, functioning doors, headlights, and wheels. The […]
Extreme Phone Pinching – Probably the Most Nerve-Racking Internet Trend of 2015
Move over extreme sports, ‘extreme phone pinching’ is guaranteed to deliver an adrenaline rush like never before. Warning: It’s not for the faint-hearted. The nerve-wracking new challenge has people dangling their expensive smartphones over all sorts of dangerous places like toilets, drains, balconies and even high cliffs. There’s only one rule – they’ve got to […]
Woman with “Perfect Size” Butt Makes a Living Trying on Jeans
Meet Natasha Wagner, who according to America’s denim industry, has a perfect sized butt. With a height of five feet eight inches and a 28-inch waist, her size 6 figure makes her the most coveted ‘live mannequin’ to create what popular denim brands believe to be the perfect pair of jeans. So for the past 14 years, […]
Russia Begins Construction of World’s First Underwater Church
A group of Russians are trying to construct the world’s first underwater church at Cape Fiolent, about 200 meters off the Crimean coast. Divers recently planted a large cross styled like a ship’s anchor at a depth of about 20 meters below sea level, marking the beginning of the ambitious project. The church is partly […]
Living in the Past – English Couple Fashion Their Lifestyle after the 1940’s
Kitten Von Mew, a burlesque dancer from Warwickshire, England, is so in love with the 1940’s era that she has modeled her entire life around it. Along with her husband Richard, she’s spent thousands of pounds redecorating their home with authentic furniture and decor from the ’30s and ’40s. Her wardrobe is filled with hundreds of […]
India’s Lake of Toxic Foam Is So Polluted It Sometimes Catches Fire
Despite its tropical climate, parts of Bangalore city in southern India have been experiencing what looks like snow. Except, it’s not actually snow, but a toxic foam from a severely polluted lake! The 9,000-acre Bellandur lake is the largest one in the city, and also the most polluted. Decades’ worth of untreated chemical waste and sewage in […]
Chinese Company Punishes Employees by Making Them Crawl on Their Knees Around a Lake
A company in Zhengzhou, China’s Henan Province, has caused outrage online after some of its employees were spotted crawling on their hand and knees around a local lake because they couldn’t meet their sales targets! The shocking corporal punishment was publicised by various local media outlets. According to the reports, at least a dozen people were seen […]
Japan Is All Set to Introduce Robot Taxis Next Year
Robot Taxi Inc., a Tokyo-based company, is gearing up to bring self-driving robot taxis to Japan’s roads early next year. They’ve invited residents to try out the taxi service in Fujisawa, in Kanagawa Prefecture. 50 people are all set to take part in the experiment. According to Robot Taxi, the new cabs will take residents to […]
Woman Fulfills Life-Long Wish of Becoming Blind, Says She’s Never Been Happier
Body Integrity Identity Disorder (BIID) is a serious psychological condition that gives able-bodied people a strong desire to be disabled. It’s what made this woman from North Carolina purposely blind herself by dropping drain cleaner into her eyes! Jewel Shuping, 30, revealed that she’s been obsessed with blindness since childhood. “My mother would find me […]
Chinese Teen Dresses Up as Cow Every Day and Asks People to Ride Her to Raise Money for Sick Father
Desperate to raise funds for her ailing father’s treatment, a teenager in China’s Anhui province has taken to wearing a cow mask and charging people 5 yuan to ride her. She’s been at it for the past three months, but Hefei locals have branded her a fraud. Now, news reports are featuring photographs of 15-year-old […]
Man with World’s Longest Fingernails Hasn’t Clipped Them in Over 60 Years
Shridhar Chillal, from Pune, India, hasn’t cut his fingernails in over six decades. He began growing them when he was still in school, and now holds the Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Fingernails on a Single Hand Ever’. The super-long talons on his left hand now have a cumulative length of 909.6 cm! Chillal’s […]