One Foot Wander – Amputated Foot Gets Its Own Instagram Account
A cancer survivor forced to have her left foot amputated below the knee as a final solution decided to keep her foot after the operation, and even set up an Instagram account for it, where she posts funny photos of the bleached limb. You can say that Kristi Loyall’s amputated foot is a lot more popular […]
Mother of Four Builds Dream House from Scratch Using YouTube Tutorials
It’s hard to believe that a family with no construction experience could build a two-storey, five-bedroom house all by themselves, by watching tutorials on YouTube, but Cara Brookins and her four kids are living proof that it can be done. Their amazing story is now the subject of a book – ‘Rise, How a House Built […]
Nigerian Club Owner Arrested for Walking Around with Young Women on a Leash
Mike Eze-Nwalie Nwogu, co-owner of a nightclub in Lagos, Nigeria, was recently arrested for dehumanizing young girls by putting collars around their necks and parading them on a leash in public. Nwogu, who is known as “Pretty Mike” among the socialites of the African metropolis, has apparently been turning young girls into “human puppies” for […]
Dog Saves Owner’s Life by Lying on Top of Him for 20 Hours to Keep Him from Freezing
In what can only be described as a heroic act, a golden retriever managed to save his owner’s life by lying on top of him for almost 24 hours to keep him from freezing to death after slipping on ice and breaking his neck. On New Year’s Eve, 64-year-old Bob (who chose not to reveal his […]
Unconventional Church Uses Heavy Metal Music to Preach the Word of God
Some misguided people still consider heavy metal to be ‘”the devil’s music”, but a Church in Sao Paolo, Brazil is actually using it as a way to spread the word of God. Crash Church is an evangelical church attended by heavy metal fans looking to worship God through music. Located in a large garage, Crash Church […]
436-Kilogram Pakistani Hulk Claims to Be World’s Strongest Man
Remember the Iranian real-life Hulk? Well, it seems neighboring Pakistan has its own version of the popular Marvel superhero. His name is Arbab Khizer Hayat, he weighs a whopping 436 kilograms, and claims to be the strongest man alive. Hayat, who is popularly known as Khan Baba, hails from the city of Mardan, in northern Pakistan, […]
Woman Recycles Dog Hair into Beautiful Sweaters, Ponchos, Gloves and More
Chiengora – the art of spinning dog hair to make warm clothing items – has been around for thousands of years, and is still used today by people in extremely cold climates near the Arctic Circle. Now one Chicago-area woman wants to make Chiengora clothing available to dog lovers looking for a way to always stay close […]
The Asparamancer – Woman Claims to Predict the Future Using Asparagus
Jemima Packington, from Bath, UK, claims to be the world’s only ‘asparamancer’, a term coined by one of her friends to reflect her unique talent of telling the future using asparagus. The asparamancer says she started practicing asparagus fortunetelling when she was just eight years old, after seeing her grandmother practice with tea leaves. She tried using […]
The Krispy Kreme Black Market of Juarez
Up until a few years ago, the Mexican border city of Juarez was considered one of the most dangerous in the world due to the violent drug trafficking cartels operating in the area. Today, Juarez is a much safer place, but there’s still some trafficking going on, involving something just as addictive as illegal drugs – Krispy […]
Indian Engineer Spends the Last Five Years Collecting over 50 Kilograms of Nails from City Road
Benedict Jebakumar is a man on a mission. Ever since 2012 he has dedicated his free time to sweeping Bangalore’s Outer Ring Road of metal nails deliberately put there by nearby tire puncture shops to boost their profits. In the last five years, the Indian engineer claims to have collected over 50 kilograms of metal […]
Family Looking for Nanny to Join Them on Trip Around the World Receives over 19,000 Applications
M’Kenzie and Derek Tillotson, of Utah, USA, are planning to embark on an epic trip around the world with their three young children, and are looking for a travel nanny to assist them on their journey. They posted a Facebook video hoping to get a few dozen applications, but ended up with messages from nearly 20,000 people […]
New York Restaurant Serves $2,000 Pizza Covered in Edible 24K Gold
Pizza has long been regarded as the food of the people; It’s cheap, easy to make and tastes amazing. But that doesn’t apply to all pizzas. For example, a restaurant in New York City serves a pizza that only the 1% can afford. It’s priced at $2,000 and comes covered in strips of edible 24K gold. […]
Woman Tries to Smuggle Boyfriend Out of Prison in a Suitcase
A Venezuelan woman was caught trying to get her detained boyfriend out of Puente Ayala prison by packing him in a large suitcase. They almost got away with it too, but guards became suspicious after seeing the woman struggling with the suitcase. 25-year-old Antonieta Robles Souda arrived at the Puente Ayala prison in Barcelona, Venezuela, last week, to […]
World’s First Vibrating Jeans Act as a Wearable GPS
French company Spinalli Design has recently unveiled a collection of smart vibrating jeans that connect to your smartphone to provide directions to your destination. Equipped with sensors on each side, the Essential jeans vibrate every time you need to turn left or right. Recently featured at the 2016 CES show in Las Vegas, the Spinalli […]
Startup Creates Stain and Odour-Resistant Cotton Shirts
Let’s face it, red wine and sweat are the bane of stylish clothing. No matter how careful you try to be, you can only dodge wine stains for so long, and there’s really no escaping those yellowish sweat stains around the armpits. They’ll make you throw away an otherwise perfectly good shirt, but there’s really no other […]