Thousands of Birds Found Dead Near Indian Lake And No One Knows What Killed Them
Wildlife experts in India are trying to make sens of the mysterious deaths of thousands of birds near the country’s largest inland lake. While the reported death toll is currently around 2,000, locals claimed that it could reach 5,000, as carcasses allegedly cover an area stretching from 12 to 15 km around the lake. Sambhar […]
Gold Thread Acupuncture – A Bizarre Way to Deal with Pain
From actual snake oil to music therapy, over the years humanity has come up with all sort of bizarre treatments for chronic pain. One of the strangest ones you might have never heard of before is gold thread acupuncture, where tiny gold threads are implanted in the human body. Gold thread acupuncture has long been […]
Colombian Soccer Field Has Two Living Trees as Goalkeepers
A newly-inaugurated synthetic soccer pitch in Bogota, Colombia, has been attracting a lot of attention on social media due to a couple of permanent “players” – two trees growing in front of each goal. Back in 2017 the District Institute of Recreation and Sports (IDRD) commissioned engineering and architecture studies for the adaptation and improvement […]
University Lets Students Lie in a Grave to Reconcile With Their Mortality
Radboud University, in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, has been raising some eyebrows with its “purification grave”, a hole dug in the ground that students can lie down in for up to three hours to reflect on what is important to them. The “purification grave” at Radboud University is at the same time a modern […]
Man Complaining of Earache Had Whole Family of Cockroaches Living in Ear Canal
A 24-year-old Chinese man who visited a hospital to complain about sharp pain in his right ear was shocked to learn that he had an entire family of cockroaches living in his ear canal. Identified only as “Mr. Lv”, the young man arrived at Sanhe Hospital, in Guangdong Province, southeast China, last month, complaining of […]
New York Caffe Sells Matte Black Coffee Topped with Black Whipped Cream
If you’re keen on trying the blackest coffee around, you may want to give the Matte Black Latte at Round K cafe in New Your City a Try. As the owner of the place puts it, “it’s black like my soul”. When people say they want their coffee black, they usually mean they want it […]
Inmate Claims He Served His Life Sentence Because He Briefly Died
66-year-old Benjamin Schreiber is very much alive, but hasn’t stopped him from using his death as a way of explaining that he actually served his life sentence for murder. When Shreiber collapsed in his prison cell in 2015, doctors had to resuscitate him five times, which technically means that he died for a brief period […]
Indian Office Workers Wear Bike Helmets to Work to Prevent Head Injuries
Government office workers in the Indian city of Banda, Uttar Pradesh state, recently drew a lot of attention online for wearing motorcycle helmets indoors to prevent head injuries in case the roof collapsed on them. Photos of electricity department employees working at their office in Banda while wearing these large motorcycle helmets on their heads […]
Onionade – The Onion-Based Lemonade You Never Knew You Craved
Onion hardly seems like the best vegetable to base a soft drink on, but Onionade doesn’t contain the kind of onion you’re used to, but a new type that not only doesn’t make you cry when you chop it, but it unusually sweet as well. Back in 2016 we reported on one of the most […]
Chinese Men Obsessed with Martial Arts Novels Go Into the Mountains to Live Out Their Fantasies
Wuxia (martial arts and chivalry) novels and films are very popular in China, but while most people are content just reading or watching the exploits of fictional heroes, some go to extremes in order to experience these adventures themselves. Jin Yong is considered one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers in history, and […]
Chinese Researchers Create Stretchable Display Thin Enough to Be Worn as Temporary Tattoo
A team of researchers from the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Nanjing University recently unveiled an innovative display that is thin and flexible enough to be worn on skin, like a type of temporary tattoo. Having to check a stopwatch to see your time while running, or looking at your smartphone screen to […]
Woman Uses Power Washer to Turn Driveway into Artistic Canvas
A North Carolina woman who got a power washer for her birthday is using it to turn her concrete driveway into a canvas for ephemeral art, and draw a lot of attention online in the process. Dianna Wood, a retired office worker from Burlington, North Carolina, had been wanting her own power washer ever since […]
Woman Suffers Heart Attack Trying to Explain Math Problem to Son
A 36-year-old mother got so worked up because her son couldn’t understand how to solve a math problem while doing homework that she suffered a heart attack. Parenting in general can get pretty tough, and I can attest that trying to explain math to a child can be frustrating, but according to a recent news […]
Restaurant Slammed for Using Live Crabs as Prizes for Claw Machine
A popular seafood restaurant in Singapore has been criticized online for its “cruel” claw machine which gave patrons the chance to catch a live crab for $5 a token. The chief executive of House of Seafood has had to issue a public apology after a viral video showing people using a pink claw machine to […]
Ugandan Woman Marries Three Men at Once After Monogamous Marriage Fails
A 36-year-old woman from Amugagara, in Uganda, made national news headlines for marrying three men at once after her monogamous relationship failed. The daughter of a Christian pastor in Uganda’s Teso community, Ann Grace Aguti had been at odds with her clansmen ever since she decided to get multiple husbands. However, she always defended her […]