The Strange Story of a Third-Born Child Literally Named “Zero Zero Three”
It’s not uncommon for Mexican parents to give their children unique, extravagant names, but even by these standards, the name Zero Zero Three stood out like a sore thumb, making its bearer an overnight internet celebrity. It all started when Casera Pizza, a well-known pizzeria based in Merida, the capital of Mexico’s Yucatan State, announced […]
Young Woman Goes Blind in One Eye After Getting Her Eyeballs Dyed Black
A 25-year-old woman from Poland has been left completely blind in her right eye and with eyesight complications in the left one after having her eyeballs dyed black by a tattoo artist in order to make herself stand out. Aleksandra Sadowska’s tragic story began four years ago, when the young girl from Wroclaw, in western […]
The Glowing Pencil Drawings of Enrique Bernal
The pencil drawings of Enrique ‘Kike’ Bernal would look good enough with that mysterious, colorful glow, but there is no denying that the added effect makes them that much more intriguing. The young Mexican artist usually relies on mechanical pencils and pens to create his cartoonish drawings, but he recently incorporated a new, digital tool […]
Retired Carpenter Goes Viral for His Whimsical Yet Functional Furniture
Warped or cracked furniture isn’t ideal, unless it’s that way by design, which is exactly what makes the whimsical cabinets of Henk Verhoeff so special. The retired carpenter from Auckland, in New Zealand, went viral the other day, after his daughter started posting pictures of his amazing wooden cabinets on Facebook. At first glance, they […]
Mysterious Smell Has Been Plaguing Whole County for Months, And No One Knows Where It’s Coming From
Ever since late last year, people in various parts of Delaware County, Pennsylvania, have been reporting a foul, sulfur-like smell that comes and goes, seemingly at random. So far no one has been able to pinpoint its source or its nature. It all started in October of 2019, when a strong odor was reported nearby […]
Woman Accused of Alcohol Abuse Actually Had an Alcohol-Producing Bladder
An American woman who had been removed from liver transplant waiting lists for trying to conceal an alcohol addiction recently became the first to be diagnosed with urinary auto-brewery syndrome, with alcohol being produced naturally in her bladder. When the 61-year-old unnamed woman showed up on the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s liver transplant waiting […]
Japanese Housewife Creates Insanely Realistic Cat-Shaped Handbags
Japanese housewife and amateur designer Pico grew up collecting faux-fur animals and now spends whatever free time she has creating her own. And, as you can see, she’s really good at it! A self-described cat enthusiast, Pico first attracted media attention five years ago, when photos of one of her incredibly realistic creations went viral […]
Woman Allegedly Comes Back to Life 10 Hours After Being Pronounced Dead
An 83-year-old woman from Ukraine was pronounced dead at her home by both paramedics and police, last week, but 10 hours later, after her family started making preparations for her funeral, she showed signs of life and has since made a full recovery. Paramedics first consulted Ksenia Didukh, an 83-year-old retired nurse from the Ukrainian […]
Chinese Man Finds Online Success Livestreaming Himself Sleeping
An amateur actor has become an unlikely celebrity on Chinese streaming platform Douyin by livestreaming himself sleeping to hundreds of thousands of curious viewers. The man, who goes by Yuansan on the internet, originally livestreamed himself sleeping on Douyin on February 9th, allegedly to verify whether he snores. When he woke up, he was shocked […]
Malaysian Couple Stun Wedding Guests with Splendid Chandelier Wedding Cake
Most of the guests at Malaysian actors Zahirah Macwilson and Aiman Hakim Redza’s wedding last Thursday were probably expecting something special, but none of them could predict an upside down wedding cake dropping from the ceiling. I’m not sure how happy Zahirah and Aiman are about being upstaged by a cake at their own wedding, […]
Volkswagen’s Best Selling Product Isn’t a Car, It’s a Sausage
The Volkswagen Golf has historically been the German car maker’s best selling model, but surprisingly it’s not the company’s best selling product. That title goes to the uber popular and reportedly delicious VW sausage. VW has been producing sausages at its car plant in Wolfsburg, Germany, for nearly 50 years. The traditional wurst is such […]
Russian Hachiko Waits for His Master to Get Off Work Every Day
People passing by the Mega shopping center in the Russian city of Kaliningrad every day have gotten used to the blue sweater-wearing husky calmly waiting for something or someone on the cold pavement. He’s been dubbed the Russian Hachiko and the comparison actually makes some sense. The clean blue sweater that the Russian Hachiko wears […]
Supreme-Branded Oreo Cookies Allegedly Sell for Up to $90,000 Online
New York-based clothing brand Supreme recently teamed up with Oreo for a very limited edition line of branded cookies, which are now allegedly selling on eBay for tens of thousands of dollars. The red Supreme Oreos originally sold for $8 per rectangular pack, which is already pretty expensive for a pack of Oreo cookies, but […]
Indian Man Worships Donald Trump, Prays to Him Every Single Day
We know how devoted Donald Trump’s American supporters can be, but they have nothing on the US President’s Indian “devotee”. Bussa Krishna literally worships Trump as a god, praying to a life-size statue of him every day, and making offerings of vermilion, turmeric and flowers to an altar that he built himself. The 33-year-old from […]
This Japanese Smartphone Won’t Let You Take Inappropriate Photos
Japanese company Tone Mobile has been getting a lot of attention ever since it launched its Tone e20 model, the world’s first smartphone that prevents users from taking “inappropriate” (nude) photos. The Tone e20 is not a particularly attractive phone, and its spec sheet isn’t exactly impressive either, but it does one thing that no […]