YouTube Village – The Indian Village Where Almost Everyone Is a YouTuber
Tulsi, a small village in India’s Chhattisgarh state, has become known as ‘YouTube Village” because a third of its population makes videos for a living. Online video content is more popular than ever, and it’s no wonder that millions of people around the world are working hard trying to build careers as video creators. But […]
‘Raincoat Man’ Arrested After Stealing 360 Women’s Raincoats
A Japanese man obsessed with women’s raincoats has been dubbed ‘Raincoat Man’ after stealing a total of 360 raincoats over a period of 13 years. A 51-year-old man was recently arrested in Osaka, Japan, after being identified as the locally-famous ‘Raincoat Man’, a mysterious thief who authorities had been trying to identify for over a […]
World’s Smallest Snake Can Easily Be Mistaken for an Earthworm
Measuring around 10 cm, with a diameter comparable to that of a cooked spaghetti, the Barbados Threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) is by far the smallest snake in the world. Spotting a Barbados threadsnake for the first time, you could swear it was an earthworm. They are actually comparable in size and diameter, with the largest specimen […]
Man’s Skin Color Changes From White to Brown and No One Really Knows Why
A Louisiana man has been labeled a medical mystery after his skin color started changing from white to brown after taking antidepression medication. In January of 2021, Tyler Monk, a 34-year-old pest-control field inspector from Louisiana, decided to treat his anxiety and depression. He saw a psychiatrist and he was prescribed the antidepressant fluoxetine, a […]
Russians Are Trolling Europeans by Streaming Gas Burning 24/7 on Twitch
Russian trolls have come up with a new way of triggering Europeans dealing with inflated gas prices – broadcasting cheap Russian gas burning 24/7 on video streaming platforms like Twitch. It all started on September 11, when a new Twitch channel aptly named “russiangas1” started broadcasting. The premise was simple – a phone aimed at […]
Man Has Been Peeing “Almost Daily” on Grave of Ex-Wife He Divorced 48 Years Ago
A New Jersey man has apparently been holding such a grudge against the ex-wife he divorced nearly five decades ago that he goes to her grave almost every day just to relieve himself on her grave. This shocking story was recently made public by 43-year-old Michael Murphy who used hidden cameras to catch the culprit […]
20-Year-Old English Man Has Been Walking Around Barefoot for a Year
A 20-year-old man from Cambridge, England, has become famous both in his hometown and on social media, because of his decision to shun footwear completely. Up until a year or so ago, George Woodville wore shoes pretty much all the time, even indoors. But one day in October of last year, while on a walking […]
Family Lives With Corpse for Over a Year, Thinking It’s Only in a Coma
The family of a 35-year-old man who died in April of last year due to Covid-19 have been living with his body ever since, thinking he was only in a coma and would eventually wake up. Vimlesh Sonkar, a young Income Tax Officer in Ahmedabad was admitted to Moti hospital on 19th April 2021 and […]
Indian Man Has Been Keeping His Right Arm Raised for Over a Decade
An Indian ‘sadhu’ monk has been holding his arm in an upward position continuously for more than a decade in honor of his god. Mahant Radheypuri Juna Akhara, an Indian sadhu – a religious or holy person who has renounced their worldly life – from Allahabad has been keeping his right arm raised high above […]
iPhone 14 Scalpers Allegedly Forced to Sell Phones on the Street at a Discount
Chinese iPhone 14 scalpers are apparently struggling to recover their investment as they are forced to sell the handheld for less than the MSRP. Like it or not, scalpers are an integral part of the free market, and there is little anyone can do about them. Whether it’s the Playstation 5 or the newest iPhone, […]
Woman Claims to Have Been Living on Water Alone for the Last 41 Years
A Vietnamese woman claims to have given up solid food over four decades ago and survived on water spiked with a bit of salt, sugar and lemon juice ever since. 63-year-old Ms. Ngon is famous in her native Tan Trach commune, Vietnam’s Long An province, for her very unique diet. For the last 41 years, […]
Company Develops Bread With White Crust to Decrease Food Waste
A Japanese company recently released a white crust milk bread that it hopes will curb the practice of removing the crust when making sandwiches. Did you know that the vast majority of milk bread sandwiches made daily in Japan have their crusts removed? While crusted sandwiches do exist, the general perception is that the fluffy, […]
Man Blasts 9 Air Conditioners in Apartment, Causes Condensation for Neighbors
A Singapore man who installed no less than 9 air conditioning in a rented apartment has been hit with complaints from neighbors struggling with condensation and mold. Summers can get pretty hot and humid in Singapore, so air conditioning is essential for comfort. One or two units are usually enough for a standard apartment, but […]
This Adorable Little Bird Is a Real-Life Vampire
Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis, aka the Vampire Finch, is a small bird with a very unusual diet – other bird’s blood. Found on only two small islands in the Galapagos Archipelago – Darwin and Wolf – the vampire finch is a subspecies of the sharp-beaked ground finch, a relatively small and harmless-looking bird. However, as the […]
Man Makes a Living Admitting to Other People’s Driving Offences for a Fee
Spanish authorities recently arrested a man who had apparently admitted to the driving offenses of nearly 100 people for money, in order to keep their record clean. The Civil Guard of the Balearic Islands in Spain announced that it has discovered an Armenian man who was advertising a rather unusual service online. The unnamed man […]