Man Who Lost Nose Piercing Five Years Ago Finds It Stuck in His Lung
A 35-year-old man was recently shocked to learn that the nose piercings he had lost one night five years ago had wound up in one of his lungs. A few weeks ago, Joey Lykins, a piercing enthusiast from Cincinnati, woke up in the middle of the night with a terrible cough. It felt like something […]
DC Comics Sues Chilean Bakery “Superpan” Over Copyright Infringement
After nearly three years of litigation with entertainment giant DC Comics, a small neighborhood bakery in Chile has retained the right to use the brand “Superpan”. 41-year-old Gonzalo Montenegro has been selling bread in his native Quinta Normal, a commune in the Santiago province, for over three decades. As a youth, he would promote his […]
Man Drives in Reverse Over 16 Kilometers in Under 30 Minutes, Sets World Record
A 35-year-old man from India’s Tamil Nadu state recently set a new world record for the longest distance driven in reverse in under 30 minutes – 16 kilometers and 140 meters. During an event that took place last week at Edappadi Bypass in Tamil Nadu, Chandramouli, a passionate motorist from Salem district, managed to set […]
This Terrifying-Looking Horned Spider Is Actually Quite Harmless
Macracantha arcuata, aka the horned orb-weaver spider or the wishbone spider, have a pair of intimidating long horns growing out of their abdomen. Although both male and female Macracantha arcuate spiders feature spines on their abdomens, it’s the females that stand out. They have three pairs of spines coming out of their abdomens, but it’s the […]
Company Installs Cameras in Toilet Booths to Monitor Employees’ Toilet Breaks
A Chinese company has come under fire for installing surveillance cameras above the toilet booths so it could monitor employees during their toilet breaks. Toilet use during work hours has been a controversial topic in China for quite a while now. In the past, we’ve written about companies that cut employee salaries for spending too […]
The Marble Berry Is the World’s Brightest Living Thing
The fruit of Pollia condensata, aka the marble berry, a plant that grows in the forests of Central Africa, has been scientifically recognized as the brightest organic substance in nature. The elusive marble berry plant grows up to about meter-tall and sprouts clusters of up to 40 small, impressively-shiny fruits. Seeing a marble berry up […]
Parents Sue Daughter They Abandoned as Toddler for Not Buying Her Brother an Apartment
A Chinese couple who abandoned their daughter when she was only a toddler, suddenly reappeared in her life decades later when they learned she was well off, to ask her for a home for her brother. Zhang was only 2 years old when her parents decided they couldn’t raise her anymore and placed her in […]
Kupi Khop – Indonesia’s Upside-Down Coffee Is Best Sipped Through a Straw
Kupi Khop is a unique type of coffee served in an upside-down glass on a glass plate and sipped through a straw. For obvious reasons, it’s also known as Indonesian upside-down coffee. If you ever find yourself on the West Coast of Aceh, in Indonesia, you owe it to yourself to enjoy a Kupi Khop […]
Company Sparks Controversy by Rejecting Applicants With Unlucky Phone Numbers
The superstitious manager of a Chinese education company has come under fire for rejecting people with ‘5’ as the last digit of their phone number. Chinese news outlets have been reporting the bizarre case of an education company in Shenzhen, Guangdong that allegedly rejects job applications of people who have ‘5’ as the fifth digit […]
This Little Old Lady Was One of History’s Most Notorious Serial Killers
Ana di Pištonja, also known as Baba Anujka or the Banat Witch, was an accomplished amateur chemist who used her skills to kill as many as 150 people in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Baba Anujka’s origins are shrouded in mystery. Some sources claim that she was born in 1838, in the Banat […]
Man Who Married 53 Women in 43 Years “Was Looking for Stability”
A 65-year-old man from Saudi Arabia recently became the talk of the town after it was revealed that he married no less than 53 different women in his search for emotional “stability”. Abu Abdullah married his first wife when he was only 20 years old. She was six years his senior, and for a time, […]
Spoons and Bowls That Use Electricity to Make Food Taste Saltier Go on Sale Next Year
Japanese researchers have created smart kitchenware that relies on electricity to make food saltier and tastier without adding any extra salt. Salt makes food taste so much better, but it’s also a very dangerous ingredient that, consumed in excess, can cause serious health problems like high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke. But what if […]
Armboxing – Probably the World’s Weirdest Contact Sport
The world of contact sports is about to be taken by storm by one of the craziest creations in human history – armboxing, a weird take on the art of boxing. The world is full of weird and wacky sports, but when it comes to downright crazy inventions, the Russians definitely take the cake. After […]
Wanted Criminal Arrested After Walking Into Police Station to Apply for Job
A 40-year-old man has been dubbed ‘South Africa’s dumbest criminal’ after walking into a police station to get a job there despite being on a wanted criminal list. Thomas Ngcobo had been on the run for the last seven years, after stealing hardware products worth more than $1,200 while working as a delivery man in […]
Lithuanian Company Launches NSFW Potato Chips
If you think scorching hot potato chips are bold, these new pus*y-flavored potato chips recently launched in Lithuania will probably leave an interesting taste in your mouth. According to recent research young people are three times less likely to fall in love than their parents were at the same age. Social media and our transition […]