Widow Seduces Man Who Had Her Husband Killed, Turns Him Over to Authorities
A Colombian woman who lost her husband at the hands of a local crime boss, spent years planning her revenge, seducing him and gathering evidence to have him arrested for multiple crimes. In what sounds like the script of a Hollywood blockbuster, a Colombian woman managed to do what the police and the military could […]
Thai Man Claims Wife Left Him, Married Someone Else After Undisclosed Lottery Win
A Thai man is taking his ex-wife to court, accusing her of concealing a lottery win of 12 million baht ($352,000) from him before breaking up with him over the phone and marrying someone else. Narin, a 47-year-old scorned man from Thailand’s Isan region, recently hired a lawyer to help him wage a legal battle […]
Man Is Living Underwater for 100 Days to See How It Affects His Body and Mind
A Florida University professor plans to spend 100 days 30 feet under the ocean’s surface, in an underwater lodge, as a scientific experiment to find out how the constant increased pressure affects his body and mind. The current world record for time spent living underwater was set in 2014 by two Tennessee biologists who managed […]
Meet Ren Xiaorong, China’s Newest AI-Powered News Anchor
Chinese state media outlet People’s Daily recently unveiled the newest member of its news anchor team, Ren Xiaorong, a virtual, AI-powered anchor that can allegedly provide 24/7 news coverage. In a video published last Sunday by People’s Daily, a virtual young woman called Ren Xiaorong introduced herself to the world as an AI-driven chatbot that […]
This 90-Year-Old Is the World’s Oldest Male Bodybuilder
90-year-old Jim Arrington got into bodybuilding when he was 13 years old, and he has been keeping at it ever since. At 90 years old, he holds the Guinness World Record for “oldest active male bodybuilder”. Jim Arrington discovered bodybuilding when he was 13. He walked into a drug store and saw these big, bulky […]
Connecticut Man Has Been Walking Barefoot for Over 20 Years
Joseph DeRuvo Jr., from Norwalk, Connecticut, gave up on footwear over two decades ago, after getting painful bunions on his feet, and he has been walking around barefoot ever since. 59-year-old Joseph DeRuvo Jr. doesn’t remember the exact day he decided to shun footwear for good, but he recalls that it was about five years […]
This Beast of a Car Is Powered by a World War 2 Plane Engine
The Beast is a legendary 1970s muscle car powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin V12 airplane engine that can produce over 750hp and has a fuel consumption of around 2.35 mpg. The story of The Beast goes back to 1966, when English engineer Paul Jameson decided to find out what would happen if someone put a […]
This Bird’s Mating Song Sounds Like a Combination of Cow Moos and Chainsaw Noise
The capuchinbird, an exotic bird found in the jungles of South America, is famous for having one of the most bizarre-sounding mating songs in the entire animal kingdom. Capuchinbirds have a rather peculiar look. They have light brown plumage that becomes bright orange on the belly, and a bald vulture-like head covered in blue skin. […]
Wild Crane Refuses to Leave the Side of Man Who Saved Its Life
An Indian man has become somewhat of a celebrity in his home state of Uttar Pradesh thanks to his unusual best friend, a wild crane that follows him everywhere he goes. 30-year-old Mohammed Arif, a harvester operator from Mandka village, in Uttar Pradesh, was working in a field in February of last year, when he […]
The Non-Existent Country That Snuck into Two United Nations Meetings This Year
The United States of Kailasa, a non-existent country created by a controversial Indian guru, somehow managed to sneak into two United Nations meetings this year. Founded by Indian fugitive and self-proclaimed godman Nithyananda Paramashivam, the United States of Kailasa claims to be the first sovereign state for Hindus. However, you’ll have a tough time trying […]
This Ingeniously-Designed Ocean Vessel Only Looks Like It’s Sinking
The aptly-named R/P FLIP is an open ocean research platform that can flip between the horizontal and vertical position at the flip of a button and is often mistaken for a capsizing ship. Owned by the U.S. Office of Naval Research, the FLIP (short for ‘floating instrument platform’) is a 108-meter-long ocean research platform designed to partially […]
Company Reinvents Basketball with Airless See-Through Prototype
Sports equipment giant Wilson recently unveiled a 3D-printed basketball prototype that does not need to be inflated and features a see-through lattice design. Basketball technology has come a long way since the early days of the sport when real stitched leather was used as the main material, but Wilson is trying to change the game […]
Man Robs Bank for $1 For the Specific Purpose of Getting Sent to Federal Prison
Most people would go out of their way to avoid ending up behind bars, but one Utah man actually robbed a bank for only $1 just so he could get arrested and thrown into federal prison. 65-year-old Donald Santacroce just pulled off one of the most bizarre bank robberies in history. He reportedly walked into […]
China’s Impressive ‘River Highway’ Lets Motorists Drive Through the Middle of a River
A mountainous river valley in China’s Hubei province is home to one of the Asian country’s most impressive pieces of infrastructure – a highway bridge that runs through the middle of a river. Finalized in 2015, China’s ‘river highway’ is widely regarded as an infrastructural wonder. Designed to link the town of Gufuzhen in Xingshan […]
Man Finds Son Playing Video Games at 1 AM, Makes Him Play Continuously for 17 Hours
A father who caught his young son playing video games on his phone at 1 am on a school night punished him by making him play on his phone until he could play no more. Too much of a good thing becomes harmful or bothersome over a large period of time, and one Chinese boy […]