“Notorious Food Pirate” Eats at Restaurants Without Paying at Least 127 Times
A 58-year-old man has become the bane of restauranteurs in the Dutch city of Delft after eating without paying at least 127 times in the last few years. Earlier this month, police in Delft were called at a restaurant where a man was allegedly trying to skip out on the bill by faking a medical […]
Belarussian Man Builds and Sails in Boat Made Exclusively of Ice
A Belarussian self-taught artist single-handedly built a functional ice boat that can hold at least one person and can be sailed. Minsk-based Ivan Karpitsky’s passion for ice and snow sculpting is well-known in his home country. His name first appeared in Belarussian newspapers in 2020, when photos of his ice violin first went viral on […]
Chain-Smoking Marathon Runner Banned from Competitions for Promoting Unhealthy Habit
A Chinese marathon runner famous for chain-smoking during official running competitions has been banned by the athletic federation for two years for his “uncivilized” behavior. Chen Mouxian, aka ‘Uncle Chen’, first made international headlines in 2022, when photos of him running in the Xin’anjiang Marathon went viral on social media. What drew people’s attention to […]