The World’s Most Expensive Cigar Lighter Is More Expensive Than a Ferrari
Made with 400 grams of solid gold and decorated with 152 sapphires, the Louis XIII Fleur de Parme is recognized as the world’s most expensive cigar lighter. French luxury brand S.T. Dupont started working on the Louis XIII Fleur de Parme cigar lighter at the special request of Steven Hung, a Hong Kong billionaire with […]
Man Learns His Bride-to-Be is 25 Years Older Than Him One Day Before Their Wedding
40-year-old Yoshitaka has been happily married to 65-year-old Aki for over eleven years, despite only learning about the age gap between them on the day before their wedding. Yoshitaka was only 29 when he met the love of his life. Aki was running a Japanese-style bar and after making some small talk, they realized they […]
Fat-Tailed Sheep Have Some Serious Junk in the Trunk
Fat-tailed sheep are a type of domestic sheep mainly found in arid areas and known for accumulating fat, mainly in the rear part of their bodies, which not only gives them a unique look but also helps them stay cool in extreme heat. Native to the Middle East and North Africa, fat-tailed sheep have been […]
Hymalayan Shrine Covered in Plastic Bottles Left as Offerings for Thirsty Ghost
A small shrine along the treacherous Gata Loops in India’s mountainous Ladakh region has become famous for the large number of plastic bottles left as offerings to a spirit known as the Ghost Of The Gata Loops. Bicycle and motorcycle racers traversing the Gata Loops as part of their Trans-Himalaya tours are often confused by […]
Exhausted 38-Year-Old Woman Moves into Retirement Home to Slow Down Life Pace
A 38-year-old woman in China has been living in a nursing home for the elderly after becoming ill due to overwork and looking for a way to slow things down in her life. Ms. Yang had been working as a screenwriter in the film and television industry for 11 years when the hectic schedule and […]
Angry Father Shoots at Beauty Pageant Judges After Daughter Gets Only 4th Place
A regional beauty pageant in Altamira, Brazil ended in tragedy after the father of one of the contestants started shooting at the judges because his daughter had only gotten fourth place. The bizarre incident took place on July 28, after the end of the “II Baile da Escolha da Rainha” beauty pageant in the city […]
Dolce & Gabbana Launches Fefé, a $108 Perfume for Dogs
Italian fashion label Dolce & Gabbana is taking the canine perfume world by storm with Fefé, an “olfactory masterpiece” created by a master perfumer that will leave your pooch smelling like a million bucks. Priced at an eye-watering €99 ($108) per 100 ml, Fefé comes in a “sleek green lacquered glass bottle, adorned with a […]
Incredibly Skilled 9-Year-Old Girl Stuns Audience at World Shaolin Kung Fu Games
Zhang Sixuan, a 9-year-old girl from China’s Henan province, bested some of the world’s most elite kung fu masters to earn the title of “Shaolin Kung Fu Star” at this year’s World Shaolin Games. There are millions of Shaolin Kung fu practitioners around the world, and every year tens of thousands of them compete for […]
Company Criticized for Excluding Job Candidates Based on Their Zodiac Signs
A Chinese company has come under fire for posting a job ad and asking potential candidates born in the year of the dog not to bother applying because they would automatically be rejected. The unnamed company in Guangzhou, China’s Guangdong province, recently posted an ad for a job on its administrative staff. It required work […]
The World’s Strongest Beer Will Make Your Tongue Go Numb
Beithir Fire, the world’s strongest beer, comes with a warning label urging consumers ‘not to exceed 35ml in one sitting’ because of the incredibly high alcohol content. All alcoholic drinks should be consumed in moderation, but that goes double for extreme concoctions like Beithir Fire, a beer so strong it reportedly makes your tongue go […]
Chinese Company Starts Making Gorilla Sofas After AI-Generated Version Goes Viral
A Chinese furniture company has begun producing gorilla-shaped sofas to meet customer demand after AI-generated photos of gorilla sofas started going viral on social media. Back in April, a design-centered blog called Inspiring Designs published a post featuring dozens of AI-generated images of gorilla-shaped sofas. It’s unclear whether they used Midjourney or some other digital […]
24-Year-Old Man Heartbroken Man Ends Up Looking Twice His Age After Five Months in the Mountains
A 24-year-old Chinese man who spent the last five months of his life living in the mountains after a painful breakup now looks at least twice his age and is called “uncle” by people older than him. Remember Brandon Miles May, the 35-year-old man who looks half his age? Well, today we’re featuring his exact […]
China Is Reportedly Using Colorful Lasers to Keep Truck Drivers Awake on Motorways
Authorities in China are reportedly testing powerful laser installations on motorways in an effort to prevent drivers from falling asleep at the wheel, but drivers’ feedback has been mixed, at best. Last year, clips of colorful light beams being projected from motorway signs in China started going viral on social media, leaving people scratching their […]
4-Year-Old Boy Survives 16th-Floor Fall with Only Minor Injuries
Enzo, a 4-year-old boy from Aubervilliers, France, miraculously survived a 43-meter fall from his 16th-floor apartment with only a scratch and no fractures, and no one understands how. The unusual incident took place on May 26, in a high-rise apartment complex in Aubervilliers, central France. Enzo, a 4-year-old boy diagnosed with autism was in his […]
Restaurant Chefs Lace Dishes with Antidiarrheal Drugs to Mitigate Effects of Expired Ingredients
Two chefs at a restaurant in Jiangsu, China, have been sentenced to prison for lacing thousands of dishes with antidiarrheal drugs to ensure stale ingredients didn’t upset people’s stomachs. On July 30th, the Market Management Bureau of Chongzhou District, Nantong City, issued a statement announcing that two chefs who had worked at a local hotel […]