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 […]
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 […]