Man Allegedly Jumps in Front of Moving Train to Claim Insurance Payouts
A Hungarian man has been accused of jumping in front of a train and having both legs cut off by the metal wheels in order to claim over $3.2 million in insurance payouts. Sandor Cs., a 54-year-old man from the Hungarian village of Nyircsaszari, lost both of his legs in a horrific incident in 2014. […]
The Pink Panthers – A Unique Piece of British Military History
Pink hardly seems like an appropriate color for combat military vehicles, but there was a time when the British military had a fleet of pink Land Rovers that affectionately became known as the “Pink Panthers”. Khaki and beige are the two most common colors used on military vehicles, but when it comes to desert camouflage, […]
Family Shocked to Learn That Their 3-Month Husky Dog Is Actually a Fox
A Peruvian family whose pet dog started chasing and eating neighbors’ chickens and ducks were shocked to learn that their 3-month-old Husky was actually an Andean fox. Maribel Sotelo, a woman from the city of Comas, in Peru, had no choice but to call the Forest and Wildlife Service and ask for assistance with her […]
A Stay at the World’s Most Remote Hotel Will Cost You $35,000
Perched on the ridge of the Don Sheldon Amphitheater of Denali’s breathtaking Ruth Glacier, in Alaska, and reachable only by air, Sheldon Chalet is famous as the world’s most remote hotel. Alaska’s Denali National Park stretches six million acres and is a shelter for grizzly bears, caribou, moose, wolves and other wildlife. It’s one of […]
Isolated Villagers Spend 15 Years Carving a Road Through a Mountain
The people of Shenlongwan, a once-isolated village in the mountains of China’s Shanxi Province, spent 15 years carving through rock with chisels and hammers to connect their home to the world and escape poverty. Benefiting from a very favorable climate, Shenlongwan has always been famous for its exquisite walnuts and pears, but getting their harvest […]
No One Has Been Able to Locate the Source of This Mysterious Spring
For centuries, people have been asking themselves what the source of the underground spring known as Fosse Dionne spring in France’s Burgundy region might be, but they never got to the bottom of it, because they literally couldn’t get to the bottom of it. The Fosse Dionne is a huge upsurge of water around which […]
This 70-Year-Old Albatross Is the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird
The world’s oldest known wild bird is a Laysan albatross named Wisdom that biologists first identified and banded in 1956. She is now at least 70-years-old and just hatched another chick. First banded in 1956, by biologist Chandler Robbins, who found her nest near a US navy base on the Midway Atoll that the world’s […]
Family Honors Man Last Wish to Be Buried in His Beloved Truck
They say you can’t take material possessions with you to the grave, but a Mexican man decided to prove everyone wrong by asking to be buried with his precious truck. Because of his drawn-out battle with an incurable disease, Don Adán Arana from Puerto San Carlos, in Mexico’s Baja California Sur, couldn’t enjoy the pick-up […]
Ravioli Starfish Actually Looks Like Italian Pasta
Plinthaster dentatus, a secretive and elusive species of starfish found in the Atlantic Ocean, has been popularly dubbed “ravioli starfish” due to its uncanny resemblance to the popular Italian pasta. The existence of this delicious-looking starfish has been known since 1884, and even though the species dates back to the time of the dinosaurs, its […]
Life-size Fire-Breathing, Three-Headed Dragon Statue Draws Crowd to Russian Village
In recent years, the village of Kamenka in Russia’s Lipetsk region has become famous as the home of Zmei Gorynich, a giant three-headed statue of one of the most iconic villains of Slavic folk stories. The “Kudykina Gora” family park on the outskirts of Kamenka village has become one of the most popular tourist attractions […]
Olive Wagyu – The World’s Rarest Type of Steak
With only about 2,200 heads of cattle bred specifically for it, of which only a few are harvested every month, olive wagyu is regarded as the rarest type of steak in the world. The history of olive wagyu is closely tied to that of Shodoshima Island, in Japan’s Kagawa Prefecture. Also known as “Olive Island”, […]
Influencer Raffles Brand New SUV, Sparks Controversy When Her Mother Wins It
Mexican influencer Lore Garza caused quite the controversy online last week when she announced that the winner of the brand new KIA SUV she was raffling was her own mother… Lore Garza, a popular Mexican social media personality with over 140,000 fans on Instagram alone, has been getting a lot of attention from news outlets […]
Woman Convinces Husband He Has Alzheimer’s to Cover Up $600,000 Theft
A Connecticut woman has been accused of stealing over $600,000 from her husband’s bank account over the last 20 years and trying to cover it up by making him think he has Alzheimer’s disease. Donna Marino was arrested last week for reportedly stealing money in the form of pension checks, workers’ compensation payments, and Social […]
Wild Sparrow Refuses to Leave the Human Couple That Raised Her
A young couple in Koper, Slovenia are the proud parents of a wild sparrow that refuses to leave their side, even though she always has the freedom to go anywhere she wants. Alesh and Janja, a young couple from Koper, in Slovenia, adopted their “child”, Chibi, when she was about 10-days-old. A friend of theirs […]
This French Bookstore Is a Cat-Lover’s Dream Come True
You know what a good book goes great with? Well, apparently cats, and this new bookstore in Aix-en-Provence, France is all the proof you need. Mon Chat Pitre opened its doors in June of this year, and it has already become somewhat of a local attraction in Aix-en-Provence, especially among cat lovers. It has a […]