Man Fakes His Own Kidnapping as Excuse Not to Go to Work
We all feel like taking a day off from our jobs from time to time, but one Arizona youth landed in hot water after faking his own kidnapping to avoid going to work. On the afternoon of February 10, police in Coolidge, Arizona, received an emergency call about a man lying on the side of […]
This Van Camper Comes With a Second Storey and an Elevator
If you’re in the market for the most sumptuous motorhome money can buy, how about a villa on wheels which comes with a second storey and even a built-in elevator? The Maxus V90 Life Home Villa Edition may look like your everyday modern van camper on the road, but when parked it can transform into […]
This Shiny Sphere Is the World’s Roundest Object
Made out of a single, very expensive, crystal of silicon-28 atoms, and extensively analyzed for imperfections by both humans and computers, this “nearly perfect” sphere is the world’s roundest object. The surface of the world’s roundest object is so smooth that if you were to blow it up to the size of our planet, the […]
Young Women Dress as Grannies in Failed Attempt to Get Covid-19 Vaccine Faster
Two Florida women were recently caught trying to get their second doses of the Covid-19 vaccine by disguising themselves as old ladies, to pass as eligible for the sought-after jab. Florida Department of Health in Orange County recently reported the bizarre case of two women, aged 34 and 44, who went to a coronavirus vaccination […]
Self-Cleaning Underwear Can Allegedly Be Worn for Weeks Without Becoming Smelly
A Minnesota company has created what it calls “the world’s cleanest underwear”, an innovative self-cleaning undergarment that can be worn daily for weeks, even months, without becoming smelly. HercLéon, a material innovation group known for creating the world’s first self-cleaning socks, t-shirts and bedsheets, is now taking on the underwear industry with Kribi, a line […]
Baikal Zen – Rare Phenomenon Makes Rocks Look Like They Are Floating Above Water
In winter, Siberia’s Lake Baikal becomes the scene of a rare natural phenomenon known as “Baikal Zen”. Large stones balance on thin ice “legs” above the surface of the lake, making it seem like they are floating in the air. Lake Baikal is a fascinating body of water. It’s so large it can easily be […]
Reporter Gets Robbed at Gunpoint During Live Segment
An Ecuadorian TV reporter and his camera crew got the scares of their lives after being held at gunpoint by a masked robber, while doing a live piece. On February 12, Diego Ordinola, a journalist for Ecuador’s DirecTV Sports, was reporting from outside the Isidro Romero Carbo Monumental Stadium, the home of the Barcelona SC […]
Rare Condition Makes Sound of Other People’s Breathing Unbearable to Sufferer
A Scottish woman suffering from a rare condition called misophonia is so annoyed by the sound of other people’s breathing that she once asked doctors to surgically make her deaf. Misophonia is described as a strong dislike or hatred of specific sounds, which triggers strong emotional or physiological responses that would be considered unreasonable by […]
Couple Chain Themselves Together For Three Months in Ultimate Test of Love
A young Ukrainian couple decided to really put their relationship to the test by linking their hands together with a thick iron chain for a period of three months. This year, Alexander and Viktoria, a young couple from the Ukraine, decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day a bit differently. On February 14, they traveled to Kiev […]
Indonesian Woman Claims Gust of Wind Left Her Pregnant
Indonesian police are investigating the strange case of a 25-year-old woman who claims that she gave birth just an hour after a gust of wind got her pregnant. The young woman, identified as Siti Zainah, ahs become the subject of widespread ridicule in Indonesia after claiming to have been impregnated by a gust of wind, […]
Police Order Man to Spend 3 Days With Family, 3 Days With Girlfriend, Take 1 Day Off
Police in the Indian state of Jharkhand were in the news recently for settling a marital dispute by ordering a man to spend three days a week with his wife, three days with his girlfriend, and take one day off from both. It all started when Rajesh Mahato, a married man from Kokar Tiril Road, […]
The Body-Painting Illusions of Gesine Marwedel
Gesine Marwedel is a talented body-painting artist who has the power to transform the naked bodies of her models into mind-bending optical illusions. From swans, to owls, to dolphins, there doesn’t seem to be anything that German artist Gesine Marwedel can’t morph her models into, using body paint. But while most of her works are […]
Indian Man Turns Barren Land Into 10,000-Tree Orchard
An Indian man who started planting trees in a barren, sand-filled field 15 years ago is now being praised for transforming the wasteland into a 10,000-tree orchard. Satyendra Gautam Manjhi, a simple man from the small village of Imaliyachak, in the Indian state of Bihar, claims he was inspired to start planting trees after being […]
The Hottest Place On Earth Feels Like Walking on a Hot Iron Pan
Iran’s Dasht-e Lut desert is only the 25th largest desert in the world, but it holds the record for the highest ;and surface temperature ever recorded, over 70 degrees Celsius. Dasht-e Lut (Persian for “Emptiness Plain”) is a large salt desert that, scientists believe, formed on the bottom of a sea. Millions of years ago, […]
23-Year-Old Mother of 11 Has No Plans to Stop Growing Her Family
A 23-year-old Russian woman has become a mother of 11 in just 10 months time, after turning to surrogates in order to have as many babies as possible, as quickly as possible. Christina Ozturk only gave birth once, at the age of 17, when she had her first daughter Vika, but after marrying millionaire husband […]