This 7-Year-Old Girl Can Deadlift 80Kg, Might Be Strongest Kid Ever
Rory van Ulft, a 7-year-old Canadian gymnast, has been raising eyebrows with her weightlifting achievements, recently becoming the youngest under-11 and under-13s US Youth National Champion in history. Rory took up weightlifting about two years ago, as a way of becoming stronger. She had started doing gymnastics but learned that she could get injured doing […]
Rescue Helicopter Spots Husband’s Romantic Tribute to His Wife
The crew of a Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter flying over a forested region near Kaipara Falls, in New Zealand, spotted a bunch of trees planted in the shape of a heart, in the middle of a small forest. Dubbed the “heart of the forest”, the unusual find went viral on social media last month, after […]
Scorned Woman Allegedly Sues Boyfriend for Not Proposing After Eight-Year Relationship
A 26-year-old woman from Zambia recently made international news for allegedly taking her boyfriend to court because he “wasted her time” by failing to propose after an eight-year relationship. Tired of waiting for her partner to pop the big question, Gertrude Ngoma decided to take him to court, as a way of forcing his hand. […]
Woman Breaks Guinness Record for World’s Largest Afro
Simone Williams, a young woman from Brooklyn, New York, recently broke the Guinness record for world’s largest natural afro, with her impressive 4 ft. 10 in (1.48 m) hairdo. Simone started growing her hair naturally 9 years ago, as a way to save money on hair salon visits, ut never imagined that she would one […]
Woman Shares Her Home With 1,300 Dogs, 100 Cats and Four Horses
Wen Junhong, a 68-year-old woman from China, has been adopting stray animals for over two decades, and now shares her home with 1,300 canines, 100 cats and four horses. When Wen Junhong adopted her first stray dog, twenty years ago, she had no idea that she would one day be taking care of over 1,000 […]
Energy-Saving Lighting System Turns Night Sky Purple
For the past couple of months, residents of two small towns on the southern coast of Sweden have been experiencing a peculiar nighttime phenomenon – the sky turning a bright magenta. The people Gislov and Trelleborg, two small Swedish towns located about 10 minutes apart, were originally alarmed by the bright purple sky above them, […]
The Doomway – Britain’s Deadliest Footpath Has Claimed Over 100 Lives
The Broomway, a 600-year-old footpath connecting the coast of Essex to Foulness Island, in the UK, is rumored to have claimed over 100 lives over the centuries, which has earned it the reputation of Britain’s deadliest path and the eerie nickname “The Doomway”. For centuries, the Broomway was the only way to access Foulness Island […]
Real-Life Cyborg Has Two Fins Implanted Into His Skull, So He Can Sense the Weather
Spanish artist Manel de Aguas doesn’t consider himself human, but something else. A founding member of the Trans-Species society, he uses technological implants to experience the world differently than the rest of humanity. 24-year-old Manel de Aguas first made international news headlines in August of 2017, when he built the first prototype of a device […]
These Detailed 3D Artworks Are Made With Layers of Colored Sand
Toronto-based art studio Falling in Sand specializes in detailed 2D and 3D sand artworks created by expertly layering colored sand in various transparent containers. The story of Falling in Sand began in 2018 when artist James Sun started showcasing his early sand art on TikTok. His early work was far from perfect, but it was […]
Adidas Teams Up With Porcelain Maker to Create Stunning One-of-a-Kind Pair of Sneakers
German footwear brand Adidas teamed up with high-end porcelain manufacturer Meissen to create a unique pair of sneakers that’s expected to be sold for over $1 million at auction. As part of its A-ZX program, Adidas Originals plans to team up with selected partners around the world in order to create unique sneakers that qualify […]
Modern-Looking House Has the Interior Design of a Baroque Palace
Photos of a house near the Russian city of Irkutsk have gone viral on social media because of the contrast between its exterior and interior design. Located in the village of Novaya Razvodnaya, near Irkutsk, this modern house was recently put on sale, as part of a 620-square-meter property. At first glance, the house has […]
Bosnia’s Energy Pyramids – Simple Hills or Ancient Man-Made Complex?
In the last decade and a half, the Bosnian town of Visoko has become a popular tourist attraction thanks to several “energy pyramids”, tree covered hills that some claim are actually part of the largest pyramid complex ever built. The 350-foot-high Pljesevica Hill, aka the Pyramid of the Moon and the 720-foot-high Visocica Hill, or […]
Man Becomes Only Third Person in History to Solve Insanely Difficult Literary Puzzle
British comedian John Finnemore put his time in quarantine to good use, becoming only the third person to solve “Cain’s Jawbone”, a super-tough literary puzzle, in its near 90-year history. Created in 1934, by Edward Powys Mathers, a pioneer of advanced cryptic crosswords, Cain’s Jawbone is one of the most difficult puzzles ever created. It […]
Children Sprout Hair All Over Their Bodies After Being Given Hair Restorer for Upset Stomachs
Around 20 Spanish children ended up growing hair all over their bodies after being administered hair restoring medicine, instead of syrup for upset stomachs. In a shocking incident first in the summer of 2019, almost two dozen children reportedly started exhibiting symptoms of hypertrichosis, aka “werewolf syndrome”. They started growing hair excessively all over their […]
Man Goes For Walk After Argument With Wife, Doesn’t Stop for 420 Kilometers
An Italian man who went for a walk to cool off after getting into an argument with his wife was found 420 kilometers from his home, after walking for a whole week. The 48-year-old man from Como, a city north of Milan, in Italy, reportedly got into a heated argument with his wife one day, […]