Tailoring Shop Sparks Controversy by Charging People $17 Just for Trying On Suits
A tailoring shop in the Spanish city of Bilbao has sparked a heated debate online after it was reported that it started charging people 15 euros ($16.7) just for trying on clothes. Camino Azula Pascual, co-owner of the Pascual Bilbao tailoring shop in downtown Bilbao, has been making custom men’s suits and tuxedos for 40 […]
Adorable Puppy Conquers Internet with Her Mesmerizing Eyes
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past week, you’ve probably seen one of the many videos of an adorable cocker spaniel with amazing eyes doing the rounds on social media. Her name is Winnie, and at only three-months-old she had already won hearts of millions around the world. With over 211,000 followers […]
African Man Find Out His Wife of Two Weeks Is Actually a Man
In a news story you would expect to read on websites like The Onion, a Ugandan holy man was suspended from his duties as imam, after it was discovered that he had unknowingly wed a fellow man. 27-year-old Sheikh Mohammed Mutumba, was recently suspended from his duties as a cleric at the Kyampisi Masjid Noor […]
Woman Puts Husband in DIY Chastity Belt to Prevent Him from Cheating
A Ukrainian man nearly lost his genitals after his wife put him in a painful DIY chastity belt for being unfaithful. The unnamed man in his 40’s, from the city of Zaporizhia, in southern Ukraine, told doctors that he woke up one morning earlier this week to find a big metal nut screwed onto his […]
Man Requests “Trial by Combat” to Settle Legal Dispute with Ex-Wife
A Kansas man made international news this week after it was revealed that he asked an Iowa court to approve a trial by combat so she could meet his ex-wife and/or her attorney on the field of battle. David Ostrom, a 40-year-old man from Paola, in Kansas, asked the Iowa District Court in Shelby County […]
Woman Spins Cat and Dog Fur into Textile Yarn as a Keepsake for Their Owners
45-year-old Theresa Furrer, a lifelong knitter and crocheter, is helping pet owners keep their beloved animals close to their hearts by knitting their hair into garments and accessories they can wear. Theresa is part of a community of artists that specialize in a form of yarn spinning known as “chiengora” – ‘chien’, the French word […]
Woman Allegedly Laces Husband’s Beer with Laxatives to Make Him Quit Drinking
Tirer of her husband’s drinking habit, a Mexican woman decided to make him think he had become allergic to booze by lacing his beers with natural laxatives like castor oil and plum extract. After consulting various internet pages and forums, Michel N., a young woman from Sinaloa, devised a plan to make her husband, José […]
Viral Social Media Trend Has People Sneaking Their Own Raw Ingredients Into Hotpot Restaurants
There’s a hilarious trend sweeping Chinese social media these days and people can’t get enough of it. Videos of people sneaking in their own raw ingredients into hotpot restaurant and dropping them into bowls of simmering broth have been going viral since December. If you’re ever been to a Chinese restaurant, you probably know all […]
Russian Man Tries to Sell Childhood Painting for $2.3 Million
A Moscow man made national news headlines this week for putting a drawing he made when he was only six-years-old on sale online for no less than 140 million rubles ($2.3 million). 41-year-old journalist Vladimir Mkrtchyan placed the ad for his old childhood drawing on Russian classifieds site Avito on Monday, and it quickly went […]
Woman Allegedly Uses Poorly Photoshopped Picture of Flat Tire as Excuse for Being Late for Work
An unnamed woman was recently mocked on social media after one of her co-workers shared a poorly edited photo of a flat tire that she had allegedly used to justify being late for work to her boss. Twitter user Sydney Whitson, from Oklahoma posted the hilarious photo that her colleague allegedly sent her boss last […]
The Japanese Rogue Convenience Store That Dared Closed Down for a Day on New Year’s
A convenience store owner in Osaka, japan, sparked a lot of controversy recently when he decided to close his business for a day on New Year’s. Appaerntly that was a pretty big deal in a country where convenience stores a traditionally open 24/7, all year long. While convenience stores are still pretty popular in the […]
Festival of Exploding Hammers Ushers in Lent with a Bang
Every February, on the day before Lent, the small Mexican town of San Juan de la Vega honors its namesake saint with a loud tradition that has come to be known as the Festival of Exploding Hammers. The origins of this bombastic festival are shrouded in mystery. According to one local story, Juan de la […]
Thai School Comes Under Fire for Using Decibel Meter to Punish Students Who Don’t Sing National Anthem Loud Enough
The Thammasat Khlongluang Wittayakom School, in Pathum Thani, Thailand was forced to stop using decibel meters to measure students’ loudness while singing the national anthem, after getting some serious backlash online. Singing the national anthem as loudly as possible in front of the flagpole every morning is apparently a big deal at Thai schools, so […]
Amazingly Talented Artist “Paints” with Layers of Denim
It’s hard saying goodbye to your favorite pair of jeans, even when they’re way beyond wearable, but English artist Ian Berry has found a way to avoid throwing away denim, by using it to create beautiful works of art. Netherton-born artist Ian Berry, aka Denimu, has made quite a name for himself after his unique art took […]
Spanish Man Drives Through the Doors of a Church, Claiming He Was Possessed
A 35-year old Spanish man was recently arrested after ramming his SUV through the wooden doors of a church so he could gain access inside, claiming it was the only place where he could take shelter from his demonic “possession”. On January 8th,the unnamed man reportedly drove up to the large doors of the San […]