Isolated Lighthouse in Iceland Hailed as Perfect Location to Survive Zombie Apocalypse
Perched on top of a tall slither of rock, six miles off the coast of Iceland, Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse is considered by many an introvert’s dream home and a wonderful placed to be in case of a zombie apocalypse. Þrídrangaviti, which translates as “three rocks”, was built in 1939, soon before the start of World War […]
Video Filter Glitch Reveals Popular Young Vlogger to Be 58-Year-Old Woman
A glamorous young Chinese streamer known as “Your Highness Qiao Biluo” has angered her hundreds of thousands of fans after a technical glitch revealed that she was actually a 58-year-old woman using a filter to make herself look young. It used to be that seeing things made you believe they were true; we even have […]
Construction Company Will Turn Your Backyard into a Tropical Oasis
Why travel to a tropical seaside resort when you can have a turquoise oasis complete with golden sand right in your backyard? That’s the question one Louisiana construction company hopes will make its custom backyard oasis a bestseller. Having a pool or a small pond in your backyard is great, but if you could choose […]
German Company Uses Super-Strong Glue to Suspend 17.5-Tonne Truck in the Air for an Hour
DELO, a small German company specializing in industrial adhesives, recently set a new Guinness Record after successfully suspending a 17-tonne-truck in the air for an hour using only super-strong glue. In an attempt to show that it produces the world’s strongest adhesives, Bavaria-based company DELO set out to lift a 17.5 tonne truck one meter […]
Man Sues “Extrasensory Service Company” After Psychics Fail to Bring Back His Estranged Wife
The Sixth Sense, a Russian company that allegedly specializes in extrasensory services, fortune-telling, spiritism and astrology, was recently ordered to pay damages to a client after its psychics and magicians failed to bring back his estrange wife. The unnamed plaintiff, from the Siberian city of Omsk, was left by his wife in August of 2017. […]
You Can Now Relax by Cuddling a Cow for $75 an Hour
Cow cuddling has been around in Europe for a while, but now a farm in upstate New York is giving Americans the chance to unwind by getting up close and personal with peaceful bovines for just $75 and hour. Mountain House Farm, a beautiful 33-acre retreat in New York, has been offering wellness sessions with […]
Doing 1,000 Squats Puts Competitive Girls in the Hospital
We’re always told that exercise is good for our health, but as two Chinese girls recently learned the hard way, overdoing it can have life-threatening consequences. On July 10, Tang, a 19-year-old girl from Chongqing, China, decided to challenge her best friend to a squatting competition to see which one of them had more stamina. […]
Parents Refuse to Donate Kidney to Their Dying Child Because She Is a Girl
A 16-year-old Indian girl is haplessly awaiting her death after suffering acute kidney failure, because her parents refuse to donate one of their kidneys to her because she is a girl. Kanchan Kumari, from Avgil village, in Sheikhpura, fell seriously ill two months ago and was rushed to the hospital after complaining of intense pain […]
This Famous Vietnamese Villa Has a Tomb in the Middle of the Living Room
From the outside, the famous “Tomb Villa” in the Vietnamese province of Ben Tre looks like an ordinary household, but step foot through the front door and you’ll notice that instead of the usual dining table there is a creepy marble tomb complete with a shrine to the person buried in it. Living in a […]
Polish Village Where Boys Are Rarely Born Offers to Reward First Couple to Have a Son
Miejsce Odrzańskie, a small village in southern Poland, near the border with the Czech Republic, is offering to reward the first local family to give birth to a son. None have been born there in the last nine years, and the youngest one that still lives in the village is 12-years-old. No one knows why, […]
Belgian Bar Takes Patrons’ Shoes as Collateral to Prevent Beer Glass Theft
Stealing elaborate beer glasses has become an increasingly popular trend among patrons of Belgian beer bars, so much so that in recent years owners of such establishments have started implementing all sorts of safety measures. For example, one bar in Ghent asks visitors to hand over one of their shoes as collateral. Belgian beer is […]
Thai Restaurant Has Been Serving the Same Batch of Soup for 45 Years
Wattana Panich is a one of the most popular restaurants in Bangkok’s Ekkamai neighborhood, with hundreds of hungry patrons coming in to feast on its selection of delicious soups and stews every day. But the secret of the flavorsome dishes served at this Thai eatery may put a lot of Westerners off. One of the […]
The Immortal Jellyfish – The Only Creature Known to Be Able to Live Forever
Turritopsis dohrnii, a small species of jellyfish native to the Mediterranean, is commonly known as the “immortal jellyfish, and it literally lives up to its name. Possessing the ability to revert to its a sexually immature stage instead of succumbing to an inevitable death, this tiny creature holds the secret to true biological immortality. Humans […]
Alleged “Sonic Attacks” at Cuban Embassy Shrunk Victims’ Brains, Study Suggests
Between 2016 and 2018 a number of US and Canadian diplomats working at an embassy in Havana, Cuba, reported symptoms like headaches, nausea and memory loss after hearing mysterious noises. The phenomenon became known as the “Cuban Sonic Attacks”, but Havana authorities have so far denied any wrongdoing. However, a recent study suggests something did […]
These Russian Blue Cats Have the Most Mesmerizing Eyes
Xafi and Auri are two feline sisters taking Instagram with their contrasting neat, silver coats and mesmerizing ocean eyes. Instagram has no shortage of animal superstars, from the angry-looking Pompous Albert, to Ghost, the singing samoyed, but when it comes to the most beautiful turquoise eyes to get lost in, there’s no competing with Xafi […]