Pain in the Butt – Man Somehow Lives with Eight Metal Needles Stuck in His Behind
The mystery of a Chinese man’s decade long pain in the butt has finally been solved after doctors in Hunan extracted no less than 8 embroidery needles stuck in his right buttock. For the past 10 years, Chen, a 55-year old retired man from China’s Changsha Province, had frequently experienced a stinging, tingling sensation in […]
Businessman Sues Mistress to Recover $2 Million He Willingly Gave Her
A Singapore-based businessman has attracted some unwanted media attention after it was reported that he sued his mistress in order to recover $2 million he allegedly loaned her. The problem is she says the money was a gift, so she doesn’t want to give it back. Toh Eng Tiah, the 55-year-old owner of several recycling […]
Georgian Strongman Allegedly Pulls 200-Tonne Sea Vessel with Just His Middle Finger
Giorgi Rostomashvili, a competitive strongman and weightlifter from Georgia, recently showed off his Herculean strength by pulling a 200-tonne boat using only his middle finger. A viral video shows Rostomashvili holding onto a metal ladder to prevent him from being dragged into the water as he uses his middle finger to drag the “Tamara 2” […]
NASA Investigating First Ever Crime in Space After Astronaut Gets Accused of Hacking Bank Account from Space
NASA is said to be investigating a claim that one of its astronauts accessed the bank account of her estranged spouse while on board the International Space Station, in what may be the first crime committed in space. Astronaut Anne McClain and Summer Worden, an Air Force intelligence officer, married in 2014 and split in […]
Australian Woman Covers Town in Graffiti in Bizarre Attempt to Contact Mystery Man
A 36-year-old Australian woman in Melbourne’s Frankston suburb was charged with criminal damage, wilful damage, among others, after covering several public spaces with graffiti messages to a certain “Chris”, the alleged father of her unborn baby. The alleged vandalism reportedly occurred between July 29 and 30 when graffiti started popping up in recreational areas around […]
Man’s 30-Year Headache Allegedly Caused by Worm Stuck in His Brain
A 59-year-old Chinese man who had experienced frequent headaches and even seizures over the last 30 years is now able to lead a pain-free life after doctors extracted a 10-cm worm from his brain. The man, surnamed Zhang, first started experiencing excruciating headaches and seizures in 1989. He was playing cards with friends when his […]
French Zoo Visitors Use Fingernails to Scratch Names into the Back of Live Rhino
A zoo in southeastern France recently condemned the “stupidity” of some of its visitors after shocking photos of a 35-year-old female rhino with the names “Camille” and “Julien” scratched on its back went viral on social media. La Palmyre Zoo, in the French city of Royan, allows visitors to touch some of the animals in […]
27-Year-Old Woman Marries 83-Year-Old Grandpa, Claims It Was Love at First Sight
The unlikely love story between a 27-year-old woman and an 83-year-old famous shaman in Indonesia’s Central Java province has been making headlines in the Asian country for the past week. Despite the controversy regarding the age difference between them, the young woman claims she fell in love with her new husband the moment she saw […]
Woman Seeks Divorce from Husband Who Loved Her Too Much, Never Argued with Her
UAE media recently reported the almost-unfathomable case of a woman who decided to divorce her husband after a year of marriage, because he loved her too much and never once argued with her. If this funny news story is anything to go by, too much of a good thing can indeed be harmful in the […]
German City Will Pay You One Million Euros if You Can Prove That It Doesn’t Exist.
The German city of Bielefeld, in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, has announced that it is offering a €1 million prize to anyone who can prove that it doesn’t exist. To have any hope of understanding this bizarre offer, you have to go back to 1993 when the famous “Bielefeld? There’s No Such Thing!” conspiracy […]
Painting Jail Cells Pink – A Controversial Way to Curb Inmate Aggression
Several Swiss prisons have painted their jail cells in a color called “Cool Down Pink” as a way to curb prisoners’ aggressive behavior and even though the measure was adopted by other European countries in recent years, there are those who find the measure degrading and manipulative. It’s a known fact that colors have a […]
Self-taught Artist Uses Face Paint to Turn herself into Real-Life Manga Characters
When it comes to recreating the characters of Japanese horror manga artist Junji Ito in real life, there’s no one better for the job than dedicated fan Mamakiteru. Mamakiteru’s Twitter bio reads “I want to live in the world of Junji Ito”, and since living in the artist’s manga is impossible, she decided to do […]
Black Housekeeper Turned Away by Priest Because His Dog Is Racist
A Tennessee black woman recently filed a discrimination complaint against a Catholic priest and his parish after being denied work because of the color of her skin. However, the priest denies the accusation, claiming that it’s only his German dog who is “kinda racist”. When Emily Weaver, the employee of a cleaning company in Collierville, […]
Russian Couple Create the Most Amazing Human-Like Dolls
Anastasiya and Sergey Lutsenko, a couple of talented artists from the Russian City of Krasnoyarsk, are famous among doll collectors all around the globe as two of the world’s most meticulous doll makers. They can spend several months on a single piece, but it is this attention to details that makes the final product so […]
“Poop Like a Champion” Cereal Is a Product That Exists
It sounds like the sarcastic name of a product you’d expect to hear in a satirical sitcom like The Simpsons, but Poop Like a Champion is an actual cereal that can allegedly get your bowls moving like nothing else. Advertised as “the ultimate colon cleansing formula” or “the number one high fiber cereal for number […]