Man Quits His Job to Wait for “Dream Girl” He Made Eye Contact With for 10 Seconds in a Bookstore
A Chinese man has been making national headlines after it was revealed that he has been waiting in a bookstore in Beijing for over 50 days hoping to meet a girl he has “fallen in love with” after making eye-contact for 10 seconds. To say that this 26-year-old man is a firm believer in love […]
“Russia’s Most Advanced Robot” Turns Out to Be Man in Robot Suit
Yesterday, during the opening of Russia’s annual “PROJECT” scientific forum in the city of Yaroslavl, the audience got to see Boris, a highly-advanced robot that major news channel Russia24 called “the country’s most modern robot”. Only Boris wasn’t really all that advanced, or even a robot, for that matter. Very similar in appearance to Honda’s […]
Delicious Art – Talented Artist Paints with Melted Chocolate
A talented food artist from Japan has getting a lot of attention on Instagram for her ability to turn plates into delicious works of art by painting them with melted chocolate. Most parents often tell their children not to play with their food, but if the melted chocolate of Japanese artist Norico are any indication, […]
Real-Life Rapunzel Hasn’t Had a Haircut in 28 Years
33-year-old Alena Kravchenko, a real-life Rapunzel from Ukraine, had her last haircut at age five, 28 years ago. Today, Alena’s hair is around two meters long and the young Ukrainian claims that she sometimes trips on it. Alena’s mother had always told her that a woman’s feminine beauty stems directly from her hair, and she […]
Gold-Obsessed Man Wears 13Kg of It Wherever He Goes
A Vietnamese businessman has been attracting a lot of attention on Asian social media sites for his obsession with gold. 36-year-old Tran Ngoc Phuc wears a total of 13kg of gold wherever he goes, and is always accompanied by at least 5 bodyguards who make sure that no one tries to steal it. Phuc first […]
Photo of Bright Underskin Tattoo on Burned Hand Sparks Online Controversy
A photo of a tattooed man’s hand with the top layer if skin damaged by a minor kitchen burn sparked a heated debate on social media site Reddit last week. That’s because the section where the skin was burned off revealed a tattoo so bright you could swear it was just inked. The photo, posted […]
Thai Man Undergoes 30 Cosmetic Procedures to Make Himself Look Korean
Ratchadapong Prasit, a 25-year-old man from Thailand, has been making headlines around Asia for the last couple of years after drastically altering his appearance with the help of plastic surgery. After undergoing 30 cosmetic procedures, Prasit now looks like a Korean K-pop star. Comparing photos of Ratchadapong Prasit before and after he turned to plastic surgery, […]
Woman Allegedly Fakes Son’s Kidnapping to Test Her Husband’s Love
A Chinese mother allegedly faked the kidnapping of her 11-year-old son as a way of testing whether her husband really cared about her and their child. The boy’s mother, a 33-year-old woman named Chen, filed a fake missing persons report in Yueqing City, on Friday. She told police that her son had last been seen […]
“Rapunzel of Horses” Conquers Internet with Her Gorgeous Blonde Mane
Storm, an eight-year-old Haflinger mare from the Netherlands, has become a star on social media networks like Instagram thanks to her long, wavy locks. 24-year-old student and entrepreneur Naomi Beckers bought Storm from her previous owner two years ago after falling in love with her incredible hair, which interestingly, closely resembles her own blonde, curly locks. The […]
The Levitating Stone of Shivapur, a Controversial “Miracle”
Every day, hundreds of tourists and devotees visit a shrine in Shivapur, a small village about 180 km east of Mumbai, in India, to witness a controversial “miracle” known as the Levitating Stone of Shivapur. The Shrine of Qamar Ali Darvesh, a Muslim Sufi Saint who lived about 700 years ago, features an ancient stone […]
This Dead Leaf Is Actually a Live Moth Mimicking a Dead Leaf
When it comes to the art of camouflage, few creatures can match Uropyia meticulodina, a small moth capable of mimicking a dead, curled up leaf almost to perfection. From a mantis that mimics a harmless orchid to attract prey, to a caterpillar that looks like a snake to fend off predators and birds camouflaged as toxic caterpillars, […]
Scottish Man Banned from the US Forever After Accidentally Declaring Himself a Terrorist
A 70-year-old man from Scotland ruined his winter holiday and got himself banned from the United States forever after accidentally declaring himself a terrorist on an online visa form. John Stevenson and his wife, Marion, an elderly couple from Inverclyde, Scotland, were supposed to vacation in New York this month, but they ended up losing […]
Thieves Wanted – Shop Owner Wants to Pay Skilled Thieves $64 an Hour to Steal from Her Shop
The owner of a clothing store in the UK is taking an unconventional approach to preventing theft. The woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, wants to hire skilled thieves to come in and steal from her store and then tell her how they did it, so she can prevent it from happening again. The witty […]
Popcorn Beach – A Unique Tourist Attraction That Looks Good Enough to Eat
Fuerteventura, the second largest of Spain’s Canary Islands is mostly known for its white sandy beaches, but few people know that this island also hosts one of the world’s most stunning attractions, a beach that has popcorn for sand. There are plenty of tourist spots named after things they resemble, even if just vaguely, but […]
Police Slammed for Spending Almost $600 on DNA Tests to Catch Thief of $2 Yogurt Bottle
Police in the Taiwanese city of Taipei were accused of wasting taxpayers’ money on solving stupid cases, after local media revealed that they recently conducted DNA tests worth hundreds of dollars to find out who drank a student’s $2 yogurt bottle. Sharing a fridge with roommates in college usually means accepting that, from time to […]