China Develops App That Lets You Know When a Person in Debt is Nearby so You Can Report Them
Authorities in the Chinese province of Hebei have created a smartphone app that allows users to see if they are within 500 meters of a person in debt so they can report or publicly shame them. Failing to pay off your debts is generally frowned upon all over the world, but one country has been […]
Real-Life “50 First Dates” – Japanese Man Makes Amnesic Girlfriend Fall in Love with Him Every Day
Correction: A previous version of this article stated that the name of Maruyama’s boyfriend was Li Huayu, and that the girl still lost her memory every day, when in reality this only occurred only in the first two months after her accident. The touching love story between an amnesia sufferer whose memory was wiped clean […]
Korean Company Creates Smart Treadmill for Cats
Getting a house cat to exercise can be quite a challenge, but a Korean company claims that it’s smart exercise machine can keep felines in tip-top shape even when their owners are away. There’s just one catch – it costs $1,800. Korean startup Pet Ding unveiled its smart treadmill for cats earlier this month, at […]
Elite Sniffer Dog Has $32,000 Bounty Put On His Head by Tobacco Smugglers
Scamp, an English springer spaniel sniffer dog, is so good at his job that criminal organizations have put a sizable reward on his head. During his five-year career as a sniffer dog for BWY Canine, in Pembrokeshire, UK, Scamp managed to detect around £6m ($7.8 million) worth of illegal tobacco, causing significant headaches for criminal organizations […]
Teenage Girls Pretend to Be Boys for 4 Years to Keep Father’s Barbershop Afloat
Two teenage sisters in India were recently honored for their grit and determination after it was discovered that they disguised themselves as boys for four years in order to keep their father’s barbershop open after he became ill. Jyoti Kumari, 18, and her 16-year-old sister, Neha, from Banwari Tola, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, took over […]
Company Sells Sneeze-Contaminated Tissues That Allegedly “Help” People Get Sick
Most people would never use a tissue that someone else sneezed in, let alone pay $80 for one, but one Los Angeles startup claims to have already sold close to a thousand sneeze-filled tissues to people who want to catch a cold virus now so they don’t get sick with the same cold later. Does […]
Woman Lives With Plastic Pill Packaging Lodged in Her Throat for 17 Days
A woman in Northern Ireland lived with a plastic painkiller packet stuck in her throat for 17 days, after unknowingly swallowing it in the middle of the night. The 40-something woman, who preferred to remain anonymous, reportedly swallowed a Tramadol pill in the middle of the night, without first taking it out of its plastic packaging. […]
Russian Utility Company Installs Wooden Outdoor Toilet Outside Apartment Buildings to Remind People to Pay Their Bills
A public utility company in the Russian city of Irkutsk has come up with an ingenious way of reminding people to pay their bills if they want to continue using their indoor toilets. In November of last year, the Irkutsk Northern Housing and Utility Systems Directorate installed a wooden cabin toilet outside an apartment building with […]
Russian Startup Plans to Launch Giant Ad Billboards in Low-Earth Orbit
Imagine looking up to gaze at the moon on a clear summer night only to see the sky full of glowing advertising billboards. That’s the future envisioned by a Russian start-up which plans to launch billboard advertisements into low-Earth orbit as early as 2021. Russian company StartRocket announced plans to introduce orbital advertising billboards made up […]
Woman Takes Clothes Off in Front of Bank Manager in Attempt to Secure a Loan
After being refused a loan at a bank in Kazan, Russia, a young woman tried to convince the bank manager to approve the loan by stripping in front of him. Yulia Kuzmina, who is reportedly in her mid-20s, went to a bank in Kazan, the capital city of The Republic of Tatarstan in western Russia, […]
This Company DNA-Tests Unscooped Dog Poo to Track Down Offending Pet Owners
Unscooped dog poo is a problem in most urban communities around the world, but one company is offering an advanced scientific solution to crack down on offenders – testing the poo for DNA and comparing it against a database of registered community pets to track down their owners. Lazy dog owners who don’t clean up […]
Meet Imma, the Gorgeous Japanese Model Who Doesn’t Exist
With her expressive eyes, flawless skin, luscious lips and perfect hair, it’s easy to see why people can’t stop gushing over Japanese model Imma. But one thing most people don’t realize is that she’s not a real person. Imma, whose name is inspired by the Japanese word ima 今 (meaning “now”), is the product of some truly insane CG […]
The Bizarre Reason Why Chinese Television Started Blurring Men’s Ears
TV viewers in China recently noticed something strange whenever certain male celebrities showed up on screen – their ears were digitally blurred as if to hide something. While Chinese television has yet to make an official statement on this issue, the measure seems meant to hide men’s earrings. Last year, China’s media regulator banned TV […]
Veterinary Student Pretended to Save Dozens of Horses Before Selling Them to Slaughterhouses
A young Alabama vet student was recently arrested for allegedly pulling off one of the sickest scams imaginable. She took older horses from their owners, promising that they would live out the rest of their lives in a sanctuary, but later sold them to be slaughtered. 24-year-old Fallon Blackwood used her educational background as a […]
Escaped Rodeo Cow Has Been Enjoying Freedom for Six Months, As No One Has Been Able to Catch Her
Betsy, a 3-year-old cow that escaped six months ago, during the annual rodeo in Anchorage, Alaska, has been roaming the outskirts of the city ever since, despite her owner’s best efforts to capture her. Betsy the cow slipped out of her pen amid the bustle of the annual Anchorage rodeo last year, and headed right […]