Meet Knickers, the Giant Bull That’s Too Big for Slaughter
Photos of a giant black and white bovine towering over other cows have been doing the rounds online for the last couple of days, making people do a double take. The animal looks so huge that you really couldn’t blame the many people claiming that the photos are photoshopped, but they’re wrong. He’s just Knickers […]
Man Uses Fake Police Uniform and Gun to Pick Up Women, Gets Arrested by Real Police
A 21-year-old Indonesian man who used a custom-made fake police uniform and a realistic gun to pose as a police officer and get women to go out with him was recently arrested by real policemen. He still has a scheduled date, only this time it will be with a court judge. Ari Septian Pratama, a […]
Indian Officials Encourage Farmers to Chant Vedic Hymns to Improve Crop Yields
Authorities in the Indian state of Goa are encouraging farmers to adopt “cosmic farming” by chanting Vedic mantras to their fields for 20 days in order o improve the quality and quantity of their crops without the help of chemical fertilizers. Promoting organic farming is definitely commendable, but the approach of Goa’s Ministry of Agriculture […]
Online Homeware Store Mocked for Selling Handful of Twigs for $42
American homeware retailer Anthropologie was recently mocked on social media for selling a bundle of 20 birch twigs for the astronomical price of $42. That’s over $2 for a stick you can probably find on the street. Officially called a “Decorative Birch Bundle”, the handful of twigs tied with two pieces of brown strings was […]
‘Pet Psychic’ Claims She Can Communicate with Animals, Both Alive And Dead, Despite Being Allergic to Them
Researchers have long been looking for ways to communicate with animals, but one ‘pet psychic’ from upstate New York claims she’s been doing just that for around 15 years. For a fee, she can tell pet owners what their animals are thinking, what they like and dislike, regardless of whether they’re alive or dead. One […]
Cruel Boss Dunks Employee’s Face in Boiling Hotpot as a Joke
A 23-year-old man has filed a criminal complaint against his ex-boss for dunking his face into a scalding hotpot at an office party, as a joke, causing severe burns to his face that required over a month to heal. The shocking event reportedly took place at a company party on December 20, 2015, but was […]
Chinese Teacher Isolates Cancer-Suffering Student at the Back of the Class for Fear That He Might Be Contagious
A primary school teacher in China was recently dismissed for discriminating against a child suffering from cancer, by making him sit alone at the back of the class and not allowing him to take exams like everyone else. The languages teacher is said to have complained about the boy ever since he transferred to the […]
Man Endures 5 Years of Chemotherapy for Cancer He Never Had
A Colorado man claims that he was on intense chemotherapy and painkillers for five long years, after being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer by multiple doctors, a cancer that he recently learned never existed. The living nightmare of James Salaz, a resident of Montrose, in Colorado, began five years ago, when he went […]
Grateful Patient Gets Back Tattoo of Doctor Who Saved His Life
A young cancer survivor from Argentina recently surprised the doctor he credits for saving his life with a very unusual display of gratitude – a large back tattoo of the surgical oncologist next to the hospital he works at. A few months ago, Nano Salguero, a native of Alejo Ledesma, an Argentinian town located 333 kilometers […]
The Amazing Food Sculptures of Valeriano Fatica
From giant wheels of parmesan cheese to watermelons and even truffles, it seems that there’s no solid food that talented artist Valeriano Fatica cannot sculpt into an incredibly detailed artwork. Valeriano Fatica developed an interest in the arts from a very young age, but spent most of his time helping at his family’s restaurant in […]
11-Year-Old Chinese Girl Is Already 6ft 7in (2.10m) Tall
Seeing Zhang Ziyu towering over her classmates at the Cultural East Road Primary School, in Jinan, China, it’s hard to believe that they are all in the sixth grade. The 11-year-old already measures 6ft 7in (210 cm), and many believe she is the tallest girl in the world. Zhang’s parents are both former professional basketball players, […]
Christian Missionary Killed by Reclusive Tribe After Going to Their Remote Island to “Declare Jesus”
A young Christian missionary has been killed after venturing to North Sentinel Island, a protected island in the Indian Ocean home to a 30,000-year-old tribe known to aggressively repel outsiders, in order to “declare Jesus”. 27-year-old John Allen Chau is believed to have been killed by a volley of arrows shot by members of the Sentinelese […]
Colombian Town Enforces Curfew to Protect Young People from Evil Spirits Spreading Through WhatsApp
The mayor of Parajito, a town in northern Colombia, recently announced a curfew forbidding the transit and gathering of minors under the age of 17 in public places between 7 in the evening and 5 in the morning, to protect them from evil spirits that have allegedly been spreading through the popular messaging app WhatsApp. […]
Single Mother Has Been Paying an Actor to Pose as Her Daughter’s Father for the Last 10 Years
In an effort to spare her young daughter from being ostracized by other children for not having a father, a Japanese single mother made the controversial decision to hire an actor who has been posing as the girl’s father for the last 10 years. Megumi was only a baby when her parents separated and he […]
Woman Eats Only Instant Noodles for Three Weeks Straight to Save Money, Ends Up in the Hospital
A young university student who ate only instant noodles for three weeks straight in order to save money for Singles Day – China’s version of Black Friday – ended spending all of her savings on medical bills after her unusual diet made her sick. Instant noodles are standard fare for many university students. They’re cheap, […]