Company Makes Employees Crawl Through the Streets for Not Meeting Sales Targets
A company in Shandong province, China, has come under fire for forcing six of its employees to crawl through the streets on their hands and feet as punishment for not meeting sales targets. The humiliating procession reportedly took place in the city of Zaozhuang on January 14 and was recorded by shocked passers-by. Six people […]
Hong Kong’s Tiniest Apartments Are Smaller Than a Parking Space
Hong Kong is famous for its expensive nano-flats, but one property developer recently made international headlines for selling apartments smaller than the average parking space. Just when you thought homes in Hong Kong couldn’t get any smaller, a local real-estate developer unveiled the T-Plus, a new type of so-called “shoebox flat” measuring only 128 square […]
This Afghan Hound Has the Most Incredible Hair
AJ Nirvana Battle, a three-year-old Afghan hound from China is the canine version of a fashion model. He’s got a slender physique, loves posing for pictures and he has the most incredible hair. Looking at AJ Nirvana Battle and his luxurious locks, it’s easy to see why he turns heads wherever his owner takes him. But […]
Australian Man Allegedly Cooks Raw Steak in His Car on a Hot Day
An Australian man from Mildura, in the state of Victoria, wanted to show the world just how hot the inside of a car can get on a hot day, so he left a raw steak inside his car for a few hours. When he came back, the steak was allegedly well done. “Yesterday at 11am […]
Family Rents $1,500-a-Month Studio Apartment for Two Cats, Because They Don’t Get Along with Their Dog
A Silicon Valley family was in the news recently for renting a $1,500-a-month living space for their two cats, because they didn’t get along with the dog they shared their previous home with. David Callisch couldn’t be happier with the tenants living in the 425-square-foot studio apartment behind his house, in San Jose, California. They […]
Spinning Ice Disk in Maine River Mesmerizes Millions Around the World
A circular, slow-turning sheet of ice in Maine’s Presumpscot River has captured the imaginations of millions around the world after photos and videos of it have been shared on social media. It’s been called a “frozen crop circle”, a “frozen moon”, an alien ship”, but scientists say it’s a rare natural phenomenon at an unprecedented scale. […]
Man Secretly Marries Three Women, Gets Them Apartments in the Same Neighborhood “for Convenience”
A Chinese polygamist who was secretly married to three women managed to keep them from finding out about each other despite arranging for them to live within a one kilometer radius, for his own convenience. The 36-year-old man, surnamed Zhang, is facing up to two years in prison for polygamy, after he exploited a loophole […]
Meet Rino Sasaki, Japan’s Most Beautiful Truck Driver
Long haul truck driving is generally seen as a man’s job, but Rino Sasaki, a young female truck driver from Japan, is challenging this stereotype and conquering social media in the process. Rino Sasaki grew up in Kochi Prefecture as the daughter of a long haul truck driver, but never really considered the idea of […]
The World’s First Spiked Still Water Hydrates and Gets You Drunk at the Same Time
Pura Still is being advertised as the first spiked water that doesn’t need bubbles to keep things interesting. It’s still, but definitely not flat as it has an alcohol content of 4.5% by volume. Alcoholic drink brands have been hard at work trying to come up with new and enticing products for the growing number of […]
Research Suggests Eating a Side of Dirt with Your Food Can Help You Lose Weight
Researchers at the University of South Australia claim to have discovered clay materials in a certain type of dirt, which, if consumed with an evening meal can help soak up fat droplets from the gut. Obesity costs the global economy an estimated $2 trillion every year, and countries around the world spend even more trying to […]
Company Launches Fragrance That Allegedly Enhances Productivity in the Workplace
International workspace company Spaces recently teamed up with Dutch lifestyle brand Marie-Stella-Maris to create ‘Spirit de Travail’ a fragrance that can allegedly boost productivity and make people feel more at ease in the workplace. Productivity at work can be influenced by a variety of factors, of which smell is one of the least obvious. According […]
Doctors Remove Leech That Had Been Living in Woman’s Throat for Three Months
A 63-year-old Vietnamese woman who recently underwent a laparoscopic procedure to have a tumour from her throat removed was shocked to hear that the doctors removed a six-inch leech from her throat instead. The parasite had reportedly been living in the woman’s throat for about three months. The unnamed woman from Vietnam’s mountainous Ha Giang Province […]
The “Yellow Man of Aleppo” Has Been Wearing Only Yellow for the Last 35 Years
Can you imagine wearing only one color every day for three and a half decades? Abou Zakkour, a 68-year-old man from the war-torn Syrian city of Aleppo has become known as the Yellow Man after wearing only yellow for the last 35 years. The story of the Yellow Man of Aleppo started on January 25, 1983, […]
Rare Condition Leaves Woman Unable to Hear Men’s Voices
A Chinese woman recently made the news after being diagnosed with a very rare form of hearing loss which leaves sufferers unable to hear low frequency sounds, like men’s voices. The woman from Xiamen, on China’s east coast, knew something was wrong when she woke up one morning and realized that she couldn’t hear anything […]
Bubbly Hair – Moscow Barber Washes Clients’ Hair with Champagne
An extravagant barber has become famous in Moscow for offering a different kind of hair washing product. Instead of shampoo, clients can choose to have their locks washed with champagne. Vilen Knudaverdyan says he came up withe unusual service after performing it on a colleague, as a joke. The woman was leaving for another job, […]