Restaurant Owner Restricts Entry to Children Under 14 Years of Age
The owner of a restaurant in Binz, Germany, has come under fire for banning children aged 14 and younger from entering his establishment after 5 pm. Rudolf Markl, the owner of “Oma’s Küche” (Grandma’s Kitchen), a traditional restaurant in Binz, on the German island of Rügen got so fed up with children’s tantrums and unruly behavior that […]
Spanish Second-Hand Bookstore Finds Fake Bomb-Book in Its Collection
Staff at a second-hand bookstore in Badajoz, western Spain, were terrified to discover that one of the books in their collection had had its pages removed and replaced with a complex mechanism that closely resembled a bomb. The book in question, a copy of “The King of Beggars” by French writer Jean Larteguy attracted the […]
Fish Shop Sticks Plastic Eyes on Fish to Make Them Look Fresher
A fish shop in Kuwait was recently shut down by authorities after it was revealed that the fishmonger was sticking plastic googly eyes on the fish in an attempt to make them look fresher. The measure to shut down the unnamed shop was taken after photos of a plastic eye that had slipped off revealing […]
Drought Reveals Medieval “Hunger Stones” in European Rivers
“When you see me, cry”. This is just one of the ominous messages carved into the medieval ‘hunger stones’ that have been revealed by sever drought in the Elbe River, near the northern Czech town of Decin. Hunger stones, or ‘hungersteine’ as the Germans call them, are carved boulders or river plates that only become […]
The Indian Village Where People Play with Live Scorpions
Most people wouldn’t dare touch a scorpion for all the money in the world, but in one small Indian village, people actually seek out the poisonous arachnids and put them on their faces, or eve in their mouths, as part of a worshiping ritual. Every year, on Naga Panchami, when most of India worships the […]
The Three-Dimensional Black and Grey Tattoos of Eliot Kohek
To say French tattoo artist Eliot Kohek is a master of black and grey realism would be a gross understatement. Some of the works he has inked on his clients over the years look ready to jump off of their skin. Judging by the level of detail in Eliot Kohek’s tattoos, it’s hard to believe […]
This Is Not a Real Japanese City, But a Fictional One Built in Minecraft
A group of Japanese Minecraft enthusiasts have spent the last three years creating an insanely realistic city in the popular block-building video game, and the results of their work have been leaving people with their mouths open. Sayama City was originally unveiled in 2016, on creative Minecraft community website Planet Minecraft, and got a lot […]
Hong Kong Woman Gets Scammed into Marrying Total Stranger
A 21-year-old woman from Hong Kong who though she was undergoing a ‘mock wedding test’ to secure a job as a wedding planner ended up officially married to a total stranger from mainland China. The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, told authorities that her ordeal began in May of this year, when she saw […]
Portugal’s ‘Chicken Girl’ – The Tragic Story of a Girl Who Grew Up in a Chicken Coop
In 1980, Portugal was shocked by the story of Maria Isabel Quaresma Dos Santos, a 9-year-old girl who had spent her entire childhood in a chicken coop, deprived of any human interaction and affection. Because of the effects growing up with chickens had on her behavior, Isabel became known as “Chicken Girl”. According to an article […]
Russian Man Gets Over 11 Years in Prison for Shamanic Medicine He Bought in Peru
A young Russian artist was recently sentenced to 11.5 years in prison for bringing home two small bottles of ayahuasca – a famous spiritual medicine prepared by indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin – that he bought while visiting Peru. Maxim Gert, a resident of Nizhny Tagil, a city in Russia’s Sverdlovsk Oblast, had no idea […]
Nail Salon Gets Slammed Online for Sealing Live Ants in Transparent Acrylic Nails
A Russian nail salon has been slammed as ‘sick’ and ‘cruel’ on social media after posting photos and videos of live ants crawling inside models’ hollow acrylic nails. Moscow-based Nail Sunny beauty salon has built a reputation for pushing the envelope, and several of their quirky ideas have gone viral on social media like Instagram […]
Rare Medical Condition Causes Vietnamese Girl to Sweat Blood
An 11-year-old girl was recently admitted at the Quy Hoa National Leprosy Dermatology Hospital, in Vietnam, under suspicion of suffering from hematidrosis, a very rare medical condition in which people sweat blood. The young girl, identified only as N., to protect her privacy, allegedly started sweating blood three or four months ago, when her parents claim […]
Gongbang – South Korea’s Fascination with Watching Other People Study for Hours on End
Gongbang is the name of a growing live-streaming trend in South Korea, where people broadcast themselves studying in almost total silence for hours on end to dozens, sometimes hundreds of viewers who love nothing more than to watch them do it. Ask most popular streamers and they’ll tell you that the keys to a successful […]
Man Undergoes Extreme Procedures to Make His Face Look Like a Skull
Kalaca Skull, a 22-year-old tattoo artist from Colombia, has been making headlines all over South America for undergoing extreme surgical procedures to make his face look like a skull. Born Eric Yeiner Hincapié Ramírez, the young tattoo artist claims he had been fascinated by skulls ever since he was a child, but only started turning his […]
Man Fakes Mugging, Slashes His Own Arms to Avoid Buying Girlfriend Expensive Car
Men often go to great lengths to fulfill their loved ones’ wishes, but this story is a bout a guy who went to extremes to ensure that he wouldn’t have to fulfill a promise he had made to his girlfriend, while at the same time making sure that she didn’t blame him for it. Earlier […]