Tech Entrepreneur Finances Wedding by Selling Advertisements on His Suit Jacket
A broke Frenchman was able to cover the cost of his wedding by selling advertisements on his tuxedo jacket to 26 startups and becoming a human billboard.
Woman Fined $1,400 Because Her Cat Keeps Visiting Her Neighbor
A French woman was shocked to learn that she had been fined €1,250 ($1,435) because her pet cat had been trespassing on her neighbor’s property.
Factory Worker Receives All His Colleagues’ Salaries by Mistake, Refuses to Return Any Money
A factory worker in Khanty-Mansiysk,, Russia, is being sued by his company for refusing to return over 7 million rubles ($87,000) he was wired by mistake due to a software glitch. When he received a notification from his banking app at the beginning of this year, Vladimir Rychagov couldn’t believe his eyes. Apart from the […]
Scientists Unravel Centuries-old Mystery of Cannon-Like Boom Emanating from Lake
For centuries, scientists have been puzzled by the mysterious phenomenon known as “Seneca’s Gun”, a loud boom emanating from New York’s Seneca Lake. Records of loud explosions heard on Seneca Lake date back to the 17th century, but they had become the subject of myth and folklore long before that. The Seneca people, a Native […]
Woman Accuses Husband of Cheating after Paying Online Fortune-Teller
Police in Wuhu, China’s Anhui Province, recently mediated the bizarre marital dispute between a local man and his wife, who had accused him of cheating because a fortune-teller had told her so. Earlier this month, a man walked into a police station in Wuhu to complain about his wife’s constant harassment following an online fortune-telling […]
Gym Offers a Porsche Panamera to the First Person to Lose 100 Pounds in 3 Months
A Chinese gym has been getting a lot of attention for its controversial offer for gym goers – a used Porsche Panamera sports car to the first person to lose 100 pounds (50 kg) in three months. If you’re the kind of person who needs extra motivation to hit the gym, maybe the chance to […]
Company Launches “Functional Water” That Helps Elimminate Abdomminal Fat
Japanese drink company Suntory recently launched a functional drinking water that can allegedly reduce abdominal fat. Suntory’s new ‘Special Water’ looks like regular mineral water but is officially classified as a “functional food,” meaning it’s a food product legally permitted in Japan to advertise health benefits. Special Water is aimed at office workers and those […]
This Incovenient 6-Pound Phone Case Could Curb Your Smartphone Addiction
A neuroscience startup has created a 6-pound smartphone case that is so heavy and cumbersome to use that it should limit most people’s screentime by around half. Smartphone cases are usually light and slick by design, but Matter Neuroscience decided to go the opposite way, creating perhaps the heaviest and chunkiest phone case money can […]
Woman Swindled Out of $350,000 Thought She Was Dating “Squid Game” Star
A South Korean woman in her fifties thought she was in a romantic relationship with Squid Game star Lee Jung-Jae and sent an online scammer over 500 million won ($350,000). With AI technology readily available, scammers are taking their operations to a whole new level, taking advantage of the gullibility of people who believe the […]
China’s Most Hated Statues Get Slapped Hundreds of Times a Day
For over five centuries, the statues of Qin Hui, a former chancellor of the Song Dynasty, and his wife have been slapped, kicked, and spit on by millions of people. In the heart of Hangzhou, forever facing the impressive mausoleum of a brave general they once framed and got executed, are the statues of Qin […]
Schoolgirl Suffers Mental Illness After Watching Horror Movie at School
A Chinese family sued their daughter’s school after the child was diagnosed with acute and transient psychotic disorder, allegedly caused by a horror movie she had watched in class. The unusual case began two years ago, but only recently concluded in Court. In October of 2023, because their teacher was on temporary leave, a class […]
Rope-Free Bungee Jumping from the World’s Highest Bridge Sparks Online Controversy
A ropeless bungee jumping attraction from the world’s highest road bridge has been suspended before its inauguration after videos of safety tests sparked fear on social media. After making news headlines as the world’s highest road bridge, the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge was again in the news recently, this time for a controversial attraction that […]
Man Agrees to Pay “Cat Support” for Up to 10 Years Following Divorce
As part of a divorce agreement with his ex-wife, a Turkish man has agreed to pay 10,000 liras ($240) every three months as child support for their two cats. Buğra B., who lives in Istanbul, filed for a mutually agreed-upon divorce from his wife, Ezgi B., citing “severe incompatibility and a breakdown in the foundation […]
Man Gets Caught on Camera Setting Fire to His Porsche for Insurance Purposes
A Brazilian motorist had the misfortune of being caught on camera lighting up his Porsche sports car so he could cash the insurance policy. On October 5th, the Civil Police of Paraná was contacted by a man who claimed to have been stopped in traffic by armed men and stuffed in the trunk of his […]
Unemployed Man Exploits Food Delivery Platform to Eat 1,000 Free Meals Over Two Years
A 38-year-old Japanese man was arrested on suspicion of fraud after exploiting a food delivery app’s loophole to unlawfully receive over 1,000 deliveries without paying for them. For more than two years, Takuya Higashimoto, an unemployed man from Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, took advantage of the order cancellation policy of a major Japanese food delivery platform […]