Mother Installs Jail Cell in Her House to Protect Herself from Addict Son
An elderly Thai woman desperate to keep her drug and gambling-addicted son away from temptation installed an iron jail cell inside her home. After more than 20 years of living in constant fear of her drug-addicted son, a 64-year-old woman from Thailand’s Buriram Province took extraordinary measures to protect herself and her neighbors. She recently […]
Junk Food Diet Causes 12-Year-Old Boy to Go Permanetly Blind
A 12-year-old Massachusetts boy has tragically lost his eyesight to a nutrient-poor junk food diet that caused his optic nerves to atrophy beyond any hope of reversal. The New England Journal of Medicine recently documented the case of a 12-year-old boy suffering from autism who ultimately went blind because of a junk food diet based […]
Court Bans Woman from Entering Brother’s Room to Clean It Against His Will
A Singapore family court recently issued a partial domestic exclusion order against a woman who had allegedly been forcefully entering her adult brother’s room at odd hours of the night to clean. On October 31st, two Singaporean siblings obtained court orders against each other following a bizarre legal dispute that left the judge scratching their […]
Chinese Woman Faces Divorce After Giving Birth to Dark-Skinned Baby
A young Chinese woman had the happiest day of her life turned into a nightmare after her husband asked for a paternity test because of their newborn baby’s suspiciously dark skin. Chinese newspaper China Times recently reported the bizarre case of a 30-year-old Shanghai woman desperate to save her marriage after giving birth to a […]
Filipino Hotel Is the World’s Largest Rooster-Shaped Building
The Campuestohan Highland Resort in the Philippines’ Negros Occidental province was recently awarded the Guinness record for the highest rooster-shaped building. Standing 114 feet, 7 inches tall, the Rooster Hotel at Campuestohan Highland Resort is quite a sight. It’s not only shaped like the domestic bird, but actually looks like a giant realistic rooster dominating […]
Indian Temple Goers Mistake AC Condensation Dripping on Sculpture for Holy Water
Devotees at a temple in Vrindavan, India, queued to drink the water dripping from an elephant sculpture, believing it was holy water from the feet of Lord Krishna, but is was only condensation from the temple’s air conditioning. Shocking videos showing dozens of people at the Shri Banke Bihari temple in the city of Vrindavan […]
The World’s Highest Bridge Stands 565 Meters Above a Steep River Valley
The Beipanjiang Bridge sits over 565 meters (1,854 feet) above the Beipan River Valley nestled between two very steep cliffs, making it the world’s highest bridge. Also known as the Duge Bridge or “China’s Impossible Engineering Feat”, the world’s highest bridge may not look that impressive at first sight, but it is a testament to […]
New World’s Thinnest Mechanical Wristwatch Is Just 1.65 Millimeters Thick
The ThinKing by Russian watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin is only 1.65 mm thick, making it the world’s thinnest mechanical wristwatch. The “arms race” for the world’s thinnest wristwatch has been in full swing for a few years now, with some of the most prestigious watch brands on Earth trying to one-up each other with ingenious designs. […]
Sick Man Brought to Bank on Hospital Bed to Confirm His Identity
A severely sick Chinese man was pushed to a local bank branch on a hospital bed by his family in order to confirm his identity for a money transfer. A video that has been doing the rounds on Chinese social media shows a woman struggling to push a man on a hospital bed in a […]
Viral Chinese Street Food Looks Like a Lump of Black Hair
A new snack served on the streets of Chengdu, in China, has been getting a lot of attention because of its unusual appearance; it looks like a lump of black human hair. Fa Cai or Fat Choy is a type of dried cynobacterium that has long been a part of Chinese cuisine. It grows mostly […]
Woman Finds Out Aristocratic Husband-to-Be Is a Scammer Two Weeks Before Wedding
A young English woman who thought she was marrying a “lord” found out that he was a romantic scammer who had already put her tens of thousands of dollars in debt. 27-year-old Megan Clark was working as a manager at a bar on the Isle of Wight when Lord Bertie Underwood first walked into her […]
Startup Charges Parents-to-Be $50,000 to Screen Embryos for Higher IQ
American start-up Heliospect Genomics is charging wealthy parents-to-be up to $50,000 to screen their embryos for IQ and other desirable traits. Wish you could ensure your unborn child has a higher-than-average IQ? Well, apparently now you can, with the help of genetic enhancement technology. This is controversial territory, as it tends to normalize the idea […]
Jealous Woman Stabs Boyfriend After He Greets Another Woman on the Street
A 23-year-old Argentinian man tragically lost his life at the hands of his jealous girlfriend who attacked him with a knife for simply greeting another woman on the street. A little jealousy can actually be good for a relationship, but too much of it can be fatal! Take the tragic story of Mariano Grinspun, a […]
China Develops Lunar Bricks Designed to Be Used on the Moon
Chinese scientists recently unveiled an innovative brick type that they hope will be used to build the world’s first base and inhabitable houses on the surface of the moon in the near future. It’s no secret that China has big plans when it comes to moon colonization. Earlier this year, it became the first country […]
‘King of Instant Ramen’ Has Eaten Instant Noodels Daily for Over 30 Years
Sokusekisai Oyama, aka Japan’s Instant Ramen King, has made a lucrative career out of eating instant noodles at least once a day for over three decades. Instant noodles, better known as cup noodles in Japan, are a big deal in the land of the rising sun. There are literally hundreds of different types, from the […]