Woman Arrested for Posing as a Man to Marry Another Woman
An Indonesian woman who went to great lengths to impersonate a man and even married another woman was recently detained by police after “his” wife alerted authorities about the deception. 40-year-old Surwati, who like most Indonesian goes by a single name, admitted to falsifying her identity and impersonating a man. She had taken the name Muhamad […]
Scientists Draw Eyes on the Butts of Cows to Protect Them from Lions
It might sound like a silly idea, but it turns out that drawing eyes on the rumps of cattle might deter lions from attacking and prevent human retaliation against the mighty predators. It sounds like a strategy to protect the poor cattle, but the idea is actually to protect endangered African lions from human retaliation. The […]
Electronics Enthusiast Spends $53,000 Building a Supercomputer That Only Plays Tetris
Computer geeks spend ridiculous amounts of money on high-end rigs all the time, but one digital electronics engineer from Cambridge, England, poured a small fortune into building a giant computer that he only uses to play Tetris. James Newman’s supercomputer took five years to build, cost over $53,000 and takes up an entire room, yet […]
Gotta Catch’em All: Man Quits His Job to Hunt Pokemon Full Time
Tom Currie, a 24-year-old Pokemon fan from New Zealand, recently quit his job so he could spend the next two months traveling all around the country to hunt all the Pokemon in the mobile game phenomenon Pokemon Go. Currie was working at a Hibiscus Coast cafe in Auckland when he decided that in order to become […]
Who Needs Deodorant When You Have a Japanese Armpit Fan?
With summers getting hotter every year, keeping your armpits dry is quite the challenge. While many of use still rely on deodorants, the quirky Japanese have come up with a high-tech alternative worthy of their reputation for crazy inventions – clip-on armpit fans. Developed by Japanese gadget maker Thanko, the Waki no Shita Kura (Japanese for Under the Armpit […]
Canadian Buddhist Monks Buy 600 Pounds of Lobsters from Restaurants, Release Them into the Ocean
A group of Buddhist monks from the Great Enlightenment Buddhist Institute Society, on Prince Edward Island, recently bought around 600 pounds of live lobsters from various restaurants and released them into the ocean. 600 pounds of lucky lobsters were spared the boiling cooking pot last Saturday when Buddhist monks in Little Sands bought as many […]
Japanese Pet Spa Offers to Exorcise Your Possessed Dog
The D+ Kirishima spa in Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture is believed to be the first one in the world to offer a “Pet Dog Exorcism Plan”. The ritual is performed by a Shinto priest at the revered Shingariyu shrine. “Seven-year-old, 10-year-old, and 13-year-old dogs need to be careful of their health, as it’s easier in those years […]
Man Pays $11,000 for a Bunch of Grapes
A grocery store owner in Japan recently paid 1.1 million yen ($11,000) for a bunch of grapes of the Ruby Roman variety. He now plans to put them on display in his store and then give them to customers as taste samples. Special fruits are a status symbol in Japan, sort of like rare wines in […]
Inspiring Norwegian Family Lives in a Sustainable Glass Dome in the Arctic Circle
Inspired by a vision to create a sustainable and healthy home and way of life for their family, Benjamin and Ingrid Marie Hertefølger have built a unique all-natural house completely covered by a glass dome, on a plot of land on Norway’s Sandhorney island, in the Arctic Circle. The Hertefølgers knew they wanted to live in an eco-home […]
The Last Prince of Italy Is Selling Pasta from a Food Truck in California
One of the last places you would expect to find a real Italian prince is driving a food truck on the streets of Los Angeles, California. But that hasn’t stopped His Royal Highness Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy, the only male heir of Italy’s exiled king, Umberto II, from trying his luck in the American mobile food business. “I […]
Entrepreneurs Sell Canned Ibiza Air as Souvenirs
A pair of bold Ibiza entrepreneurs have come up with a way of making a bit of money by selling the island’s cheapest and most easily available commodity – air. “Aire de Ibiza” tin cans full of “pure and virgin” air cost just €5.90 ($6.5) and are apparently a big hit with tourists looking for special […]
Indian Man Rents Car, Sells It Online, Then Steals It Back on the Same Day
A 28-year-old man from New Delhi was recently arrested for selling a rented car online and then stealing it back from the new owner on the same day. His scheme actually worked the first time, but he was apprehended when he got greedy and tried to pull it off a second time. Mintoo Kumar, son of […]
Pablo EskoBear – The Legendary Cocaine Bear of Kentucky
When it comes to weird tourist attractions, it’s hard to beat a stuffed black bear that died of what many people consider the worst cocaine overdose in history. Nicknamed Pablo EscoBear, the unique tourist attraction is currently on display at the Kentucky for Kentucky Fun Mall, in Lexington. On December 23, 1985, the New York Times […]
“Octopus Tomato Trees” Can Yield up to 32,000 Tomatoes per Harvest
They might look like something created in a laboratory, but these “octopus tomato trees” are merely hybrids that grow from a single tomato vine but spread on a large trellis. Their crown grows to about 40-50 square meters and they yield tens of thousands of tomatoes every season. The first time I saw a photo of an […]
Chinese Woman Nearly Loses Eyesight After Undergoing “Punching Therapy”
An old woman from Harbin, China, has almost gone blind after enduring numerous beatings as a form of therapy. The simple-minded lady actually believed that by getting hit in the head and other parts of her body would actually improved her health. The woman, known only by her surname – Bao – started attending “punching therapy” […]