German Woman Poses as Empress of Made-up Kingdom to Mingle with Italian Socialites
A 49-year-old German woman who had been posing as the empress of a non-existent kingdom and rubbing shoulders with Italy’s elite had been accidentally unmasked as a fraud. Sandra Nicole Martinez, who had adorned herself with titles like ‘Her Royal Highness’ or ‘Her Imperial Highness”, had become a regular at exclusive parties and social events […]
Sweden’s Banana-Topped Pizza Puts Hawaiian Pizza to Shame
If you thought pineapple-topped Hawaiian pizza was a culinary crime, wait until you hear about Sweden’s take on the Italian staple, a pie topped with curry, pineapple, and banana. Sweden’s fascination with bananas is well documented, but that doesn’t really explain the culinary oddity known as Tropicana Pizza or simply Swedish Pizza. No one knows […]
China’s Swinging Bridge Game Puts Your Balance and Coordination to the Test
Swinging Bridge, a simple yet hard-to-master game that has been around for about a decade, has been growing in popularity all over China. Ever try to keep your balance on a wobbly rope bridge as someone else was purposely shaking it to make you fall off? Welcome to Swinging Bridge, the competitive balance game that […]
Japanese Artist Recreates Iconic Pop Culture Characters Using Only Flowers and Leaves
Raku Inoue is a talented Canadian artist who specializes in carefully arranging flower petals, leaves, and other plant parts to recreate pop culture characters, animals, and pretty much anything else you can think of. Inoue’s journey into painstaking floral art began one windy day in 2017. He was in his Montreal home watching the strong […]
Chinese University’s “Invincible” Admission Letter Is Sharp Enough to Cut Melons, Mince Meat
This year, the Beijing University of Chemical Technology (BUCT) printed its admission letters on an innovative carbon fiber composite material that is just 0.2 millimeters thick but as sharp and strong as a knife. While most university admission letters are usually put away in a cupboard after students learn they have been accepted, freshmen accepted […]
Human Anthill – Russia’s Infamous Largest Residential Building
The town of Kudrovo, in Russia’s Leningrad Region, is home to the country’s largest residential building, a giant oval-shaped monstrosity featuring 3708 apartments and 35 different entrances. Completed in 2015 as part of the massive ‘Novyy Okkervil’ residential complex on the outskirts of Kudrovo, Russia’s largest residential building got its first international coverage in 2021 […]
Man Sentenced to 3 Months of Prison Time for Caching Wife Cheating
A Taiwan court of law sentenced a man to three months in prison for invading his adulterous wife’s privacy by installing hidden cameras around their home. Chinese media recently reported the unusual story of a Taiwanese man surnamed Fan who managed to land himself behind bars for daring to expose his wife’s cheating by installing […]
Controversial Bully Cat Breed Sparks Outrage Among Animal Lovers
Animal lovers and animal rights activists the world over are asking for a boycott of the Bully Cat, a hairless breed becoming increasingly popular among people fascinated by extreme body shapes. The bully cat is a relatively new feline breed that takes the characteristics of the hairless sphynx to a whole new level while adding […]
Batmobile-Inspired Crocs Actually Look Bad-Ass
Crocs teams up with DC Comics to create a surprisingly cool-looking version of its ubiquitous Classic Clogs inspired by arguably the best Batmobile ever designed. The Croc brand has always been associated with comfort, but rarely with style. Nevertheless, the company has always come up with ways of surprising its faithful fans, teaming up with […]
Woman Claims Daughter Became Preganant by Wearing Underwear Purchased Online
A Chinese company recently published a series of texts between its customer service and a woman who claimed her daughter had become pregnant after wearing underwear bought from the company. The unnamed company made the allegations made by an alleged customer public as a warning that such stunts could put entrepreneurs out of business. Apparently, […]
Russian Man to Sue Private Clinic for Having Fifth Child After Getting a Vasectomy There
A Russian man who got a vasectomy after fathering four children is preparing to sue the medical clinic that botched the surgery and caused him to father a fifth child. In 2022, after becoming a father for the fourth time, Maxim, a 45-year-old man from the Russian city of Ufa, made the radical decision to […]
The Toothache Tree, a Unique Coin-Covered Shrine in Kathmandu
The Nepalese capital city of Kathmandu is home to a peculiar shrine to goddess Vaisha Dev, the patron saint of toothache, where people suffering from dental problems nail rupee coins on an old tree trunk as offerings. Located on a narrow street in Kathmandu, between Thamel and Kathmandu Durbar Square, the Toothache Tree is undoubtedly […]
Inmates Attemp Prison Break by Disguising Themselves as Women During Visiting Hours
Two dangerous male criminals imprisoned at a correctional facility in Fortaleza, Brazil attempted a daring escape by disguising themselves as women and simply walking out during visiting hours. Francisco Átila da Silva and Carlos Antônio da Silva Oliveira, suspected members of a criminal faction in Ceará with long criminal records including drug trafficking, robbery, and […]
Chess Player Allegedly Tries to Poison Rival by Smearing Chessboard with Mercury
A Russian chess player is facing a lifetime ban from official competitions after allegedly trying to poison an opponent by spreading mercury compounds on her chess board. Amina Abakarova, a 40-year-old chess player from the Russian Republic of Dagestan, stands accused of trying to poison another female player during a chess tournament in Makhachkala. Surveillance […]
Dangerous Criminal Wnted in the US for 20 Years Found Working as Police Officer in Mexico
Antonio “El Diablo” Riano, a fugitive wanted by US authorities for almost two decades in connection to a fatal shooting in Cincinnati, was recently found working as a police officer in Mexico. In December of 2004, four days before Christmas, Antonion Riano got into an argument with a 25-year-old man at a bar in Cincinnati, […]