Man Who Disappeared 27 Years Ago Found in Neighbor’s Cellar, 200 Meters from His Home
An Algerian man who had disappeared from his home one morning in 1998 was recently found alive in his neighbor’s cellar, just 200 meters from the house he had grown up in. Omar bin Omran was only 17 years old when he disappeared from his home in Djelfa, Algeria, in 1998. It was during the […]
Self-Service Pet Vending Machines Spark Outrage in China
Photos and videos of unmanned vending machines selling live animals like cats, small dogs, and rodents installed in various Chinese cities have been going viral and sparking outrage among the general public. The significant technological developments of the last decade have created a fast-growing “unmanned economy” that continues to spread into almost every sector of […]
Innovative Mobile Bridge Allows Workers to Pave Roads Without Stopping Traffic
Switzerland’s road maintenance authority has developed an ingenious mobile bridge that allows the paving of public roads without the need to stop traffic on the affected lanes. Traffic jams are a necessary evil when it comes to road maintenance, and despite experts’ best efforts to come up with a solution to this logistic problem, motorists […]
Referee Celebrates Title with Football Team after Eliminating 3 Opponents and Giving 15 Minutes of Extra Time
A football referee has been suspended for life for allegedly celebrating with a club he helped win by eliminating 3 players from the opposing side and granting 15 minutes of extra time, enough for the winners to score a necessary goal. Earlier this month, Dutch football clubs St. George and SV De Valken met in […]
Wanted Criminal Pretends to Be Deaf and Mute for 20 Years to Avoid Prison
A Chinese man wanted for murder managed to avoid police detection for over 20 years by pretending to be a deaf and mute scavenger in the mountains of Hubei Province. On the evening of May 22, 2004, a young and quick-tempered man named Xiao got into a heated argument with a neighbor in his home […]
Boy Diagnosed with Hair Cutting Phobia Could Be Expelled for His Long Locks
A 12-year-old boy who has never had his hair cut in his life and reportedly suffers from ‘tonsurephobia’, an uncontrollable fear of having his hair cut, has been threatened with expulsion by his school because of his long hair. Farouk James has never had more than a trim of his impressive mane and his waist-long […]
Scientists Discover Entire Ant Colonies Will Play Dead to Avoid Predators
Researchers studying various species of animals on Australia’s Kangaroo Island stumbled upon a colony of Polyrhachis femorata ants that they believed was dead until one of its members moved slightly. Feigning death, also known as thanatosis or tonic immobility is a well-documented defense mechanism observed in dozens of animal species, from insects and lizards to […]
Man Dies Trying to Exercise by Hanging from a Chin Strap
A Chinese man recently lost his life while performing a controversial type of exercise that requires practitioners to hang only by their chins to relieve neck and spine pain by reducing pressure on nerves. Over the past decade or so, a bizarre form of exercise has been getting traction throughout China. It basically involves swinging […]
Man Falls in Love with His Mother-in-Law, Marries Her with Father-in-Law’s Blessing
In what can only be described as an unconventional love story, an Indian man fell in love and ended up marrying his mother-in-law with his father-in-law’s blessing. This bizarre tale begins with a tragedy. After the death of Sikandar Yadav’s wife, the father-of-two moved in with his in-laws in Bihar’s Heer Moti village. Over time, […]
The World’s Deepest Subway Station Will Clog Up Your Ears
The Hongyancun subway station in Chongqing, China is 116 meters deep and the difference in air pressure will often leave users with clogged ears when accessed via its elevator. When the air pressure outside of the eardrum becomes different than the pressure inside, you experience ear barotrauma. It occurs most often during steep declines and […]
Hundreds Gather to Watch Masked Man Eat an Entire Jar of Cheeseballs in New York City
After plastering the whole of Manhattan with fliers for several months, a mystery man known as Cheeseball Man gathered a crowd of hundreds to watch him eat a whole tub of cheeseballs. Meet Cheeseball Man, the superhero New Yorkers never knew they needed. His superpower? Mesmerizing crowds with his insatiable craving for cheeseballs. It all […]
Man Risks Spending Over Two Years in Prison for Posting Negative Restaurant Reviews Online
A UK man was recently arrested in Thailand for allegedly causing damage to a Phuket restaurant by posting a number of 1-star reviews online following an altercation with the restaurant owner. The 21-year-old British national was arrested in Thailand earlier this month when police showed up at his apartment in Bangkok, but the incident that […]
Godzilla, Thailand’s Fattest Macaque, Dies Due to Obesity-Related Illness
A morbidly obese macaque named Godzilla who gorged on treats offered by passers-by in Bangkok, Thailand, succumbed to a myriad of weight-related illnesses at the tender age of six. On May 6th, Godzilla breathed his last breath at the Crystal Pet Hospital in Bangkok as his master held its tiny hand in his. However, the […]
Woman Avoids Prison Time for Repeatedly Lacing Husband’s Coffee with Bleach
An Arizona woman was recently sentenced to three years probation for trying to poison her husband by mixing bleach in his morning coffee. Melody Felicano Johnson was initially charged with attempted first-degree murder but ended up pleading guilty to two counts of the lesser felony charge of adding poison or a harmful substance to food […]
The Basic Dance Move Paralyzing Little Girls in China
The backbend is considered a crucial move in Chinese folk dancing, but it is also the main cause of severe spine cord injuries in children as young as five, leaving thousands of them paralyzed for life. Ironically, the vast majority of parents pushing their beloved children towards folk dancing have their offspring’s best interest in […]