Grave Diggers Compete in the 8th International Grave Digging Championship
Every year, grave diggers from around the world gather in Hungary to compete in the International Grave Digging Championship. Every year since 2016, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, Hungary’s Association of Cemetery Operators and Maintainers (MTFE) has been inviting grave diggers from all over the world to the European country to compete for […]
Woman Literally Sells Her Soul for a Collection of Labubu Dolls
In a controversial social experiment, a young Russian woman signed away her soul for 100,000 rubles ($1,180), which she used to buy a Labubu doll collection and a concert ticket. It all started as a joke from a marketing expert who identified himself as Dmitri on the Russian social network Telegram. He posted an ad […]
Homeowner Refuses to Relocate, Delays $5.3 Billion Infrastructure Project for 2 Years
A greedy Chinese homeowner in Jiangsu Province delayed a 38billion yuan railway project for two years by demanding to be paid millions of dollars for a modest house. In 2020, China officially started the development of an ambitious high-speed railway project connecting Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Shanghai. Contractors moved at blinding speed, and in just a […]
Man Almost Loses His Arm After Thief Bites His hand During Attempted Robbery
An elderly shopkeeper in Turkey almost lost his left arm after his hand became seriously infected as a result of a human bite during an attempted robbery. Doctors frequently warn that another human’s bite is often more dangerous than that of a dog or a cat, but a 60-year-old man in Istanbul, Turkey, found that […]
‘Phantom’ Racecar Driver Caught in Czech Republic After Six Long Years
The driver of a mysterious Ferrari-like Formula 2 racecar was caught by Czech police six years after the car’s presence on the country’s motorways was first reported by motorists. In 2019, Czech police started receiving reports about a red Formula 1 racecar speeding on motorways. The vehicle was caught on surveillance cameras and authorities were […]
Freediver Holds Breath Underwater for 29 Minutes, Shatters World Record
Vitomir Maričić, a freediver from Croatia, managed to hold his breath for 29 minutes and three seconds at the bottom of a 3-meter-deep pool, shattering the previous world record by a whopping five minutes. Most of us can only hold our breath for a few seconds to a couple of minutes, but with the right […]
Bankruptcy Lawyer Mark Zuckerberg Sues Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg
An Indiana bankruptcy lawyer named Mark Zuckerberg has filed a lawsuit against the Meta CEO whose name he shares for repeatedly banning him on his social platforms. It’s not easy being Mark Zuckerberg. No, not the Facebook founder, but an Indiana bankruptcy lawyer whose life has been negatively affected by sharing the younger tech maven’s […]
In China, You Need to Watch Ads to Get Toilet Paper at Public Toilets
Videos featuring smart toilet paper dispensers that require people to watch short ads to receive toilet paper strips in public toilets have gone viral in China. Ever since it started its new era of booming national tourism, China has experimented with ingenious ways of preventing toilet paper waste. Back in 2017, international news outlets reported […]
Couple File for Divorce After Being Unable to Agree on a Name for Their Child
A child in Shanghai, China, could not be issued a birth certificate and scheduled for vaccinations one year after his birth because the parents couldn’t settle on a name. The Pudong New Area People’s Court in Shanghai recently heard a divorce case involving a couple who registered their marriage in 2023 and had a healthy […]
Doctors Find Threads of Pure Gold in Woman’s Knees
While treating a 65-year-old woman for knee osteoarthritis, doctors in South Korea discovered hundreds of pure gold threads inserted in her legs. The unnamed patient had previously experienced severe pain and stiffness in her knees due to osteoarthritis and had been prescribed painkillers, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and even steroid injections directly into her knees, none […]
Friends Take Turns Shooting Each Other in the Head, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
A Texas man has been charged with murder following a game in which he and his friend took turns shooting each other in the head with rifles while wearing Kevlar helmets. On 17 August, good friends Sean O’Donnell (37) and Aaron Prout (34) were hanging out in the former’s home when they decided to play […]
80-Year-Old Woman Scammed Online by Fake Astronaut Who Claimed to Be Stuck in Space
An 80-year-old Japanese woman ended up sending around 1 million yen ($6,700) to an online scammer who posed as an astronaut stuck in space and in need of money to buy oxygen. Hailing from Japan’s northern Hokkaido island, the hapless octogenarian reportedly met the scammer on social media back in July. They claimed to be […]
Football Star Named the Heir of Childless Billionaire He Never Even Met
Brazilian football legend Neymar Jr. stands to inherit over $1.1 million after being named the only heir of a single, childless billionaire he has never even met. You know the story – an anonymous billionaire leaves his fortune to a poor soul and changes their life forever. Most of us have dreamed of something similar […]
To Save Money, Man Makes His Own Dentures with Materials Bought Online
A Chinese man risks losing all his teeth after trying to make his own dentures with a special resin bought online, to save money on expensive dental procedures. Ms. Liu, who runs a dental clinic in Tianjin, recently posted shocking photos of an elderly client who came in with both his upper and lower teeth […]
Fashion Brand Turns Women’s Underwear into Expensive Hair Accessories
Japanese fashion brand JennyFax has been getting a lot of attention for its newest line of hair accessories, made up of a pair of women’s panties with a hair clip glued to them. Most people would only wear underwear on their heads as a joke or a dare, but if unconventional fashion brand JennyFax has […]