Ukrainian Family Returns Home After Four Months of War, Finds Dog Waiting for Them
When a Ukrainian family returned to their war-ravaged home in Hostomel after four months, the last thing they expected to find was their beloved pet husky, Belyi. In March of this year, when Russia started targeting Hostomel’s strategically important airport with its artillery, 35-year-old Kateryna Tytova and her family had to make a heartbreaking decision. […]
Golden Boy – Man Walks Around Daily With Several Kilos of Gold Jewelry on His Body
A Vietnamese street food stall owner has become known for his fascination with gold jewelry. Every day, he walks around Ho Chi Minh City with up to 5 kilograms of gold on his body. 34-year-old Đỗ Ngọc Thuận, aka ‘Seven Ball’, has been fascinated with gold for as long as he can remember. When he […]
Man Miraculously Survives Vicious Attack by at Least Three Crocodiles
A Zimbabwean man spent several months in the hospital recovering from a vicious attack by no less than three or four crocodiles at a fishing pond near the town of Nyamhunga. The incident took place in January, as Alexander Chimedza arrived at the Nyamhunga sewer ponds to look for some red worms. He planned to […]
Mafia Member on the Run for 20 Years Arrested After Being Spotted on Google Maps
A convicted Italian mafia member who has been on the run for almost two decades was recently arrested after being spotted by chance on Google Maps in a small Spanish town. Gioacchino Gammino, a convicted murderer listed among Italy’s most wanted gangsters, had been on the run for nearly 20 years when he was arrested […]
Australian Parrots Are Getting Drunk on Fermented Mangoes
Red-winged parrots in Western Australia’s Kimberley region are reportedly “flying under the influence” and acting bizarrely after feasting on fermented mangoes. We may be putting on another layer of clothes in the northern hemisphere, but Down Under it’s the end of the mango season, and red-winged parrots are reportedly taking full advantage of the last […]
Isolated Villagers Spend 15 Years Carving a Road Through a Mountain
The people of Shenlongwan, a once-isolated village in the mountains of China’s Shanxi Province, spent 15 years carving through rock with chisels and hammers to connect their home to the world and escape poverty. Benefiting from a very favorable climate, Shenlongwan has always been famous for its exquisite walnuts and pears, but getting their harvest […]
Man Under House Arrest Asks to Be Put in Jail Because Living With His Wife Is “Hell”
A 30-year-old man from Guidonia, a town on the outskirts of Rome, found living at home with his wife so intolerable that he begged police to put him in prison. Staff on duty at the Tenenza Carabinieri barracks in Guidonia thought they were the target of a prank on October 23, when a man casually […]
Sweden Hills – An Idyllic Piece of Sweden in Japan
Walking through the streets of Sweden Hills, with its traditional read-and-white Swedish houses, Swedish flags and traditional Swedish outfits, you’d never guess you were on the island of Hokkaido, in Japan. Located in Tōbetsu, about 30 kilometers from Sapporo, the largest city on Hokkaido, Sweden Hills (スウェーデンヒルズ) was inspired by the visit of a Swedish […]
The Koi Fish Cafes of Ho Chi Minh City
Imagine enjoying a hot cup of java or your favorite soft drink in the middle of a pond filled with beautiful koi fish that you can actually hand-feed and you get an idea of what Vietnam’s koi fish cafes are like. When it comes to fish-themed cafes, Ho Chi Minh City has a leg up […]
French Pensioner and Rescued Pigeon Are Inseparable Friends
Xavier Bouget, an 80-year-old pensioner from France’s Brittany region, and Blanchon, a majestic white pigeon, have been best friends for two years, ever since the Frenchman rescued the bird from becoming a cat’s lunch. Xavier first met his unlikely companion two years ago, while walking to his house in the town of Gommenec’h. He noticed […]
This Arizona McDonald’s Is the Only One in the World With Blue “Golden Arches” Logo
The “Golden Arches” McDonald’s logo is one of the most recognized commercial symbols in the world, but there is one place where the arches are actually blue instead of yellow. On the inside, the McDonald’s fast-food restaurant in Sedona, Arizona, looks just like the thousands of other McDonald’s eateries around the United States, but step […]
Hand-Painted Knees – A Forgotten Beauty Trend of the 1920s
Knee makeup isn’t really a thing, but a century ago it was the hottest trend in the beauty industry. It started out as knee rouging and eventually turned into full-on knee painting. Fashion has always been a reflection of the spirit of the times, and the knee makeup and painting of the 1920s was no […]
Cousins Turn Old Water Tower They Used to Play In as Kids Into Cozy Family Home
Two cousins from the Dutch town of Nieuw-Lekkerland recently received an award for turning an old water tower into a modern and stylish home for their respective families. Sven and Lennart de Jong grew up in a house right next to the old water tower of Nieuw-Lekkerland, and used to paly in it as kids, […]
9-Year-Old Boy Drops Out of School, Spends Next 17 Years Chasing His Father’s Killer
Chinese media recently reported the fascinating story of a young boy who, after witnessing his father’s murder at the hands of a neighbor, when he was 9-years-old, spent the next 17 years trying to catch the culprit. Looking back on that fateful day of August 9th, 2000, Xiang Mingqian wishes he had never thrown that […]
A Different Kind of Chicken Farm – Italian Farmer Raises Thousands of Chickens in the Woods
Most chicken farms nowadays consists of hangar-like facilities where chickens are cooped up by the thousands with hardly enough space to move around and, in some cases, no sunlight. It’s sad, but it’s also the only way food corporations can keep up with the increasing demand for cheap meat and eggs. However, one farmer in […]