Kaffeost, Sweden’s Unique Cheese-Infused Coffee
There’s nothing strange about adding a bit of milk or cream to a cup of coffee, but in northern Sweden, they prefer a different kind of dairy with their coffee – cheese. Kaffeost is a combination of hot coffee and a particular type of cheese called leipäjuusto, which loosely translates to “bread cheese”. But there’s […]
Woman with Severe Face Rash Claims She Hasn’t Removed Makeup in 22 Years
A 37-year-old woman from Jilin, China, has gone viral after revealing that she hadn’t properly removed makeup in over two decades, which ultimately caused a severe rash on her face. Known only as Gao, the Chinese woman took to social media to share her story as a warning to others to properly cleanse their face […]
Football Club Fined for Placing Talismans in Opponents’ Locker Room
A Chinese football club has been fined 30,000 yuan ($4,100) for attempting to channel evil spirits by placing paper talismans in the opponent team’s locker room. Changchun Xidu FC, who play in China League Two, have been found guilty of placing “a number of feudal superstitious items in the away team’s dressing room” before their […]
AI-Generated Band Gets Over 1Million Spotify Listeners in Just Two Weeks
AI-generated Psych-rock band The Velvet Sundown didn’t exist two weeks ago, but today they boast over half a million listeners on Spotify and are getting to put out their third album. The Velvet Sundown is either the hardest-working and most inspired rock group ever, or they are simply playing by different rules. The psych-rock band […]
Man Obsessed with Lab-Grown Viruses Raises Children in Complete Isolation
Italian police recently discovered two siblings, ages 6 and 9, raised on an isolated farm in Piedmont by their virus-obsessed father. During the flood that affected the Italian province of Piedmont in April, local carabinieri visited an isolated farm in the foothills of Lauriano, a small comune near Turin. They were there to issue a […]
Boy Neglected by Family Spends Time with Dogs and Communicates by Barking
An 8-year-old boy in Thailand’s Uttaradit Province, who had been neglected for years by his drug-addicted mother, spent most of his time with dogs and started communicating by barking. Paveena Hongsakul of the Foundation for Children and Women learned about an 8-year-old boy in a drug-infested’ red zone of Uttaradit Province who had been neglected […]
Woman Files Complaint Against Husband for Making Her Do Chores Instead of Spending Time on Instagram
Indian police recently reported the interesting case of Nisha, a young woman who filed a complaint against her husband, claiming that his asking her to spend less time on social media had caused her to lose followers. The bizarre marital dispute began when the woman’s husband, identified only as Vijendra, suggested that she should spend […]
Cult Leader Known as ‘Siberian Jesus’ Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
Sergey Torop, a Russian religious cult leader who claimed to be the reincarnation of Jesus Christ, was recently convicted to 12 years in prison for causing physical and psychological harm to his followers. A former traffic cop, Torop gained a huge religious following in the early 1991, taking advantage of the void caused by the […]
Italian Mechanic Turns Old Fiat into the World’s Narrowest Drivable Car
Italian mechanic and YouTuber Andrea Marazzi recently made international news headlines for turning a 1993 Fiat Panda into the world’s “skinniest” drivable car. The so-called Flat Fiat looks like something made with AI, but it’s the very real creation of a young car mechanic who wanted to build the world’s narrowest drivable car. Although it […]
7 Engineers Suspended Over $2.3 Million Bridge with 90-Degree Turn
Central India’s Madhya Pradesh Government recently suspended seven engineers for the faulty design of a 200 million rupee ($2.3 million)bridge with a 90-degree turn. The new Rail Over Bridge in Bhopal was announced 10 years ago and cost the state of Madhya Pradesh over 200 million rupees to complete. It was supposed to improve connectivity […]
Avatar-Like Capsule Interface Allows Anyone to Control a Robot Remotely
Japanese tech company H2L has created a capsule-like device that allows anyone to remotely control a robotic avatar just like in James Cameron’s namesake blockbuster. Imagine sitting comfortably in one of those state-of-the-art massage chairs and being able to perform most of your daily house chores by remotely controlling a robotic avatar. it sounds like […]
Fish Bone Stuck in Woman’s Throat Eventually Portrudes Through Her Neck
A Thai woman who accidentally swallowed a fish bone, which got stuck in her throat, was shocked to see it eventually pierce her neck after she failed to remove it. On June 17, Facebook user Suriyan Buppa-art posted a couple of shocking photos allegedly showing his wife’s neck with a sharp, white needle piercing the […]
Demand for Lip Augmentation Increasingly Popular Among Dagestani Men, Reports Suggest
In Dagestan and other republics of Russia’s North Caucasus Federal District, lip fillers are gaining popularity among men, sparking controversy. Dagestan and the other predominantly Muslim North Caucasus republics are famous for their bearded, manly-looking men, but a new beauty trend is slowly chipping away at the region’s manly reputation. According to Russian media, North […]
Family Set Up Fake Dental Clinic, Perform Dozens of Procedures Using Online Tutorials
A 22-year-old Czech man and his parents posed as dentistry professionals and performed dozens of root canals and tooth fillings with the help of online tutorials. Dental procedures can get really expensive, so finding a good deal is sometimes too good to pass up, especially when you’re in a lot of pain and low on […]
Chinese Scientists Unveil Mosquito-Sized Surveillance Drone
Scientists at a robotics laboratory at the National University of Defence Technology (NUDT) in central China’s Hunan province recently unveiled a tiny insect-like drone suitable for surveillance and reconnaissance missions. Revealed to the general public on CCTV 7 (China Central Television’s military channel), the tiny drone featured flapping wings and hair-thin legs, making it almost […]