‘French Excalibur’ Sword Disappears from Rock Wall It Had Been Stuck in for 1,300 Years
Durandal, a mythical sword that had been lodged in a rock wall in the French village of Rocamadour for the last 1,300 years, has suddenly disappeared, presumably stolen. Durandal was often described as the French equivalent of the much more famous Excalibur, King Arthur’s legendary sword. Legend has it that an angel gave Durandal to […]
China’s Controversial 17-Year-Old Math Genius Has an Entire Country on Edge
A 17-year-old Chinese student from a rural vocational school who shocked her country by ranking 12th among 802 participants in an elite math contest is now facing accusations of cheating. Math contests are a big deal in China, but it’s very rare for such competitions to capture the attention of an entire country like this […]
Amateur Makeup Artist Goes Viral for Turning Her Grandpa into Young Heartthrobs
Chinese makeup artist @sakuralusi has been getting a lot of attention for her transformation videos where she turns her elderly grandpa into youthful, anime-inspired characters. Looking at the photos below, you’re probably having a hard time believing that the guy on the left and the one on the right are the exact same person, especially […]
YouTuber Couple Slammed for Filming 2-Year-Old Daughter Stuck in Hot Car as Content
A Japanese couple known for uploading wholesome family videos on YouTube sparked controversy after filming their 2-year-old daughter crying inside a locked car on a hot day for about 30 minutes instead of getting her out. At the end of May, ラウなのファミリー (“Rau-nano Family), a YouTube channel that documents the daily life of a Japanese […]
Foot Model Sells Wine from Grapes Crushed with Her Bare Feet for $130 a Bottle
An English foot fetish model has launched a limited-edition wine made by crushing grapes with her feet and selling it to her adoring fans for £100 ($128) per bottle. 30-year-old Emilie Rae claims she was contacted by London-based winery Renegade Urban Winery about a collaborative wine project because of her expertise in ‘foot work’. The […]
At Least Five Fishermen Dead After Drinking Contents of Bottles Found at Sea
At least five Srilankan fishermen have tragically lost their lives and three more are in critical condition after consuming the mysterious contents of bottles found floating in the open sea. The Sri Lanka Navy recently reported that at least five fishermen have died after consuming an unknown liquid from bottles they found while at sea, […]
Rare Medical Case Proves That Eyeball Bee Stings Are Unsurprisingly No Joke
In one of the world’s few medically documented cases, a Philadelphia man was stung by a bee directly in the eyeball and had to endure some serious consequences. Most people dread the idea of getting stung by a bee anywhere on their bodies but imagine having one of those buzzers piercing your eyeball with its […]
Russian Woman Learns She Is Married to Egyptian Man After Losing Her Passport
A 24-year-old Russian woman recently got the shock of her life when learning that she had been married to an Egyptian citizen since 2022, about a year after losing her passport. The unnamed St. Petersburg resident lost her passport in the summer of 2021, but despite declaring the loss to the local police, she never […]
Woman Uses Hand Grenade as a Hammer for 20 Years, Lives to Tell the Tale
A 90-year-old Chinese woman unknowingly used an old hand grenade to crack nuts and hammer nails for two decades after finding the unexploded ordinance in a field one day. The woman, surnamed Qin, told Chinese reporters that she was working on her farm in Xiangyang, Hubei province when she found this strange “metal lump” with […]
Woman Poisons Husband with Herbicide Because She Wanted to Be ‘Mean’ to Him
A Missouri woman is facing multiple charges for allegedly spiking her husband’s Mountain Dew with Round Up herbicide because he was unappreciative of the birthday party she had thrown for him. “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned,” and one Missouri man learned that first-hand after incurring his wife’s wrath for not being appreciative […]
Millionaire Sets Fire to His Own Home Just to Spite His Wife
British millionaire and pro golfer Francis McGuirk narrowly avoided jail time for reportedly setting fire to his family home just so his wife couldn’t have it following their breakup. In a trial that recently ended and saw Francis McGuirk barely avoiding prison time, the 50-year-old golf pro was accused of setting fire to the £900,000 […]
Is Glow-in-the-Dark ‘Cosmic Baseball’ the Future of the Sport?
A Southern collegiate baseball team has been getting a lot of attention for hosting “cosmic baseball” games played at night, under black lights, with players using UV-reactive uniforms, balls, and bats. With balls flying toward players at breakneck speeds, baseball isn’t the kind of game that can be played in less-than-perfect lighting conditions, but one […]
World’s Luckiest Man Grows 63-Leaf Clover
45-year-old Yoshiharu Watanabe can rightfully consider himself the world’s luckiest man after setting a new Guinness Record by growing a clover with 63 individual leaves. What is luckier than a four-leaf clover? Well, a five-leaf clover, of course. By that logic, the more leaves a clover has, the more luck it brings, so Yoshiharu Watanabe […]
Woman Tries to Sue Boyfriend for Not Driving Her to the Airport
A New Zealand woman attempted to take her former boyfriend to court for failing to take her to the airport as he had promised, which resulted in her losing her flight and incurring additional costs. According to legal documents released by New Zealand’s Disputes Tribunal, which deals with small claims up to NZ$30,000 ($18,384), the […]
Motorist Caught Speeding Repaints Car to Avoid Hefty Fine
A French man is being accused of painting his Porsche sports car another color to avoid hefty penalties after being caught speeding and failing to stop despite being signaled to do so by police. On June 2nd, French police used a speed radar to catch a motorist driving at a speed of 188 km/h on […]