Woman Who Held 16 Jobs Simultaneously for Three Years Never Actually Did Any Work
A Chinese woman has been charged with fraud after it was revealed that she was employed by 16 different companies at the same time, but she never really showed up for work at any of them. The woman, identified as Guan Yue (pseudonym) by Chinese media, had reportedly been juggling over a dozen employers and […]
Russian Man Imprisoned 22 Years Ago Escapes on the Day of His Release
A Russian man who had spent the last 22 years of his life in a penal colony for serious crimes, recently escaped on the very day he was supposed to be released. According to the SHOT Telegram channel, Kamoljon Kalonov had been serving a lengthy 22-year-sentence for a double murder, theft, and possession of weapons, […]
Pensioner Allegedly Loses 11 Kilos in Just 2.5 Hours, Sets New World Record
A 69-year-old man from the Russian Republic of Dagestan claims to have set a new world record for fastest weight loss, after allegedly losing over 11 kilograms during a 2.5-hour race. Bahama Aigubov had already had his name inscribed in the Russian Book of Records in 2019 when he lost 9.3 kg after a five-hour […]
Chinese Women Are Using Fake Belly Button Stickers to Make Their Legs Look Longer
Belly button stickers are apparently all the rage in China these days, as a growing number of women are reportedly using them as a way of making their legs appear longer. There is a curious beauty trend going on in China right now. Young women are paying 5-10 RMB ($0.70 to $1.40) for sheets of […]
India’s Teenage ‘Slum Princess’, a Real-Life Cinderella Story
Maleesha Kharwa grew up in Mumbai’s infamous Dharavi slum, but thanks to a chance encounter with an American actor, she became one of India’s most popular teenage models. At just 15 years of age, Maleesha Kharwa has already graced the covers of international fashion magazines like Vogue and Cosmopolitan, become the face of a luxury […]
Artist Ordered to Repay Museum $76,000 After Turning In Blank Canvases as Artworks
Danish artist Jens Haaning has been ordered to repay the Kunsten Museum in Aalborg 532,000 kroner ($76,000) after handing in two blank canvases as artworks in a project he named ‘Take the Money and Run’. In 2021, Jens Haaning, a Danish conceptual artist whose work focuses on power and inequality, was commissioned by the Kunsten […]
Autistic Boy Wins National Golf Tournament After Playing Only Three Rounds His Whole Life
12-year-old Bayleigh Teepa-Tarau has become the talk of the town in his native New Zealand after winning a national golf tournament despite having played just three rounds of golf his entire life. Playing with borrowed clubs and wearing basketball sneakers, Bayleigh Teepa-Tarau managed to score an impressive 87 Stableford points during his three nine-hole rounds […]
Man Gets Daughter’s Name Tattooed on His Body 667 Times, Sets Guinness Record
A UK man has set a new world record for the most tattoos of the same name on the body after having his daughter’s name tattooed a whopping 667 times. Mark Owen Evans originally got his name mentioned in the Guinness Book of Records in 2017, when he was featured for having his daughter’s name […]
Man Tries to Sue Hospital Claiming That Witnessing Wife’s C-Section Left Him with ‘Psychotic Illness’
An Australian man tried to sue a Melbourne hospital claiming that he was ‘permitted’ and even ‘encouraged’ to attend his wife’s C-section, which caused the onset of a mental illness. In January of 2018, Anil Koppula’s wife gave birth to a healthy baby via cesarean section at the Royal Women’s Hospital in Melbourne. He was […]
After Failing 12 Times, Man Finds Body Double to Take Driving Test on His Behalf
A Ghanaian man living in Belgium became so frustrated with constantly failing the theoretical part of the driving test that he paid a lookalike to take the test in his place. Serge, a Ghanaian immigrant living in Grammont, Belgium, had been struggling to pass his driving license exam for over a year. The man had […]
Woman Requests Annulment of Marriage with Man Who Blackmailed Her into Marrying Him
A Chinese woman recently filed a lawsuit requesting a divorce from her husband of less than a year, claiming that he blackmailed her into the marriage with some sensitive photos. According to Li Song Song’s lawsuit, she and her husband, Tan Dan, met in May of 2022, at a party. She didn’t pay too much […]
The “Cuban Ironman” Has Been Hitting His Body with a Hammer Since He Was 15 Years Old
Lino Tomasén, a 32-year-old street performer known as the ‘Cuban Ironman’, has allegedly been conditioning his body of iron by hitting himself with a heavy hammer around 1,000 times per day. The so-called Cuban Ironman first garnered media attention in 2020 when a video showing him banging his fists and elbows against concrete walls went […]
Meet Seo Yoo A, South Korea’s Doll-Like Instagram Star
Seo Yoo A is an Instagram influencer who rose to fame thanks to her doll-like features enhanced with not-so-subtle digital editing tools and filters. It’s no secret that Instagram is full of young, attractive influencers who use their God-given or surgically enhanced assets to build a fanbase and gain popularity, but South Korea appears to […]
Russian Company Creates the World’s Most Expensive Custom iPhone Ever
Caviar, a Russian company that specializes in luxurious smartphone customization, recently unveiled the iPhone Diamond Snowflake, the most expensive iPhone ever made. The iPhone 15 hasn’t even been launched yet, and it’s already advertised as the most expensive iPhone ever made. Not the stock version, though! That one is expensive enough, but it’s nowhere near […]
Man Drowns After Being Pushed Off of Ferry for Arriving Too Late
Greece was recently shocked by the tragic death of a man who drowned in the waters of the Mediterranean after being pushed in by the crew of a ferryboat for coming aboard at the last minute. The incident occurred in Piraeus Harbor, close to the Greek capital of Athens. CCTV footage shows a man running […]