Russian Startup Tests Cow Neuro-Implants to Boost Milk Production
Russian tech startup Neiry has become the first in the world to insert neuro-implants into cow brains to increase milk yield when all other methods are exhausted. Neiry announced its intention to begin testing its neuro-implants on live cows back in April. Last month, its specialists performed surgeries on five cows to fit them with […]
South Korean Man Gets Sued for Criticizing the Appearence of Digital Avatars
A South Korean man found himself at the center of a controversial legal battle after criticizing the appearance of Plave, a K-pop boy band made up of five digital avatars. Digital models and influencers are all the rage online these days, with some of them raking in millions for their creators, but Plave isn’t your […]
Man Gets Head Stuck in Traffic Light After Crashing into It
A Chinese man went viral after spending almost an hour with his head stuck in a traffic light after crashing into it with an electric scooter. A shockingly bizarre traffic accident got a lot of attention on Chinese social media last month, when a young man driving an electric scooter crashed into a temporary traffic […]
Bored with Skin Tattoos, Chinese Youths Are Increasingly Turning to Tooth Tattoos Instead
According to a report by Chinese media outlet Guangming, tooth tattoos are emerging as a new trend among China’s younger generations. Engraving symbols and images on your teeth sounds like a bad idea if you value oral health, but tooth tattoos are not quite as stupid as they sound. They are not tattooed directly on […]
YouTuber Arrested for Inciting Fear by Claiming a Large Indian Airport Was Haunted
An Indian YouTuber with over half a million followers was recently arrested for defaming a key infrastructure project by claiming that a Goa airport was haunted. Akshay Vashisht, a YouTube personality with over 572,000 subscribers, was arrested earlier this week in New Delhi for allegedly inciting fear and spreading lies about a key state infrastructure […]
11-Year-Old Child Hospitalized After Doing Homework for 14 Hours Straight
An 11-year-old boy in Changsha, China, required medical attention after doing homework and studying for 14 hours straight under the supervision of his parents. China’s obsession with curricular excellence is no secret, but in some extreme cases, it can literally put kids’ lives in danger. Case in point, an 11-year-old boy was recently hospitalized after […]
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 […]