“Most Ignorant Man in America” Has Been Blocking Out All News Since Trump Became President
Disappointed by the news that Donald Trump had become president of the United States, a former Nike executive decided that ignorance truly is bliss, so he retreated into his pig farm in rural Ohio and completely cut himself off from all news. The last news that Erik Hagerman heard was that Donald Trump was the new president of […]
Meet the Superstar Prophet Who Can Walk on Air, Cure HIV and Put ‘Miracle Money’ in Your Pocket
Africa is full of so-called prophets who have found fame and fortune by performing miracles in the name of God, but few are as popular and as wealthy as Shepherd Bushiri, a 30-something superstar from Malawi. But then again, few pastors can pull off the kinds of miracles that Bushiri is famous for – walking on […]
Argentinian Man Legally Changes Gender So He Can Allegedly Retire Sooner
An Argentinian man has recently been accused of changing both his gender and his name so he could retire at the age of 60, instead of 65. Although he acknowledges the changes, the former man claims he went through with them for personal reasons. Sergio Lazarovich has become a topic of debate throughout South America, […]
Latvian Artist Sparks Controversy with Cannibalistic Performance Art
Latvian performance artist Arturs Bērziņš has managed to spark a heated debate about the ethics of his latest project, where he sliced bits of flesh from two people’s bodies, cooked them in a frying pan and fed it back to them. Bērziņš’ controversial performance, named Eschatology, was staged on March 6th, at the Museum LV un […]
This Company Claims They Can Preserve Your Brain for Future Use. But First They Have to Kill You
Just because your body will eventually wither away and die doesn’t mean your brain and all the memories stored in it have to. At least that’s the pitch made California-based company Nectome, which claims to perfectly preserve clients brains for use in the future when technology will allow all the information stored in them to […]
The Complicated Case of a Death Row Inmate Who Can’t Remember His Crime
67-year-old Vernon Madison has been on death row for over three decades and was supposed to be executed in 2016, but after a series of strokes allegedly wiped out his memories of fatally shooting a police officer, his lawyers have been trying to suspend his death sentence. The U.S. Supreme Court will now have to decide if […]
Japanese “Baby Factory” Dad Wins Custody of 13 Thai Surrogate Children
Mitsutoki Shigeta, the heir of a wealthy Japanese businessman, was recently awarded sole custody of 13 children he fathered through surrogate mothers in Thailand. Dubbed the “baby factory dad”, 28-year-old Shigeta is believed to be the father of at least 17 children, all conceived through surrogacy. The “baby factory” scandal began in 2014, when Thai authorities […]
The Mysterious Indonesian Cult Promising to Magically Rid Followers of Financial Debt
Ever wish there was a way to instantly erase all of your financial debt without actually paying back one cent? Who hasn’t, right? Well, an Indonesian guru claims he can do just that for the followers of his mysterious debt forgiving cult, Swissindo World Trust International Orbit. With most of the world’s wealth concentrated in […]
Russian Artist Builds 30-Meter-High Gothic Cathedral Out of Tree Branches, Then Sets It on Fire
Every year, the Nikola-Lenivets art park, near Moscow, Russia, burns a wooden structure to celebrate Maslevitsa, the oldest surviving Slavic holiday. This year, founder Nikolay Polissky burned the largest structure yet – a 30-meter-high Gothic cathedral made of wooden branches. On February 17, 2018, art lovers gathered at the Nikola-Lenivets art park witnessed one of the largest […]
You Have to Be a Practicing Christian to Own a Home in This Idyllic Michigan Town
Bay View, a small upscale community in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, just outside of Petoskey, has been making headlines due to a lawsuit against its unusual ownership laws, which prohibit non-Christian from buying or even inheriting a home there. What started out as a modest camping ground for Methodist families, over 140 years ago, has blossomed into one of the […]
Woman Wears Corset for 23 Hours Every Day to Maintain Her Super Thin Waist
How far would you go to achieve that extreme hourglass figure you’ve always dreamed of? How about wearing a tight corset around your waist for 23 hours a day? When Navy veteran Diana Ringo, 39, of Chula Vista, California gave birth to her twins three years ago, she felt that the loss of her curves […]
No Men Allowed on ‘SuperShe Island’, a Women-Only Resort Off the Coast of Finland
Hardcore feminists searching for a vacationing spot where they don’t have to interact with men at all need look no further than SuperShe Island, a women-only island resort off the coast of Finland. SuperShe Island is the brainchild of American entrepreneur Kristina Roth, who decided to invest in a women-only resort after realizing that being around […]
The Sinister True Story of the Triplets Separated at Birth as Part of Cruel Social Experiment
In 1980, when Robert Shafran arrived for his first day of college at Sullivan County Community College in New York, he was confused and overwhelmed by people he had never met warmly greeting him with hugs and high-fives, and, strangest of all, calling him Eddy. The reason behind the odd reception emerged when he met […]
African Healer Arrested for Tricking Hundreds of Women into Thinking They Were Pregnant
N’na Fanta Camara, a healer from Guinea, in Western Africa, was recently arrested for conning over 700 women into thinking they were pregnant by giving them a strange cocktail of plants and medicines that left them bloated for long periods of time. Women desperate to become pregnant would apparently seek Camara’s help and pay her […]
38-Year-Old Woman Marries 23-Year-Old Man After Allegedly Paying His Family $800,000 for Their Blessing
A newly married Chinese couple has been making waves on the internet for their unorthodox match- she is a wealthy 38-year-old mother of one, and he is a 23-year-old whose mother is only a year older than his bride. The wedding, which was filmed on Jan. 10, took place in Qionghai, Hainan, China, where it […]