Woman Tells 27-Year-Old Son That She Actually Kidnapped Him from His Real Parents While Working as His Nanny
A former nanny in China recently confessed to abducting a boy from her employers in Chongqing and raising him as her own son for the past 26 years. He Xiaoping, 48, from Nanchong, in southwest China’s Sichuan Province, confessed the kidnapping to local authorities, last August. Police have been investigating her story ever since, but […]
Woman Assaulted in Nightclub Goes to the Hospital, Discovers Doctor Is Alleged Assaulter, Gets Beat Up Again
A young woman from the Russian Republic of Iacutia who was allegedly assaulted in a local disco went to the hospital to have her wounds registered so she could press charges, but was shocked to discover that the doctor on duty was the same man who had attacked her. Instead of checking her wounds, the […]
Portuguese Town Encourages Children as Young as Five to Smoke on Epiphany
On January 6 the Portuguese village of Vale de Salgueiro celebrated the traditional Epiphany festival, also known as the Feast of The Three Kings. While the holiday involves such benign traditions as eating cake and singing carols, there is one tradition that causes an outcry every year – parents allow and even encourage their children […]
The “Raw Water” Craze – Untreated, Unfiltered Water Sold at Ludicrous Prices
Despite being a hub for technological advancement, California’s bay area is also notorious for absurd anti-science health trends such as the movement opposing vaccinations which, in 2014, lead to the most significant measles outbreak the state had seen in decades. Joining the absurdity of the “anti-vaxxers” is a new and equally ridiculous trend – “raw […]
Court Orders Dentist Son to Pay Mother $1 Million for Upbringing and Education
A Taiwanese dentist was recently ordered to pay $1 million to his mother in order to honor a contract that he had signed growing up, in which he agrees to pay 60 percent of his net profits until he can cover the cost of his upbringing and education. The mother, known only as “Luo”, had […]
Greek Anarchists Claim to Have Injected Supermarket Foods and Drinks with Hydrochloric Acid
Greek eco-terrorists claim to have started injecting hydrochloric acid, a highly corrosive substance, into supermarket foods and drinks. The anarchist group even posted photos of themselves injecting soda, milk, and meat with acid, on social media. Several Greek supermarkets were forced to withdraw specific products from their shelves after the threats of contamination. Authorities urged […]
Financial Dominatrix Makes Over $1 Million by Having Men Mine Cryptocurrency for Her
Cryptocurrency is all the rage right now, but while most people wish they that they had invested in Bitcoin and other altcoins in the early days, dozens of men are mining crypto and simply giving it away to a woman they’ve never met. Theodora is a financial dominatrix, which basically means she receives money and […]
Wealthy Brits Install Spikes on Trees to Stop Birds Pooping on Their Expensive Cars
Wealthy residents of an elite neighborhood in Bristol, England have installed ‘anti-bird spikes’ on trees in an attempt to protect their expensive cars from bird droppings. The spikes, which are commonly used to prevent birds from roosting and nesting on building ledges over public sidewalks, were nailed to two trees in the exclusive Clifton area […]
Twisted Mother Put Healthy Son through 323 Hospital Visits and 13 Surgeries for No Reason
We’re constantly told that parents know best and always act in the interests of their children. Except when they don’t, like Kaylene Bowen-Wright from Dallas, Texas, who subjected her son to 323 hospital visits and 13 major operations by convincing doctors that he was terminally ill. Now aged 8, Christopher has basically spent his whole […]
English Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Marking His Initials on Patients’ Livers
We trust doctors with our lives and often remember some of them for as long as we draw breath. But how would any of us feel if branded with the initials of a physician who has saved our life, and branded on the inside at that? A renowned English surgeon literally left his mark on […]
Meet the Man Behind Russia’s Healing Pyramids
Ever heard of Russia’s healing pyramids? They are the work of Dr. Alexander Golod, a Ukrainian scientist who claims that they have the power to prevent diseases, enhance the potency of medicines, cure impotence and even control the weather. Dr. Golod, a Moscow-based scientist and defense engineer, began building his mysterious pyramids in 1990. By […]
Vietnamese Blogger Sentenced to 7 Years in Prison for Reporting on Catastrophic Toxic Spill
A Vietnamese court recently sentenced 22-year-old blogger and journalist Nguyen Van Hoa to seven years in prison for reporting on the 2016 Formosa spill that devastated the Vietnamese coast. Arrested in April, Hoa had produced video footage, photos, and articles about Taiwan-owned Formosa Plastics Group’s April 2016 toxic chemical spill from its steel plant located […]
Pakistani Actress Has Spent the Last Seven Years Trying to Prove That She’s Not Married
Pakistani actress Irtiza Rubab, 40, known by her stage name Meera, has spent the past seven years entangled in a court case over whether or not she is married. Meera is best known for her commercially successful and critically acclaimed Pakistani films, as well as making forays into Bollywood. She is also famed for her […]
Dutch Youtubers Take Drugs on Camera and Document Their Effects for Viewers
Drugslab, an educational YouTube Channel funded by a public broadcaster in the Netherlands, has been accused of glamorizing drug use by having three young moderators take drugs on camera and documenting their effects for the viewers. You can find YouTube tutorials on just about anything these days, and thanks to Drugslab, that includes snorting a […]
Argentinian Man Marries His 91-Year-Old Great-Aunt to Collect a Widower’s Pension After Her Passing
When it comes to getting money, some people will do just about anything, even marry their relatives. Take 25-year-old Mauricio Ossola, from Argentina, who last year married his 91-year-old great-aunt, so he could collect a widower’s pension after she died. Mauricio moved in with his great aunt Yolanda, in the city of Salta, north-west Argentina, eight […]