Man Fakes His Own Kidnapping as Excuse Not to Go to Work
We all feel like taking a day off from our jobs from time to time, but one Arizona youth landed in hot water after faking his own kidnapping to avoid going to work. On the afternoon of February 10, police in Coolidge, Arizona, received an emergency call about a man lying on the side of […]
Police Order Man to Spend 3 Days With Family, 3 Days With Girlfriend, Take 1 Day Off
Police in the Indian state of Jharkhand were in the news recently for settling a marital dispute by ordering a man to spend three days a week with his wife, three days with his girlfriend, and take one day off from both. It all started when Rajesh Mahato, a married man from Kokar Tiril Road, […]
Man Phones Police to Confess to Fake Murder in Hopes of Having Road Cleared of Snow
After having the road to his home blocked by heavy snowfalls, a Ukrainian man decided to call police and confess to a fictitious murder, in hopes that they would clear the road in order to reach him. According to police sources, on Saturday, February 13 an unnamed man from the village of Grybova Rudnya, in […]
Man Shocked to Learn That He Was Being Extorted by His Own 11-Year-Old Son
An Indian man who was under the impression that he and his family were being harassed and extorted by a group of sophisticated, ruthless hackers learned that the perpetrator was his underaged son. Last month, Indian media reported the case of a desperate man from Ghaziabad who had approached local police about an extortion scheme […]
Man Spends Over $400 Treating Limping Dog, Only to Learn It Was Only Imitating Him
A UK man who had spent around £300 on vet bills after his pet dog started limping, learned that there was nothing wrong with the animal, and that he was allegedly only limping out of sympathy for him. Russell Jones was left unable to walk without limping after breaking his ankle in an accident last […]
Company Fines Employees Who Use the Toilet More Than Once Per Day
A Chinese company has come under fire for fining “lazy” employees who take more than one toilet break per day. Anpu Electric Science and Technology, a Chinese corporation based in Dongguan, Guangdong province, admitted to enforcing a bizarre once-a-day toilet break policy and fining employees who break it with 20 yuan ($3). According to notices […]
This 25-Year-Old Puddle Has Its Own Instagram Account
A giant puddle in Russia’s Far East city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is being described as “invincible”, after it somehow survived unfixed for over a quarter of a century. It now has its own Instagram page and over 16,000 followers. As it often happens in Russia and other eastern European countries, what started out as a small […]
Scorned Woman Allegedly Sues Boyfriend for Not Proposing After Eight-Year Relationship
A 26-year-old woman from Zambia recently made international news for allegedly taking her boyfriend to court because he “wasted her time” by failing to propose after an eight-year relationship. Tired of waiting for her partner to pop the big question, Gertrude Ngoma decided to take him to court, as a way of forcing his hand. […]
Man Goes For Walk After Argument With Wife, Doesn’t Stop for 420 Kilometers
An Italian man who went for a walk to cool off after getting into an argument with his wife was found 420 kilometers from his home, after walking for a whole week. The 48-year-old man from Como, a city north of Milan, in Italy, reportedly got into a heated argument with his wife one day, […]
“Labor Inducer” Burger Attracts Flux of Pregnant Women to Minnesota Restaurant
Pregnant women have reportedly been flocking to a restaurant in Excelsior, Minnesota, to try the famed “Labor Inducer” burger and hopefully go into labor faster. The story of the Labor Inducer burger started back in April of last year, when Enrique, the chef at Excelsior restaurant ‘The Suburban’, was experimenting with burger recipes for the […]
Fisherman Has Live Fish Stuck in His Throat in Bizarre Accident
An Egyptian fisherman nearly lost his life after one of his catches got stuck in his windpipe, making it almost impossible for him to breathe or retrieve the fish. Earlier this month, doctors at the emergency room of a hospital in Beni Suef, Egypt, were shocked to discover that a patient who had been brought […]
You Can Buy This Pharaoh-Themed Apartment in Moscow for Just $1.7 Million
If you’ve ever wanted to feel like a pharaoh without having to build your own lavish palace, you can settle for this unique Moscow apartment designed to make you feel like a ruler of ancient Egypt. Over the last two decades, the Khamovniki district of Moscow has turned from a simple working-class district, into one […]
“Bad Uncle” Makes a Living Scaring Other People’s Children
A Chinese man has become popular in his home country for adopting the role of “bad uncle” and scaring strangers’ children into finishing their meals and going to bed early. I remember my mom telling me that the Boogey Man would get me if I didn’t listen to her, but in China, the “bad uncle” […]
AI-Powered Camera Keeps Mistaking Linesman’s Bald Head for Ball During Football Match
A Scottish football club may regret its decision to replace human cameramen for an AI-operated camera system, after it hilariously kept mistaking a linesman’s bald head for the ball, thus denying viewers of the action on the pitch. Last month Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle or Caley Jags, which competes […]
Doctor Allegedly Pays Conmen $335,000 for Fake Wish-Granting Aladdin’s Lamp
Two Indian conmen from India’s Uttar Pradesh state were arrested this week for allegedly conning a local physician into paying them a whopping $335,000 for a magical lamp capable of granting him any wish. Dr Laeek Khan, a physician from the Khairnagar area, in Meerut city, first met the conmen in 2018, when visiting a […]