Humanoid Robots at Iranian Tech Expo Turn Out to Be Humans in Disguise
A pair of “advanced humanoid robots” showcased at Iran’s Kish Inox Tech Expo were exposed as actual humans posing as robots.
Iran’s Black Widow Can’t Remember How Many Husbands She Poisoned
56-year-old Kolsum Akbari stands accused of poisoning and killing 11 husbands over a period of 22 years, but she claims the number could be even higher; she just doesn’t remember exactly. For more than two decades, Kolsum Akbari was able to get away with systematically marrying elderly men before poisoning them with diabetes drugs and […]
Iran’s Shazdeh Garden – A Stunning Green Oasis in the Middle of a Desert
Iran’s Shazdeh Garden, also known as the Prince’s Garden, is a surprisingly lush garden full of greenery and water fountains surrounded by arid desert. Located 6 kilometers from the city of Mahan, in Kerman Province, Shazdeh Garden is a historical Persian garden built by the Qajar Dynasty, at the end of the 19th century. The […]
Iran Mall – The World’s Largest Shopping Mall
The shopping mall is considered a symbol of American consumerism and the US is indeed home to over 100,000 shopping malls, but the title of world’s biggest shopping mall actually belongs to one of America’s biggest rivals, Iran. Located northeast of Teheran, the humongous Iran Mall shopping mall covers an area of 31 square meters […]
Iranian Property Agent Arrested for Transferring Apartment Property Rights to a Dog
The head of a property agency in Iran was recently arrested for helping a couple with no human heirs transfer the property rights to their apartment to their pet dog. The unnamed Iranian businessman ended up in jail and had his real estate firm shut down earlier this month after a video showing him officiating […]
Man Claims to Have Survived on Soda Alone for the Last 17 Years
An Iranian man claims he stopped consuming food one day in 2006 and has relied solely on sweetened fizzy drinks for energy ever since. 58-year-old Gholamreza Ardeshiri claims that the mere sight of food makes him nauseous and that he has been surviving on water and fizzy drinks like Pepsi and Coca-Cola for the last […]
Iranian Women’s Football Team Accused of Using a Man as a Goalkeeper
Following a penalty shootout to their Iranian rivals in a women’s football match, Jordanian officials have called on the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to launch an investigation to determine the sex of the Iranian team’s goalkeeper. On September 25, following a goalless draw, the Iranian and Jordanian women’s football teams went to a penalty shootout […]
The Hottest Place On Earth Feels Like Walking on a Hot Iron Pan
Iran’s Dasht-e Lut desert is only the 25th largest desert in the world, but it holds the record for the highest ;and surface temperature ever recorded, over 70 degrees Celsius. Dasht-e Lut (Persian for “Emptiness Plain”) is a large salt desert that, scientists believe, formed on the bottom of a sea. Millions of years ago, […]
Iranian Police Arrests Parkour Athlete Over “Vulgar” Rooftop Kiss
An Iranian Parkour athlete and his unidentified lover were arrested last week not of their death-defying antics atop Tehran’s highest buildings, but for an “indecent” rooftop kiss. Alireza Japalaghy, a popular Iranian parkour athlete, and his girlfriend were accused of performing “vulgar acts” and were taken into custody by police. Their arrest sparked outrage on […]
City Bans Dog Walking in Public Places to Discourage Dog Ownership
Authorities in Tehran, the capital city of Iran, have enforced a ban on dog walking in public places like streets and parks. The bizarre measure is part of a long-standing effort to discourage dog ownership in the Islamic country. Tehran’s police chief, Hossein Rahimi, recently announced that he has received permission from the Tehran Prosecutor’s Office […]
Iranian General Accuses Israel of Stealing His Country’s Clouds and Snow
Brigadier General Gholam Reza Jalali, head of Iran’s Civil Defense Organization, yesterday told members of the press that Israel has been stealing Iran’s clouds while also working to ensure that whatever clouds do make it into Iranian air space are unable to release rain. Relations between Iran and Israel have always been tense, but I […]
Actors Dressed as ISIS Militants Storm Shopping Mall to Promote Movie. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Iranian actors dressed as Islamic State fighters recently stormed a shopping mall in Teheran, in an attempt to promote a new film about a father and son who travel to Syria to deliver humanitarian supplies but end up kidnapped by ISIS. Unfortunately, their performance was a bit too good, and caused some shoppers to run for […]
Iranian Designers Create Salt Restaurant That Filters Polluted Urban Air
The aptly named Salt Restaurant in Shiraz, southern Iran, is completely made of salt. The walls, bar, tables and chairs are entirely made of the white mineral; even the stairs have a smooth, salty coating. The unique restaurant is the brainchild of Iranian firm Emtiaz Designing Group, who used salt as the main construction material […]
World’s Dirtiest Man: 80-Year-Old Iranian Man Hasn’t Bathed in 60 Years
80-year-old Haji believes that “cleanliness brings him sickness.” That’s why he hasn’t bathed at all in the past 60 years. He lives in isolation in Dejgah village, in the Southern Iranian province of Fars. Haji hates contact with water. Even the suggestion of a bath makes him very angry. And all these years of escaping […]
Thousands of Iranian Women Training to Become Ninjas
Ninjutsu is considered to be one of the deadliest forms of martial arts in the world. But this doesn’t deter the 3,500 odd Iranian women who are currently receiving official training in the sport. In fact, when I saw a video of these women in action, I was awestruck by their agility and the ease […]