Meet Sumomomomomomomomo, the “Horse That Makes Race Commentators Cry”
Sumomomomomomomomo, a Japanese racehorse that recently claimed its maiden win, was dubbed “the horse that makes commentators cry” because of its tongue-twister name. The three-year-old mare claimed victory at Tokyo’s Oi racecourse a couple of weeks ago and has since become somewhat of a celebrity on Japanese social media. Its name, which is based on […]
The Tyrannophone – An iPhone With an Actual T-Rex Tooth Embedded in It
When gold, platinum and precious stones aren’t enough to sell custom iPhones, it’s time to bring out the good stuff, and there are few things more intriguing than real dinosaur teeth. Caviar has been producing custom luxury variants of popular iPhone models for many years now, but this year they’re doing something completely different. After […]
Indian Doctor Eats Cow Dung, Claims It Cleans the Body, Mind, And Soul
Dr Manoj Mittal, a child specialist from Haryana, in India, sparked controversy online after appearing on camera to praise the benefits of eating cow dung, while feasting on it himself. Traditional Indian medicine has long been promoting cow dung as a cure-all that can even stave off conditions like cancer and Covid, but this didn’t […]
This Is Probably the World’s First Ever Suit Made of Men’s Mustache Hair
As part of this year’s Movember, Australian menswear brand Politix teamed up with visual artist Pamela Kleeman-Passi to create a unique suit using men’s mustache hair. Movember is an annual event that encourages men all around the world to grow their mustaches in the month of November to raise awareness of serious men’s health problems, […]
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 […]
China’s Haunted House Testers Get Paid by the Minute
Chinese real-estate agencies are paying so-called “haunted house testers” to spend at least 24 hours in ‘stigmatized’ properties in order to convince potential buyers that they are completely safe. Real-estate properties where “unnatural deaths” have occurred are really tough to sell, especially in markets where superstition and the belief in supernatural phenomena are strong. Japan, […]
This 6-Year-Old Girl Has the World’s Largest Collection of Lip Balms
Some people spend most of their lives putting together a collection worthy of being recognized by the Guinness Book of Records, but one girl managed to achieve this feat at the tender age of six. Scarlett Ashley Cheng is crazy about lip balm, and together with her sister, Kaylyn (8), owns the world’s largest collection […]
Japanese Parody Religion Exists Only to Give Believers a Reason to Say ‘No’
MtoP is a parody religion created solely to give followers the chance to refuse things like working overtime simply by invoking “religious reasons”. Short for “Motohiro to People”, the MtoP religion was created in 2018 by a young man named Motohiro Hisano, who acts as a deity/sage. He does point out that he doesn’t perform […]
Terrible Car Crash Leaves Man With Six-Hour Memory
A German man who survived a terrible car crash six years ago was left unable to transfer short-term memories to his long-term memory, which means he forgets everything when he goes to sleep unless he writes them down. Daniel Schmidt is lucky to be alive. In 2015, he was involved in a motorway accident that […]
Man Allegedly Jumps in Front of Moving Train to Claim Insurance Payouts
A Hungarian man has been accused of jumping in front of a train and having both legs cut off by the metal wheels in order to claim over $3.2 million in insurance payouts. Sandor Cs., a 54-year-old man from the Hungarian village of Nyircsaszari, lost both of his legs in a horrific incident in 2014. […]
Family Shocked to Learn That Their 3-Month Husky Dog Is Actually a Fox
A Peruvian family whose pet dog started chasing and eating neighbors’ chickens and ducks were shocked to learn that their 3-month-old Husky was actually an Andean fox. Maribel Sotelo, a woman from the city of Comas, in Peru, had no choice but to call the Forest and Wildlife Service and ask for assistance with her […]
Family Honors Man Last Wish to Be Buried in His Beloved Truck
They say you can’t take material possessions with you to the grave, but a Mexican man decided to prove everyone wrong by asking to be buried with his precious truck. Because of his drawn-out battle with an incurable disease, Don Adán Arana from Puerto San Carlos, in Mexico’s Baja California Sur, couldn’t enjoy the pick-up […]
Influencer Raffles Brand New SUV, Sparks Controversy When Her Mother Wins It
Mexican influencer Lore Garza caused quite the controversy online last week when she announced that the winner of the brand new KIA SUV she was raffling was her own mother… Lore Garza, a popular Mexican social media personality with over 140,000 fans on Instagram alone, has been getting a lot of attention from news outlets […]
Woman Convinces Husband He Has Alzheimer’s to Cover Up $600,000 Theft
A Connecticut woman has been accused of stealing over $600,000 from her husband’s bank account over the last 20 years and trying to cover it up by making him think he has Alzheimer’s disease. Donna Marino was arrested last week for reportedly stealing money in the form of pension checks, workers’ compensation payments, and Social […]
Treasure Hunters Claim They Are “on the Brink” of Finding $20 Billion Trove
A group of treasure hunters that has been searching for the fabled “Lemminkäinen Hoard” treasure in Finland since 1987 claims that they are finally just “meters away” from finding it. Known as the Treasure Twelve, the group of treasure hunters has spent every summer since 1987 looking for the Lemminkäinen Hoard, the whereabouts of which […]