Nigerian Man Arrested for Trying to Sell Himself for $50,000
A 26-year-old man in Nigeria was recently arrested by the Islamic police known as Hisbah for trying to sell himself to anyone who would pay the 20 million Nigerian nara ($49,000) fee. Aliyu Na Idris first made national news headlines at the end of October, when he was spotted walking through the city of Karo […]
“Shocked” Man Seeks Divorce From Wife After Seeing Her Without Makeup
An Egyptian man is reportedly seeking a divorce from his new wife, claiming that he can’t get used to her natural look after seeing her without makeup. In what seems like the script of a hilarious sketch or an article on The Onion, an Egyptian man reportedly filed for divorce from his wife-of-one-month, because he […]
Parents Are Strapping Corrective Helmets on Babies to make Their Heads Round
In what is being reported as a disturbing new trend, Chinese parents are allegedly resorting to corrective helmets and molds to ensure that their babies have aesthetically pleasing round heads. The latest craze to hit China involves parents taking advantage of their babies’ soft skulls to make sure that they have round heads, instead of […]
Frugal Woman Saves Up To 90% of Her Monthly Salary, Buys 2 Homes in Nine Years
A Chinese woman has sparked controversy online with her extremely frugal lifestyle, which involves spending as little money as possible, even if it means giving up on some of life’s small pleasures. Consumerism may be at an all-time high in the developed world right now, but the minimalist lifestyle trend is also becoming increasingly popular. […]
Man Singlehandedly Builds Eerily Realistic Robot Arm Powered by Synthetic Muscles
A Polish robotics engineer recently posted a series of intriguing videos of what looks like a dextrous android arm powered by synthetic muscles. Łukasz Koźlik, who goes under the moniker Automaton Robotics online, is a talented robotics engineer from Poland who has spent the last few years creating an incredible synthetic muscle arm that moves […]
Kindhearted Husband Helps Wife Marry Hey Lover
An Indian man shocked his relatives and his entire country after he agreed to let his wife-of-five-months marry her lover, and even arranged their wedding. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, a 1999 Bollywood blockbuster, tells the unlikely tale of a man who helps his wife marry the man she truly loves, played by superstar Salman […]
Radithor – The Radioactive Distilled Water Once Sold as a Drinkable Cure-All
It’s hard to believe, but there was once a time when the rich and powerful spent small fortunes on radium-infused distilled water advertised as a cure for a variety of illnesses. Knowing what we know now about radioactive elements and their effects on the human body, most of us wouldn’t dare touch, let alone drink, […]
12-Year-Old Indonesian Boy Goes Viral Because of His Unique Name – ABCDEF GHIJK
A 12-year-old boy from Indonesia’s South Sumatra province recently made international news headlines because of his bizarre name – ABCDEF GHIJK. Yes, you read that correctly, someone actually named their son after the first 11 letters in the English alphabet. The bizarre discovery was made accidentally when the 12-year-old boy took part in a vaccination […]
Blind Quarterback Relies Solely on His Memory to Help His Team
Jasen Bracy became completely blind at the age of 7, but he didn’t let that setback come between him and his dream of playing football, and he is now a quarterback for the Modesto Raiders. Jasen, who lives in Modesto, California, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that causes tumors in the retina, […]
Man Under House Arrest Asks to Be Put in Jail Because Living With His Wife Is “Hell”
A 30-year-old man from Guidonia, a town on the outskirts of Rome, found living at home with his wife so intolerable that he begged police to put him in prison. Staff on duty at the Tenenza Carabinieri barracks in Guidonia thought they were the target of a prank on October 23, when a man casually […]
New Processing Technique Makes Wood as Tough as Steel, Scientists Claim
According to a recently published scientific paper, a team of researchers has developed a wood processing technique that makes the material 23 times harder, making it possible to create sharp wooden knives and nails. Material scientists at the University of Maryland have reportedly developed a type of hardened wood that can be used as a […]
Couple Use Variations of the Same 4 Letters to Name Their 11 Children
A couple in Belgium has become famous for giving their 11 children first names based on different variations of just four letters from the alphabet – A, E, L, and X. Gwenny Blanckaert and Marino Vaneeno are the proud parents of eleven children – seven girls and four boys – all of whom have four-letter […]
70-Year-Old Woman Gives Birth to Her First Child
At an age when most women are either busy playing with their grandchildren or are long past thinking about having children, a 70-year-old Indian woman just gave birth to her first child. Jivuben Valabhai Rabari and her husband had been trying to conceive ever since they got married, 45 years ago, but their every attempt […]
Japan’s Unique Hole-in-One Golf Insurance Policy
Hitting a hole-in-one is one of the greatest things that can happen to a golf player, but in Japan, such a lucky shot can lead to such an expensive celebration that insurers actually sell hole-in-one insurance policies to mitigate the ‘risk’. The average golfer has 1 in 12,500 chances of hitting a hole-in-one, while professional […]
The Zombies of Kinshasa – Victims of a Bizarre Artisanal Drug
Authorities in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, are worried about the growing popularity of bombé, a new artisanal drug that allegedly turns energetic youths into mindless zombies. While the rest of the world is battling the Covid-19 pandemic, police in Kinsasha are struggling to contain an epidemic of their own – […]