The Parlor Roller – A Unique Pigeon Breed That Does Backflips Instead of Flying
Although there are plenty of flightless bird species on Earth, the Parlor Roller pigeon is believed to be the only one selectively bred by humans until it lost its capacity to take to the skies and developed a completely new and bizarre means of getting around – backflips. Seeing a parlor roller pigeon roll on […]
French Man Has Been Paying His Namesake’s Taxes for 15 Years
A French pensioner has appealed to authorities to help him finally remain in charge of his own taxes and not those of his namesake, whose yearly taxes he has been paying for the last 15 years. Having a popular name does have some advantages. It’s easy to remember and people never look at you funny […]
Ubang, the Nigerian Village Where Men and Women Speak Different Languages
They say women are from Venus and men are from Mars, and nowhere is that more evident than in Ubang, a unique Nigerian rural community where men and women have their own separate languages. It’s hard to believe that men and women who grow up together in the same community can end up speaking different […]
Fastest-Accelerating Roller Coaster Closes Because Riders Keep Breaking Their Bones
Do-Dodonpa, the world’s fastest-accelerating roller coaster, has been temporarily closed after a number of people broke their backs or necks after riding it in the last nine months. Located in the Fuji-Q Highland Park, in Fujiyoshida, Japan, the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster has been operating since 2001, offering riders an adrenaline-fueled experience. It is famous for […]
You Can Now Spend $1,450 on a “Destroyed Sweater” to Look Like a Hobo
Luxury fashion brand Balenciaga has been raising eyebrows with a new line of extremely distressed sweaters that look like they’ve been munched on by rats, but cost a small fortune. Balenciaga designers have always tried to push the boundaries of what is considered luxury fashion, but sometimes they tend to go overboard. Remember that $2,300 […]
“Silent Man” Has Been Causing Traffic Jams by Standing in the Middle of Traffic for Seven Years
An Englishman dubbed “Silent Man” has caused numerous traffic jams in his home city of Swansea over the last seven years by simply standing in the middle of traffic. Because he never says a word, no one has any idea why he does it. Ever since 2014, David Hampson has repeatedly hindered traffic by standing […]
Capybaras “Invade” Upscale Gated Community in Argentina
Residents of Nordelta, Argentina’s most famous and arguably most beautiful gated community, have been battling hordes of capybaras, giant, adorable rodents that act like they own the place because technically they do… A 1,500ha suburban development built on the wetlands of the Paraná, the second most important river in South America after the Amazon, Nordelta […]
Woman Banned From Belgian Zoo Over “Relationship” With Chimpanzee
A Belgian woman has been issued a ban by the Antwerp Zoo, because of her close “relationship” with a male chimp that she had been visiting frequently for years. Adie Timmermans has been visiting Chita, a 38-year-old male chimpanzee, for at least four years, and claims that they’ve developed a very powerful bond that can be described as […]
African Pastor Dies While Trying to Emulate Jesus’ Three-Day Resurrection
James Sakara, the pastor of a Zambian Christian church, was found dead after asking to be buried alive in the ground so he could come back to life in three days’ time, like Jesus… To say that 22-year-old James Sakara was overconfident in his ability to emulate the resurrection of Jesus Christ would be an […]
Lightning Strike Instantly Kills 550 Grazing Sheep
Georgian media recently released disturbing footage of over 500 sheep killed by a single lightning strike while grazing on a mountain pasture in Ninotsminda, southern Georgia. According to news reports, on August 9th, Nikolay Levanov, a sheep owner from the village of Tambovka, received a distressing phone call from his sheepherder telling him that over […]
12-Year-Old With ‘Food Phobia’ Survives Only on White Bread and Fruit Yogurt for a Decade
Ashton Fisher, a 12-year-old boy from the UK spent over a decade living only on a specific brand of white bread and fruit yogurt before being diagnosed with food phobia. Growing children require a healthy, balanced diet, but to say Ashton Fisher has had anything but that would be a gross understatement. Ever since he […]
Drunk Man Gets in Bar Fight, Sues Bar for Getting Him Drunk, Wins $5.5 Million
A Texas man who sustained injuries after being involved in a bar fight two years ago sued the bar owner for overselling him alcohol and was awarded $5.5 million in a default judgment. Daniel Rawls claims that after drinking at the La Fogata restaurant, in Andrews, on May 21, 2019, he and another patron, Robert […]
Serbia’s Famous Cave Hermit Has a 400-Pound Boar For a Pet
Panta Petrović has been living in a cave in the canyon of Serbia’s Gradašnička river for over 16 years, away from modern civilization and in the company of both domestic and wild animals, including a 200-kilogram boar named Mara. Serbia’s most famous cave dweller recently made international headlines after Agence France Press reported that even […]
Woman Builds Temple to Late Husband, Prays to Marble Idol of Him
An Indian woman who lost her husband in a tragic car accident years ago has built a small temple in his honor, and worships a marble bust of him. Padmavathi, a woman living in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam district has been getting a lot of attention in her home country of India after it was reported […]
Doctors Find Ladybug Living Inside Man’s Colon
Doctors performing a colonoscopy on a 59-year-old patient were shocked to discover a small ladybug crawling inside the man’s intestine. I’m no doctor, but I imagine that one of the last things you’d expect to find in someone’s colon while performing a colonoscopy is a living ladybug. How the insect got inside the man’s intestines […]