Gallery Removes Controversial Exhibit That Ranked 5,000 Women by Ugliness
‘Uglier and Uglier’, a controversial artwork that ranked photos and videos of 5,000 different real-life women from ugly to ugliest, was removed by a Shanghai-based gallery following public outcry. Created by male Chinese artist Song Ta, ‘Uglier and Uglier’ featured photos and clips of thousands of women on a university campus ranked by how unattractive […]
Every Year, This Japanese Shrine Holds the Weirdest Ritual You’ll Ever See
The Aruka Shrine in Japan’s Ebina City is the oldest shrine in all of Sagami Province, but to the general public it’s known for a unique ceremony that involves a priest wearing a 2-meter-long headgear in the shape of a green onion. Negi-san, the head priest at Aruka Shrine has been performing the green onion […]
HiccAway – The Plastic Straw That Can Instantly Cure Hiccups
Described as a “forced inspiratory suction and swallow tool”, HiccAway is essentially a special type of plastic straw scientifically designed to almost instantly cure hiccups. According to a new study, the L-shaped tool works in 92% of cases. From holding your breath and drinking water, to jump scares and anti-hiccup lollypops, there is no shortage […]
The Legendary Giant Plants of Sakhalin
Located in the Russian Far East, the island of Sakhalin is allegedly home to giant versions of common plants like buckwheat, burdock and butterbur that can grow up to 5 meters tall. Sakhalin is known for being the largest island in the Russian Federation, as well as a point of contention between Japan and Russia […]
Woman Allegedly Gives Birth to 10 Babies in World’s First Case of Decuplets
Gosiame Thamara Sithole, a 37-year-old woman from South Africa , reportedly gave birth to the world’s first decuples – 10 babies from a single pregnancy. The first recorded case of decuplets is currently shrouded in mystery, as ten days since the woman allegedly brought the 10 babies into the world, no one has seen either […]
Police Arrest Entire Fast Food Restaurant Staff After Being Denied Free Burgers
A group of Pakistani police officers are facing suspension after allegedly arresting 19 employees of a fast food restaurant in Lahore for refusing to give them free burgers. According to local reports, staff at a Johnny & Jugnu fast food restaurant in Lahore, Pakistan, were rounded up and arrested at around 8 PM on Saturday […]
Thief Arrested on His 18th Birthday Gets Surprise Party from Police
A Brazilian young man recently got a rather humiliating birthday party thrown for him by police after being arrested for theft right on the day that he turned 18. Celebrating your 18th birthday should be a joyous occasion, but for one Paulo Rodrigo das Neves, from Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte region, the event was […]
Meet Takimika, Japan’s 90-Year-Old Fitness Instructor
Most 90-year-olds can barely walk, let alone exercise, but 90-year-old Takishima Mika not only conducts daily fitness regimens religiously, but she actually works as a fitness instructor at a gym. For most of us, “age is just a number” is just a tired cliché, but people like Takishima Mika, aka “Takimika”, are proof that it […]
Woman Missing For 11 Years Found Secretly Living in Neighbor’s House
An Indian woman who had left her family home in 2010 and hadn’t been seen since was recently found living just 500 meters from her parent’s home, in the house of a man she had fallen in love with. Sajitha’s family had given up home of ever finding her, after she simply walked out of […]
Pablo Escobar’s “Cocaine Hippos” Pose Serious Threat to Colombia’s Environment
Brought into Colombia as exotic pets by the most notorious drug kingpin in human history, have been breeding at an alarming pace over the last few decades and have become a serious threat to the Colombian flora and fauna. In the 1980s, Pablo Escobar smuggled four hippos from an American zoo into Colombia, as exotic […]
Chinese Superstar Sues Doppelganger for Using Her Looks for Financial Gains
Fan Bingbing, a popular actress, model, singer, and China’s highest-paid celebrity for the last four years, is suing one of her doppelgangers for relying on her looks to sell products during online streams. In many cases, looking like a popular celebrity can be considered a blessing, but in the case of one doppelganger of Chinese […]
Unique Service Lets You Rent Fat People by the Hour
A new Japanese service is drawing attention for allowing both individuals and companies to rent out “fat people” for 2,000 yen ($18) per hour. Renting people for various purposes isn’t anything new in Japan. From renting someone to befriend your cheating partner’s lover and convince them to back off, to renting middle-aged men for company, […]
You Can Now Accessorize Your Chin Thanks to This Bizarre Piece of Jewelry
If you feel like you’ve run out of body parts to accessorize, you may want to check out “Mundstück” a line of chin jewelry designed by German company MYL Berlin. As you can see in the photos, Mundstück (Mouthpiece) is a piece of metal designed to be worn on the chin. Only it doesn’t require […]
The Desert Healer – Man Spends Two Decades Creating Green Oasis in Middle of Cold Desert
Anand Dhawaj Negi, a retired bureaucrat turned desert farmer, spent over two decades of his life turning the cold wastes of northern India’s Himachal Pradesh into a vibrant oasis. In 1977, the Indian Government kickstarted an ambitious program to mitigate the adverse effects of desertification in the Asian country’s cold and hot deserts. A. D. […]
Retiree Who Took Up Mountaineering at Age 68 Conquers Everest at 75
A 75-year-old retired attorney from Chicago recently became the oldest American to ever conquest Everest, the world’s tallest mountain top. The craziest thing is that he had only started mountaineering 7 years prior. Arthur Muir, a married father of three and grandfather of six, had been fascinated with mountain climbing ever since his father gave […]