Fake News Makes “Extremely Rare” Misprinted iPhone 11 Several Times More Expensive Than a New One
A Japanese man who has been struggling to sell a misprinted iPhone 11 Pro found himself inundated with tempting offers from buyers after photos of his device became the subject of fake news circulating on social media. A few days ago, during my daily internet surfing sessions, I came across a South Korean article about […]
Man Has Been Livestreaming From Locked Room for 100 Days, Is Willing to Go 5 Years for $5 Million
A man has spent the first 100 days of 2021 livestreaming 24/7 from a locked room in Los Angeles, but he plans to stay there for the rest of the year, or even longer, if he gets the right financial incentive. 34-year-old Tim C Inzana has been locked in a shed since the start of […]
Man Marries 4 Times, Divorces 3 Times in 37 Day to Qualify for Extended Paid Leave
A Taiwanese man came up with an ingenious of getting extended paid leave from work: he got married four times and divorced three times in just 37 days. According to Taiwanese law, a person has the right to 8 days paid work leave when they get married, which is exactly what one unnamed clerk received […]
Cosmetics Company in Hot Water After Its Paper Bottle Turns Out to Be Plastic
South Korean beauty brand Innisfree has attracted a lot of criticism after a bottle labeled as being made of paper turned out to be plastic simply wrapped in thin cardboard. Innisfree, a company that specializes in naturally-inspired beauty products, apparently didn’t expect anyone to actually check if the bottle for its face serum was actually […]
Man Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife $72,000 for Housework During Their 30-Year Marriage
Portugal’s Supreme Court of Justice has ordered a man to pay his ex-wife 60,000 euros ($72,000) in compensation for the cleaning and cooking she did during their three-decade-long marriage. There was a time when housework was considered a wife’s duty, but those times are long gone, as evidenced by the avalanche of court rulings in […]
Man Allegedly Gets Salary Cut For Spending Too Much Time in the Bathroom
A Taiwanese man sparked controversy on social media after complaining about getting a pay cut for spending too much time in the bathroom during work hours. The disgruntled employee, identified only as ‘Mr. A.’, recently took to Facebook to voice his frustration and disappointment at having part of his monthly salary withheld by the company […]
Japanese Ballpoint Pen Comes With a Live Parasitic Worm
The pen you’re about to see is one of those shocking products that makes people say they’ve seen it all. This Japanese souvenir actually comes with a live nematode parasite swimming inside it… Anisakis is a genus of parasitic nematodes that infect various species of fish and can cause anisakiasis – a parasitic infection of the gastrointestinal tract – in […]
This Airplane-Shaped Handbag Costs More Than an Actual Airplane
Designed by Louis Vuitton’s menswear artistic director, Virgil Abloh, as part of this year’s men’s collection, this airplane-shaped handbag recently went viral for allegedly costing more than a used, single-engine airplane. Virgil Abloh’s collections have always divided critics and fashion fans, with the main critique being that he overloads his creations with a bunch of […]
Real-Life Sleeping Beauty Sleeps For Up to 13 Days at a Time
A 17-year-old Indonesian girl who occasionally falls asleep for several days at a time has been dubbed a “real-life Sleeping Beauty” or the “sleeping daughter of South Kalimantan. Echa, who hails from Banjarmasin, in Indonesia’s South Kalimantan region, first made news headlines in 2017, when national news outlets reported that she slept for 13 days […]
In This New Zealand Town, Easter Is All About Wiping Out Bunnies
In Christian countries around the world, the Easter Bunny is a beloved symbol of one of the world’s most popular holidays, but in one New Zealand town, bunnies are such a plague for farmers that locals spend Easter wiping them out. In New Zealand, rabbits are an introduced species that threatens both the country’s biodiversity […]
India’s ‘Mango Man’ Creates Mango Tree That Produces 300 Different Varieties
Haji Kalimullah Khan, aka Mango Man, is a world renowned horticulturist and fruit breeder known for his accomplishments in breeding mangoes, and especially for his crowning achievement, a mango tree that produces 300 different varieties. When Haji Kalimullah Khan dropped out of school at the age of 15 to make growing and breeding mangoes his […]
Would You Let Yourself Be Tattooed by This 13-Year-Old Girl?
Despite being just 13-years-old, Lilith Siow is already one of the most talked-about tattoo artists in Singapore. Lilith first made international news headlines in 2019, when she attended the Culture Cartel Exhibition, in Singapore, where she showed off her steady hands and ability to work under pressure. The now 13-year-old is the daughter of Joseph […]
iPhone 11 Accidentally Dropped in Lake a Year Ago Still Works
A man who accidentally lost his iPhone 11 while paddling on a lake in March of last year recently posted photos of the handheld miraculously retrieved from the bottom of the lake after more than a year. The handheld was in need of a recharge, but otherwise worked perfectly! The owner of the iPhone, a […]
Busty Female YouTuber Turns Out to Be 37-Year-Old Man
A popular Japanese YouTuber with tens of thousands of fans who mostly focused on filming her generous bosom recently outed herself as a 37-year-old man who had been using a silicone breast prosthesis. Chiharu (むね肉ちはる) only started her YouTube career in December of last year, but by the end of March, 2021, it had already […]
Hand-Painted Knees – A Forgotten Beauty Trend of the 1920s
Knee makeup isn’t really a thing, but a century ago it was the hottest trend in the beauty industry. It started out as knee rouging and eventually turned into full-on knee painting. Fashion has always been a reflection of the spirit of the times, and the knee makeup and painting of the 1920s was no […]