Reporter Gets Robbed at Gunpoint During Live Segment
An Ecuadorian TV reporter and his camera crew got the scares of their lives after being held at gunpoint by a masked robber, while doing a live piece. On February 12, Diego Ordinola, a journalist for Ecuador’s DirecTV Sports, was reporting from outside the Isidro Romero Carbo Monumental Stadium, the home of the Barcelona SC […]
Rare Condition Makes Sound of Other People’s Breathing Unbearable to Sufferer
A Scottish woman suffering from a rare condition called misophonia is so annoyed by the sound of other people’s breathing that she once asked doctors to surgically make her deaf. Misophonia is described as a strong dislike or hatred of specific sounds, which triggers strong emotional or physiological responses that would be considered unreasonable by […]
Couple Chain Themselves Together For Three Months in Ultimate Test of Love
A young Ukrainian couple decided to really put their relationship to the test by linking their hands together with a thick iron chain for a period of three months. This year, Alexander and Viktoria, a young couple from the Ukraine, decided to celebrate Valentine’s Day a bit differently. On February 14, they traveled to Kiev […]
Indonesian Woman Claims Gust of Wind Left Her Pregnant
Indonesian police are investigating the strange case of a 25-year-old woman who claims that she gave birth just an hour after a gust of wind got her pregnant. The young woman, identified as Siti Zainah, ahs become the subject of widespread ridicule in Indonesia after claiming to have been impregnated by a gust of wind, […]
Police Order Man to Spend 3 Days With Family, 3 Days With Girlfriend, Take 1 Day Off
Police in the Indian state of Jharkhand were in the news recently for settling a marital dispute by ordering a man to spend three days a week with his wife, three days with his girlfriend, and take one day off from both. It all started when Rajesh Mahato, a married man from Kokar Tiril Road, […]
Indian Man Turns Barren Land Into 10,000-Tree Orchard
An Indian man who started planting trees in a barren, sand-filled field 15 years ago is now being praised for transforming the wasteland into a 10,000-tree orchard. Satyendra Gautam Manjhi, a simple man from the small village of Imaliyachak, in the Indian state of Bihar, claims he was inspired to start planting trees after being […]
23-Year-Old Mother of 11 Has No Plans to Stop Growing Her Family
A 23-year-old Russian woman has become a mother of 11 in just 10 months time, after turning to surrogates in order to have as many babies as possible, as quickly as possible. Christina Ozturk only gave birth once, at the age of 17, when she had her first daughter Vika, but after marrying millionaire husband […]
Man Phones Police to Confess to Fake Murder in Hopes of Having Road Cleared of Snow
After having the road to his home blocked by heavy snowfalls, a Ukrainian man decided to call police and confess to a fictitious murder, in hopes that they would clear the road in order to reach him. According to police sources, on Saturday, February 13 an unnamed man from the village of Grybova Rudnya, in […]
Iron Shoe Training – Man Exercises by Walking With 150 Kg. Attached to His Feet
A Chinese man has been getting a lot of attention on Asian social media, because of his unique training regimen – walking with 150 kg of steel plates attached to his feet. Zhang Enshun, a 42-year-old man from Yulin City, in China’s Guangxi province, has been training in the art of “iron shoes” for the […]
Chinese Actress’ Nose Tip Dies After Botched Plastic Surgery
Popular Chinese film actress Gao Liu recently posted photos of her damaged nose on social media, as a warning about the possible dangers of plastic surgery done wrong. Liu, a young singer and actress who has starred in multiple films and TV programs and was considered an up-and-coming star in China, had gone off the […]
12-Year-Old Boy Swallows 54 Magnets To See If Metal Would Stick To His Stomach
Human curiosity has been at the core of many breakthroughs throughout history, but its outcome isn’t always positive. The the case of this 12-year-old boy who swallowed dozens of magnetic balls, just to see if metal would stick to his stomach. Rhiley Morrison, and English schoolboy from Greater Manchester, had to undergo life-saving surgery after […]
Phone Booth-Like Office Spaces in Japan Allow People to Work From Virtually Anywhere
Telecubes, mobile offices the size of phone booths, have been popping up all over Japan, as demand for public working spaces continues to soar. Japanese media originally reported on the rise of Telecubes back in 2019, when Mitsubishi Estate announced plans to start rolling out the tiny but cozy offices at airports and train stations […]
TV Documentary Uses Virtual Reality to Reunite People With Loved-Ones Who Have Passed Away
Virtual reality has the potential to change our lives in a number of ways, one of which is apparently the possibility to reunite with loved ones who have passed away. South Korean television MBC recently started broadcasting season two of its hit documentary, 너를 만났다 (“I Met You”), a unique program that uses state-of-the-art VR […]
Toddler Recorded His First Music Album Before He Was Born
Luca Yupanqui, was still in her mother’s uterus when she started recording her first music album. Now she is getting ready to release the world’s first ever LP with sounds from inside the womb. The daughter of Elizabeth Hart, a member of psych-rock band Psychic Ills, and musician Iván Diaz Mathé, young Luca is all […]
The Controversial Agencies Paid by Parents to Retrieve Their Kids from Their Former Spouses
Single parents separated from their former partners are allegedly turning to controversial “recovery agencies” to get their children back from former spouses that take them abroad without permission. Normally, when parents separate, custody of the children is settled by a judge, along with visitation hours and rules, but sometimes one party doesn’t want to play […]