Woman Who Got Married 10 Times Won’t Stop Until She Finds Mr. Right
A 56-year-old woman who is currently considering divorcing her 10th husband says she doesn’t plan to stop getting married until she finds Mr. Right. Cassey, a successful businesswoman from the United States, appeared on Dr. Phil to ask for relationship advice, because after 10 marriages, she still hadn’t found the right life partner. Now on […]
Chinese Company Comes Under Fire for Installing Timers in Employee Toilets
Beijing-based technology company Kuaishou recently sparked outrage on Chinese social media after videos of digital timers over employee toilet stalls went viral online. The photos showed digital timers hanging over each cubicle and small sensors installed on the cubicle doors to trigger the timers. Chinese social media users slammed the company for monitoring and timing […]
The Lazarus Drug – A Sleeping Pill That Can Temporarily Fix Severe Brain Damage
Zolpidem is a sedative from the imidazopyridine class of drugs that is most commonly used to help people fall asleep faster. But, in rare cases, this common drug can actually restore function to damaged brains. There is a reason why zolpidem is sometimes referred to as the “Lazarus Drug”. If you give this pill to […]
69-Year-Old Virologist Voluntarily Re-Infects Himself With Coronavirus to Test His Immune Response
Six months after catching the coronavirus, a 69-year-old Russian virologist and researcher exposed himself to patients infected with Covid-19 without any protection to see how his immune system would respond. A former researcher at the Vector Centre of Virology and Biotechnology in Koltsovo, Novosibirsk, Alexander Chepurnov first caught Covid-19 at the end of February 2020. […]
Robot Legs Help 7,600-Tonne Building “Walk” to New Location
Chinese Engineers have successfully moved an 85-year-old historical school building in Shanghai to a new location with the help of 198 robotic legs. Moving older buildings to make room for new construction projects is nothing new in China, but what makes this particular case interesting is the method used to move the 7,600-tonne building. Usually, […]
Unhappy With Service, Russian Man Burns His $170,000 Mercedes to a Crisp
A popular Russian vlogger recently made international headlines after purposely burning his expensive Mercedes-AMG G63, because he was sick of it breaking down all the time. Russian media reported that young vlogger Mikhail Litvin bought his brand new luxury car in December of 2019, for a whopping 13 million rubles, or around $170,000. For that […]
Scandal Brings Chinese “Plastic Rice” Myth Back Into the Spotlight
A viral news report about a woman who claims to have found plastic pellets mixed with rice grains has once again reignited allegations about Chinese fake rice. Rumours about ruthless Chinese rice growers and retailers mixing plastic rice grains with real ones to increase profit at the cost of consumers’ health have been doing the […]
Russia’s Inflatable Army – A Tool of Deception
Looking back at the most significant battles and military operations in history, deception has always been an important strategy, and in modern-day Russia balloons are one of the most important tools of deception. Bouncy castles aren’t known as the most effective tools of war, but in Russia, they are just as important as actual weapons […]
Britain’s Biggest Hoarder Fills Two Homes and Two Garages with Treasure Trove Valued at Over $5 Million
A computer programmer has been dubbed ‘Britain’s biggest hoarder’ after it was discovered that he had amassed a huge collection of items stored in several homes and garages and valued at £4 million ($5.2 million). Ramann Shukla, 64, passed away earlier this year, but has posthumously been dubbed Britain’s biggest hoarder for filling his three-bedroom […]
Gym Declares Itself a Shop and a Church to Prevent Closing Down Because of Covid-19
A popular gym in Krakow, Poland, managed to stay open under new coronavirus restrictions by declaring itself a shop where people can “test” equipment for a fee, and a church offering “religious meetings” to promote a healthy lifestyle. Over the weekend, Krakow police entered the “Atlantic Sports Fitness Gym Squash Klub” fitness center where a […]
The Russian Granny Who Became World Knife-Throwing Champion
Galina Chuvina, a retired woman from the small Russian town of Sasovo, took up knife throwing as a hobby and ended up becoming an eight time national champion, European champion and even world champion. Chuvina was 56 years old when she discovered knife throwing, back in 2007. The pensioner had landed a simple job in […]
Parents Name Daughter After Internet Provider to Get Free Wi-Fi for 18 Years
A Swiss couple has named their baby daughter Twifia after Internet start-up Twifi and won themselves 18 years of free wi-fi internet. The young couple responded to a Facebook ad from Twifi, a Swiss Internet provider, which dared parents to name their newborn Twifus (if it was a boy) or Twifia (if it was a […]
University Students May Be Getting COVID-19 Intentionally, to Sell Antibody Plasma
The Brigham Young University in Idaho has launched an investigation into claims that some of its students are intentionally trying to get infected with SARS-CoV-2, to then sell their antibody plasma for cash. Officials at Brigham Young University, which is owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, strongly condemned the the alleged […]
Woman Suffering From “Face Blindness” Can’t Even Recognize Her Own Face
Can you imagine looking in the mirror and not recognizing the person staring back at you. That’s what Lena, a 29-year-old Russian woman suffering from prosopagnosia, a rare condition that makes it impossible to recognize faces, including her own. Lena Ash only learned that she was suffering from prosopagnosia last year. Before that, she had […]
Woman Tries to Get Colleague Fired by Spiking Her Coffee With Sedatives
An Italian woman was recently sentenced to four years in jail after she admitted to spiking a work colleague’s drink with sedatives, so she would underperform. This disturbing story of work rivalry taken to the extreme dates back to October 6th of 2017, when Mariangela Cerrato brought a round of coffees for her colleagues at […]