Teen Challenges Physical Beauty Standards by Only Training Muscles on One Side of His Body
A 19-year-old youth has been getting attention for challenging male beauty standards by only working out muscles on one side of his body, resulting in an extremely asymmetrical appearance. Muscle symmetry has long been one of the most important judging criteria in fitness and bodybuilding competitions, and it has long been generally accepted that symmetrical […]
Woman Allegedly Catches Herpes Virus by Holding Karaoke Mic Too Close to Her Mouth
A woman from Zhejiang, China, claims that she caught the herpes virus by holding the microphone too close to her mouth at a karaoke lounge. The unnamed woman took to Douyin (China’s version of TikTok) to share the story of how she became infected with the HSV-1 virus, which usually causes cold sores around the […]
World’s First Robot Half-Marathon Proves Humanoid Robots Have a Long Way to Go
Beijing recently held the so-called “world’s first humanoid robot half marathon,” but instead of putting humans to shame, the participating robots only showed off their weaknesses. Robotics companies, especially Chinese ones, have been busy showing off their revolutionary creations, like SE01, a robot capable of mimicking a natural gait, Star1 – the world’s fastest robot, or the […]
Woman Poisons Love Rival and Her Children with Tainted Chocolate Eggs
A Brazilian woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to kill her ex-boyfriend’s new partner by sending her poisoned chocolate eggs as an anonymous Easter present. What was supposed to be a happy family celebration turned into a nightmarish tragedy for a young Brazilian woman who lost both her children to poisoned chocolate eggs allegedly […]
This Mushroom Contains the Most Bitter Compound Ever Discovered
Amaropostia stiptica, a.k.a. the bitter bracket fungus, isn’t toxic, but it tastes like it could kill you! Scientists have discovered that it contains a substance so bitter that even the tiniest amount triggers your bitter taste receptors. As its name suggests, the bitter bracket is a bitter, inedible fungus, but the research team from the Leibniz […]
Russian Man Gets Four Years in Penal Colony for Derogatory Social Media Comment
A 31-year-old Russian man was recently convicted to 4.4 years in a penal colony for promising to urinate on a symbol of the Russian military in a comment he posted on social media. The incident that led to the conviction of 31-year-old Alexander Panasenko occurred in May of 2024, when the Kremerovo native took to […]
Bus Driver with Three Decades of Service Loses $84,000 Pension for Stealing $7
A Japanese bus driver with 29 years of experience on the job lost his $84,000 retirement package after being caught stealing $7 in passenger bus fares. In 2022, while checking dashcam footage, members of the Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau spotted one of the Japanese city’s bus drivers pocketing a 1,000-yen bill, instead of putting it […]
80-Year-Old Woman Falls from Sixth Floor Apartment, Survives Unscathed
An 80-year-old woman from Yekaterinburg, Russia, can call herself lucky to be alive after falling from the window of her sixth-floor apartment and landing on top of a parked car. The accident occurred last Thursday, as the unnamed octogenarian was cleaning the windows of her apartment. A single moment of carelessness was enough to send […]
AI-Powered Shampooing Machines Take Over Chinese Hair Salons
A number of hair salons in China have introduced AI-powered shampooing machines that can reportedly wash and rinse clients’ hair in just 13 minutes. The AI revolution is just starting, but it seems the hair care industry is already using artificial intelligence to automate the hair-washing process in hair salons. According to several Chinese news […]
Holy Water From Ethiopian Well Almost Causes Cholera Outbreak in Europe
At least seven cases of cholera in Germany and the UK have been linked to the use of water from a popular “holy well” in Ethiopia, which happened to be contaminated with Vibrio Cholerae bacteria. In February of this year, European authorities were on high alert regarding a cholera outbreak after three people in Germany […]
Man Makes Up Bomb Threat to Prevent Girlfriend from Leaving on Exotic Cruise Without Him
A Michigan teen was recently convicted to eight months in prison for reporting a false bomb threat on a cruise ship to prevent his girlfriend from going on a cruise without him. In January 2024, a few minutes after the Carnival Sunrise cruise ship left the port of Miami, Florida, for Jamaica, Carnival Cruise Lines […]
Woman Fakes Muteness for 16 Years to Collect Disability Pension
A Spanish woman who had been claiming disability pension for an inability to speak following a work-related incident 16 years ago has been exposed as a fraud by a private detective. In 2003, a woman working at a supermarket in Andalucia, Spain, was attacked by a customer. Following the traumatic incident, she was diagnosed with […]
Chance Encounter Helps New York Pizza Maker Become Popular Male Fashion Model
Christiano Wennmann was making pizza at a trendy New York pizzeria when he was first noticed by a famous fashion designer’s assistant. Now’s he’s walking the runway at big fashion events and posing for magazines. 24-year-old Christiano Wennmann became an overnight sensation in the fashion modelling world after owning the catwalk at this year’s Paris […]
Mysterious Goats Survive Over 200 Years on Isolated Island with No Fresh Water
Scientists are trying to understand how a herd of goats not only survived but thrived on an isolated island in northeastern Brazil for over two centuries without any known fresh water source. It’s not clear how exactly the goats originally wound up on Santa Bárbara, one of the five volcanic islands that make up the Abrolhos […]
Groom Elopes with His Soon-to-Be Mother-in-Law Just 9 Days Before His Wedding
A 20-year-old Indian man is accused of having eloped with his 40-year-old soon-to-be mother-in-law only 9 days before his wedding. Rahul and Shivani, a young couple from Aligarh, in India’s Uttar Pradesh state, were all set to be married on April 16. Invitations had been sent out, relatives had confirmed their attendance, but just 9 […]