Russian Police Officers Busted for Faking Drug Bust
A couple of police officers in Russia were convicted for busting a drug den that they had created themselves in order to boost their performance rating. Senior detective Ivan Mantrov and Yury Titov, the head of a police station in the Russian city of Kostroma, allegedly convinced three locals to produce the illegal synthetic drug […]
Rare Condition Causes Hair to Grow Out of Woman’s Gums
A recently-published study detailed the bizarre case of an Italian woman who grew eyelash-like hairs inside of her mouth multiple times. The unnamed woman reportedly visited doctors about her condition over a decade ago, when she was just 19-years-old. She visited doctors and complained of hair growing out of her gums, which had only been […]
Canadian Businessman Claims He Burned $1 Million to Avoid Paying Ex-Wife Child Support
A 55-year-old Ottawa businessman recently shocked a court of law by claiming that he literally burned one million Canadian dollars in cash just to avoid paying his ex-wife child support, as part of their divorce settlement. Bruce McConville told a judge that he withdrew about 1 million Canadian dollars – roughly $750,000 – in 25 […]
Vietnamese Man Has Been Sharing a Bed with His Wife’s Remains for 16 Years
Unable to deal with the loss of his beloved wife, a Vietnamese man dug up her remains, sealed them in a plaster sculpture and has been sleeping in the same bed with her for the last 16 years. When the shocking story of Mr. Le Van broke out in 2009, most people thought it was […]
Couple Attend Their Own Wedding Via Livestream to Avoid Spreading Coronavirus
A Singaporean couple who had recently visited a village in the same province as Wuhan, the epicenter of the Coronavirus epidemic, decided to livestream themselves to their own wedding from quarantine, in order to avoid spreading the dreaded virus. The newly-married Mr. and Mrs. Yu had a very unconventional wedding. Instead of being there in […]
Limb-Extending Surgery Is Apparently Becoming Popular Among Men Wanting to Be Taller
A Las Vegas limb-lengthening clinic has been getting a lot of attention online this week for offering people the chance to add a few inches to their stature through minimally invasive surgery. The LimbPlastX Institute charges up to $75,000 to add up to six inches to patients’ height, a hefty price that many are more […]
The Crazy Transformations on South Korea’s Controversial Plastic Surgery Reality Show
Plastic surgery has always fascinated people, so it’s no surprise that shows like Botched or Extreme Makeover are so popular, but nowhere in the world is going under the knife more mainstream than in South Korea, so it makes sense that the Asian country’s own plastic surgery reality show is bigger than any Western shows […]
Man Struggling with Dating Apps Advertises Himself on Roadside Billboard
A 30-year-old from Sheffield recently made news headlines in the UK for spending £425 to rent a billboard on the side of a busy road in Manchester in hopes of finding a date. Mark Rofe has been single for a year now, and using online dating apps hasn’t really made a difference, so after joking […]
The Queen of Dark – The Sudanese-Born Model Embracing Her Gorgeous Dark Skin and Promoting Diversity
Nyakim Gatwech is a Sudanese-born fashion model known primarily for her melanin-rich skin, which has earned her the nickname ‘Queen of Dark’. As a refugee growing up in camps in Ethiopia and Kenya, Nyakim Gatwech was never ashamed of her super dark skin and her South Sudanese heritage, but when her family immigrated to the […]
Indian Woman Seeks Divorce from Husband Who Rarely Bathes
A 20-year-old Indian woman filed for divorce from her husband this week, claiming that he stank too bad, because he only bathed once every 10 days. Soni Devi, a woman from Bihar’s Vaishali district, filed an application for divorce from her husband, on grounds that he did not maintain proper hygiene and did not have […]
Man vs Fat – The Soccer League Helping Overweight Men Lose Weight and Get Fit
Man vs Fat is a weight-loss phenomenon sweeping the United Kingdom and helping soccer fans lose weight and improve their fitness by getting involved in their favorite sport. Soccer, or football, as we Europeans call it, is the most popular sport in the world, but nowhere is it more loved than in its birthplace – […]
This Small Hungarian Village Is Home to the World’s Largest Handmade Book
Szinpetri, a quaint village of around 300 people located in northern Hungary, is mostly known for being home to the world’s largest handmade book, a 1.4-tonne heavy tome bound in the leather of 13 Argentinian cows. The world’s largest handmade book was completed in 2010, by father-son duo Bela Varga and Gábor Varga, two masters […]
Artist Carves 12,000 Holes into Chicken Egg, Sets New Record
Hamit Hayran, Turkey’s number one egg carving artist, recently set a new world record for the most number of holes carved into a single chicken egg, 12,000. It’s hard to imagine how anyone could puncture a chicken egg, even a big one, tens of thousands of times, but 62-year-old Hamit Haryran is an expert at […]
Japanese Model Divorces Husband One Week into Marriage, After Being Told to Spend Less
Japanese model Kato Sari recently finalized her divorce from her husband, after getting separated from him just a week into their marriage, due to her uncontrolled money spending habits. 29-year-old Kato Sari has always been known for her luxurious lifestyle and love of expensive fashion brands, but her husband never imagined that her spending habits […]
Airline Makes Japanese Woman Take Pregnancy Test in Order to Fly to US-Controlled Island
A Hong-Kong-based airline was forced to apologize for making a 25-year-old Japanese woman take a pregnancy test in order to board a flight to Saipan, a a commonwealth of the United States in the western Pacific Ocean. The controversial incident reportedly took place in November of 2019, but was only covered in the media last […]