Japanese Man Gets Arrested After Calling Telecom Provider 24,000 Times to Complain
A 71-year-old pensioner from Saitama, Japan, was recently arrested and charged with obstruction of business after allegedly calling the toll-free number of his telecom provider a whopping 24,000 times over the last two years, to complain about the service and demand apologies. In the month of October alone, Akitoshi Okamoto, a 71-year-old man from Kasukabe […]
Perineum Sunning – Probably the Dumbest Health Trend Ever
Every once in a while, a health trend so unbelievably crazy comes along that it leaves us wondering if it’s nothing more than a parody. “Perineum Sunning”, or exposing your ‘back door’ to direct sunlight for a few minutes every week is one such trend, and unfortunately it’s no joke. Did you know that exposing […]
10-Year-Old Boy Lives by Himself, Farming and Foraging, After Losing Entire Family
Heartbreaking news of a 10-year-old boy in rural Vietnam who refuses to be adopted after losing his whole family, instead living by himself and working in the fields all day, has melted the hearts of millions around the world. While most 10-year-olds have nothing to worry about but going to school and enjoying their childhood, […]
World’s Toughest Jacket Is Made from a Fiber 15 Times Stronger Than Steel
Dutch brand Vollebak recently unveiled what it calls the “world’s strongest jacket”. With an exterior made out of 100 percent dyneema, the strongest fiber known to man, the Indestructible Puffer can allegedly withstand whatever abuse you subject it to and last a lifetime. Adventure clothing brand Vollebak has been creating cutting edge adventure sports clothes […]
This Cheese Can Only Be Made in a Small Swedish Village And Nobody Knows Why
Västerbottensost cheese is known as the “Emperor of Cheeses” in Sweden. people there love its complex taste and creamy texture so much that they use it on everything. When they can get their hands on it that is, because authentic Västerbottensost is only produced at a small factory in the village of Burträsk. People have […]
Chef Sues Michelin Guide for Including His Restaurant Against His Wishes
Seoul chef Eo Yun-gwon has shocked the restaurant world after announcing that he is suing Michelin Guide for including his restaurant in their 2019 edition, despite him asking them not to. Most chefs would kill to have their restaurant included in the famous Michelin Guide, and in fact some waste years of their lives and […]
Man Coughing Non-Stop for Two Months Had Leech Stuck to His Throat
Doctors at a hospital in south-eastern China’s Fujian Province recently reported the unusual case of a man whose non-stop coughing had apparently been caused by a leech attached to his throat. Last Friday, the unnamed man arrived at the Wuping County Hospital in the city of Longyan complaining of almost non-stop coughing over the past […]
Mysterious Benefactor Settles People’s Debts in Poor Turkish Neighborhoods
Poor families in the Turkish city of Istanbul have been visited by a mysterious patron paying off their debts at grocery stores and leaving envelopes of cash on their doorsteps over the past year. Last week, many poor people in Tuzla, a shipbuilding district on the Asian side of Istanbul ,were happy to find out […]
Indonesian Restaurant Gives You a Fish Pedicure While You Eat
If the idea of having dozens of fish nibbling at your toes while you enjoy some traditional Indonesian cuisine sounds intriguing, you may want to check out this unique restaurant in Indonesia’s cultural capital of Yogyakarta. Located far away from the city center, the Soto Cokro Kembang restaurant originally relied on a relaxing flower garden […]
The Fashion Houses Selling Expensive Dresses That Don’t Really Exist
Earlier this year, San Francisco businessman Richard Ma spent $10,000 on a dress created by The Fabricant, the world’s first digital-only fashion house. The problem is that the dress didn’t really exist outside the digital world. Digital-only clothes are so new that most people haven’t even heard about them, but some experts believe they will […]
China’s Real-Life Ace Venture Relies on Technology to Find People’s Lost Pets
He may not have Ace Ventura’s charm or his iconic hairdo, but Sun Jinren is a real-life pet detective in all the ways that matter. When he takes on a lost pet case, he pours all his effort as well as thousands of dollars in expensive equipment in order to find them. Dubbed China’s first […]
Property Developer Promises Homebuyers “Park Views”, Delivers “Plastic Lake” Instead
A property developer in the Chinese city of Changsha has been slammed by homebuyers for deceiving them by promising “high vegetation cover” and “park views”, and delivering a public area covered in a blue plastic material to look like a lake. To say that homeowners in a new residential complex in central China were less […]
South Korea Runs Out of Dog Deworming Medicine Because People Think It Cures Cancer
Remember that story we ran a few months ago about a man who claimed he cured his terminal cancer with a cheap dog deworming medicine? Well, apparently it recently went viral in South Korea and stocks of the antiparasitic medicine have been depleted. Back in May, the story of Joe Tippens, an Oklahoma man who […]
Man Impersonates Airline Pilot So He Can Board Plane Faster
Did you know airplane pilots can skip airport security checks even on flights conducted by other airlines? Well, one Indian businessman certainly did, so he bought himself a pilot uniform so he could board planes faster. Rajan Mahbubani, a 48-year-old consultancy agency owner from New Delhi, was recently arrested at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, […]
Woman Allegedly Suffers Multiple Bone Fractures Due to Excessive Sunscreen Use
A Chinese woman whose violent coughs reportedly resulted in 10 fractured ribs was shocked to hear that her bones had become fragile due to her excessive sunblock use, which caused a severe vitamin D deficiency. The 20-year-old woman from Zhejiang province, in eastern China, first started experiencing coughing episodes after pulling out a straw mat […]