Spanish Company Launches “Wellness Shirt” That Can Allegedly Reduce Stress
Developed by Spanish fashion brand Sepiia, the Ultimate Smart Shirt 3.0 is a special men’s garment that can allegedly reduce the wearer’s stress, improve blood flow and increase energy levels. Sepiia has been developing smart clothing for years now. Its first generation garments incorporated staining-resistant fabric around the cuffs and neck, thus requiring less frequent […]
This Young Woman Hasn’t Touched a Smartphone in Eight Months, Stands to Win $100,000
Remember Vitaminwater’s “scroll free for a year” challenge that dared people to go smartphone free for a whole year to win $100,000? Well, this New York woman is eight months into her smartphone-free year, and just four months away from claiming grand prize. Vitaminwater made news headlines last December when it announced its unique challenge. […]
7-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Reaches Puberty by Sleeping with the Lights On for Years
Chinese media recently reported the unusual case of a girl who reached puberty at age seven, presumably because of sleeping with the lights on every night for the last three years. At age 7, Dandan (pseudonym) is already 1.20m-tall, towering over most girls her age. When she first started growing, her mother was delighted, and […]
Oregon’s Real-Life Hobbit Has Been Living Under a Hill for Over Two Decades
Dan Price, a former photojournalist from Kentucky, gave up his successful career to live in a dugout on the side of a hill in rural Oregon. He’s been living there for over 20 years and has no interest in going back to his old life. Once a successful but stressed out photojournalist and family man, […]
iPhone User Sues Apple for Turning Him Gay
A Russian iPhone user recently filed a one million ruble lawsuit against Apple, accusing the American corporation of indirectly turning him gay. In a court filing that went viral on Russia’s internet, the plaintiff alleges that he became “mired in a same-sex relationship” after receiving the wrong kind of cryptocurrency on a virtual wallet app […]
Zoo Keeper Who Lost Her Leg to a Bear Begs That the Animal Be Pardoned
Wild animals usually get put down after attacking humans, but a Russian zoo keeper who lost one of her legs to a caged bear has been pleading with authorities to spare the animal, claiming that it wasn’t to blame for the tragic accident. On September 25, experienced zoo keeper and animal activist Vera Blishch was […]
South Korean Mayor Dumps Tonne of Trash on Pristine Beach for International Clean-Up Day
On September 21, volunteers across the globe, from Thailand to Hawaii, gathered on their local beaches to clean up trash and make a powerful statement about the poor state of our environment? But what about volunteers with no dirty beaches to clean? Well, some of them got a bit of help from local authorities. Late […]
Woman Wears Wedding Dress Everywhere a Year After Her Wedding
Determined to get her money’s worth out of the wedding dressed she spent over $1,000, an Australian woman has been wearing her wedding dress everywhere, a year after her wedding. 43-year-old Tammy Hall adopted an anti-consumerism lifestyle in 2016, after a trip to India opened her eyes to how much we as a society consume. […]
Ruby Roman – The World’s Most Expensive Grape Variety
There are hundreds of grape varieties cultivated in japan, but only one so coveted that it can sell for several hundreds of dollars per grape (that’s individual grape, not bunch). The Ruby Roman was developed in Japan’s Ishikawa Prefecture and is considered one of the world’s most expensive fruits. The story of Ruby Roman began […]
Controversy Surrounds Woman Who Allegedly Cries Solid Crystal Tears
A 22-year-old Armenian woman who supposedly cries up to 50 jagged-edged crystal tears every day has been accused of faking her “biochemically and anatomically impossible” condition by placing glass shards in her eye sockets. For most people, crying is the result of great pain or suffering, but for Satenik Kazaryan, a young woman from the […]
Woman Allegedly Sues Condom Deliveryman for Unwanted Pregnancy
One of the weirdest questions you can find on law forums is “can I sue for a broken condom?” (don’t ask me how I know that). Well, a woman in China went even further than that, suing the man who delivered the condoms she ordered too late, thus causing her unwanted pregnancy. Chinese media recently […]
24-Year-Old Man Marries 81-Year-Old Woman to Avoid Military Service
A young Ukrainian man has managed to successfully avoid compulsory military service by staying married to a woman 57 years his senior for almost two years. Despite widespread criticism online, the man has the law on his side. In late 2017, Alexander Kondratyuk, a young man from the Ukrainian city of Vinnitsa, received his conscription […]
Baby-Faced Kindergarten Teacher Is Often Mistaken for One of His Students
Looking at 22-year-old Ian Francis Manga’s face it’s easy to see why some people have a hard time believing he is a kindergarten teacher, and not a student himself. Luckily, he towers over the children, but his face still looks uncanny. A teacher in San Jose Del Monte, the Philippines’ Bulacan province, Ian Francis Manga […]
Parents Abandoned Children on the Side of Road Because They “Needed a Break”
There’s no denying that parenting can get really tiring sometimes, but you have to suck it up and push on. Well, not this Ukrainian couple who decided to take a break from their kids by abandoning them on the side of a road, near a homeless people camp. Andrey, 3, and his younger brother Maksim, […]
Puerto Escondito – Mexico’s Sinking Beach
Shocking photos of a popular beach in the Mexican state of Oaxaca sinking into the Ocean have been doing the rounds on social media, leaving people scratching their heads in disbelief. It turns out the sinking is being caused by a phenomenon known as “mar de fondo”, or “swell”. Swells rarely occur at popular seaside […]