A Healthy Dog Was Put Down So It Could Be Buried with Its Owner
Emma, an adorable and perfectly healthy Shi-Tzu was recently put down, because its owner put it in her will that she wanted to be buried with her beloved pet when she died. On March 8, shortly after her owner passed away, Emma was brought to the Chesterfield County Animal Shelter in Chesterfield, Virginia, where she remained […]
Anti-Temptation Safe Lets You Lock Away Things You Love for Set Periods of Time
Whether you constantly fall victim to procrastination and just can’t seem to put down your smartphone for more than 10 minutes, or you’re putting on the pounds due to an insatiable sweet tooth, you may want to invest in this “anti-temptation” safe that allows you to lock away things you love for set periods of […]
Man Gets Slapped 52 Times by Furious Girlfriend for Not Buying Her a New Phone
A Chinese man has been labeled a victim of abuse after being slapped in public a whopping 52 times by his girlfriend, who was apparently upset that he hadn’t bought her a new smartphone for Chinese Valentine’s Day. While most Chinese couples celebrated May 20th, or “520” – one of the Asian country’s three yearly ‘lovers’ […]
You Have Tiny Mites Living Inside Your Face And There’s Nothing You Can Do About It
Did you know you have dozens of tiny eight-legged arachnids living inside the pores of your face, feeding on the sebum secreted by the skin and mating on your face as you sleep? Don’t freak out, though, we all have them, and there’s nothing we can do to get rid of them. Demodex folliculorum, or […]
Woman Turns to Hypnotherapy to Cure Bizarre Michael Jackson Phobia
Poppy Johnson, a 23-year-old woman from the UK, claims she has been suffering from an irrational fear of pop legend Michael Jackson for 18 years, ever since she saw the Thriller music video for the first time. The London-based bar tender was only five when she saw Michael Jackson’s iconic Thriller music video. She recalls […]
Mexicans Are Buying Fake Phones to Hand Over When Robbed
Armed robberies have become so common in Mexico City that people have started buying fake smartphones to hand over to trigger-happy criminals who would rather shoot them than leave empty-handed. Walking on the street or getting on public transportation in Mexico City have become increasingly risky affairs. According to recently released data, there were an average […]
Parents Forget Newborn Baby in Taxi on Their Way Back from the Hospital
Hamburg police recently took to Facebook to report the hilarious case of two young parents who forgot their newborn baby in the back of a taxi on their way back from the hospital where it had been delivered. According to the viral social media post, the forgetful parents had just given birth to their second […]
12-Year-Old Boy Invents Rain-Detecting Clothes Drying Rack After Being Scolded by His Mother
A 12-year-old by from Nanning, China recently won first prize at a regional science and innovation contest for creating an automatic clothes drying rack that retracts whenever it detects rain and extends again when the sky clears. The ingenious contraption impressed a lot of people, but it was the inspiration behind it that really got […]
Family Discover Colony of 80,000 Bees Living in Their Bedroom Wall
A family in Granada, Spain was shocked to discover that the constant buzzing coming from behind their bedroom wall turned out to be a massive bee colony numbering over 80,000 honey bees. Spanish social media has been buzzing with the news of a couple in Pinos Puente, Granada, who recently asked a local beekeeper to […]
Polish Model Smashes Centuries-Old Statue with Hammer for Instagram Video
It’s crazy what people these days will do for a bit of attention and some social media followers. Julia Słońska, a young model and online influencer with over 6,000 followers on Instagram, was widely criticized after a viral video shot by a friend showed her smashing the nose of a 200-year-old statue with a hammer. […]
Russian Online Community Explores the Beautiful Side of Mold
‘Beautiful’ is probably not the first word most people would use to describe mold, but to an online community in Russia, the fungi commonly associated with death and decay truly is a thing of beauty, and they have the photos to prove it. ‘Mom, I Have Grown Mold’ is a growing community of mold enthusiasts […]
Too Hot for Work – Woman Claims She Can’t Find a Job Because of Her Good Looks
A 33-year-old law-school graduate from London decided to start her own her own retail company selling vintage clothes online after struggling to find a job because of her good looks. Russian-born Irina Kova claims that being attractive has made it harder for her to get a job in London, as women simply don’t trust her or […]
Man Charged with Reckless Driving Says He Would Rather Go to Jail Than Home to His Wife
A Florida man who was spotted standing through his sunroof while driving on a busy expressway told police that he would rather get locked up than go home to his wife. 70-year-old Leonard Olsen was detained last week after being spotted by an off-duty policeman while standing through the sunroof of his car with his arms […]
Inmate Declares Himself a Disciple of Bachus to Receive Wine with Every Meal
A Spanish inmate recently invoked the principle of religious freedom in an attempt to convince the prison warden to serve him a glass of wine with every meal so he could worship his chosen deity. In a letter addressed to the director of Zaballa prison, in Spain’s Basque Country, the unnamed prisoner declares himself a […]
Chinese Man Gets Ten Days in Jail for Giving His Dogs “Illegal” Names
A young dog breeder in eastern China was recently arrested and sentenced to ten days in a detention center after giving two of his canines controversial names that refer to Chinese government and civil service workers. The 30-year-old man, surnamed Ban, was summoned by police on Monday, after posting on Chinese social network WeChat that he […]