Man Too Lazy to Get a Real Driver’s License Uses a Handwritten Piece of Paper Instead
Traffic police in the Chinese city of Liuzhou got the shock of their career after pulling over a motorcycle driver only to find that instead of a driver’s license he had a handwritten piece of paper with his picture glued to it. Faking official documents is common practice all around the world, but in the […]
Polish Priests Burn Harry Potter and Twilight Books to Protest Occultism
Catholic priests from an evangelical group in northern Poland recently sparked a heated online debate after staging a controversial protest against occultism, idolatry and sorcery by burning various “sacrilegious” items, including Harry Potter and Twilight books, traditional masks and idols, and even a Hello Kitty umbrella. In photos posted on Facebook, several priests from the SMS […]
Man with 5.5-Meter-Long Hair Hasn’t Had a Haircut in Over 54 Years.
Chinese social media users have been encouraging a 77-year-old man to apply for a Guinness Record after photos of his 5.5-meter-long hair went viral online. The man, who keeps his dreadlocks wrapped around his head as a turban, claims he hasn’t had a haircut in over 54 years. The 77-year-old’s unusually long hair went viral […]
Identical Twin Brothers Share Driver’s License for 20 Years, Get Busted Because of Baldness
A pair of identical twin brothers in China who had been sharing the same driver’s license for 20 years recently got bused by police after one of them started going bald. According to Chinese media, the two brothers, surnamed Yan, had been sharing a driver’s license without any issues until 2017, when the younger brother’s permit […]
Dutch Inventor Creates “Cow Toilet” That Curbs Ammonia Pollution
Dutch inventor and businessman Henk Hanskamp has developed an ingenious toilet that collects some of the 15 to 20 liters of urine that the average cow produces in a day. Cows aren’t regarded as the smartest creatures in the animal kingdom, but Hanskamp claims they can be taught to use the toilet. It may sound like […]
Rare Genetic Mutation Makes Woman Virtually Immune to Pain, Anxiety and Stress
Jo Cameron, 71-year-old woman from Scotland, is one of only two people in the world known to have a rare genetic mutation that makes them virtually immune to pain. Interestingly, Cameron only learned about her “superpower” at age 65, when doctors found that she didn’t need any painkillers after a undergoing a serious operation on […]
Reality TV Show Asks Participants to Trust Someone Else to Buy Them a House
Buying a home is one of the important financial and lifestyle decisions a person can make, so knowing exactly what you’re spending your money on is kind of important. Well, a Belgian reality TV show is flipping that idea on its head by asking participants to trust a couple of experts both with their finances and choosing […]
Belgian Town Hosts Wacky Seagull Screeching Championship
Aspiring seagull imitators from all over Europe recently gathered in the Belgian town of Adinkerke to take part in the first European Gull Screeching Championship. The wacky event took place in a local pub and required competitors to channel their inner gull, both vocally and physically. While the emphasis of the competition was on the sound […]
Survival Nuts Try to Survive Three Weeks in Malaysian Jungle Naked And Without Food
Two university pals from the UK who wanted to do something inspirational and epic decided to spend three weeks in a Malaysian jungle, naked and without food, to “show that it can be done”. They quit 16 days into their adventure after one of them cut his hand with a machete. 26-year-old Daniel Olifi, a financial […]
Man Claims Supervisor Bullied Him by Constantly Farting in His Presence
Australia’s Court of Appeal has been tasked with deciding whether farting can be considered a form of bullying, after an engineer sued his former employer for allowing a supervisor to harass him in several ways, including by farting in his presence, as part of an alleged conspiracy to end his employment. 56-year-old David Hingst sued […]
Wind Turbines and Solar Panels Suspected of Killing Hundreds of Cows in France
In recent years, cattle farmers in France’s Brittany region have lost hundreds of cows to deaths that veterinarians simply cannot explain. After running various tests on their land, some now claim that the solar panels and wind turbines in the area are releasing too much electricity into the ground, which is slowly killing their animals. […]
Woman Knits Stylish Suit Out of Hundreds of Plastic Grocery Bags
Looking at Rosa Ferrigno’s new suit, you could swear it was knitted with regular yarn. It’s only when you touch it and hear the characteristic rustling of plastic that your realize there’s something special about it. In fact, the suit and jacket ensemble is made out of over 300 plastic grocery bags. At age 75, Rosa […]
Female Vigilante Group Has Been Defending This Indian Forest for 20 Years
A group of 75 female volunteers from India’s Odisha state has spent every day of the last 20 years patrolling a 75-hectare forest to protect it from woodcutters and timber smugglers. In 1999, the eastern state of Odisha was ravaged by a supercyclone. People lost their homes, their crops and had to go without food […]
Man Spikes Co-Workers’ Drinks with LSD Because They Had “Negative Energy”
A 19-year-old Missouri man admitted to spiking co-workers’ drinks with LSD because they were “too uptight” and “needed to have better energy”. What’s the fastest way to change your co-workers’ mood and help them relax? Well, according to a young Enterprise Rent-A-Car employee, lacing their drinks with strong mood-altering drugs without telling them is one way of […]
Chinese Police Mocked for Using Alleged Criminal’s Childhood Photo for Wanted Poster
Police in Zhenxiong, China’s Yunnan province recently apologized after being ridiculed online for using a 17-year-old suspected criminal’s childhood photo for a wanted poster, because they couldn’t find a more recent one. Look at those chubby cheeks! Does this look like the face of someone who could commit gang crimes and other violent offences? Well, technically, […]