Man Launches ‘Villain for Hire’ Service That Lets Clients Pose as Heroes
A Malaysian man has sparked controversy on social media by announcing an ingenious service where he rents himself out as a “villain” that harrases clients’ partners, allowing the latter to pose as heroes by confronting him. Earlier this month, 28-year-old Shazali Sulaiman took Malaysian social media by storm by announcing a “villain for hire” service […]
Montenapoleone – The New World’s Most Expensive Street
For the longest time, New York’s Upper Fifth Avenue held the title of ‘the most expensive street in the world’ but it was recently dethroned by Montenapoleone, an upscale shopping street in Milan, Italy. Every year, American firm Cushman & Wakefield publishes a global index that ranks the world’s most expensive shopping areas by the […]
Chinese Influencer Sparks Adam’s Apple Cover Craze
A female Chinese influencer has been urging men to wear Adam’s Apple covers to highlight gender inequality and promote women’s rights. Zhu Miaolin, better known as Ah Miao on Chinese social media, recently sparked a bizarre craze in her home country, urging her male friends to wear Adam’s Apple covers to protect what she describes […]
Homeowner Who Refused to Relocate Now Lives in the Middle of a Motorway
A Chinese man who refused the Government’s generous offer to buy his property for the construction of a new motorway now finds himself living in the middle of said motorway. A few years ago when Chinese authorities knocked on his door in Jinxi, a town southwest of Shanghai, offering to buy his two-storey house for […]
Meet China’s Most Popular ‘Robot Girl’
A young Chinese woman has been getting a lot of attention for her ability to act as an android using a special costume, robotic movements and an expressionless face. At a time when companies are investing billions into robotics and artificial intelligence to make robots appear more human, one young woman is trying her best […]
Boy Scolded for Not Doing Homework Reports His Father for Drug Use
A 10-year-old boy reprimanded by his father for not completing his homework took revenge on his parent by calling the police and telling them that his father was hiding forbidden drugs. The bizarre incident took place earlier this month in China’s Yongning County. After being severely scolded by his father for not completing his homework […]
Man Has 3-Inch Chopstick Stuck Behind Eyeball, Doesn’t Notice for Three Weeks
A Vietnamese hospital recently reported the extremely rare case of a 24-year-old man who had a wooden chopstick lodged in his eye socket for three weeks without noticing. The unnamed man was admitted to the Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy in Vietnam’s Can Tho Province when he came in with symptoms of pain […]
Company Secretely Films Employees in Restroom, Posts Them on Wall of Shame
A Chinese company has come under fire for installing surveillance cameras in the restroom too see which employees spent too much time on bathroom breaks and posting offenders on ‘wall of shame’. Many Chinese companies have long been trying to discourage workers from spending too much time in the restroom by various means, like installing […]
Doctor Shares Shocking X-Ray of Person Infested with Calcified Tapeworm Eggs
An ER doctor recently shared “one of the most insane X-rays he has ever seen,” showing a person’s lower body infested with hundreds of calcified tapeworm eggs. Tapeworms are parasites that usually anchor themselves to the inside of the intestines of their host, absorbing nutrients directly from the gut, but few people know that tapeworm […]
Doctor Performs Vasectomy on Himself, Shares Video on Social Media
A Taiwanese plastic surgeon has been getting a lot of attention for sharing a video of performing a vasectomy on himself on social media, as a gift to his wife. Chen Wei-nong, a father-of-three who works at a plastic surgery clinic in Taipei City, went viral this week after sharing a rather unusual clip on […]
French Theater Faces Bankruptcy After Being Occupied by 300 Homeless Migrants
For over a month now, the Gaîté Lyrique Theater in Paris, France, has been taken over by a group of homeless migrants who needed a roof over their heads during winter. The occupation of Gaîté Lyrique began on 10 December when the cultural venue hosted a free conference titled “Reinventing the Welcome for Refugees in […]
French Woman Scammed Out of $850,000 by Fake Brad Pitt
A 53-year-old woman was scammed into paying hundreds of thousands of euros to a person posing as Hollywood megastar Brad Pitt as payment for hefty medical bills he couldn’t cover due to his divorce. For more than a year, Anne, a French interior decorator, thought she was in a long-distance romantic relationship with Brad Pitt. […]
Tattoo Artist Sparks Conroversy by Tattooing 9-Year-Old Girl
An Arizona tattoo artist has come under fire for tattooing an American flag on a 9-year-old girl’s arm after she asked to get Trump’s portrait on her neck. A video posted on social media by a tattoo artist at the Black Onyx Empire Tattoo parlor in Yuma, Arizona, has been getting a lot of attention […]
Landlord Shocked to Find His Rented Apartment Turned into Chicken Coop
A Shanghai man was shocked to find the apartment he had rented out two years ago had been turned into a chicken coop and damaged beyond repair. Imagine putting all of your savings into buying and renovating an apartment, and then renting it out for a small profit only to find out that the tenant […]
Middle-Aged Man Makes a Living Praising Strangers on the Street
A middle-aged Japanese man known as ‘Uncle Praise’ has been making a living by standing on the street and showering strangers with praises for a small fee. Uncle Praise first made news headlines in Japan in September of last year when Fuji TV released a short documentary on his unique “profession”. The 43-year-old man reportedly […]