Christians Flock to Virgin Mary Statue Crying Rose-Scented Tears
Thousands of Christians from the state of New Mexico and beyond have been flocking to the city of Hobbs to witness what many are considering a real-life miracle – a statue of the Virgin Mary crying tears that allegedly smell like roses. Churchgoers at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, in Hobbs, first noticed the scented […]
Shortest Marriage Ever? Man Divorces Wife Less Than 15 Minutes After Marrying Her
A Dubai couple’s union is a serious contender for the title of shortest marriage in history, after the groom decided to divorce his bride less than 15 minutes after marrying her. You may be wondering what on Earth could make a man to divorce his wife so fast. Well, in this case, the answer is […]
Female News Anchor Suspended for Calling Male Colleague ‘Handsome’ on Live TV
A Kuwaiti female news anchor was recently suspended by the Ministry of Information for jokingly calling a male correspondent ‘handsome’ during a live TV broadcast. Basima al-Shammar a news anchor for Kuwait TV, was covering Kuwait’s municipal election last weekend, when she made the mistake of jokingly complementing a male correspondent live on air. In […]
Turkmenistan Police Inspect Toilets for Use of President’s Newspaper Photos as Toilet Paper
Police in Turkmenistan have begun inspecting public and private toilets across the country for evidence of photos of president Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov being used as toilet paper. It sounds like news you would only expect to read on a satire news website like The Onion, but this is Turkmenistan president we’re talking about here, the same country […]
Parents Sue 30-Year-Old Son for Refusing to Move Out of Their House
A 30-year-old man from Camillus, New York, was recently ordered by a judge to move out of his parents house, after they sued him for refusing to leave voluntarily. Parents Mark and Christina Rotondo had been trying to convince their 30-year-old son Michael to get a place of his own for several months, before taking […]
Man Refuses to Give Up His Louis Vuitton Bag at Gunpoint
Faced with a choice between their life and their valuables, most people would choose the former in a heartbeat, but one Michigan man showed that he would rather die than part with his beloved designer bag. On Monday, May 21, Jerad Kluting was out for a walk in Michigan’s Holland Township when a masked robber came […]
Man Tells Bosses He Can’t Come To Work Because He Is Too Busy Being a Reincarnated God
After being served an official notice asking why he had only been present at work 16 times in the last 8 months, an engineer from the Indian state of Gujarat replied that he was the 10th incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu, and had been too busy with divine work to focus on his job. […]
Allegedly Pregnant 71-Year-Old Woman Says She Will Soon Become the World’s Oldest Mother
A 71-year-old woman from Mazatlan, Mexico, claims that she is six-months pregnant and will soon give birth to a beautiful girl. This would make her the oldest mother in history. Maria de la Luz says that she first suspected she was pregnant three months ago, when she started feeling tired and experienced symptoms like dizziness and […]
Snake Catcher Lets Cobras Bite Him Every Week to Build Up Venom Immunity
Joe Quililan, a young snake catcher from the Philippines, has been dubbed “Venom Man” for his unusual habit of allowing poisonous snakes to bite him every week and even injecting small quantities of venom into his body in order to boost his resistance to it. 31-year-old Quililan, from Cagayan de Oro City, caught his first […]
69-Year-Old Double Amputee Conquers Everest 40 Years After Losing Both Feet to Frostbite
69-year-old Xia Boyu recently became the oldest double amputee to conquer Mount Everest. That alone is an amazing achievement, but even more impressive is the fact that he did it on his fifth attempt, the first of which had caused him the loss of both his feet as a result of severe frostbite. Xia Boyu’s […]
Chinese County Shames Debtors by Showing Their Faces During Cinema Screenings
Authorities in Hejiang county, China’s Sichuan province, have come up with a controversial method of convincing borrowers to pay up their debts – showing their faces and names during short clips played in cinemas before the main movie starts. Called “Reel of Shame”, the clip features an animated character who tells the audience “Come look at […]
Mexican Townspeople Hold Mayor Captive in Town Hall, Demand Ransom for His Release
A Mexican mayor who incurred the wrath of his constituents by not fulfilling his campaign promises was recently detained in the town hall until he agreed to pay a considerable ransom. Alfonso Hernández Montiel, the mayor of Chichiquila, had only five months left from his mandate to fulfil the promises he had made during his electoral […]
Mother Renames Her Son After Tattoo Artist Misspells His Original Name On Her Arm
A Swedish mother of two whose tattoo artist misspelled her son’s name decided that it was easier and a lot less painful to legally change the boy’s name rather than go through several painful laser removal sessions. 30-year-old Johanna Giselhäll Sandström, from Kyrkhult, Sweden, wanted to show her devotion to her two children, Nova and […]
The Curious Case of a Woman Who Laughs Uncontrollably When She Sees Other People Being Tickled
It’s perfectly normal for someone to laugh uncontrollably when tickled, although some of us are more ticklish than others, but researchers at the University of California, San Diego, recently reported the unusual case of a woman who would burst into laughter when seeing other people being tickled. Referred to only as TC, the woman was […]
25-Year-Old Man Posed as 17-Year-Old Teen So He Could Play High-School Basketball
A 25-year-old Dallas man posed as a freshman high-school student for nine months so he could once again relive his glory days as a teen basketball player. Sidney Bouvier Gilstrap-Portley enrolled at the Skyline High School last year, claiming to be a Hurricane Harvey refugee named Rashun Richardson. At the time, Dallas high-schools had opened […]