Man Loses His Ability to Speak After Pretending to Be Mute for 12 Years
A suspected murderer who had evaded capture for 12 years by pretending to be a mute has allegedly lost his ability to speak, Chinese media recently reported. The Chinese man, identified only by his surname ‘Zheng’, had been charged with murdering his wife’s uncle, a Mr. Cao, in a dispute over a 500 yuan ($76) […]
Financial Dominatrix Makes Over $1 Million by Having Men Mine Cryptocurrency for Her
Cryptocurrency is all the rage right now, but while most people wish they that they had invested in Bitcoin and other altcoins in the early days, dozens of men are mining crypto and simply giving it away to a woman they’ve never met. Theodora is a financial dominatrix, which basically means she receives money and […]
Startup Sells Luxury Doomsday Kits to Help the Rich Survive Disasters in Style
If run of the mill disaster survival kits just don’t cut it and you can afford to splurge a few extra bucks on something more befitting your social status, try Preppi, a luxury doomsday kit supplier for the super rich. Film director Ryan Kuhlman founded Preppi in partnership with costume designer Lauren Tafuri, and they […]
Alcohol Level in Air at Maryland Fraternity Party So High It Registered on a Breathalyzer
A group of fraternity members in Bethesda, Maryland recently gave the phrase “drink the air” a literal meaning, after staging a monster party so fueled by alcohol that the air in the venue tested positive on a police breathalyzer. Last month, Montgomery County police officers raided a home in an upscale neighborhood of Bethesda after receiving […]
Woman Who Didn’t Wash Her Pillow Case in Five Years Has Eyelashes Crawling with Mites
If you’ve ever wondered why washing your pillow case every once in a while is so important, this case may give you an idea. A Chinese woman who, for some reason, hand’t washed her pillow case in five years recently turned up at a hospital in Wuhan, where doctors discovered over 100 mites living on […]
The Strange Case of a Family That Doesn’t Feel Pain
An entire Italian family suffer from a strange genetic mutation that makes them almost completely immune to pain. The condition is so rare that scientists have named it ‘The Marsili Syndrome’, after the family. Letizia Marsili, 52, became aware of her immunity to pain in early childhood when she didn’t experience any particular sensation from […]
Pickpocket Steals Over 50 Phones at a Single Concert with the Help of a Women’s Swimming Costume
A resourceful pickpocket managed to steal 53 smartphones at a concert in Birmingham, England, by using a very unusual accessory – a women’s swimming suit. This allowed him to conceal all the stolen phones as he tried to get his hands on even more. Romanian national Alin Marin, 22, attended a Royal Blood concert at […]
Wealthy Brits Install Spikes on Trees to Stop Birds Pooping on Their Expensive Cars
Wealthy residents of an elite neighborhood in Bristol, England have installed ‘anti-bird spikes’ on trees in an attempt to protect their expensive cars from bird droppings. The spikes, which are commonly used to prevent birds from roosting and nesting on building ledges over public sidewalks, were nailed to two trees in the exclusive Clifton area […]
These Two Straight Guys Are Planning to Get Married to Avoid High Inheritance Tax
Two male Irish friends, neither of which is gay, have decided to get married in order to avoid paying a hefty inheritance tax. It sounds like the plot of a Hollywood comedy, only in real life. Michael O’Sullivan, from Stoneybatter, north Dublin, has been friends with Matt (surname not disclosed for privacy reasons) for almost […]
Would You Pay $30,000 for a Bottle of the World’s Most Expensive Wine?
With prices starting at 25,000 euros per bottle, AurumRed Gold is considered the world’s most expensive wine. It is made from Tempranillo vines that have to be at least 100 years old, using a mix of modern and traditional techniques, but what really sets it apart from other wines is the use of ozone therapy, an alternative medicine […]
Dominican Woman Desperate to Get Rid of Sugar Daddy She Met Online After He Showed Up with No Money
Wilfa Soto Peguero, a struggling mother-of-four from the Dominican Republic, thought her life was finally going to become easier after hitting it off with a Welsh man she had met online. After six months of online conversations, 46-year-old Glyn Thomas Bailey told Wilfa he wanted to visit and help her raise her kids. She made […]
Bank Clerk Spends 6 Months Counting 1.2 Million Coins by Hand
Imagine inheriting more money that you and your family could ever hope to carry. That’s exactly what happened to a family in Bremervörde, Germany, who received an inheritance of over 1.2 million coins weighing around 2.5 tonnes. In this particular case, however, counting the money proved a lot more difficult than carrying it. It all started […]
Twisted Mother Put Healthy Son through 323 Hospital Visits and 13 Surgeries for No Reason
We’re constantly told that parents know best and always act in the interests of their children. Except when they don’t, like Kaylene Bowen-Wright from Dallas, Texas, who subjected her son to 323 hospital visits and 13 major operations by convincing doctors that he was terminally ill. Now aged 8, Christopher has basically spent his whole […]
English Surgeon Pleads Guilty to Marking His Initials on Patients’ Livers
We trust doctors with our lives and often remember some of them for as long as we draw breath. But how would any of us feel if branded with the initials of a physician who has saved our life, and branded on the inside at that? A renowned English surgeon literally left his mark on […]
Japan’s Most Popular Sake Maker Runs Full-Page Newspaper Ad Asking People to Stop Paying So Much for Its Sake
Corporations are in business to make money and being popular is good for business, which is why we have advertising to hammer brand names into our minds and keep us buying and buying. But sometimes along comes a company which loves its product so much that it’s willing to sacrifice some revenue to give more […]