Ukrainian Shelter Rescues Dog That Had Been Stuck in Underground Heating System for Three Years
A dog shelter in Nikopol, Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk Oblast region, recently received a call from a concerned animal lover begging them to help her rescue a dog that had fallen down an exposed drain and had been stuck there for three years. The shocking story was shared on July 2nd, on a public dog-themed Facebook group, by Elena […]
16-Year-Old Boy Marries 71-Year-Old Woman in Indonesia (No Joke!)
Selamat Riayadi, a 16-year-old boy from South Sumatra, Indonesia, recently married his sweetheart, 71-year-old Rohaya. The two are apparently so in love with each other that they threatened to take their own lives if their families didn’t give their blessing for the controversial union. It’s not exactly clear how and when Selamat and Rohaya fell in […]
Vegetarian Cattle Farmer Who Can’t Kill His Cows Gives Away Whole Heard to Animal Sanctuary
When his father died, in 2011, Jay Wilde inherited the family cattle farm, in Ashbourne, UK. He has been constantly sending cows to the slaughterhouse ever since, but he recently decided he couldn’t do it anymore, so he gave away his heard of 59 cows to an animal sanctuary, where they will live out the rest […]
Indian Villages Allegedly Send the Elderly into Forests as Tiger Prey, to Receive Government Compensation
In a horrifying trend recently reported by Indian media, poor villagers near the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve are allegedly sending their elderly relatives into the jungle as tiger prey, so they can then claim compensation from the government. The disturbing tactic was discovered by officials at the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) in Uttar Pradesh, who, […]
The “Forest Man of Bangladesh” Has Been Planting a Tree Every Day for the Past 48 Years
They say that one man can’t make a difference, but Abdul Samad Sheikh, a 60-year-old rickshaw driver from Bangladesh, is living proof that small contributions over a long period of time can mean very much. He has planted at least one tree every day since he was 12-years-old, which means that he has so far planted a […]
Kenyan Lawyer Tries to Sue Israel and Italy for the Killing of Jesus Christ, Again
An experienced Kenyan lawyer recently filed a petition with the International Court of Justice in The Hague against the countries of Israel and Italy, as well as historical figures that have been dead for over 2,000 years, for the unlawful trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. If you somehow feel that you’ve heard something like […]
Mexican College Puts Up Wooden Wall at Graduation Party to Separate Paying Attendees from Those Who Didn’t Pay
Mexico has decried President Donald Trump’s intention of building a wall across the US-Mexico border to keep illegal immigrants out, but one Mexican college recently used that exact same tactic at a graduation party, erecting a high wooden wall to separate students and relatives that had paid to attend, from those who hadn’t. Photos of the […]
Mexican Man Tells Wife He’s Going Out to Buy Cigarettes, Flies to Russia for Football Match
In what many are calling the lie of the century, a die-hard football fan from Puebla, Mexico, told his wife that he was stepping out to buy a pack of cigarettes, but ended up boarding a plane to Germany, and then driving to Russia, to see his national football team play in the Confederations Cup. […]
Company Creates Virtually Indestructible Hoodie Designed to Last 100 Years
A hoodie isn’t really the kind of thing you ever consider passing on to your children and grandchildren, but then again, most hoodies aren’t made from Kevlar or designed to outlast their wearer. Adventure clothing brand Vollebak has been in the business of creating “cutting edge adventure sports clothing using insights and discoveries from fields […]
Japanese Professor Claims That Crows Respect Written “Do Not Enter” Signs
When a friend and “crow expert” told Katsufumi Sato to hang some “do not enter signs” on the outside of a building to keep pesky crows a way, the Japanese professor thought he was only kidding, but after three years of employing the bizarre strategy, he says it works perfectly. Sato, a professor of ethology, hanged […]
23-Year-Old Man Stuck in the Body of a 13-Year-Old Boy Due to Rare Condition
A lot of people look younger than their age, but 23-year-old Tomislav Jurčec, from Zagreb, Croatia, is an extreme case. Due to a fault in his pituitary gland, which controls growth and ageing, he remains stuck in the body of a 13-year-old kid. Tomislav admits that looking 10 years younger than his actual age does have […]
Chinese Woman Faints After Accidentally Breaking $26,500 Jade Bracelet at Jewelry Market
A woman visiting a jewelry market in China’s Yunnan Province passed out after accidentally dropping a jade bracelet worth 180,000 yuan ($26,500) and splitting it in half. The unwritten rule of “you break it, you buy it” is usually ignored by business owners when customers accidentally break beverage bottles, clothing items or other mundane products, but when […]
The Sleeping Beauty Diet – Probably the Dumbest Weight-Loss Diet in History
If you’re sleeping, you’re not eating. That’s basically the main idea behind the Sleeping Beauty Diet, an increasingly popular weight loss method that encourages people to take sedatives in order to sleep for up to 20 hours a day and skip meals. It’s hard to even consider the Sleeping Beauty Diet an actual diet, because it doesn’t […]
New App Lets You Date People Who Look Like Your Favorite Celebrities
Let’s face it, you’ll probably never get to go on a date with your celebrity crush, but, with Dating AI, a new dating app that uses advanced facial recognition technology, you can now find celebrity doppelgangers and ask them out on a date. The Dating.ai app works by analyzing a reference a photo you upload or select […]
Aging Wine on the Bottom of the Sea Could Become a Thing in France
Two years ago, a winemakers’ association in France dropped 120 bottles of red, white and rosé wine at an undisclosed location in the Mediterranean Sea, as part of an experiment to see if sea bed aging yields better results than traditional cellar aging. Members of “Les vins de Bandol” winemakers association said that they were […]