Malaysian Chiropractor “Fixes” Slipped Spinal Discs by Knocking Them with a Hammer
Suffering a slipped or herniated disc is no joke. It can be excruciatingly painful and, in severe cases, it requires spine surgery and months of recovery. But for one chiropractor in Malaysia, fixing a slipped disc is as easy as knocking it back into position with a hammer. Md Rosdi Hasan has a very unconventional way […]
Japanese Band Stuns Audience with 8-Second Concert
A Japanese Visual Key air band called Golden Bomber recently treated fans to one of the strangest concerts ever, an 8-second performance to promote their latest single, an 8-second song called “8 Second Encounter” On June 29, fans of Golden Bomber started showing up at Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City mall, in Tokyo, Japan, up to six hours in […]
Russian Artisans Create Real GoT “Iron Throne” Out of 387 Metal Swords
A team of Russian artisans from the city of Blagoveshchensk spent three months creating a real-life version of the iconic “Iron Throne” from the popular Game of Thrones TV series. They claim it is the only one in the world made out of actual iron swords, as even the one on the show is made of plastic. […]
German Granny Has Been Battling Hate Speech All by Herself, for 31 Years
72-year-old Irmela Mensah-Schram is a special kind of cleaning lady. For the last 31 years, she has been travelling across Germany, cleaning its streets of hateful messages, be they propaganda posters or graffiti. She has received death threats from neo-nazis and the police have fined her numerous times, but she continues her fight against racism, antisemitism and […]
World’s First Automatic Toothbrush Takes Brushing Out of the Equation
Technology is changing every aspect of our lives and apparently tooth brushing is no exception. Amabrush, the world’s first automatic toothbrush promises to clean your pearly whites in just 10 seconds, with no effort required on your part. You may never have thought about it before, but you lose tens of hours a year just brushing […]
Umbrella Sharing Company Loses Most of Its 300,000 Umbrellas in a Couple of Months
Sharing E Umbrella, a new umbrella sharing company based in Shenzen, China, recently announced that it had lost most of the 300,000 umbrellas it made available since it launched, in April. China’s sharing economy has been booming, with companies offering anything from bicycles and basketballs to smartphone battery banks on a rental basis. Customers make a […]
Malaysian Man Faces Criticism for Using Plastic Surgery to Look Like Real-Life Anime Character
Amirul Rizwan Musa, a 21-year-old entrepreneur from Malaysia, has recently come under fire in his home country for spending tens of thousands of dollars on plastic surgery that left him looking like a real-life anime character. Amirul, better known by his online name, Miyyo Rizone, became the target of criticism from many of his countrymen, after […]
Meet Kina Shen, China’s Living, Breathing Porcelain Doll
Browsing through photos of Kina Shen, a young Chinese model with a massive following on Instagram, it’s often hard to tell if you’re looking at an actual human being, or just a life-size doll. There are many girls out there trying their best to capture the living doll look, but few – if any – […]
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 […]