Mexican Woman Wearing Long Skirt and Rubber Sandals Wins 50 Km Ultramarathon
People usually train for years and invest in professional running gear just to be able to complete an ultramarathon, but María Lorena Ramírez, a native Rarámuri woman from Mexico who had not have any professional training or even basic gear, not only managed to finish a 50 km race, but actually win it. And she […]
The Eerie Tree Carvings of Perryville Park, in Maryland
Maryland’s Cecil County is home to many interesting parks, but none more mysterious and disturbing than the Perryville Community Park, in Perryville, where around 100 trees are marked by eerie messages left by patients from a veteran psychiatric and rehabilitation center, decades ago. Before becoming a public park, the land was owned by the nearby Perry Point VA Hospital, […]
Indonesian Man Is Best Friends with a 400-Pound Bengal Tiger
What started out as a simple job turned into an amazing friendship between a man and one of the most efficient predators on Earth. 10 years ago, Abdullah Sholeh became a “nanny” for a 3-month-old tiger cub, but they eventually became so close that even after the tiger matured, they spend almost every minute of the day […]
Disabled Pensioner Dedicates His Life to Building Secure Mountain Roads for Isolated Village, Out of His Own Pocket
76-year-old Zhang Jiwen is almost completely deaf, but he has two able hands and a strong desire to help those less fortunate. Ever since 2012, he has been carrying building materials up a mountain in Fuling Forest Park, near the city of Chongqing, and building safe walking paths leading up from the modern road at the […]
Swedish Tech Company Implants Microchips in Employees’ Bodies to Make Their Lives Easier
Epicenter, a technology startup hub in Stockholm, Sweden, has been offering employees the chance to have a small microchip implanted in their hand, ever since 2015. So far, 150 of its 3,000-strong staff have taken bosses up on their offer, and they couldn’t be happier with their decision. Implantable microchips the size of a grain […]
Russian Model Protests Poor Road Conditions with Professional Pothole Photo Shoots
In an effort to draw attention to the poor state of roads in her home city of Saratov, a Russian model organized a professional photo shoot at one of the largest water-filled pot holes in her neighborhood, posing in a Baywatch bathing suit with a large inflatable flamingo. Model/Fashion Blogger Anna Moskvicheva originally intended to have […]
Don’t Freak Out, But Those Digital Adverts at the Shopping Mall May Be Watching You
A pizzeria in Oslo, Norway, recently came under fire after it was revealed that its digital adverts were actually filming passers by, analyzing their facial features and displaying different adverts according to a variety of factors. The monitoring system was accidentally revealed at the beginning of May, when the system crashed and software code was […]
Thai Dessert Shop Makes Realistic Puppy Puddings, Divides Internet
Coconut cream puddings are very popular in Thailand, but while they usually come in flower shapes, one dessert shop in Pathun Thani, north of Bangkok, decided to shake things up a bit by using puppy-shaped molds instead. Photos of the realistic-looking edible puppies made quite an impact online, sparking a heated debate. Within six hours of […]
Farmer Buries His Faithful Truck After 48 Years of Service
Alcides Ravel, a farmer from Uruguay, bought his Ford F-350 in 1969, when he was 35 years old. Recently, the 83-year-old man finally put his faithful vehicle to eternal rest, after 48 years of service, by burying it on his farm. For most people, trucks are mere tools to be used and sold when they outlive […]
Woman Who Broke Her Neck Sneezing, Five Years Ago, Does It Again While Laughing
One morning, in 2011, Monique Jeffrey, of Rose Bay, Australia, was at home, in her bed, checking her emails. She sneezed and her head suddenly jolted forward, collapsing the C1 and C2 vertebrae in her neck. She had broken her neck in what experts called a “freak accident”, but the chances of something like this happening […]
New World’s Hottest Chili Is Deceptively Tiny, Could Send You Into Anaphylactic Shock
When Welsh fruit grower Mike Smith set out to create a novelty chili pepper for a national grower’s show, he had no idea he would accidentally end up with the world’s hottest pepper. Called Dragon’s Breath – a tribute to its Welsh heritage – the record-breaking pepper scores a whopping 2.48 million units on the Scoville scale of hotness. Intended […]
Austin Man Sues His Date for Texting During Movie
Brandon Vezmar, a 37-year-old man from Austin, Texas, has become an overnight celebrity after he decided to sue his first date for texting too much during a screening of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2. He is asking for $17.31, which is how much he paid for her ticket. Brandon and 35-year-old Crystal met on online […]
This Uninhabited Tropical Island Has the World’s Highest Density of Plastic Pollution
One of the last things you would normally expect to find on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific is plastic, and yet the beaches of Henderson Island are riddled with nearly 40 million pieces of plastic, ranging from toothbrushes to shopping bags and bottles. According to a recent report published in the in “Proceedings of the National […]
Zimbabwean Pastor Claims to Have God’s Direct Phone Number
Paul Sanyangore, a controversial pastor from Zimbabwe claims that he received God’s phone number from the Almighty Himself, and often receives calls from Him on how to best help his congregates. Sanyangore, who also goes by the name “Pastor Talent”, first made the outrageous claim in February, after a video of him allegedly talking on the […]
Chinese Boss Pays Employees $15 for Every Kilogram They Shed
Wang Xuebao, the head of a investment consulting firm in Xian City, China, recently made international news headlines after he set up a cash reward system to motivate his employees to lose weight. The employees of Xian Jingtian Investment Consulting in Xian, China’s Shaanxi Province, have the opportunity to earn 100 yuan ($15) for every […]