Swedish Minister’s Bizarre Banana Phobia Makes International News Headlines
Sweden’s minister for gender equality and work life allegedly suffers from an irrational fear of bananas that prevents her from coming anywhere near the popular fruit. Paulina Brandberg first mentioned her banana phobia in a since-deleted 2020 tweet, describing it as “the world’s weirdest phobia,” but the issue recently resurfaced and made national news in […]
Four People Arrested for Using Bear Suit to Fake Bear Attacks on Their Vehicles and Claim Insurance
Four Los Angeles-area residents were recently arrested and charged with insurance fraud after allegedly using a bear suit to make it seem like their luxury vehicles had been damaged by a wild animal. “Operation Bear Claw,” as this ingenious insurance fraud scheme was subbed by California authorities, began in January of this year, when the […]
Robot Manufacturer Has 12 Robots ‘Kidnapped’ from Showroom by Another Robot
Viral footage captured by CCTV cameras at a robotics company showroom shows 12 large robots being ‘kidnapped by another manufacturer’s robot that convinced them to “quit their jobs” and follow it. For the past week, Chinese social media has been abuzz about a bizarre incident that reportedly occurred back in august at a robotics company […]
Researchers Develop Way to Detect Spoiled Milk with a Smartphone
Australian scientists at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have developed a method of accurately checking if milk has gone bad by using the vibration motor inside every smartphone. The modern smartphone has been a jack-of-all-trades for a while now, but the ubiquitous gadget is getting new functionalities virtually every day. On of the […]
Woman Spends 27 Years Tracking Down Brother’s Killer, Chats with Him Online for 3 Years to Confirm His Identity
A 47-year-old Chinese woman who spent most of her life searching for her young brother’s cruel killer recently reached her goal, putting her target in prison after nearly three decades. Li Haiyu’s heartbreaking tale of revenge began in December of 1992 when the woman’s father and another man started arguing about wages. Things got so […]
Chinese Influencer Eats Pig Feed in Extreme Attempt to Save Money
Popular Douyin streamer Kong Yufeng recently sparked controversy in China by eating pig feed on camera as part of a challenge to live on the cheapest food she could find. On October 30, Kong Yufeng, aka ‘King Kong Liuke’, posted a controversial video on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, in which she announced a self-imposed […]
iPhone Stuck Under Ice Becomes Ice Skate Rink Attraction
A seasonal ice skating rink in Milton Keys, England, has been getting a lot of attention because of a bright pink iPhone stuck under two inches of ice. Skaters at the Willen on Ice skating rink in Milton Keys will sometimes stop in the middle of the giant ice rink to stare at something under […]
Mother Installs Jail Cell in Her House to Protect Herself from Addict Son
An elderly Thai woman desperate to keep her drug and gambling-addicted son away from temptation installed an iron jail cell inside her home. After more than 20 years of living in constant fear of her drug-addicted son, a 64-year-old woman from Thailand’s Buriram Province took extraordinary measures to protect herself and her neighbors. She recently […]
Court Bans Woman from Entering Brother’s Room to Clean It Against His Will
A Singapore family court recently issued a partial domestic exclusion order against a woman who had allegedly been forcefully entering her adult brother’s room at odd hours of the night to clean. On October 31st, two Singaporean siblings obtained court orders against each other following a bizarre legal dispute that left the judge scratching their […]
Chinese Woman Faces Divorce After Giving Birth to Dark-Skinned Baby
A young Chinese woman had the happiest day of her life turned into a nightmare after her husband asked for a paternity test because of their newborn baby’s suspiciously dark skin. Chinese newspaper China Times recently reported the bizarre case of a 30-year-old Shanghai woman desperate to save her marriage after giving birth to a […]
Indian Temple Goers Mistake AC Condensation Dripping on Sculpture for Holy Water
Devotees at a temple in Vrindavan, India, queued to drink the water dripping from an elephant sculpture, believing it was holy water from the feet of Lord Krishna, but is was only condensation from the temple’s air conditioning. Shocking videos showing dozens of people at the Shri Banke Bihari temple in the city of Vrindavan […]
Sick Man Brought to Bank on Hospital Bed to Confirm His Identity
A severely sick Chinese man was pushed to a local bank branch on a hospital bed by his family in order to confirm his identity for a money transfer. A video that has been doing the rounds on Chinese social media shows a woman struggling to push a man on a hospital bed in a […]
Woman Finds Out Aristocratic Husband-to-Be Is a Scammer Two Weeks Before Wedding
A young English woman who thought she was marrying a “lord” found out that he was a romantic scammer who had already put her tens of thousands of dollars in debt. 27-year-old Megan Clark was working as a manager at a bar on the Isle of Wight when Lord Bertie Underwood first walked into her […]
Startup Charges Parents-to-Be $50,000 to Screen Embryos for Higher IQ
American start-up Heliospect Genomics is charging wealthy parents-to-be up to $50,000 to screen their embryos for IQ and other desirable traits. Wish you could ensure your unborn child has a higher-than-average IQ? Well, apparently now you can, with the help of genetic enhancement technology. This is controversial territory, as it tends to normalize the idea […]
Jealous Woman Stabs Boyfriend After He Greets Another Woman on the Street
A 23-year-old Argentinian man tragically lost his life at the hands of his jealous girlfriend who attacked him with a knife for simply greeting another woman on the street. A little jealousy can actually be good for a relationship, but too much of it can be fatal! Take the tragic story of Mariano Grinspun, a […]