Tag: News

Scammers Make a Fortune Selling AI-Created Miracle Prayers to Gullible Believers

Brazilian police recently arrested 35 people in connection with an elaborate scam that involved selling people AI-created prayers for an average of $10 per prayer. The scam ring operated out of Nilópolis , in Brazil’s Baixada Fluminense region, for two years before finally being brought down by police. Its members ran a sort of call […]

Man Fakes Complete Blindness for Over 50 Years to Collect Disability Payments

A 70-year-old Italian man stands accused of pretending to be totally blind for over a century, during which time he collected over one million euros ($1.16 million) in disability payments. The case of a Vincenza man who unduly received over a million euros in benefits for total blindness over a period of 53 years has […]

Bishop Forced to Resign After Being Accused of Having 17 Secret Lovers

A Peruvian bishop submitted his resignation to Pope Leo after a Vatican investigation revealed that he was secretly dating multiple women simultaneously. 51-year-old Ciro Quispe Lopez, the bishop of Juli, in Peru, stands accused of having up to 17 secret lovers. Although he denies the allegations against him as part of a defamation campaign by […]

Burning House Halloween Decoration is a Nightmare for the Fire Department

A South Carolina couple turned their home into a burning house Halloween decoration so realistic that people have been reporting it as an actual fire. To say Amanda Peden and Sam Lee are passionate about Halloween decorations would be an understatement. In 2021, they unveiled a broken plane with skeleton passengers, one of whom hung […]

Massive Brown Seweed Belt Spreading Through Atlantic Ocean Is Visible from Space

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt is a shockingly large mass of brown algae almost double the width of the American continent, and clearly visible from space. The first major bloom of the Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt was observed by scientists in 2011. In the almost 15 years since, it has ballooned into a giant mass […]

The World’s Most Expensive Feather Weighs 9 Grams, Costs Almost $30,000

A rare and extremely well-preserved feather of the extinct huia bird was auctioned off for NZD$46,000 ($28.365), officially making it the world’s most expensive feather. Endemic to New Zealand, the huia bird has been extinct since the early 20th century. Already rare when the Europeans arrived on the island, the bird’s feathers became a target […]

Old Man Robs Supermarket to Get into Prison and Help His Inmate Grandson

Desperate to get into prison and help his young grandson, a 60-year-old man from Guadeloupe robbed a local supermarket at gunpoint and then waited patiently to be arrested. The unusual incident took place at the end of September in Sainte-Rose, a commune in the north of the Guadeloupe archipelago. A former firefighter with no criminal […]

Woman Swallows Eight Live Frogs to Cure Her Back Pain

An old Chinese woman was recently hospitalized after swallowing eight live frogs to treat the back pain caused by a herniated spine disc. When suffering from back pain, most people will take some painkillers, maybe use some ointments, or see a doctor about it, but an old woman from Hangzhou, in China’s Zhejiang province, decided […]

The World’s Most Expensive Burger Costs $11,000, Is Only Accessible by Invitation

The Asador Aupa restaurant in Spain serves the world’s most expensive and exclusive burger. It costs $11,000 and can only be experienced by those invited by the restaurant. Burgers have gotten considerably more expensive in recent years, but they remain among the most affordable food items on restaurant menus. There are a few exceptions, though, […]

French Influencer Gets Prison Time for Terrifying Syringe Prank Videos

A French TikToker who pranked people on the streets of Paris by pretending to inject them with syringes has been sentenced to six months in prison. Amine Mojito, whose real name is Ilan M., became a viral sensation after he started posting social media clips wherein he spoofed injecting bystanders with an empty syringe around […]

Man Hospitalized After Eating 6.6 Pounds of Gummies in Three Days

A 33-year-old UK truck driver needed emergency treatment after consuming a large quantity of gummies in a relatively short period of time. Nathan Rimington, a truck driver from Yorkshire, reportedly ordered a 3kg (6.6 pounds) container of Haribo Cola Jelly from Amazon after getting a craving for gummy candies. He proceeded to consume the 10,461kcal-worth […]

The World’s Largest Mosquito Factory Opens in Brazil

In an effort to combat the spread of Dengue fever, Brazil recently inaugurated the world’s largest mosquito factory, capable of producing up to 190 million winged bloodsuckers per week. Located in Campinas, Brazil’s Sao Paolo state, the world’s largest mosquito factory is a 1,300-square-meter facility where staff work tirelessly to ensure that almost 200 million […]

China Successfully Tests the World’s Largest Inflatable Flying Wind Turbine

The airship-like S1500, the world’s largest flying wind turbine, recently became the first device of its kind to generate one megawatt of power during a test flight. Wind turbines are already a big part of China’s big bet on renewable green energy, but the Asian country is always looking to lower the cost and increase […]

Pubic Hair Wigs Are the Newest Craze Among Trendy Russian Women

Russian women are reportedly paying up to 20,000 rubles ($245) for tiny wigs that they glue to their pubic area for a more natural look inspired by the 1990s. According to Russian media, the popularity of pubic hair wigs has skyrocketed in recent months, inspired by a naturalness trend sweeping Russia. Both young men and women […]