Chinese Writer Spends $225,000 on Plastic Surgery to Look Like William Shakespeare
34-year-old Zhang Yiyi wasn’t happy with simply being called a great writer, he wanted to look the part as well. So he spent his entire life savings of 1.4 million yuan ($225,800) on plastic surgery, in order to resemble his childhood hero and role model – William Shakespeare! The devoted superfan had a total of […]
Karl Lagerfeld’s Modelling Pet Cat Earns Way More Money than You
German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is undoubtedly a rich man, but here’s a shocker – even his cat Choupette is richer than most people. The furry white feline managed to earn over three million dollars from just two days of modelling work. She is now believed to be the world’s most pampered cat – she has […]
Thou Shalt Not Steal: Guy Gets Tattoo of Jesus, Walks Out without Paying
A British Man recently spent six hours getting a tattoo of Jesus worth £250 ($370) at a tattoo shop in Luton, England and simply walked out without paying. The artist who inked him said that the man claimed to have paid another member of staff, and then slipped away during the confusion. But here’s the […]
Seemingly Indestructible Kung-Fu Master Takes a Drill to the Head Without Even a Scratch
You could say Zhao Rui, a young Shaolin monk from China, is rather thick-skulled. In a shocking video doing the rounds online, he can be seen holding a powerful electric drill to his head, without even breaking his skin, let alone fracturing his skull. The 24-year-old Kung-Fu master can also bend an iron bar against […]
Woman Finds Kidney Donor with Message on Car Window
When 24-year-old Christine Royles was diagnosed with failing kidneys early last year, she had to join a waiting list of over 100,000 people in the US who needed kidney transplants. When she learned that over 4,000 people die each year just waiting for their turn, she decided to take matters in her own hands. And […]
The Heartbreaking Story of a Man Who Has Spent the Last 18 Years on the Road Looking for His Missing Son
Chinese social media is abuzz with the story of Guo Gantang, 45, who has spent the last 18 years on the road in search of his missing son. Guo’s ordeal began on September 21, 1997, when his two-year-old boy, Guo Zhen, was abducted from the front gate of his home in Liaocheng, Shandong Province. According […]
Groom Tried to Drown Himself at His Own Wedding after Seeing “Ugly” Bride for the First Time
A young groom from China’s Hubei province was so disappointed after seeing his bride for the first time, he actually tried to kill himself at his own wedding! 33-year-old Kang Hu was all set to marry 30-year-old Na Sung, a woman chosen by his parent, who he had never even seen before. But after laying eyes […]
Venezuelan Model Wears Corset 23 Hours a Day for Extreme Hourglass Figure
In a bid to achieve a tiny waist, 25-year-old Aleira Avendano has been wearing a tight corset 23 hours a day, for the past six years. The result? She literally looks like an hourglass, with 34DD breasts, an enlarged derriere, and a shockingly slim 20-inch waist. Aleira said that she began ‘waist’ training as a […]
Scantily Clad Female Mannequins in Chinese Restaurant Toilet Distract Men as They Relieve Themselves
A bizarre men’s toilet at a restaurant in Taiyuan city, in northern China’s Shanxi province, has a trio of realistic female mannequins placed behind the urinals. The weird arrangement has men standing face-to-face with these scantily-clad dolls while relieving themselves! Predictably, several of the restaurant’s male customers have expressed discomfort with the toilet setup. They complained […]
Chinese Farmers Make a Living Building Giant Transformers Models from Used Car Parts
A father-and-son duo from Hunan, China, have come up with a fun and profitable business idea – creating giant Transformers robots replicas from used car parts and scrap metal. Although they are farmers by profession, Yu Zhilin and his son Yu Lingyun switched to building the models in 2007, when they realised the potential in […]
ArnoCorps – A Band Whose Lyrics Are Based Exclusively on the Films of Arnold Schwarzenegger
San Francisco-based rock band ‘ArnoCorps’ is the world’s first musical group to feature lyrics that are based exclusively on the films of Arnold Schwarzenegger. The lyrics mainly parallel movie dialogs and plots from Arnold’s action flicks in the 1980s, like The Terminator, Predator and Total Recall. ArnoCorps is generally regarded as the pioneer of Action-Adventure Hardcore […]
Nepalese “God of Sight” Has Restored Sight to 100,000 People Around the World with Simple Five-Minute Procedure
Nepalese eye doctor Sanduk Ruit is being hailed as a miracle worker – he has single-handedly managed to restore the eyesight of over 100,000 people across two continents. All it takes him is a simple, five-minute procedure! According to WHO statistics, 90 percent of the world’s blind population live in low-income areas, and 80 percent […]
10-Year-Old Boy Claims He Is the Reincarnation of a 1930’s Hollywood Actor
Not many people working in the film industry are aware of a 1930’s Hollywood actor-turned-agent named Marty Martin, so it’s rather baffling that 10-year-old Ryan is familiar with the man’s life and work. In fact, Ryan is able to recount vivid and stunningly accurate descriptions of the actor and the era he lived in, even those […]
Indians Take Exam Cheating to New Heights by Scaling School Walls to Help Friends and Relatives
Cheating at exams is an age-old phenomenon, but the practice literally scaled new heights last week in the eastern Indian state of Bihar. News reports showed how parents and relatives of 10th-grade students climbing the walls of a school building to hand cheat sheets to the students taking their year-end exams inside! Photographs and videos […]
This Canned Air from “Yeti’s Cave” Will Apparently Make You an Animal in Bed
If the claims of a group of Siberian entrepreneurs are to be believed, their new product might just give Viagra a run for its money. They aren’t selling another expensive pill, just a can of fresh air! According to Vladimir Makuta, head of the local Tashtagol district, air from Azasskaya Cave and its surrounding area, […]