Nothing Says “I Love You” Like Cold Hard Cash – Chinese Man Offers Baskets Full of Money as Engagement Gift
A wealthy Chinese suitor has attracted accusations that he is buying a wife rather than marrying one, after he gave his future bride 18 baskets full of money, as an engagement present. According to Chinese media, the baskets were stacked with 8.88 million Chinese yuan ($1.45 million) and weighed over 102 kilograms. When it comes […]
Mystery Surrounding Death of Man Who Opened Pandora’s Box
The death of 37-year-old Jason Airey is wrapped in mystery, as the man fell unconscious after allegedly opening a box with “Pandora’s Box” written on it. In Greek mythology, Pandora’s Box was actually a jar that contained all the evil in the world, and hope. According to the parents of the deceased, nothing seemed out of […]
Pensioner Has Been Drinking Nothing but Coca Cola for Over 40 Years
A promise made to his mother determined 75-year-old Pero Ajtman to drink only Coca Cola for the last four decades. The Croatian gave his word not to drink alcohol ever again, so he replaced wine and spirits with the popular fizzy drink. “My mum didn’t like me drinking when I was a young man as […]
Real-Life Magneto Claims to Use Telepathic Powers to Manipulate Metal
Superpower or just super-sticky skin? Miroslaw Magola, from Germany, claims he can manipulate metal objects with his telepathic powers. The 55-year-old says that he began to master the ability of manipulating objects with his mind after he studied the phenomenon of psychic energy. “I found out I could train myself to manipulate lifeless objects as […]
Taxi-Driving Pastor Offers Confessions on the Go
Great news, you no longer have to go to church to confess your sins. Thanks to pastor Joseph Djan, who also happens to work as a cab driver, the confessional has been moved from the church into a New York taxi. The 52-year-old taxi driver and Evangelical pastor sees cab-driving as running a “church on […]
French Restaurants Seat Guests by How Good-Looking They Are
Looks are undoubtedly very important, but some people make too much of physical appearance. A group of restaurants in Paris is accused by two of their former employees of seating clients according to their good-looks. “The good-looking ones are led to the good places, where they can be easily seen”, claim the former employees, and […]
Gender Test Demanded for South-Korean Women’s Soccer Player Who Scored 19 Goals in 22 Games
Here’s something that doesn’t happen every day: the coaches of five of South Korea’s seven women soccer league teams have threatened to boycott the national competition if Seoul City Amazons striker Park Eun-Seon does not have a gender test. The 26-year-old was named best forward this season, with 19 goals in 22 matches. At 1.80 meters […]
Indian “Lady Tarzan” Talks to Elephants and They Listen
14-year-old Nirmala Toppo is the heroine of Rourkela, an industrial city located in the Indian state of Odisha, after she talked the elephants that had invaded the settlement into returning to the forest. The Catholic girl from Jharkland claims she began talking to elephants after her mother was killed by some pachyderms. “I then decided […]
Hamburger Harry – The World’s Biggest Burger Fan
For 57-year-old Harry Sperl of Daytona Beach, Florida, burgers are not only a tasty fast-food treat, but also representations of American popular culture that deserve a shrine. “They taste good, they look good and the hamburger is an icon of the United States of America”, explains Sperl. This is the reason why for the last […]
21-Year-Old Woman Has Never Eaten a Piece of Vegetable or Fruit
Faye Campbell, of Suffolk, UK, has been exclusively eating junk food for the last 16 years. While most women would probably have serious weight problems by sticking to this eating habit, Faye is actually regular-sized and weighs just 9 stones and 12 pounds (a bit over 62 kilos). The woman doesn’t just avoid eating fruit […]
Seeing Double in Nigeria’s Land of Twins
It may seem like you’re seeing double, but what you’re really looking at is twins, and lots of them! Welcome to Igbo-Obra, a farming community in the southwestern part of Nigeria, which proudly calls itself “the Nation’s Home of Twins”. The name is very appropriate because, as community leader Olayide Akinyemi states “there is hardly a family here […]
Guy Finds the Best Money Saving Method Ever
Many people have tried to make money in less conventional ways, but most of them failed, or worse, ended up committing fraud. Gary, on the other hand, is just a nice man who found a legal and incredibly ingenious way of saving/making money. The 60-year-old Phoenix retiree uses a simple and unique way of making […]
Brazilian Man Has Been Sleeping in Best Friend’s Crypt for 13 Years
Fabio Beraldo Rigol went from being a broker to being flat broke. After his business went bankrupt, he started doing drugs, and the whole chain of unfortunate events was complete when his family decided they wanted nothing more to do with him. Today, he is a penniless homeless guy trying to make the best of a […]
Canadian Girl Is Dating Her Way into Toronto’s Top Restaurants
A 23-year-old struggling actress from Canada is trying to prove you don’t have to be born with a silver spoon in your mouth to enjoy the finest cuisine Toronto restaurants have to offer. With a predestined name like Erin Wotherspoon, this Canadian foodie is on a mission to date any rich men who can afford […]
Woman Dedicates Her Life to Getting Her Picture Taken with Celebrities
Vanessa Sky Ellis has dedicated her entire life to taking photos of herself with famous people. She spends up to 12 hours a day hunting for celebrities around her hometown of New York and has so far collected a whopping 10,000 photographs with stars like Lady Gaga, Johnny Depp and Cher. The 26-year-old barmaid says […]