Chinese Businessmen Sprays Fire Extinguisher into His Mouth during Promotional Stunt
Chen Guangbiao, a high-profile Chinese millionaire and philanthropist, made headlines once again this week, after he sprayed liquid from a fire extinguisher into his mouth to show everyone that it’s non-toxic and completely safe. I’m pretty sure there’s a valuable PR lesson in there somewhere. Chen Guangbiao, who you might now as the guy who […]
Court Decides Man Has to Pay Ex-Fiancée $50,000 after Breaking Their Engagement
A jilted fiancée from Georgia has finally had her revenge. At the end of a relationship that lasted over 10 years, a state appeals court has ordered that Melissa Cooper be paid $50,000 towards compensation. Her ex-partner, IT employee Christopher Ned Kelley, was accused of breach of promise to marry. Kelley and Cooper had been […]
The Tragic Story of Rebecca Méndez Jiménez, ” La Loca de San Blas”
Mexican rock band Maná released a hit single in 1997 – En el muelle de San Blas (In the Wharf of San Blas). The song is based on the true and tragic story of Rebeca Méndez Jiménez, the woman who waited for her love for 41 long years. She died in September last year, at […]
Scientists Create Candy That Doesn’t Cause Cavities
Dentists have always warned us that too much candy will cause cavities. But all that could be a thing of the past, thanks to a new experiment by scientists from the Berlin biotechnology firm, OrganoBalance. It turns out that candy doesn’t cause cavities at all. The bad guys are actually the bacteria that remain on […]
Rare Condition Causes Woman to Cry and Sweat Blood
19-year-old Delfina Cedeno has been suffering from a rare disorder for the past four years – she has been crying and sweating blood. Occasionally, blood also seeps out of her fingernails, belly button and nostrils. Doctors at Delfina’s home town of Vernon, in the Dominican Republic, were baffled for a long time. Even after hundreds […]
Chinese Restaurant Allows Patrons to Pay What They Want, Is Obviously Losing Money
A small, self-service restaurant in China’s Fujian province runs on a unique concept – no bills! The owner expects diners to pay whatever they think is the true price of the meal. Predictably, many people don’t pay anything at all. The restaurant, called Five Loaves and Two Fish, opened this August in downtown Fuzhou. It is […]
27-Year-Old Woman Marries 72-Year-Old Man, Proves Love Doesn’t Have Age limits
Zhang Feng was 23 years old when she declared her love for 68-year-old Wen Changlin. The unusual couple, now 27 and 72, have a beautiful baby boy named Tian. Although they look very odd together, their smiles show how happy they are. The couple from Hunan province in China have been making TV headlines ever […]
Guy Goes from Average to Ripped in Just Six Weeks
It took Spencer Matthews only six weeks to transform himself from a lumpy, regular guy to a Men’s Health model. The phenomenal transformation wasn’t easy at all. His secrets – kangaroo diets and grueling workouts. “I’ve just managed to get to be a Men’s Health model in six weeks and I can’t believe I’ve done it,” […]
South Koreans Use Bedroom Tents to Keep Warm This Winter
Indoor tents are all the rage in South Korea this winter. Apparently they keep you really warm and save electricity as well. In fact, some tent-users say their heating bill has been reduced by half. While the temperature in rooms gets as low as 19 degrees Celsius, the 40,000 won (US$37) tents are quite cozy […]
Say What? The Clicking Languages of South Africa
I had heard of African names with clicks before, like ǂXóõ, ǂHõã and !Kung, but I thought they were limited to just a few words. Now, after some research, I’ve realized that clicks are used quite extensively in many South African languages. If you’re having trouble understanding the click and its use, think of it […]
Israeli Restaurant Offers 50% Discount to Patrons Who Turn Off Their Phones
Restaurant owner Jawdat Ibrahim is making his patrons an offer they cannot refuse – switch off your mobile, reduce your bill by half. Ibrahim thinks smartphones have completely destroyed the dining experience. “Technology is very good. But just when you eat, just especially when you are with your family and your friends, you can wait […]
Woman Has Her Leg Cut Off So She Can Wear High Heels
21-year-old New Yorker Mariah Serrano was born with a painfully twisted club foot, and had never worn high heels in her life. She’d attended her high school prom in golden trainers, insanely jealous of her friends who wore heels. Like many other girls from New York, Mariah dreamed of a job in fashion, but it […]
The Inspirational Story of a Paralyzed Surgeon who Continues to Operate
Dr. Ted Rummel thought his life was pretty much over when he was left paralyzed from the waist-down in 2010. The exceptional surgeon had been diagnosed with a cavernous hemangioma – a blood filled cyst – in the middle of his spinal cord a year earlier. Neurologists told him the cyst couldn’t be surgically removed, […]
Detroit Homeowner Uses Dummies Dressed as Gang Members to Deter Real Criminals
Who needs live security guards when a pair of dummies can do the job? A Detroit homeowner from the city’s west side has been putting this theory into practice for the past few weeks, with excellent results. Detroit’s news channel Local 4 reported the story in detail. While the homeowner preferred to remain anonymous, we […]
Australian Family Set New Guinness Record with 502,165 Christmas Light Installation
We love it when the holidays are around the corner; there are just so many odd stories to talk about! Our first Christmas story this season is here: an Australian family who put up over half a million Christmas lights in their Canberra home and set a new Guinness World Record. This isn’t the first […]