Mysterious Condition Causes Girl to Cry Tears of Blood
20-year-old Yaritza Oliva is living a nightmare. For the last couple of weeks the girl from Purranque, Chile, has been crying tears of blood and so far no one has been able to explain her mysterious condition. Yaritza first noticed blood tears coming out of her eyes about two weeks ago, but due to her family’s […]
China’s Walking School Has Children as Young as Eight Marching 1,000 Km across the Country
The Xu Xiangyang Education and Training Workroom, or the Walking School is an atypical educational facility which enrolls Chinese problem children and forces them to walk up to 1,000 kilometers through across the country in order to teach them discipline and make them take responsibility for their actions. In a Chinese society which leaves no room […]
In Indonesia Professional Hitchhikers Do Drivers a Favor
Usually, it’s the drivers who help out hitchhikers by offering them a ride, but in Indonesia’s capital city, it’s the other way around. Professional hitchhikers get paid to ride in complete strangers’ cars and help them reach their destination faster. The world’s sixth largest metropolis, Jakarta has a population of over 30 million and around […]
Dancing with Death – The Train Surfers of Soweto
There’s no sea in Johannesburg so the poor young men from the inner city of Soweto get their kicks by surfing high-speed commuter trains. This dangerous pastime has claimed many lives throughout the years, but despite several initiatives to put a stop to it, train surfing remains pretty popular. South Africa is considered the birth […]
Shins of Steel – The Man Who Can Break Three Baseball Bats with a Super-Kick
For obvious reasons, most people wouldn’t even attempt to break a baseball bat with a shin kick, but Dr. Mak Yuree owes his superhuman reputation to his ability to break through three baseball bats with his thunder kicks. Hailing from Dakha, Bangladesh, Mak Yuree is a world renown martial arts expert who has spent almost […]
Japanese Man Completes 40,000Km Walk Around the World
Masahito Yoshida, 32, recently returned to Shanghai, the city where he started his epic walk around the world, four and a half years ago. He walked a total of 40,000 kilometers across four continents carrying with him a two-wheeled cart full of baggage. On New Year’s Eve, in 2009, Masahito Yoshida, an average Joe from the […]
Real-Life Vampire Drinks Almost Two Liters of Human Blood a Month
For the past 30 years, real-life vampire Julia Caples has been regularly consuming human blood. Her donors are fellow vampire enthusiasts she meets at her local oddities store, who allow her to suck the blood right from their bodies. Julia Caples fascination with drinking blood started when she was just 15 years old. During her […]
World’s Longest Mustache Measures over Four Meters
Ram Singh Chauhan started growing his mustache in 1970, and hasn’t cut it since. Today it measures over 4.30 meters, and the proud Indian man from Rajasthan holds the Guinness record for World’s Longest Mustache. The 58-year old says one of the secrets to impressive facial hair growth is starting early. “As you grow old your hormones […]
Woman Has Worn Corsets Every Day for the Last Three Years to Shrink Her Waist
24-year-old Michele Koebke wants to set a new record for the World’s Tiniest Waist. To reach her goal, she has worn corsets every day and night for the last three years, taking them off only when she showers. Unfortunately this unusual fascination with corsets is taking a toll on her health. Michele Koebke is a […]
In Switzerland You Can Rent Fake Police Cars to Keep Burglars Away
Who needs an expensive home security system when you have a police car parked right outside your home? That’s what Swiss entrepreneur Andras Birrer thought when he decided to rent out fake police cars to people who travel a lot or go away on long holidays. It all started out as a gimmick ad for […]
Swedish Train Conductors Wear Skirts to Fight Shorts Ban
After their company decided to ban shorts during work hours, thirteen Swedish train conductors decided to wear skirts during the hot summer months. They’ve become the talk of the internet after photos of them dressed in female attire went viral. “Of course people stare at you a little when you are on the platform, but […]
Japanese Prosthetic Expert Makes Fake Fingers for Ex-Yakuza Members
Shintaro Hayashi, a prosthetics maker from Japan, is helping out former members of the Yakuza, or Japanese mob, by creating fake fingers they lost during their life of crime, so they can get normal jobs easier. The Yakuza organized crime syndicates are renowned for their strict codes of conduct and organized nature. When a member […]
Your Money Is No Good Here – Australian Cafe Invites Customers to Pay for Coffee with Kisses
Metro St. James, a French-themed cafe in Sydney, Australia, has been open for only three months but it’s gaining popularity fast thanks to an ingenious promotional offer that allows customers to pay for their coffee with kisses. It’s no joke. During the month of June, people who choose to drink their coffee at Metro St. […]
Patch Sewn onto the Tongue Makes Solid Food Intolerable for Dieters
How far would you go to lose weight? In Venezuela, beauty-conscious women who don’t have the willpower to go on a diet have plastic patches the size of a postage stamp sewn onto their tongues, which makes the consumption of solid foods extremely painful. The so-called “Miracle Patch” weight loss method was invented in 2009, by Nikolas […]
Spanish Town Mails Dog Poo Back to Their Owners
Sick of having to clean up after irresponsible dog owners, authorities in Brunete, a small town 20 miles west of Madrid, came up with an ingenious way to keep the streets clean. They started sending the dog poo back to their owners in boxes marked “Lost Property”. The council of Brunete had not approved a […]