Man Parties for Four Days Straight After Unknowingly Getting Shot in the Head
A Brazilian man can consider himself lucky to be alive after he mistook a gunshot to the head for getting hit with a rock on New Year’s Eve and going about his business for four days. 21-year-old Mateus Facio was partying in Cabo Frio on December 31st of last year when he heard a loud […]
Parasitic Worm Manipulates Host into Drowning by Stealing Its Genetic Code
The hairworm might not look like much, but it is a sinister parasite that steals its host’s genetic code to manipulate it into deep water, so it can reproduce and start the cycle all over again. During its larval stage, a hairworm’s first goal is to get eaten by a tadpole or a mosquito. It […]
The Tale of Frank Hayes, the Only Jockey to Win a Horse Race While Dead
Frank Hayes is believed to be the only jockey in history to win an official horse race while dead. He suffered a heart attack while competing at New York’s Belmont Park in 1923. According to Frank’s mother, the young stable boy and apprentice jockey had always been fond of hoses and dreamed of one day […]
Man Sues Dozens of Women for Giving Him Negative Reviews on Facebook Group
A Chicago man is suing 27 women for $75 million after they posted negative comments about him on a Facebook dating group, calling him “very clingy” and a ghoster. 32-year-old Nikko D’Ambrosio claims that his reputation was tarnished after several women who claim to have dated him posted their negative experiences on a private Facebook […]
ChecKEY II – An Ingenious Key Accessory That Lets You Check if You Locked Your Door
Don’t you hate it when you can’t remember if you locked the front door when you last left your home? It’s a dreadful feeling that you don’t have to experience again thanks to a cool little accessory called CheckKEY. Developed by Japanese lock manufacturer company Miwa, the ChecKEY is a sleeve-like accessory that goes over […]
Man Undergoes Penis Enlargement Procedure, Sues Doctor After Organ Shrinks
A Turkish man is suing the doctor he paid for a penis enlargement procedure after his sexual organ allegedly shrunk by one centimeter following the botched operation. İlter Türkmen, a wealthy banker from Tekirdağ, Turkey is seeking 500,000 lira ($16,500) in compensation from Dr. Haluk Soylemez, the man who was supposed to help him enlarge […]
Indian Man Puts on Lipstick and Makeup to Impersonate Girlfriend During Exam
An Indian man has been caught trying to take an exam at a Punjab university on behalf of his girlfriend by wearing lipstick, makeup, and female clothes. Officials at Baba Farid University of Health Sciences in Punjab’s Faridkot district recently caught a young Indian man using a disguise and fake documents in order to take […]
Woman Blows Everyone Away with World’s Loudest Nose Whistle
A Canadian woman recently set a new Guinness record for the world’s loudest nose whistle, reproducing the theme song from The Godfather at a whopping 44.1 decibels. LuLu Lotus discovered she could whistle through her nose when she was about seven years old. She would play pranks on her friends and teachers, and whistle popular […]
Company Allegedly Moves Offices to Remote Mountain Area to Force Employees to Quit
A Chinese advertising agency is being accused by former employees of moving its offices from the city to a remote mountain area to force them to quit and avoid paying them compensation. In what has been described as one of the most extreme tactics to convince employees to resign, an advertising company based in downtown […]
Korean Model Wearing a Cardboard Box with Holes for Groping Charge with Obscene Exposure
A South Korean model who became known as the “Angel Box Girl” for walking around in a cardboard box and letting strangers grope her is being prosecuted for obscene exposure. A few months ago, Ain, a self-proclaimed attention-seeking South Korean model, went viral for a risqué stunt that made international headlines. Videos of the young […]
Miraculous Pothole Allegedly Shakes ‘Dead’ Man Back to Life
An Indian man who had been pronounced dead by doctors allegedly came back to life when the ambulance transporting him home to his family hit a deep pothole. India’s pothole problem is a well-documented one. It annoys and exasperates millions of people every day, and on occasion, it can cause serious injuries and even death, […]
Jehovah’s Witness Sues Country for Receiving Life-Saving Blood Transfusion Against Her Will
A Jehova’s Witness has taken the country of Spain to the European Court of Human Rights for administering her a blood transfusion during surgery against her will. Rosa Edelmira Pindo Mulla, an Ecuadorian woman living in Spain, claims to be a victim of “medical paternalism”, due to her nationality and religion. In 2017, following a […]
Indian Woman Has Been Speaking Only an Hour a Day for the Last 32 Years
An 85-year-old woman is set to end a self-imposed 30-year vow of silence that only allowed her to speak for an hour a day. Saraswati Devi, fondly known as ‘Mauni Mata’, began her ‘maun vrat’ (vow of silence) in 1992. She devoted her life to Lord Ram after the death of her husband in 1986 […]
Family Moves into Hotel Suite Permanently to Save Money
A Chinese family has sparked a debate on social media after moving into a luxury hotel suite permanently because it’s cheaper and more convenient than renting or owning a home. The family of eight has been living in a luxury hotel in Nanyang, China’s Henan Province, for 229 days and has no plans to move […]
Man Digs 40-Meter-Deep Hole in His Kitchen After Dreaming He Would Strike Gold
A Brazilian man tragically lost his life by plunging down a deep shaft he had dug in his kitchen after dreaming that there was gold buried deep under his house. 71-year-old João Pimenta da Silva’s dream of enrichment ended as a nightmare that claimed his life. His lifeless body was found at the bottom of […]