Man Annoyed by Neighbor Noises Injects Chemical Cocktail Under Their Front Door
A Florida man was arrested after a hidden camera caught him injecting a clear liquid under his neighbor’s front door, because he was annoyed by the noise they made. Xuming Li, a former Ph.D. chemistry student at the University of South Florida reportedly used the laboratory at his former school to mix a cocktail of […]
Man Puts His Head into One of the World’s Most Powerful Water Fountains
A Swiss man ended up in the hospital after reportedly putting his head into the Jet D’Eau, a giant water fountain on Lake Geneva, and being thrown several meters into the air. According to eyewitness reports, the 20-something man, whose name has not been revealed, somehow breached the security perimeter around Geneva’s famous Jet d’Eau […]
Man Gets Struck by Lightning Twice in 5 Minutes
A Chinese man can consider himself extremely lucky to be alive after being struck by lightning twice in less than five minutes. The chances of a person being struck by lightning during their lifetime are about 1-in-15,300, which is much lower than it seems, but the chances of getting struck by lightning twice are significantly […]
AI-Powered App Lets You Chat with Jesus and Other Biblical Figures
Text with Jesus is a new instant messaging application powered by ChatGPT that allows users to chat with Jesus Christ and other biblical figures impersonated by the popular artificial intelligence program. Created by Cat Loaf Software, an app-development company in Los Angeles, the new messaging program features a plethora of biblical characters, from Jesus to […]
Iranian Property Agent Arrested for Transferring Apartment Property Rights to a Dog
The head of a property agency in Iran was recently arrested for helping a couple with no human heirs transfer the property rights to their apartment to their pet dog. The unnamed Iranian businessman ended up in jail and had his real estate firm shut down earlier this month after a video showing him officiating […]
French Town Uses Deliberately Confusing Road Markings to Discourage Speeding
A small town in western France has gone viral for marking a busy intersection with overlapping white lines in order to confuse motorists and make them slow down. The town of Bauné, near Angers, is home to only about 1,700 people, but it has to deal with heavy traffic on a daily basis, because of […]
Women Are Getting ‘Barbie Botox’ for Longer, Doll-Like Necks
The hottest cosmetic trend on TikTok these days is ‘Barbie Botox’, a procedure in which botox is injected into the trapezius muscles in order to make the neck look longer and more slender. The Barbie Botox procedure was originally devised as a way to relax the severely overworked trapezius muscles which could cause painful neck […]
Hotpot Restaurant Launches Hair Washing Service for Loyal Customers
A HaiDiLao restaurant in Wuxi, China, has gone viral for launching a shampooing service for loyal customers who want to get the smell of food out of their hair after a meal. Enjoying a bowl of tasty hotpot is usually an enjoyable experience, but carrying the smell of the food with you in your hair […]
Kindhearted Woman Turns Her Apartment into a Hummingbird Hospital
Catia Lattouf de Arída has been using her apartment in Mexico City as a hospital and sanctuary for injured and abandoned hummingbirds for the last 11 years. As pollinating agents, hummingbirds are a very important part of Mexico’s ecosystem, but because of the ever-expanding urban landscape, they face all sorts of serious threats. That’s where […]
7-Year-Old Boy Dies After Posing in Limestone Dust for Family Photo
Arthur, a 7-year-old boy from Brazil’s Paraná region tragically lost his life after playing in limestone dust and posing for an innocent family photo. The deadly incident occurred on Aust 3, in the town of Ipriranga, southern Brazil. 7-year-old Arthur was playing on the side of the road under the watchful eye of his family […]
Bullets Miraculously Ricochet Off of ‘Hard-Headed’ Man’s Head
A Mexican man can consider himself lucky to be alive after being shot in the head at least two times only to have the bullets ricochet off of his skull. On August 2nd, the man, referred to only as Francisco by Mexican media, was strolling through the streets of the Gustavo A. Madero neighborhood of […]
Debate Surrounding True Gender of Chinese Female Athletes Reignited by IAAF Announcements
The removal of two prominent Chinese female track runners from the IAAF world rankings has reignited the debate surrounding their gender following previous accusations that they were actually men. Liao Mengxue and Tong Zenghuan first made international news headlines during the 2019 National Athletics Championships, when they won the 4x400m relay race as part of […]
Allergic Plane Passenger Buys All Peanut Packets So Staff Can’t Serve Them, Now Wants Money Back
A woman allergic to peanuts claims to have had no choice but to buy all the peanut packets on board a plane so staff couldn’t offer them to other passengers, thus putting her life at risk. Leah Williams was on a Eurowings flight from London to Dusseldorf, in Germany, when she noticed the cabin crew […]
Boy Scolded for Not Doing Homework Goes to Police Station and Begs to be Put in Orphanage
After arguing with his mother about overdue homework, a 10-year-old boy in China ran away from home and straight to the local police station to complain and beg to be put into an orphanage. Chinese media recently reported a bizarre incident that took place in Chongqing. CCTV footage shows a young boy storming into the […]
Japanese Company Launches Vertical Pods That Let You Sleep Standing Up
The Giraffenap is a new style of sleeping pod that encourages power naps during the day as a way of improving concentration and work efficiency. Japan is a notoriously hardworking country that emphasizes extreme dedication to one’s work even at the cost of that person’s health or general wellbeing. Working conditions can get so bad […]