School Professor Who Missed Work for 20 Years Out of 20-Year Career Finally Fired

An Italian professor who was recently fired for around 20 years of absence out of 24 years of service at schools near Venice has vowed to contest her recent firing by the Ministry of Education. 51-year-old Cinzia Paolina De Lio, a secondary school teacher who specializes in history and philosophy, became famous in her home […]

Woman Goes Viral for Promoting Tree Hugging as a Form of Therapy

A Shanghai woman has become famous in her home country for promoting the physical and psychological benefits of hugging trees. Qishishiqi hugged her first tree back in April, while out on the tow with her husband. Feeling a little tipsy, the woman hugged a random tree on an empty street in Shanghai and immediately felt […]

Fisherman Forms Touching Bond with 4-Meter-Long Crocodile

An Indonesian fisherman claims to have shared a friendship with a four-meter-long saltwater crocodile for over 20 years and calls the reptile part of the local community. 59-year-old Ambo, a fisherman from Bontang City, in Indonesia’s East Kalimantan, has become somewhat of a celebrity in his country because of his unusual friendship with a giant […]

Gas Station Clerk Asks Someone to Rob Him So He Could Leave Work Early

A Tulsa gas station clerk is being accused of staging a robbery because he felt tired and needed an excuse to get off work early. On June 5th, Isaias Jones called the Tulsa Police Department that a masked man had walked into the gas station store he was working in, pulled out a firearm, and […]

Inmate Has Sentence Reduced by Over 4 Years for Executing 26 Fellow Inmates

An inmate in Bangladesh sparked controversy in his own country after being released four years and four months earlier for hanging 26 people during his time in prison. in 1991, Shahjahan Bhuiyan was sentenced to 42 years in prison for murder, but he served four years and four months less by carrying out executions of […]

Teachers Sound Alarm on Trend of Students as Old as 11 Still Wearing Diapers

Teachers in Switzerland recently reported a worrying number of students, some as old as 11, still coming to school in diapers because they never learned how to use the toilet. In Switzerland, some children begin school at age four, so it is not uncommon for them to still be wearing diapers. However, they are not […]

This Weird Rifle-Shaped Photography Cage Looks Like a Very Bad Idea

The StockCam is an unusual camera cage for photography enthusiasts who need multiple mounting points for various accessories, as well as stability and better camera handling. It’s also shaped like an assault rifle… If you’re a photographer who’s also into guns, you’ll probably love the design of the StockCam. It combines the functionality and convenience […]

Rare Condition Makes 23-Year-Old Man Look Like 13-Year-Old Boy

23-year-old Luiz Augusto Márcio Marques stopped growing after undergoing a surgical procedure to remove a very rare and aggressive tumor. Today he looks like a 13-year-old boy. Luiz, who is better known as Guto in his native city of Passo Fundo, in Southern Brazil, had a perfectly normal life until the age of 7, when […]

Fan of Ricky Martin Undergoes 40 Cosmetic Surgeries to Look Like His Idol

Fran Mariano, an Argentinian fan of Latino superstar Ricky Martin, has undergone dozens of different cosmetic procedures in an attempt to copy the look of his idol. Ricky Martin is one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry. He is a global icon with millions of fans all over the world, but few as […]

World’s First Unchewable Flip-Flops Could Save Your Dog’s Life

Created by Brazilian flip-flop brand Brizza, in collaboration with Pedigree and advertising agency Mirum Brazil, the world’s first unchewable flip-flops are made with the most bitter substance known to man. Dogs’ love for chewing footwear is well documented. Pups do it to release pain as their teeth grow, other dogs do it out of boredom […]

Student Finds Rat Head in School Lunch, School Insists It’s a Duck

A scandal known as ‘Rat Head Gate’ has been getting a lot of attention on Chinese social media after a student found what looks like a rat head in their cafeteria meal. The school claims it’s actually a duck head. The incident reportedly occurred last week at the cafeteria of the Jiangxi Vocational Technical College […]