Court Orders Mistress to Pay $560,000 to Lover’s Wife
A Chinese court recently issued a controversial ruling, ordering a woman to pay 3.79 million yuan ($560,000) to her lover’s wife, because their relationship wasn’t recognized by law. Scorned wives suing their husbands’ lovers isn’t unheard of. On the contrary, a quick Google search of the phrase “alienation of affection” reveals that it’s still quite […]
Man Tries to Perform Nose Job on Himself, Unsurprisingly Ends Up in the Hospital
A Brazilian man ended up at the emergency room last week, after attempting to perform a rhinoplasty on himself, using YouTube tutorials and super glue. You can find all sorts of DIY tutorials on YouTube these days, and that apparently includes nose surgery as well. However, just because someone says you don’t have to be […]
Japanese Company Develops Special Hair Dye for Eyelashes as Alternative to Mascara
Shiseido, a Japanese company specializing in beauty products has reportedly developed a type of hair dye for human eyelashes as an alternative to mascara. When it comes to making their natural eyelashes stand out, women usually turn to mascara, a thick mixture of water, wax, oils and pigments that adheres to the lashes making each […]
Man Claims Sandwich He Ate Five Years Ago Has Been Causing Him to Fart Ever Since
A UK man who ate a festive ham sandwich at a Christmas market he was visiting with his family in December of 2017 claims the snack has been causing him uncontrollable flatulence ever since. Tyrone Prades has been living a nightmare for five years, and he claims that it has all been because of a […]
27-Year-Old Man in China Can’t Get a Job Because of His Childish Appearance
A 27-year-old man from Dongguan, China, has been having trouble finding a job because he looks more like a child than a man in his late 20s. Saying that Mao Sheng looks a little young for his years would be a serious understatement. He claims to be 27, but everyone agrees that he doesn’t look […]
Experimental Chewing Gum Can Allegedly Trap Coronavirus in Your Saliva
Researchers have reportedly developed an experimental chewing gum that can trap SARS-CoV-2 particles in saliva, thus curbing transmission of the virus. Researchers at the School of Dental Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been working on a special type of chewing gum that should minimize transmission and infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to […]
Thai Vin Diesel Has Been Emulating His Hollywood Idol for Years
Arthid Duangsri, a 38-year-old man from Chiang Rai, Thailand, has become famous as the “Thai Vin Diesel”, a persona he has been carefully cultivating for almost a decade. If you ever find yourself in Chiang Rai, the northernmost major city in Thailand, and see Vin Diesel drive by in his iconic black muscle car, know […]
Chess-Playing Robot Breaks 7-Year-Old Boy’s Finger During Moscow Tournament
A computer-operated robotic arm reportedly grabbed and broke the finger of a seven-year-old boy during an exhibition chess match at the Moscow Open, last week. Chess is probably one of the safest sports anyone can play, at least as far as potential bodily harm is involved. But when one of the players happens to be […]
Politician Drinks Water from Polluted ‘Holy River’ to Prove It Is Clean, Ends Up in Hospital
An Indian politician who drank a glass of water straight out of a polluted ‘holy river’ to show locals that it was safe to drink was reportedly airlifted to a hospital a couple of days later. On Sunday, July 17, while visiting Sultanpurlodhi, Bhagwant Mann, Chief Minister of Punjab, pulled off a rather daring publicity […]
Kaketsugi – Japan’s Invisible Cloth Mending Technique
Kaketsugi – literally ‘invisible mending’ in Japanese – is an amazing cloth mending technique from Japan that involves repairing damaged cloth to the point where you can’t even tell it was ever damaged. With fast fashion being more popular than ever, cloth mending isn’t nearly as necessary as it once was. Got a tear in […]
Man Leaves Wife After She Gives Birth to Fifth Pair of Twins
A Ugandan man allegedly packed his bags and left his growing family after his wife recently gave birth to their fifth pair of twins. While some people would give anything to have one child, let alone two, others have no problem abandoning their offspring. Case in point, a Ugandan man who couldn’t cope with the […]
Jealous Woman Allegedly Tried to Hire Killer to Murder Coworker Dating Their Boss
A young English woman is being accused of trying to hire a killer on the dark web in order to have a co-worker and love rival murdered so she could have their boss all to herself. 26-year-old Whitney Franks allegedly tried to have a female co-worker murdered because she had started a romantic affair with […]
Japanese Companies Develop Upright ‘Nap Boxes’ for Office Workers
Two Japanese companies are teaming up to produce upright ‘nap boxes’ that they claim will help solve the Asian country’s notorious overwork problem. Tokyo-based furniture specialist Itoki Corporation and Koyoju Gohan, a plywood supplier from Hokkaido, recently signed a license agreement to start production of a bizarre-looking contraption that they claim will tackle the overwork […]
Distillery Fights Invasive Crab Species With Crustacean-Infused Whisky
A New England distillery specializing in bourbon whisky has joined the fight against an invasive crab species by using the crustaceans to create a surprisingly tasty crab-infused spirit. “When life gives lemons, make lemonade,” the old saying goes, and the folks at New Hampshire’s Tamworth Distillery adapted it to their region-specific problem. New England’s fishermen […]
Japanese Man Lives Out Every Idol Fan’s Ultimate Dream by Marrying His Favorite Idol
A 47-year-old man recently became the envy of every male idol fan on the planet after it became known that he managed to marry his favorite idol. Let’s face it, we’ve all fantasized about getting noticed by our celebrity crush at some stage in our lives, but deep down we always knew it was nothing […]