Decade of Plastic Surgery Leaves Vietnamese Youth Looking Like South Korean Idol
A Vietnamese man has become famous on social media for his drastic physical transformation with the help of plastic surgery which left him looking like a male K-Pop star. The story of Tran Dang Phuoc Cuong’s transformation began in 2009, when, following a tragic car accident, which resulted in his father passing away and his […]
Gardener Grows 1,269 Tomatoes on a Single Plant Stem, Sets World Record
Douglas Smith, a gardener from Hertfordshire, UK recently set a new Guinness Record for most tomatoes grown on a single stem, 1,269. Up until last summer, the record for most tomatoes grown on a single stem had stood unchallenged for over a decade. Then English farmer Douglas Smith set his sights on breaking it, thinking […]
Woman Impersonates Doctor For 3 Years Without Undergoing Any Medical Training
A 31-year-old woman was recently sentenced to 2 years in prison for impersonating a physician and then an ophthalmologist for years without any medical training. It all started in 2018, when Sonia, a 31-year-old woman from Meaux, in northern France, decided to try her luck as a physician, without undergoing any medical training. Sonia had […]
61-Year-Old Man Allegedly Gets 90 Doses of Covid-19 Vaccine
An unnamed 61-year-old man in German reportedly got 90 doses of Covid-19 vaccine injected into his body so he could make money selling vaccination certificates to people who didn’t want to get vaccinated. The man from the eastern German city of Magdeburg, whose name was not released, allegedly managed to receive up to 90 shots […]
Metaura Pro – World’s First Wearable Air Conditioning Collar
The Metaura Pro claims to be the world’s first wearable air-conditioning device capable of constantly blowing cold air to keep the wearer cool. Conventional wearable cooling systems only circulate ambient air, and thus don’t do a very good job of cooling people down. The Metaura Pro, on the other hand, allegedly relies on a portable […]
People Are Getting Ear Lobe Fillers to Achieve “Lucky Buddha Ears”
Vietnam’s latest cosmetic procedure trend has people injecting hyaluronic acid fillers into their ear lobes in order to achieve elongated lobes like those of Maitreya, aka Laughing Buddha, considered a good long charm. Vietnamese media recently featured a beauty salon in Quang Ninh where an increasing number of people have been requesting ear lobe fillers […]
Japanese Couple Divorce and Remarry Every 3 Years to Take Turns Using Their Family Names
A Japanese couple who can’t agree on their last name has agreed to divorce and remarry every three years so they can take turns using their respective last names. Japanese law clearly states that couples must agree on a single last name to use after they get married, but what happens when two lovers just […]
Man Miraculously Survives Vicious Attack by at Least Three Crocodiles
A Zimbabwean man spent several months in the hospital recovering from a vicious attack by no less than three or four crocodiles at a fishing pond near the town of Nyamhunga. The incident took place in January, as Alexander Chimedza arrived at the Nyamhunga sewer ponds to look for some red worms. He planned to […]
Man Has Been Living in Airport for 14 Years to Get Away From His Family
A Chinese man has been living in the Beijing Capital International Airport for 14 years in order to smoke cigarettes and drink alcohol without his family nagging him about it. Remember “The Terminal“, the cult classic in which Tom Hanks plays a man stuck in an airport for years because of a political coup in […]
Man Has Backyard Stash of “Stolen Bicycles” So Big It Can Be Seen on Google Earth
A man in Oxfordshire, England is currently being investigated about a pile of over 500 bicycles in his backyard, a stash so big it literally shows up on Google Earth. A 54-year-old man was arrested earlier this month after people in his Oxfordshire neighborhood started complaining that his bicycle-filled backyard had become a breeding ground […]
Man’s 10.8-Centimeter-Long Tongue May Be World’s Longest
K Praveen, a 21-year-old man from Thiruthangal in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, has a 10.8-centimeter-long tongue, according to the India Book of Records. According to the University of Edinburgh, the average human male tongue is around 8.5-cm-long, which makes K Praveen’s tongue over 2.5cm longer, and probably the longest in the world. The young robotics student […]
Female Scammer Dating Six Men at the Same Time Praised for Impeccable Time Management
An attractive woman who reportedly dated and scammed as many as six men at the same time was recently praised on social media for her time management skills. The female scammer, a 42-year-old woman surnamed Mao, recently made news headlines in China, after being arrested by the police. Apparently, between the months of July and […]
Man Tries to Paddle 2,000 Km From Thailand to India to Search for Wife He Hadn’t Seen in 2 Years
A Vietnamese man had to be rescued by a Thai fishing boat after attempting to cross the Andaman Sea in an inflatable boat in order to search for his wife. On Wednesday, March 23rd, the Royal Thai Navy received a report from the captain of a fishing trawler about a small inflatable boat they had […]
Young Brothers Survive Almost a Month Alone in the Amazon Jungle
Two young brothers, ages six and eight, were recently rescued after miraculously surviving almost four weeks alone in Brazil’s Amazon jungle. Glauco and Gleison Ferreira left the family home near Manicoré, in Brazil’s Amazonas state, on February 18. They went into the nearby jungle to catch and hunt small birds but never came back. Around […]
World’s Luckiest Man Collects Thousands of Four-Leafed Clovers
Julio, a 30-year-old Swiss educator has an impressive collection of four, five, six and even seven-leafed clovers, which just might make him the world’s luckiest man. Clovers with more than three leaves are considered lucky charms in many cultures, and if a person’s luck would be measured in the sheer number of such clovers in […]