Meet Mr. Methane – The Man Who Gets Paid to Fart
Mr. Methane is a world-renowned entertainer who, as the name suggests, has a very special talent when it comes to passing wind. Of all superpowers one could have, farting at will probably sits near the bottom of everyone’s list, and yet one of the few people known to be able to control their flatulence has […]
Teen Girl Has Allegedly Been Crying Stone Tears for Over Two Months
A 15-yer-old girl in rural India has reportedly been pumping out small stones out of her eyes every day for the past two months, and doctors don’t have any medical explanation for it. According to the girl’s family, small stones started falling from her eyes on July 17, and she has been crying between 10 […]
Danish Artist Takes Museum’s Money and Runs, Calls It Art
A Danish museum loaned artist Jens Haaning tens of thousands of dollars and asked him to recreate two of his most popular artworks, which involved the use of real banknotes, only he took the money and ran, an act he describes as an original work of art. The Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg […]
World’s Hottest Shot – Overproof Rum Infused With Carolina Reaper Peppers
When it comes to “spicy” liquor, you’ll have a tough time finding something hotter than this crazy combination of overproof rum infused with the world’s hottest pepper, the Carolina Reaper. The World’s Hottest Shot comes in a deceptively small and harmless-looking 45ml bottle that you can just pour in a shot glass and gulp in […]
Groom Suffers Fractured Spine After Being Dropped By Friends at His Own Wedding
What was supposed to be the best night of his life turned into a nightmare for a young Romanian man, after being thrown into the air and dropped by his friends during his own wedding, and suffering spine fractures. 31-year-old Liviu Filimon was enjoying his wedding party in Baile Felix, north-western Romania when some of […]
Indian Man Seeks Divorce From Wife Because She Doesn’t Bathe Daily
A Muslim man from India’s Uttar Pradesh reportedly tried to divorce his wife of two years because she doesn’t bathe daily, and they fight every time he asks her to. Personal hygiene is an important part of a relationship, and in some cases, it can become a serious enough issue to warrant the end of […]
Japan Starts Selling World’s First Genome-Edited Tomato
Sicilian Rouge High GABA is a special type of tomato designed to contain high levels of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an amino acid believed to aid relaxation and help lower blood pressure. Tokyo-based startup Sanatech Seed Co. teamed up with scientists at the University of Tsukuba to develop a new variety of tomatoes using CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology. […]
The Jumping Mailmen of Lake Geneva
Every year, athletic youths in Wisconsin’s Woworth County try out for a unique summer job – mail jumping. They need to prove that they can jump off of a moving boat onto a private dock, deliver the mail and then jump back on the boat before it has passed by. The residents of Lake Geneva […]
Buffalo Horn Cupping Makes Users Look Like a Super Mario Character
The benefits of cupping as a way to relieve stress, improve athletic performance and overall health have been debated at nauseam, but did you know cupping could help you cosplay as popular Nintendo villain Bowser, aka King Koopa? Although modern cupping is usually associated with the use of glass cups, the practice can be traced […]
Competitive Pillow Fighting – How a Children’s Game Became a Popular Sport in Japan
Every year, dozens of teams from all over Japan travel to the Japanese town of Ito to compete in one of the world’s most unique sporting events – All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championships. Pillow fighting is an age-old pastime practiced by children of all ages all over the world. Japan is no different, only here the […]
Man Turns Himself In 30 Years After Escaping From Prison
An Australian man who had been on the run for nearly three decades turned himself in recently, after being rendered homeless by the pandemic and struggling to find work. On the night of August 1, 1992, 13 months into his three-and-a-half-year sentence for growing marijuana, Darko “Dougie” Desic escaped from the Grafton Correctional Centre in […]
YouTuber Documents Raising Piglet for 100 Days Before Allegedly Eating It on Camera
A Japanese YouTuber recently sparked controversy after apparently cooking and eating a piglet that he had raised on camera for the previous 100 days. In May of this year, a Japanese man started a peculiar YouTube channel named “Eating Pig After 100 Days“. True to its name, the channel was all about raising a small […]
Swedish Couple Banned From Naming Baby ‘Vladimir Putin’
The Swedish tax agency, Skatteverket, rejected a young couple’s request to name their son Vladimir Putin, the name of the famous Russian president. Public radio broadcaster SR recently reported the case of a couple based in Laholm, Sweden, who were banned from naming their newborn son after Russia’s president. Skatteverket didn’t explain exactly why they rejected […]
Man Claims to Have Been Sleeping Just 30 Minutes a Day for the Last 12 Years
Daisuke Hori, a 36-year-old man from Japan, has spent the last few years training his mind and body to function on as little sleep as possible. He claims to get just 30 minutes of sleep a day and not get tired at all. Do you ever feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day, […]
Real Goldy Locks – Rapper Claims to Have Implanted Gold Chains Into His Head
Mexican rapper Dan Sur has been getting a lot of attention lately, not because of his music, but because of his drastic physical transformation – replacing his natural hair with metal gold chains implanted into his head. With the internet and social media constantly producing new artists and influencers, it’s hard to get noticed unless […]