Man Allegedly Jumps in Front of Moving Train to Claim Insurance Payouts
A Hungarian man has been accused of jumping in front of a train and having both legs cut off by the metal wheels in order to claim over $3.2 million in insurance payouts. Sandor Cs., a 54-year-old man from the Hungarian village of Nyircsaszari, lost both of his legs in a horrific incident in 2014. […]
Family Shocked to Learn That Their 3-Month Husky Dog Is Actually a Fox
A Peruvian family whose pet dog started chasing and eating neighbors’ chickens and ducks were shocked to learn that their 3-month-old Husky was actually an Andean fox. Maribel Sotelo, a woman from the city of Comas, in Peru, had no choice but to call the Forest and Wildlife Service and ask for assistance with her […]
Family Honors Man Last Wish to Be Buried in His Beloved Truck
They say you can’t take material possessions with you to the grave, but a Mexican man decided to prove everyone wrong by asking to be buried with his precious truck. Because of his drawn-out battle with an incurable disease, Don Adán Arana from Puerto San Carlos, in Mexico’s Baja California Sur, couldn’t enjoy the pick-up […]
Influencer Raffles Brand New SUV, Sparks Controversy When Her Mother Wins It
Mexican influencer Lore Garza caused quite the controversy online last week when she announced that the winner of the brand new KIA SUV she was raffling was her own mother… Lore Garza, a popular Mexican social media personality with over 140,000 fans on Instagram alone, has been getting a lot of attention from news outlets […]
Woman Convinces Husband He Has Alzheimer’s to Cover Up $600,000 Theft
A Connecticut woman has been accused of stealing over $600,000 from her husband’s bank account over the last 20 years and trying to cover it up by making him think he has Alzheimer’s disease. Donna Marino was arrested last week for reportedly stealing money in the form of pension checks, workers’ compensation payments, and Social […]
Treasure Hunters Claim They Are “on the Brink” of Finding $20 Billion Trove
A group of treasure hunters that has been searching for the fabled “Lemminkäinen Hoard” treasure in Finland since 1987 claims that they are finally just “meters away” from finding it. Known as the Treasure Twelve, the group of treasure hunters has spent every summer since 1987 looking for the Lemminkäinen Hoard, the whereabouts of which […]
Nigerian Man Arrested for Trying to Sell Himself for $50,000
A 26-year-old man in Nigeria was recently arrested by the Islamic police known as Hisbah for trying to sell himself to anyone who would pay the 20 million Nigerian nara ($49,000) fee. Aliyu Na Idris first made national news headlines at the end of October, when he was spotted walking through the city of Karo […]
“Shocked” Man Seeks Divorce From Wife After Seeing Her Without Makeup
An Egyptian man is reportedly seeking a divorce from his new wife, claiming that he can’t get used to her natural look after seeing her without makeup. In what seems like the script of a hilarious sketch or an article on The Onion, an Egyptian man reportedly filed for divorce from his wife-of-one-month, because he […]
Parents Are Strapping Corrective Helmets on Babies to make Their Heads Round
In what is being reported as a disturbing new trend, Chinese parents are allegedly resorting to corrective helmets and molds to ensure that their babies have aesthetically pleasing round heads. The latest craze to hit China involves parents taking advantage of their babies’ soft skulls to make sure that they have round heads, instead of […]
Frugal Woman Saves Up To 90% of Her Monthly Salary, Buys 2 Homes in Nine Years
A Chinese woman has sparked controversy online with her extremely frugal lifestyle, which involves spending as little money as possible, even if it means giving up on some of life’s small pleasures. Consumerism may be at an all-time high in the developed world right now, but the minimalist lifestyle trend is also becoming increasingly popular. […]
Man Singlehandedly Builds Eerily Realistic Robot Arm Powered by Synthetic Muscles
A Polish robotics engineer recently posted a series of intriguing videos of what looks like a dextrous android arm powered by synthetic muscles. Łukasz Koźlik, who goes under the moniker Automaton Robotics online, is a talented robotics engineer from Poland who has spent the last few years creating an incredible synthetic muscle arm that moves […]
Kindhearted Husband Helps Wife Marry Hey Lover
An Indian man shocked his relatives and his entire country after he agreed to let his wife-of-five-months marry her lover, and even arranged their wedding. Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, a 1999 Bollywood blockbuster, tells the unlikely tale of a man who helps his wife marry the man she truly loves, played by superstar Salman […]
Radithor – The Radioactive Distilled Water Once Sold as a Drinkable Cure-All
It’s hard to believe, but there was once a time when the rich and powerful spent small fortunes on radium-infused distilled water advertised as a cure for a variety of illnesses. Knowing what we know now about radioactive elements and their effects on the human body, most of us wouldn’t dare touch, let alone drink, […]
12-Year-Old Indonesian Boy Goes Viral Because of His Unique Name – ABCDEF GHIJK
A 12-year-old boy from Indonesia’s South Sumatra province recently made international news headlines because of his bizarre name – ABCDEF GHIJK. Yes, you read that correctly, someone actually named their son after the first 11 letters in the English alphabet. The bizarre discovery was made accidentally when the 12-year-old boy took part in a vaccination […]
Blind Quarterback Relies Solely on His Memory to Help His Team
Jasen Bracy became completely blind at the age of 7, but he didn’t let that setback come between him and his dream of playing football, and he is now a quarterback for the Modesto Raiders. Jasen, who lives in Modesto, California, was diagnosed with retinoblastoma, a type of cancer that causes tumors in the retina, […]