“Bad Uncle” Makes a Living Scaring Other People’s Children
A Chinese man has become popular in his home country for adopting the role of “bad uncle” and scaring strangers’ children into finishing their meals and going to bed early. I remember my mom telling me that the Boogey Man would get me if I didn’t listen to her, but in China, the “bad uncle” […]
Woman Who Got Married 10 Times Won’t Stop Until She Finds Mr. Right
A 56-year-old woman who is currently considering divorcing her 10th husband says she doesn’t plan to stop getting married until she finds Mr. Right. Cassey, a successful businesswoman from the United States, appeared on Dr. Phil to ask for relationship advice, because after 10 marriages, she still hadn’t found the right life partner. Now on […]
Chinese Company Comes Under Fire for Installing Timers in Employee Toilets
Beijing-based technology company Kuaishou recently sparked outrage on Chinese social media after videos of digital timers over employee toilet stalls went viral online. The photos showed digital timers hanging over each cubicle and small sensors installed on the cubicle doors to trigger the timers. Chinese social media users slammed the company for monitoring and timing […]
Unhappy With Service, Russian Man Burns His $170,000 Mercedes to a Crisp
A popular Russian vlogger recently made international headlines after purposely burning his expensive Mercedes-AMG G63, because he was sick of it breaking down all the time. Russian media reported that young vlogger Mikhail Litvin bought his brand new luxury car in December of 2019, for a whopping 13 million rubles, or around $170,000. For that […]
Man Becomes Massive TikTok Star by Simply Staring Into Camera
A middle-aged Vietnamese man is being hailed as a TikTok phenomenon after achieving stardom on popular video app TikTok by doing nothing but staring into his smartphone camera. With streaming and video content being so popular these days, wannabe influencers really have to work hard and find new ways of attracting and entertaining audiences. Or […]
Fan of ‘Alien’ Movie Recreates Iconic Spaceship Locations in His Apartment
A longtime fan of the ‘Alien’ franchise has spent three years turning a Barcelona apartment into a faithful replica of the Nostromo spaceship interior depicted in Ridley Scott’s original ‘Alien’ film. 43-year-old Luis Nostromo watched Alien when he was still a child, and even though he found it scary, he fell in love it with. […]
Cleaner Drinks Water Out of Toilet to Demonstrate How Clean It Is
Footage of a young cleaning woman who appears to be drinking water straight out of a toilet has sparked a heated debate on Chinese social media this week. The caretaker of a fertilizer company located in Shandong province, China has put herself at the center of controversy after a video showing her drinking water out […]
Wanna Buy a Pair of Designer Paint-Splattered Overalls?
Luxury fashion brand Ralph Lauren has been slammed and ridiculed online for selling a pair of paint-covered overalls for $695. If you’re going to spend just under $700 on a pair of designed overalls, you at least want them to look expensive, right? No? Well, maybe that’s just me, but I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t […]
Guy Proves Skirts and High-Heels Can Look Good on Men as Well
Photos of a man sporting a variety of rather unusual combinations of men’s and women’s clothes and footwear have been doing the rounds online and sparking debates about unisex clothing. Italian high end brand Gucci recently made news headlines for releasing a dress for men that most people -both men and women – found unnecessary […]
Chalk Drawing of Virgin Mary on Pavement Inexplicably Reappears 13 Years Later
Miracle believers all over Mexico have been flocking to the city of Monterrey, where a chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary inexplicably reappeared 13 years after it was drawn. An outdoor parking lot in Monterrey recently became a pilgrimage spot for Christians, after a detailed drawing of the Virgin Mary appeared on the asphalt. Its […]
Man Fails at Claw Machine Game 200 Times in a Row, Calls Police
Claw machines are infamous for being deceptively easy, but actually excruciatingly difficult to master, and one Japanese man found out just how difficult after failing to win a single price after 200 consecutive tries. Twitter user Ogarun, who happens to be a big fan of claw machine games, or “UFO Cathers” as they are called […]
Researchers Find Extremely Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Specimen
Researchers at the Powdermill Nature Reserve in Pennsylvania recently came across a “once in a lifetime discovery” – a half-male, half-female rose-breasted grosbeak. Annie Lindsay and her colleagues at Powdermill Nature Reserve were catching and banding birds with identification tags on September 24, when a fellow researcher called her over via walkie-talkie to supposedly see […]
Chinese Company ‘Hires’ Alpaca to Help Its Human Employees Relax
A Chinese video production startup has been getting a lot of attention on social media because of its adorable office pet – a two year-old llama-alpaca mix. We’ve written about companies bringing pets into the office to help their human staff unwind, but that usually meant cats and small dogs. Now, a Wuxi-based company has […]
Botched Wrinkle Fillers Leave Woman With Half-Face Paralysis
A 29-year-old woman in China has suffered paralysis in the left side of her face after having wrinkle fillers injected at a cosmetic clinic. Doctors fear that the symptoms may be permanent. On September 12, Ms. Zhao, from Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province. went to the local cosmetic hospital for a procedure she had undergone several […]
Popular Influencers Exposed for Renting Fake Private Jet Studio in Los Angeles
A number of popular TikTok and Instagram influencers have been exposed for faking their luxurious lifestyle by renting a Los Angeles studio designed to look like the inside of a private jet. Reports of wannabe social media celebrities faking their posh lifestyles have been making headlines for years, and faking flights on private jets isn’t […]