Man Charged with Manslaughter After Son Bumps into Pensioner While Learning to Ride a Bike
An Italian man recently had to fight charges of manslaughter after his five-year-old son hit an 87-year-old pensioner while learning to ride a bicycle in a Milan park. What was meant to be a rite of passage for a young boy, turned into a nightmare for his entire family and that of an 87-year-old woman […]
Russia’s Youngest Pensioner Retired at the Age of 23
At age 16, Pavel Stepchenko joined the school of Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs as a student, and by age 23, he had already retired, becoming the country;s youngest pensioner. Retirement is traditionally associated with old age, and while today’s youth dream of retiring young to focus on living their best lives, that usually means […]
People Are Buying “Bank Soil” as Part of Bizarre Get-Rich-Quick Trend
Chinese people desperate to get rich by any means necessary are putting their faith in bags of “bank soil” sold online as wealth-bringing talismans. Bank robberies usually involve cold harsh cash or gold ingots, but several Chinese banks have recently become the target of an unusual type of theft, that of soil from potted plants […]
Russia’s Rulling Party Sparks Outrage by Gifting Meat Grinders to Mothers of Soldiers Killed in Ukraine
The Murmansk branch of Vladimir Putin’s United Russia political party made the controversial decision of gifting meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in the war with Ukraine to celebrate International Women’s Day. Over the past three years, the meat grinder has become a symbol of the Russian military’s high casualty rate in its assault […]
Artist in Hot Water for Trying to Starve 3 Piglets to Death as Part of Provocative Art Installation
Chilean-born artist Marco Evaristti has come under fire for trying to starve three little piglets to death as part of a controversial art installation meant to raise awareness about animal welfare. Marco Evaristti sparked controversy when he originally announced plans for his “And Now You Care?” exhibition, but he really attracted criticism both from animal […]
Girl Born with ‘Patella Dislocation’ Can Pop Her Knee Caps Out at Will
A 19-year-old Chinese girl has gone viral after posting a video demonstrating her unusual ability to pop her kneecaps out and then back in painlessly because of a condition she was born with. The unnamed girl from Jiangssi claims that she never even knew her kneecaps were special until schoolmates saw her popping them out […]
Man Undergoes Emergency Surgery After Suffering Ruptured Artery by Picking His Nose
A Chinese man reportedly needed emergency surgery after rupturing his facial artery by incessantly picking his nose. The man’s bizarre case was shared online by his wife in the form of a short clip documenting his experience in the hope that it may dissuade other avid nose-pickers from indulging in their favorite pastime too much. […]
HR Manager Defrauds Company Of $2.2 Million by Making Up Employees and Collecting Their Paychecks
The HR manager of a Shanghai technology company was imprisoned for defrauding his company of millions of dollars by “hiring” dozens of fake employees and collecting their salaries. The People’s Procuratorate of Minhang District, Shanghai recently released a “White Paper on the Prosecution of Duty-Related Crimes by Company and Enterprise Personnel in Minhang District” featuring […]
Man Terrorizes Neighbors by Playing Loud Music and Dog Barking All Day Long
A Russian man has allegedly been trying to force his neighbors into selling their share of a communal apartment by playing the national anthem and other patriotic songs from early morning until late at night. Several tenants and apartment owners in an apartment building in Volgograd, Russia, have been complaining of insufferable loud music playing […]
Russian Soldier Allegedly Fights for a Week with Bullet Stuck in His Brain
Russian media outlets have been hailing a Russian soldier as a hero for allegedly continuing to fight in the Kursk region for a week after getting shot in the head. The unnamed man, reportedly a member of the 155th Marine Brigade of Russia’s Pacific Fleet, was fighting Ukrainian troops in Kursk when he got shot. […]
Unfixed Pothole on Cuban Street Turns into Urban Banana Plantation
What began as a broken water pipe in Havana’s El Cerro neighborhood is now a small banana plantation, after local authorities forgot to fix the pothole. Cuba’s infrastructure crisis is a well-known fact, with around 70% of the country’s roads deemed in “regular” or “poor” condition, but some streets are in such a bad state […]
Man Suffers Collapsed Lung After 20 Pushups and Skipping Rope
Doctors in Henan, China, were shocked by the case of a middle-aged man who suffered a pneumothorax after mild physical exercise – 20 pushups and a few minutes of skipping rope. The unnamed man told physicians that he had decided to get in shape as part of a New Year’s resolution, but things didn’t really […]
Doctor Loses 55 Pounds in 42 Days, Wins Bodybuilding Contest
A young Chinese doctor has gone viral for his rapid weight loss, shedding 25 kilograms (55 pounds) in just 42 days and then entering and winning a professional bodybuilding contest. At the end of 2024, Wu Tian Gen, a 31-year-old surgeon at Hubei’s Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, weighed 97.5 kg (215 lbs), the heaviest […]
32-Year-Old Man Marries Ex-Classmate’s 53-Year-Old Mother
Isamu Tomioka met his wife, Midori, when he was still in school. She was the mother of one of his classmates and 21 years his senior, but he didn’t let that stop him from marrying her. Isamu and Midori’s unusual love story went viral in Japan after the Shizuoka couple spoke about their relationship on […]
Man Suffers Intestine Necrosis After Fiancee Electrocutes His Belly for 3 Hours as Pre-Marital Pain Test
A Chinese woman subjected her fiancee to simulated childbirth pain for three hours as a sick pre-marriage test that caused the man to develop intestine necrosis and undergo emergency surgery. It’s not uncommon for people to test their partners in various ways to see if they are right for each other, but some people take […]