Photo Credit (Pixabay) This tale from Liverpool tells of a son who chose to use his mother’s estate to improve his hometown. David Clarke was distraught when his mother died in a bike accident. In addition to the approximately $125,000 he received from her, she also left him a feeling of civic duty. “A lot…
Photo Credit (Pixeles) A Japanese man who found it exciting and invigorating was recently admitted to breaking into other people’s property more than 1,000 times as a pastime. A 37-year-old guy was detained by Fukuoka Prefectural Police a few weeks ago on suspicion of intruding on a couple’s Daizafu property. The police were unaware that…
Photo Credit (Pixabay) Videos of a startlingly thin crocodile kept at the Guangzhou Zoo in China went popular online, drawing criticism. On Chinese social media, images and videos of a crocodile so thin that you can actually see its spine and count its ribs have been making the rounds and igniting a contentious discussion over…
Photo Credit (Pixeles) The strange case of a couple who married and then divorced 12 times over 43 years to exploit a legal loophole that allowed them to obtain large sums of money is currently being investigated by Vienna, Austria, police. The elderly couple is suspected of orchestrating each divorce only on paper in order…
Photo Credit (Pixabay) The Japanese brand Fillico Jewelry Water is well-known for offering some of the priciest bottled waters available worldwide; limited-edition bottles can cost up to $10,000 each. Even the most snobbish people find it difficult to market and sell water as an ultra-luxury commodity because it is one of the most basic human…
Photo Credit (Pixeles) The world’s saltiest body of water is the small Don Juan Pond, which is situated in the McMurdo’s Dry Valleys in Antarctica. Even at -58 degrees Celsius (-50 Fahrenheit), it is still liquid, and its salt content is so high that it rivals that of the Dead Sea. Scientists have been captivated…
Photo Credit (Pixabay) At a time when most people find it difficult to go around without a cane or crutch, Ploutarchos Pourliakas, 88, just finished his 12th straight Athens Marathon (42.195 km/26.22 miles). Remember that an 88-year-old man completed the Athens Marathon, also known as the Authentic Marathon, in 6 hours and 31 minutes if…
Photo Credit (Pixeles) Alaska’s Anchorage (AP) Thanksgiving dinner, or any supper, cannot be delivered by DoorDash in Alaska’s most isolated areas. However, because of the Alaska Turkey Bomb, some people who live far from the grid are still able to enjoy turkeys this holiday season. For the third year in a row, a local called…
Photo Credit (Pixabay) AP (Philadelphia) At Philadelphia’s RockyFest on Friday, couples who appear awkward on skates and during dates got the opportunity to celebrate their adorable awkwardness by competing in a look-alike competition between Rocky and Adrian. The purpose of the evening gathering at the 1923 Ice Rink at the University of Pennsylvania was to…
Photo Credit (Pixeles) Contemporaries took “everything they could” to stop “Zosia” from resurrecting. Scientists are currently making every effort to revive her. Scientists have recreated the visage of a suspected “vampire” who was buried in restraints to keep her from resurrecting. The scientists used modeling clay, 3D printing, and DNA to reproduce what they believe…