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Saturday, 05 March 2022 06:02

Crocodile tear syndrome makes man cry every time he eats

A Chinese man was recently diagnosed with “crocodile tear syndrome”, a rare medical condition that causes people to shed tears whenever they eat. Crying is usually triggered by a strong emotional reaction, such as sadness, pain or uncontrollable laughter, but in rare cases it can be activated by something as benign as eating. Last year, an elderly man, referred to only as ‘Mr. Zhang’ by Chinese media, reportedly started shedding tears when he ate. He didn’t think much of it at first, but the crying got noticeably worse when he needed to chew for longer, and this interfered with his…

Friday, 04 March 2022 06:09

Russian man goes viral after smashing up his iPad in response to US sanctions

A video that appears to show a Russian man smashing his iPad in response to Apple announcing it will no longer sell products in the country has gone viral. The video, which was shared on Twitter by BBC journalist Francis Scarr, shows a man kneeling next to a young boy and using a hammer to destroy the piece of tech. He smashes it a few times, flips it over and does the same then hands the hammer to the child and encourages him to do the same. "That's our response to your sanctions," the man reportedly says. "We don't need…

Saturday, 26 February 2022 06:04

Conman married and defrauded dozens of women over four decades

An Indian man was recently arrested for allegedly marrying at least 27 well-off women over the last 43 years purely for financial gains. Ramesh Chandra Swain, a 66-year-old man from Odisha, in Eastern India, stands accused of tricking dozens of women into marrying him by posing as a successful doctor and important official of the Indian Ministry of Health. Swain, who only has a Class 10 education, used fake identity documents to convince his victims, before proceeding to swindle important sums of money and assets from them. Interestingly, most of the women he married over the last decade were very…

Tuesday, 08 February 2022 05:59

Hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children over fear of military junta clampdown

Every day for the last three months, an average of six or seven families in Myanmar have posted notices in the country's state-owned newspapers cutting ties with sons, daughters, nieces, nephews and grandchildren who have publicly opposed the ruling military junta. The notices started to appear in such numbers in November after the army, which seized power from Myanmar's democratically elected government a year ago, announced it would take over properties of its opponents and arrest people giving shelter to protesters. Scores of raids on homes followed. Lin Lin Bo Bo, a former car salesman who joined an armed group…

Saturday, 29 January 2022 06:10

Doctors baffled by health of 87-year-old homeless man who hasn’t bathed in 67 years

An 87-year-old Iranian man who has been living on the streets and hasn’t taken a bath in almost seven decades recently baffled scientists with his good health. We first wrote about Amou Haji in 2014, dubbing him ‘the world’s dirtiest man‘. At the time, he was living in a small village in Southern Iran’s Fars province, surviving on roadkill and dirty water, and staying as far from bathwater as possible, thinking it would make him sick. He was 80-years-old at the time and appeared to be in good overall health, despite his questionable hygiene and living conditions. Well, apparently not…

Saturday, 22 January 2022 06:30

Man sets bank on fire after loan application denied

Indian police recently arrested a disgruntled charity worker accused of setting fire to a bank branch in Karnataka after being denied a loan. 33-year-old Wasim Hazaratsab Mulla, a charity worker from Haveri, approached state-run Canara Bank for a loan of 1.6 million rupees ($21,600) in December of last year. His application was eventually denied, because of discrepancies in the submitted paperwork which broke the bank’s credit policy. Wasim allegedly didn’t take the news too kindly, riding his motorcycle to the bank branch on Sunday, January 9th, breaking open a window to spray a flammable liquid inside and setting the building…

Tuesday, 18 January 2022 06:30

Poverty is forcing women to cut down on sanitary pads. These are the heart-wrenching measures Nigerian women take during their monthly period

No woman in the world can have their period using just two disposable sanitary pads. A typical pack of eight is hardly enough, yet in Nigeria a sachet, or small plastic pouch, containing two pads are now being widely sold as an affordable option. In richer countries, the sachet may be considered a convenient, portable alternative, but in Nigeria it is seen as something more concerning. The appearance of the sanitary pads in these small packs was "mind-boggling", according to women's health activist Chioma Nwakanma. They do not represent convenience but rather a more difficult choice as some women are…

Saturday, 15 January 2022 06:01

Here’s the world’s biggest fish hatchery

This is a part of the largest fish-breeding ground yet discovered. It occupies more than 240km2 of the floor of the Weddell Sea, off Antarctica. Each nest is guarded by a notothenioid icefish, usually the father. Altogether, there are about 60m nests, housing more than 100bn eggs. The site was discovered by Autun Purser of the Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, in Bremerhaven, and is reported in Current Biology. Purser saw the first nests on a dive. Further dives revealed more. He and his colleagues then towed cameras over the site to discover its full extent. One reason…

Saturday, 15 January 2022 06:00

Man earns thousands of dollars a week flirting with women to test their loyalty

Xavier Long, a 20-year-old man from Alabama, claims he is paid several thousands of dollars per week by men who want him to test their girlfriends’ loyalty. Long has been conducting so-called “loyalty tests” on behalf of men who allegedly ask him to flirt with their female partners via texts to see if they give in to his advances. His tests involve checking whether the client’s partner can be trusted by sliding into their DMs, and reporting back any shady behavior. Apparently, there are a lot of insecure boyfriends out there, as Xavier has seen demand for his unusual service…

Saturday, 08 January 2022 06:00

Man takes 11 jabs of Covid-19 vaccine

A man in India got jabbed with a Covid-19 vaccine at least eight times last year, a health official said. Brahmdeo Mandal, 65, has claimed that he received 11 doses of the vaccine in Bihar state. The retired postman said the jabs had helped him to get rid of aches and pains and "stay healthy". He claimed he had not suffered any adverse effects. Mondal was finally stopped from taking what he claimed was his 12th jab at a camp last week. A probe is underway to find out how Mr Mandal, who lives with his family in Madhepura district,…

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Thursday, 30 December 2021 05:55

Stole something? Revenue Service says stolen property, bribes must be reported as income

Did you steal a car in 2021? How about taking a bribe? If you did, the IRS (USA Internal Revenue Service) says to make sure you report it on your taxes. Those provisions went viral Monday following a tweet alerting taxpayers to those somewhat surprising requirements to note the value of your ill-gotten gains. "Tax szn is around the corner," read the tweet from @litcapital. "Remember to report your income from illegal activities and stolen property to the IRS." The requirements can be found at IRS.gov amid other missives to report income earned from jobs in the gig economy and…

Saturday, 18 December 2021 06:16

Man gets 10 Covid vaccine shots in one day on behalf of other people

A New Zealand man allegedly got 10 Covid-19 vaccine doses injected in only one day, after being paid by other people to get the shot on their behalf. New Zealand is on its way to reaching a 90% two-dose vaccination rate before Christmas, but it’s still dealing with a number of citizens who aren’t even considering getting the job. However, remaining unvaccinated means giving up certain liberties that are only reserved to those with vaccination certificates, and many aren’t willing to do that. So, they reportedly try to circumvent the system by paying someone else to get the vaccine on…

Saturday, 18 December 2021 06:13

A family heard buzzing behind their shower for years. Then they found 80,000 bees

A Florida family suspected there were bees behind their shower wall but were shocked when they found 80,000 of them. For years the Graham family heard buzzing behind the wall and at times saw a bee escape from the tiles in their home in St. Petersburg. In October, they decided to call Elisha Bixler, owner of How’s Your Day Honey and professional beekeeper, to see if the bees could be relocated. When Bixler began chiseling at the wall, she found a 7-foot-tall hive. "It was from the floor to the ceiling with at least 80,000 honey bees," Bixler told USA…

Sunday, 05 December 2021 06:00

7 mysteries about the universe that have baffled scientists

Scientists are currently grappling with some of the biggest unsolved questions out there. Here are 7 that they are working on the answers to right now: 1. Dark Matter The distribution of dark matter throughout the Universe as suggested by a numerical simulation. A new study suggest that the effects of dark matter could actually be the result of an discovered form of gravity. Herschel/ESA Planets, stars, galaxies and everything we can see make up less than 5 percent of the total universe. Scientists think 26.8 percent is a substance they call "dark matter." This matter doesn't interact with light…

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