Archive for the 'Weird News' Category
World’s Oldest Twins
ShareTwins Ena and Lily declared the oldest in the world after celebrating their 102nd birthday together Two sisters celebrated their 102nd birthday today as officially the oldest twins in the world – and were determined to spend it together. Ena Pugh and Lily Millward, who were born on 4 January 1910, have always shared their [...]
Zombie Bees
ShareParasite turns honey bees into zombies A fly parasite is being blamed for an epidemic that has struck the honey bee population around the world. The parasite nests in the stomach of the bees and causes them to walk in circles, sometimes pursuing bright lights, before eventually dying. The Parasitic Phorid Fly Apocephalus borealis is [...]
Teens Using Vodka Soaked Tampons To Get Drunk
ShareIt’s no secret teenagers sometimes experiment with alcohol, even drugs, but new ways they’re finding to get drunk had jaws dropping in the newsroom.
World’s Most Expensive Golf Course
ShareDutch Docklands, a player in the world of floating technologies, (or making land where there was no land), has announced plans to build a $500 million floating golf course off the Maldives coast. While there are plenty of golf courses that claim to be “on” the water, this one would quite literally be atop the [...]
Atheists sue Little Rock’s city bus line
ShareAtheists sue over bus ads on God-free lifestyle LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) – A coalition of atheists is accusing Little Rock’s city bus line of violating their rights to free speech in a fight to place ads on public buses praising a God-free lifestyle. The Central Arkansas Coalition of Reason alleged in a lawsuit that [...]
Chinese teen sells his kidney for an iPad 2
ShareA Chinese teenager was so desperate to acquire the new iPad 2 that he sold one of his kidneys for just £2,000 to pay for it, according to reports. The 17-year-old boy, identified only by his surname, “Zheng”, confessed to his mother that he had sold the kidney after spotting an online advertisement offering cash [...]
Chinese workers build 15-story hotel in just six days
ShareA construction crew in the south-central Chinese city of Changsha has completed a 15-story hotel in just six days. Six days. That’s how long it took to build this level 9 Earthquake-resistant, sound-proofed, thermal-insulated 15-story hotel in Changsha, complete with everything, from the cabling to three-pane windows. The foundations were already built, but it’s just [...]
Giant Jesus in Poland
ShareA statue of Jesus Christ that its builders say will be the largest in the world is fast rising from a Polish cabbage field and local officials hope it will become a beacon for tourists. The builders expect to attach the arms, head and crown to the robed torso in coming days, weather and cranes [...]
Unbelievable! Metal Wire Growing From Skin
ShareNoorsyaidah, an Indonesian woman, claims metal wire has grown from her body for 18 years This is currently big news in Indonesia. Metal wires about 10-20 cm long grow from a woman’s body! Skeptics initially thought that is must be “self-inflicted”. Doctors however, have other theories but have given up on providing any scientific or [...]
Bangladesh closes factories for World Cup
ShareDHAKA (Reuters) – Authorities in soccer crazy Bangladesh on Monday asked all manufacturing factories in and around the capital Dhaka to suspend operations each evening until the end of the World Cup in South Africa. “We have issued the order to the factories to switch off for five hours every evening in a desperate move [...]