Diamonds are a man’s best friend. A 37-year-old treasure hunter discovered a $40,000 engagement ring while combing Hammock Beach in St. Augustine, Florida, with his metal detector in October. A video posted by Joseph Cook shows him excitedly digging for the ring while initially thinking it was a coin of some sort. “No way, man. … Read more
A South American couple with over 98 body modifications earned a world record for their collective number of piercings, microdermals, body implants and other modifications, according to Guinness World Records. Victor Hugo, a native of Uruguay, and Gabriela Peralta from Argentina, had already earned the title for the most body modifications (married couple) with 84 in 2014. Since that … Read more
This guy’s thinking outside the box. Florian Kastenmeier, of Germany, now holds the Guinness World Record for assembling the largest collection of rotating puzzles in the world — a whopping 1,519. The Bavarian 40-year-old’s obsession with Rubik’s Cubes began when he was a kid and he and his three brothers attempted to solve the puzzle. … Read more
The big guy has a ton in store for the years to come. Nostradamus, the supposed future-seeing French prophet of the 1500s — who theorists claim predicted global atrocities like Adolf Hitler’s rise to power and the 9/11 terror attacks — has another major forecast that astronauts will successfully land on Mars in the coming … Read more
He’s lived a hair-raising life. An Indian teen is opening up about being bullied his entire life due to a rare condition that caused him to sprout “werewolf” fur all over his body. “When I was young, I had people throw stones at me,” Lalit Patidar, 17, told Media Drum World of his thick curly … Read more
She’s not averse to grabbing some grub. Most people might would balk at finding a bug in their food; however, one South African woman likes adorning her dishes with an array of creepy crawlies straight out of an insect zoo. “I’m obsessed with insects,” Joanne Techow, 30, told NeedToKnow.online of her penchant for entomophagy — … Read more
Their relaxing holiday getaway turned into a haunting “scare bnb” A terrified couple have reported an Airbnb owner to police after allegedly finding a hidden camera inside their beachfront rental. Ana Lucia Bezerra and Julia Stoppa travelled more than 800 miles from their home in Goiania, Brazil to the property in Rio de Janeiro after … Read more
They thought it was an a-steroid. A UK astronomer has been reinstated on Twitter after allegedly getting banned because her meteor video was mistaken for porn. A Tweet detailing her exile from the Elon Musk-owned platform is currently orbiting online. “I’m back!!!!!!!!!!” announced Mary McIntyre, an astronomer from Oxfordshire, in the jubilant post. “After 3 … Read more
Whoooo’s there? That bump in the night was not the intruder these Canadian homeowners thought, although it could be described as a menacing figure. In fact, it was an owl named Winky who ruffled some feathers, breaking into and destroying two homes. Standing only 9 inches tall and weighing a mere 1.7 pounds, Winky may … Read more
In 1995, John Leonard was a 20-year-old college student near Seattle, coaching little league football on the side and dreaming about a future in business. Then, an empty soda bottle changed his life forever. Leonard’s unusual journey is the subject of the new Netflix documentary series, “Pepsi, Where’s My Jet?” premiering Thursday. It looks at … Read more
For crying out loud! Someone reportedly purchased a pair of Levi’s jeans through Depop, an online secondhand fashion marketplace — and allegedly received onions instead. The stunned customer contacted the person who sold the pants to get to the root of the problem. The tear-jerking exchange was leeked to the Depop Drama Instagram page, where … Read more
A lonely gamer narrowly escaped a brush with death after allegedly downing a dozen cans of energy drinks in 10 minutes in a “legendary” stunt to wow his co-workers. “A man drank 12 energy drinks in 10 minutes. This is what happened to his organs,” Dr. Bernard Hsu tells viewers in the opening moments of … Read more
A Harvard professor believes an alien spacecraft may have crashed to Australia’s north a decade ago — and he’s planning an expedition to retrieve the object from the floor of the Pacific Ocean. Astrophysicist Avi Loeb has previously made waves by claiming the object that streaked across the sky off the coast of Manus Island, Papua New … Read more
Their marriage just has to workout. Rather than making sappy speeches about love or fist-pumping on the dance floor to a pulsating club jam, a brawny bride and groom opted to pump massive iron at their unconventional wedding reception. “When you both meet at the gym,” read the caption of a trending Twitter clip, which racked … Read more
Penny for your thoughts? While undertaking a new home renovation project, a couple from Ellerby in North Yorkshire, England, hit the jackpot after they found a cup filled with 264 gold coins worth more than $800,000 underneath their kitchen floor. The pair initially thought that they had come across an electrical cord six inches under … Read more
Can’t bear to be alone this holiday season? A human-sized emotional support bear might be the perfect gift for you or a single friend. The Loving Bear Puffy is the shape and size of a male human body — but has the head of a teddy bear. Puffy is “a very personal product invented by … Read more
It was like the beginning of a Syfy Channel horror film. Ohio officials have issued a warning after thousands of carnivorous minks were released during a break-in at an Ohio farm on Monday night. According to police reports, the mass mustelid breakout occurred between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. after vandals destroyed fencing Lion Farms … Read more
There’s an elephant in the room. In a video clip shared Monday, a Kenyan TV journalist is adorably interrupted by a young elephant as he reports from Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, a not-for-profit wildlife rehabilitation center for elephants and rhinos in Nairobi. The video shared on Sheldrick’s Instagram page shows KBC Television reporter Alvin Patterson Kaunda standing … Read more
The so-called “tramp stamp” isn’t a sign of trashiness — it’s early women’s tradition. A recent discovery has lead researchers to believe that ancient Egyptian women were adorned with lower back tattoos to protect themselves and others during childbirth. The hypothesis comes after experts from the University of Missouri and Johns Hopkins University examined the … Read more
Just when you thought a Hawaiian getaway may be the cure to your seasonal depression, officials have issued a warning over an infestation of fire ants — warning residents of “ant rain.” According to SFGATE, millions of tiny fire ants were discovered at the Wailua River State Park, located in eastern Kauai about 6 miles … Read more