Bizarre, hilarious, and outlandish stories from around the globe.
Bizarre, hilarious, and outlandish stories from around the globe.
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Over the years, people have debated about the validity of so-called "feral children". Though dozens of incidents have made the news, most of them have turned out to be misunderstandings of medical conditions or fraudulent acts in which adults have manipulated children with developmental disorders into acting as if they…
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While some teenagers are challenging politicians on gun control, other teenagers are doing ridiculous online 'challenges' in a bid for attention. It seemed like these trends hit peak stupidity with the 'Tide Pod Challenge,' in which people bit squishy detergent packets and spat out the soapy goo. But now there's…
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After the Tide Pod challenge, you would think that the internet would be hard-pressed to find another trial that's half as ridiculous, dangerous and sheer idiotic. Unfortunately, you'd be wrong. It turns out people online are full to the brim of simply terrible ideas and that the lure of viral…
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In case you've been living on Mars for the past year or so, you might be interested to learn that it hasn't exactly been plain sailing for Donald Trump since he found himself - inexplicably - in the White House as President of the United States. Trump's victory over rival…
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Childhood: it's a wonderful thing, isn't it? Carefree days were spent booting a soccer ball around a field, afternoons were lost getting dizzy on Sunny D and schoolyard chat incessantly revolved around one question: "who loves orange soda?" Childhood was the best and there are certain smells that will always…
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Anyone out there who cares even the slightest bit about their appearance will know how much effort it requires to stay looking good. Aside from the basic showering, hair-washing, and teeth-cleaning routine, you've also got to invest time and money into keeping your skin healthy, spend hours in front of…
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On the internet, almost anything can inspire conspiracy theorists, no matter how innocuous the subject. It could be a tiny smudge on picture taken by a NASA telescope, or the sight of contrails in the sky above our heads, and suddenly a bunch of tinfoil hat-wearing "experts" will appear from…
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Ashley Bosma, 28, used to have an American accent, but after a head injury, she found herself speaking entirely differently. Known as 'foreign accent syndrome', this rare disorder has only around 100 diagnosed cases in the last century. Ashley was home alone in October 2017 when someone broke in and…
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Until the age of 23, Pauline Dakin's life never made any sense. She knew from childhood that her upbringing was acutely wrong, that her parents kept secrets from her, and that the restless, nomadic lifestyle her family led was unusual. She could never have imagined why. Her story, recently published…
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Every day, we encounter potentially life-threatening hazards without even noticing. Crossing the street, using electrical devices, or even simply traveling on the subway could land you in some serious trouble - but we just have to go along with life and hope that a freak accident doesn't happen. Unfortunately, incidents…
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Politics isn't exactly a career where people end up being loved and in fact, it often feels like anyone who works for the government or civil service is condemning themselves to the ire and scorn of the public. Yet one statesman who's managed to avoid this unfortunate fate is Canadian…
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Throughout history, there have been very few successful criminals. Sure, there are probably one or two examples of people who got away with murder, or managed to head up an illegal organization without ever being detected; but for every one criminal mastermind, there are probably a thousand or so idiots…
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For thousands of years, most of us have taken the roundness of our planet to be a fact of life - much in the same way that we know the Earth orbits the sun, or that pizza is the greatest invention to ever grace mankind. However, not everyone is so…
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Bullying in high school is an enduring problem all over the world and affects millions of teens every year. Despite the many initiatives which have tried to curtail abusive behaviour in the classroom, the issue is still pertinent. In fact, evidence suggests that the rate of bullying has actually increased.…
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The mystery of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is something that shows no sign of stopping any time soon. For those of you who don't remember it, MH370 was a scheduled international passenger flight that disappeared on 8 March 2014 while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, to its destination, Beijing…
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With the rise of "time travellers" claiming that they have been forwards in time and revealing what that holds, it seems like the future is looking pretty bleak for all of us. Trump will win the next election, there will be WWIII and Los Angeles will be submerged in water.…
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Throughout history, there have been thousands of stories of people coming back from the dead. We've heard of vampires and zombies, religious figures and individuals who have been resurrected, and - on very rare occasions - true stories of people who really have died, but were resuscitated before it was…
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Every single day, billions of people from all over the world are just out there, living their lives, and most of us don't give them a second thought. Some of them are having a good day, some of them a bad one, and - in many cases - a lot…
