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Wednesday, 10 February 2021 04:04

This man mistakenly left his wallet in Antarctica. Some 53 years later, he got it back

Fifty-three years ago, Paul Grisham put on his heavy snow gear and said goodbye to Antarctica after spending 13 months there as a meteorologist with the Navy at one of the most remote stations on Earth. But he left something behind: his wallet. Grisham, now 91 and living in San Diego, said he doesn’t remember losing it, which is why he was stunned when he received a phone call from a stranger in Indiana on Jan. 27. “Paul? I think I’ve found your wallet,” the caller, Bruce McKee, told Grisham. It took Grisham a minute to piece things together. “What…

Saturday, 06 February 2021 04:13

How ex-maths teacher fathered 116 children

It’s the sort of post you might find on a dating site: ‘I’m 35, have brown hair, blue eyes and am 6ft 3in. I weigh 80kg, am a keen runner and consider myself fit and healthy. I have a good job in marketing and a master’s degree. I’d love to hear from you,’ it concludes. ‘So please feel free to get in touch.’ An attractive prospect? But not merely as a candidate for a romantic hook-up. What this man is offering is neither a relationship nor even simple friendship. Rather, he is offering his sperm and his advert is targeted…

Saturday, 06 February 2021 04:12

Man found alive 18 days after funeral

A Portuguese man who was reported as dead by his local hospital has been seen alive, 18 days after his supposed funeral and burial. The 92-year-old man from Milheirós de Poiares, Feira, northern Portugal, was declared dead on January 10. The old man had been hospitalized for about two months at the Hospital de Oliveira de Azeméis, in the city of Santa Maria da Feira, due to respiratory problems, before being infected with coronavirus there. After the man's family was informed of his death by employees of the medical centre on January 10, the funeral was held two days later.…

Wednesday, 03 February 2021 04:08

High Court Judge narrates how he discovered all three children from ex-wife aren’t his

A Delta State High Court judge, Anthony Okorodas, says he recently discovered that the three children he had with his first wife are not his. Okorodas said in a statement that he made the discovery after he had sponsored two of them to university while the third one was already 17 years old. The judge said he discovered this after the three children were subjected to DNA tests. Okorodas, who described the discovery as devastating, said he and his current wife had been responsible for the education of the three children, two of whom are university undergraduates, since their mother…

Saturday, 30 January 2021 05:25

TV guest goes viral after leaving explicit item in background of news interview

‘Oversight or totally intentional? You decide.....’ one viewer commented BBC Wales viewers were left in hysterics after a guest left a rather unfortunate item in the background of her interview. Yvette Amos appeared on news programme BBC Wales on Tuesday (26 January) evening to discuss her experiences of unemployment during the pandemic. However, those watching at home found their eyes being drawn to the shelf behind Amos, which as well as holding books and board games contained a large pink penis. The image was shared on Twitter by journalist Grant Tucker, who tweeted: “Perhaps the greatest guest background on the…

Wednesday, 27 January 2021 05:12

Court gives ultimatum to ‘witches’ to restore victim’s health

Two women and five minors accused of bewitching and afflicting a three-year-old girl with a disease have been given 24 hours to revive the girl. The seven self-confessed ‘witches’ who have come before a court in Yola, Adamawa State capital, allegedly used demonic powers to afflict the three-year-old girl with a strange disease. The seven accused persons include a 60-year-old woman, one other woman not yet arrested and five children aged four to six years. The 60-year-old whose name was given as Halima Jonta and the minors were brought to Area Court 1, Yola, by a community leader, the Sarkin…

Thursday, 21 January 2021 05:33

This premium gin is made from distilled Elephant dung

It’s hard to believe that elephant dung could be the main ingredient of a premium spirit drink, but it’s true. South African gin Indlovu is made with botanicals harvested from the pachyderm poop. Paula and Les Ansley, both former professors in different fields of biology, decided to moved from the UK to South Africa, after retiring, and come up with a way to contribute to conservation efforts in the region and support the local community. Neither of them had any idea that elephant dung would play such a big part in their plan, it just sort of happened. Today they…

Wednesday, 20 January 2021 05:22

Woman arrested for baking 'indecent' cakes

A baker was arrested in after making a selection of 'indecent' cakes that were topped with icing in the shape of genitals and lingerie. The provocative desserts shared by a group of women at a party were described as an 'assault on the value system, and a crude abuse of society' by a top Islamic authority in Egypt which deemed them forbidden under religious law. But the crackdown drew criticism from some Egyptians who said it was 'eliminating any space for personal freedoms in Egypt'. The baker was arrested, then released on bail soon afterwards, while authorities have also identified…

Tuesday, 19 January 2021 05:30

Man found living in airport for 3 months without detection

A man too afraid to fly due to the pandemic lived undetected in a secure area of Chicago's international airport for three months, US prosecutors say. Aditya Singh, 36, was arrested on Saturday after airline staff asked him to produce his identification. He pointed to a badge, but it allegedly belonged to an operations manager who reported it missing in October. Police say Singh arrived on a flight from Los Angeles to O'Hare International Airport on 19 October. He reportedly found the staff badge in the airport and was "scared to go home due to Covid", Assistant State Attorney Kathleen…

Saturday, 16 January 2021 05:23

Nigerians mock Buhari as birds released by president refused to fly

There was a mild drama at the national arcade in Abuja on Friday when some pigeons President Muhammadu Buhari released to commemorate the armed forces remembrance day refused to fly. As a custom, Buhari opened a cage housing some pigeons and threw one of them into the air but it landed on the top of the cage and refused to fly. Efforts of the president to make other pigeons fly did not materialise until he got visibly tired and returned to his seat while the activities continued. The pigeons later flew when the president left. Releasing of pigeons symbolises peace…

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Saturday, 16 January 2021 05:14

Woman spends 3 years proving she’s alive, after being declared dead by court

A 58-year-old French woman has been fighting to get her life back, after being wrongfully declared dead by a court, during a long-running dispute with a former employee. Jeanne Pouchain has been trying to prove she is alive and well for three years, ever since a labor court declared her dead, allegedly acting on information provided by one of her former employees, who she was in a legal dispute with. The verdict not only ended a decade-long lawsuit between Pouchain and her ex-employee, it also ruined her life as a citizen. Her name was wiped from official records, she lost…

Friday, 15 January 2021 04:47

Man loses password to wallet containing $220m in Bitcoin

A computer programmer who years ago wrote down the password to a cryptocurrency wallet on a piece of paper, has since lost the said paper, and with it access to around $220 million in Bitcoin. Can you imagine having over $200 million and no way to ever access it? That’s exactly the story of San Francisco-based programmer Stefan Thomas, who has been trying to remember the password of his IronKey, a special hard-drive that contains the private keys to a digital wallet with 7,002 Bitcoin. He received the digital currency 10 years ago, while living in Switzerland, from an early…

Wednesday, 13 January 2021 05:32

The world’s most expensive liquid sells for $39m per gallon

Deathstalker scorpion venom is not only the world’s most expensive venom, but also the most expensive liquid, commanding prices of up to $39 million per gallon. Getting your hands on a gallon is a bit tricky, though. The deathstalker is one of the most dangerous species of scorpions. Even though a sting is generally not enough to kill a healthy adult, it can prove lethal to kids and the elderly, and is said to be about 100 times more painful than a bee sting. Of course, pain is subjective, so we don’t experience it the same way, but according to…

Saturday, 02 January 2021 05:11

The unlikely success story of a man who gets paid to do nothing

A 37-year-old Japanese man has built a successful career by renting himself out to do nothing. For some reason, he is inundated with requests from people who just want him by their side. In just two years, Shoji Morimoto has gone from being just another unemployed middle-aged man in Tokyo, to a minor Japanese celebrity, with over 270,000 Twitter followers, appearances on national television, interviews in magazines, and even his own books and manga on Amazon. That’s quite surprising, considering Shoji has built his success on a service that requires him to basically do nothing but meet random people, listen…

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