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A Pittsburgh-based robotics and engineering startup recently unveiled Moonwalkers, a pair of battery-powered shoes that it claims can boost walk speeds by up to 250%.At first glance, Moonwalkers look like a pair of futuristic...

An 18-year-old lioness has baffled staff at a zoo in Kansas after growing an “awkward teenage mane” after the pride’s last male lion passed away.Looking at Zuri, you’d think she was a young lion...

A new study found that 53 sea creatures that were previously thought to be silent actually audibly communicate. About 50% of the creatures in the study are turtles.Oct. 26 (UPI) -- Scientists studying the...

Kitti’s hog-nosed bat, also known as the Bumblebee Bat, is not only the world’s smallest bat, but also arguably the smallest mammal in the known world.Our world is home to over 1,200 species of...

Science, a Japanese technology company specializing in bathroom and kitchen innovation, recently unveiled plans to produce a washing machine for humans.Believe it or not, the concept of a human washing machine isn’t new. At...

Located on a hill in the heart of Rome and featuring the only ceiling mural ever painted by the Italian Baroque old master Caravaggio, Villa Aurora is widely regarded as the world’s most expensive...

A 19-year-old man and a 56-year-old grandmother-of-three in Thailand have been making international news headlines after getting engaged to be married.Wuthichai Chantaraj, 19, met his fiance, Janla Namuangrak, 56, almost 10 years ago, when...

Researchers have discovered that green tree frogs in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have turned dark in order to better mitigate the effects of radiation.In April of 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power...

French champagne brand G.H. Mumm has poured a lot of time and resources into developing a futuristic champagne bottle that can be used in space.The Mumm Cordon Rouge Stellar is the first champagne designed...

Horse Kicks are just what they sound like – sneakers for horses. Created from popular human models like Air Jordan or Yeezy Boost, each pair sells for at least $1,200.With some very few notable...

Norwegian startup Desert Control claims that it can fight desertification efficiently by spraying sand with Liquid NanoClay (LNC) and turning it into soil in a matter of hours.In the past, we’ve featured many ‘green...

Researchers at Tokyo Medical and Dental University claim to have identified a drug that replicates the benefits of exercise on muscles and bones.Many of us may not want to admit it, but modern life...

The Synthetic Party is a new political group in Denmark that is committed to following the platform thought up by an AI entity known as Leader Lars.Out of all the political parties eyeing a...

In post-ice age Britain, two different groups of humans have been identified by British researchers.After analyzing the oldest human DNA found in Britain, researchers found two distinct demographic groupings that had resided there following...

An Iranian 94-year-old nicknamed the “world’s dirtiest man” for famously not bathing since the middle of the 20th century has died.The BBC writes Amou Haji passed away on Sunday in Dezhgah village, which is located in the southern province of...

Three decades after a car was reported stolen in Northern California, police are digging the missing convertible out of the yard of a $15 million mansion built by a man with a history of...

Authorities claimed a Massachusetts woman is facing many assault and battery charges after she allegedly let loose a swarm of bees on sheriff's officials as they attempted to deliver an eviction notice.According to court...

An English man recently shocked his whole country after claiming to have been pulling off his own teeth for over 10 years because he could never book a dentist appointment.David Sergeant, a former butcher...

A 48-year-old Colombian woman died after allegedly swallowing and choking on her dental prosthesis while sleeping.Doctors always recommend removing dentures at night, to avoid any kind of accidents, a piece of advice that María...

The people of Upla, a small village in India’s Maharashtra state, allegedly hold the local monkey population in such high regard that they have had land registered in the animals’ name.Farmland is very precious...

The tropical islands of the Seychelles archipelago are home to a legendary palm tree that produces the world’s largest plant seed – a suggestively-shaped thing that can weigh up to 20 kilograms.Lodoicea maldivica, also...

Rutin chicken, a domestic hybrid dubbed ‘the world’s smallest chicken’ has become incredibly popular in China lately, fueling a veritable pet craze.Technically, the rutin in chicken is not a chicken. It is a cross...

A young biology graduate and former taxidermist from Ghent, Belgium, creates warrior figurines out of hundreds of dead insect body parts.28-year-old Joos Habraken typically spends between 20 and 30 hours working on each of...

Thousands of people in China are taking up “crocodile crawling” classes, a weird type of back relief exercise inspired by the movement of a crocodile.Multiple news outlets in China have been reporting on a...

The highest-altitude cash machine in the world is located at the Khunjerab Pass border between China and Pakistan, at an elevation of 4,693 meters.Over the past few decades, the ATM has become one of...

24-year-old Bailey Ennis has birthed a bouncing baby boy in September 2021 with the help of a sperm donor.But what’s shocking about it is that she did it by purchasing an artificial insemination kit...

Photos and videos of people walking futuristic robot dogs instead of actual canines have been going viral in China lately, signaling a trend among the younger generations.Robotic dogs inspired by the impressive creations of...

Glass Symphony, a Ukrainian family-owned company specializing in hand-made glass sculptures, has become famous for its anatomically-correct arachnids.Using a centuries-old technique known as lampworking, the artisans at Glass Symphony, use glass rods, extreme heat...

Geospiza difficilis septentrionalis, aka the Vampire Finch, is a small bird with a very unusual diet – other bird’s blood.Found on only two small islands in the Galapagos Archipelago – Darwin and Wolf –...

Russian trolls have come up with a new way of triggering Europeans dealing with inflated gas prices – broadcasting cheap Russian gas burning 24/7 on video streaming platforms like Twitch.It all started on September...

Measuring around 10 cm, with a diameter comparable to that of a cooked spaghetti, the Barbados Threadsnake (Tetracheilostoma carlae) is by far the smallest snake in the world.Spotting a Barbados threadsnake for the first...

A Japanese man obsessed with women’s raincoats has been dubbed ‘Raincoat Man’ after stealing a total of 360 raincoats over a period of 13 years.A 51-year-old man was recently arrested in Osaka, Japan, after...

A Singapore man who installed no less than 9 air conditioning in a rented apartment has been hit with complaints from neighbors struggling with condensation and mold.Summers can get pretty hot and humid in...

Chinese iPhone 14 scalpers are apparently struggling to recover their investment as they are forced to sell the handheld for less than the MSRP price.Like it or not, scalpers are an integral part of...

A Vietnamese woman claims to have given up solid food over four decades ago and survived on water spiked with a bit of salt, sugar and lemon juice ever since.63-year-old Ms. Ngon is famous...

An Indian ‘sadhu’ monk has been holding his arm in an upward position continuously for more than a decade in honor of his god.Mahant Radheypuri Juna Akhara, an Indian sadhu – a religious or...

A 20-year-old man from Cambridge, England, has become famous both in his hometown and on social media, because of his decision to shun footwear completely.Up until a year or so ago, George Woodville wore...

The family of a 35-year-old man who died in April of last year due to Covid-19 have been living with his body ever since, thinking he was only in a coma and would eventually...

A New Jersey man has apparently been holding such a grudge against the ex-wife he divorced nearly five decades ago that he goes to her grave almost every day just to relieve himself on...

24-year-old Bailey Ennis has birthed a bouncing baby boy in September 2021 with the help of a sperm donor.But what’s shocking about it is that she did it by purchasing an artificial insemination kit...

A Missouri woman said she was shocked when a Powerball ticket that was forgotten in her purse for over a month turned out to be a $50,000 winner.The St. Louis County woman told Missouri...

A 35-year-old man from India’s Tamil Nadu state recently set a new world record for the longest distance driven in reverse in under 30 minutes – 16 kilometers and 140 meters. During an event that...

A 65-year-old man from Saudi Arabia recently became the talk of the town after it was revealed that he married no less than 53 different women in his search for emotional “stability”.Abu Abdullah married...

A Chinese couple who abandoned their daughter when she was only a toddler, suddenly reappeared in her life decades later when they learned she was well off, to ask her for a home for...

Ana di Pištonja, also known as Baba Anujka or the Banat Witch, was an accomplished amateur chemist who used her skills to kill as many as 150 people in the late 19th and early...

A 40-year-old man has been dubbed ‘South Africa’s dumbest criminal’ after walking into a police station to get a job there despite being on a wanted criminal list.Thomas Ngcobo had been on the run...

Members of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) have resumed work following a directive by their leadership to end the mass annual leave they embarked on.CETAG earlier directed all members to...

Pistorius shot his girlfriend dead in 2013Convicted murderer Oscar Pistorius is going to court to try to force South African authorities to hold a parole hearing for him.The former Paralympic gold medallist is serving...

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