You’ve probably seen one of those souvenir statues of Maitreya, aka the Laughing Buddha. They are pretty popular even in non-Buddhist countries, and many people use them as good luck charms. But what do you think about a living, breathing Smiling Buddha? Photos and videos of an overweight, bald man …

Police in Oldham’s Neighbourhood, Greater Manchester, England, were shocked to discover a major cannabis farm in a police station. Failsworth Police Station was the base for Oldham’s Neighbourhood Policing Team until it was closed six years ago due to government cuts. On Thursday, July 4, passing officers noticed that the building had …

A 34-year-old man, David Dowell, a father of three from Brisbane, Australia, tragically lost his life after becoming infected with salmonella, which friends claim was the result of him eating a small gecko lizard as a party dare. Dowell, who would have turned 35 last week, was brought in to …

The two defending champs won the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut and Miki Sudo again chomped their way to victory. The competition, which has taken place at the original Nathan’s Famous location in Coney Island in the New York City borough of Brooklyn since the first recorded …

An Indian politician has offered to reward anyone who kills a sex offender, with £1,000, following the rapid rise of sex attacks in the state of Bihar, India. Rajesh Ranjan, also known as Pappu Yadav, pledged the bounty of Rs100,000 in cash after an official report revealed that more than 7,300 …

A 19-year-old convicted killer in Turkey managed to escape from prison by allegedly switching places with his twin brother when he came to visit him. Murat A. was serving a long prison sentence for murder at the E Tipi Kapası Prison in Mersin, southern Turkey when his twin brother, Huseyin, …

A doctor at a hospital in Bangkok was baffled after she found a lizard living inside the head of a patient, who came to the facility complaining of ear pain. According to local media, physician Varanya Nganthavee, 25, attended to the patient at Rajavithi Hospital. Nganthavee said that during the examination of the patient …

A dead body has fallen from a plane and landed in a garden in South London, close to a man who was sunbathing. The man who fell is believed to be a stowaway who hid under the plane before it took off from Nairobi, Kenya, on a 9-hour flight to Heathrow. The man …

Alan and Christine Tait fled their home in Wales after hearing the unexplained noises and have lived in a camper van ever since. Police took a look around their old home, in Ammanford, but the source of the chilling sounds has not been identified. The pair said the noises — …

In the high-pressure atmosphere of a competitive game, even the best player can miss. Ted St. Martin is the record-holder for the most consecutive free throw baskets by a human being. He threw an amazing 5,221 consecutive Free Throws in a demonstration session back in 1996. But the record for …