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A frightening video of a king cobra trying to follow a toddler has gone viral on the Internet. It showed the venomous snake, about two metres long, slithering on the shiny floor of a front yard in Vietnam with breathtaking speed as the child played on the floor. His grandfather, …

This might be a bit extreme but it seems to be working for these senior citizens. Pensioners in China are increasingly turning to the idea of hanging by the neck as a form of exercise to treat back pain. A bizarre exercising trend has become very popular among elderly fitness …

If you need fat people for some services and you are wondering where to hire them, you might have to read this story. A new Japanese service is drawing attention for allowing both individuals and companies to rent out “fat people” for 2,000 yen ($18) per hour. Renting people for …

This is not the best of times for the Image of the police in Pakistan after some of their men were called out for arresting staff of a fast-food company that refused to give them free burgers. The group of police officers involved in this show of shame are facing …

A young bike rider in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, narrowly escaped death when an iron gate almost fell on him while he was passing through an alley. A video of the incident, lasting a little over a minute, shows the entire sequence of events. On another day, the incident could …

A doctor couple in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur, India, was shot dead in a car yesterday by two people riding a bike at a busy crossing in the city. The incident was captured in a chilling CCTV footage. The incident took place at 4.45 pm on Friday, reports NDTV. The two men …

The social media got excited by photos of a pregnant police woman in India controlling traffic and carrying out her duties despite her condition. A picture of the pregnant Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Shilpa Sahu, regulating traffic and ensuring that people adhere to COVID-19 guidelines in Chhattisgarh is being …

A 34-year-old Hong Kong man has been getting a lot of attention because of his unusual amorous relationship with a silicone doll, who he says he prefers to a real woman, for various reasons, reports Oddity Central. Xie Tianrong has been in a relationship with his girlfriend, Mochi, for almost …

Two giant pythons were rescued from inside a JCB machine in Odisha, on Sunday morning. The snakes were found during beautification work being undertaken at a reservoir site in the Palligumula village of Berhampur district, Odisha, eastern Indian state of Bengal, according to news agency ANI. Wildlife officials said that …

A woman in India has ended up marrying a guest at her wedding after the groom developed cold feet and did a runner. The bride to be, known only as Sindhu, was due to marry a man named Naveen. The ceremony was taking place on the same day as Naveen’s …