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Doctors in India have removed 33 objects, including razors and knives, from the stomach of a 30-year old man identified as Yogesh Thakur, Thakur was admitted to the hospital on July 14 after he complained of severe stomach pain. His mother, Kusma Thakur, told doctors her son would ‘grab anything …

A handsome Saanen goat in Malaysia is the first to reach online celebrity status for looking like a Korean pop star. Ramos, an 11-month-old billy goat at Muhammad Livestock Farm in Perak, Malaysia, went viral last week after his owner posted photos of him on the farm’s Facebook page. People …

A chimpanzee escaped from his enclsoure in China’s Hefei Wildlife Park on Friday morning, causing much confusion and chaos as he charged at visitors and even kicked an employee to the ground. The 12-year-old male chimp, named Yang Yang, was spotted running on the roof and evading capture for some …

You would have concluded that people who rent cars do so to drive them. Not for some Japanese people. THey rent cars for other wacky reasons. Checkout this story. NTT Docomo Inc., a popular vehicle-sharing service operator in Japan, told the Asahi Shimbun that a 2018 survey revealed that one out of …

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 …

A man snored so loudly inside a train compartment that other passengers made him stay up as punishment so that they could get some sleep, according to media reports. The passenger, identified only by his first name, Ramchandra, however, took the whole thing in his stride and decided not to …

Checkout this throwback story of how an entire village gathered to prevent a couple from having their 18th child. In their desire to have a second son, a Gujarati couple had 17 children–16 of them daughters–until their neighbours convinced them to stop. Ram Sinh, 44, and his 40-year-old wife Kanu …

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 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 cafe in Thailand is using a shocking strategy to attract customers, closing them in coffins after finishing coffee. The Death Awareness Cafe in Bangkok features mortuary-inspired decor and coffins placed for customers to spend time closed inside after their purchased beverages. Veeranut Rojanaprapa, the cafe’s owner, said the purpose …