The Vatican has officially requested that visitors refrain from snapping selfies with the body of Pope Francis as he lies in state, fearing a hashtagged spectacle at the world’s most solemn farewell. Selfie etiquette meets papal protocol in the weirdest clash of tradition and trending now.
Serbia decided to treat researchers like Cinderella with a midnight deadline—except it’s noon, and the only thing turning into a pumpkin is academic productivity. Peer review just got a turbo mode.
Hospital staff in Majorca waved goodbye to this elderly woman—only for her to say hello from a body bag en route to her own funeral. Spain’s news cycle just got a pulse, literally.
English Queen Camilla and vampire conspiracy are spiking again, as royal watchers debate if her marriage was a supernatural career move. Who knew the Windsors could moonlight as creatures of the night?
In a plot twist for global diplomacy, Soviet officials once cited dishpan hands—thanks to American ads—as cause for international restrictions. Diplomacy’s never looked so soapy or sudsy in the annals of weird news.
One moment you're channeling your inner gymnast, the next you're seeing nothing but darkness. A British woman’s cartwheel marathon turns into an unexpected, vision-blurring Olympic event.
Peter Hudson was discovered mid-romance with his sex doll on the front porch, confessing to both neighbors and the court—all in one moment. British justice meets inflatable companionship in a scene so surreal, even Love Island’s casting directors would think twice.
In an unprecedented bureaucratic plot twist, Social Security vanished thousands of retirees after a DOGE-named agency wielded too much delete power. Turns out, being 'digitally dead' doesn’t help you collect benefits—or set up a game night.
Humanoid robots lined up for the world’s first robot half-marathon, promptly proving they’re better at slapstick than sprinting. Beijing’s robo-runners wowed crowds with accidental acrobatics and slow-motion drama, not exactly threatening human athletic supremacy this year.
Scientists just found a caterpillar that literally cocoons itself in the corpses of its vanquished prey. Move over, Silence of the Lambs—nature’s got a new fashion-forward villain crawling through the undergrowth.
A Chinese woman says she caught herpes from a karaoke mic after belting tunes too closely. The viral saga is peaking in both Douyin drama and search traffic—now everyone’s eyeing that next karaoke night with suspicion.
Step into a Cleveland restaurant that transforms a historic bank vault into a unique dining experience—perfect for those craving a taste of the unusual.
Silicon Valley crosswalk button hacked to mimic Musk and Zuckerberg—pedestrian safety now comes with a side of tech ego.
Turns out, Australian radio fans spent six months unknowingly jamming to a synthetic DJ. Somewhere, a real DJ is furiously updating their LinkedIn—and questioning reality itself. AI host, meet shock jock envy in the land Down Under.
