During the inaugural humanoid half-marathon in China, 21 two-legged robot competitors suffered technical breakdowns, dramatically falling behind human runners and highlighting current limits of robotics in endurance racing.
Space junk with a Soviet pedigree makes a dramatic return after half a century. The vintage probe could soon crash-land, reminding us that even forgotten relics eventually RSVP to Earth’s cosmic party.
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.
Turns out, Amaropostia stiptica isn’t deadly—unless you count the flavor. Scientists have officially crowned this humble fungus the world’s most bitter, making even kale look like birthday cake in comparison. Bitter mushroom fans, rejoice—or recoil.
Physicists just managed to pin down a flash of light in space-time—no, this isn’t a Marvel plotline, it’s real quantum weirdness. Prepare to have your physics-loving brain fried.
Sick of pills and shots? Scientists at UPenn have engineered gum that both delivers meds and traps flu and herpes viruses. Finally, something to chew on besides your health insurance bill.
Shanghai shoppers can now liquefy their gold trinkets at an ATM and watch their savings melt away—literally. This futuristic gold-melting cash machine redefines “liquid assets” and makes old VCRs look like untapped treasure chests.
A fired Disney worker hacked food menus to slip in profanities and chaos, earning himself a three-year vacation courtesy of federal prison. Turns out, the happiest place on Earth does not tolerate ‘Cheesy Shits’ with your fries.
Residents of Trang, Thailand, think Nutcha’s massive 3.8-foot dreadlock isn’t just a hair-raising sight—it’s literally haunted. Local folklore collides with flyaway follicles as “ghost hair” becomes the town’s supernatural centerpiece.
The UK’s latest nuclear project screeched to a halt after a brigade of radioactive rats decided to make it their new home. Britain’s nuclear ambitions just got upstaged by rodent squatters with a glow-in-the-dark twist.
Dubai drinkers now pay $100 for Greenlandic ice cubes in their cocktails, proving luxury knows no bounds—or logic. Greenland's new export: ancient iceberg cubes straight to your glass, climate guilt included free of charge.
Marsupials make a comeback after bushfires—proving that in Australia, even nature knows how to stage a heroic return.
Forget soccer—two Leicestershire villages settle scores with an all-out bottle-kicking brawl over a beer barrel. Rural traditions never tasted so peculiar.
A first-class Titanic passenger's eerily prophetic letter just sold for a wallet-wilting amount. Whoever bought it now owns the most unsettling premonition in luxury maritime history—creepy, collectible, and unsinkably strange.
Bride clocked at 105 MPH racing to wedding—because nothing says “I do” like outrunning commitment *and* traffic laws.
The UK’s finest have swapped truncheons for trowels, running cannabis farms that would make any stoner jealous. Britain’s police cultivating cannabis isn’t an April Fools’ prank—just another day in the British justice system.