A zoo in China has been forced to refute any allegations its sun bears are actually humans dressed in bear suits, after a video of one of its bears standing on hind legs went viral. Despite denying the allegations, zookeepers at the zoo published a statement yesterday (Sunday) in the voice of Angela, a Malaysian […]
Hong Kongers urged to stare disapprovingly at people who smoke
Unfortunately, smoking is still popular in parts of the world such as Hong Kong – and the territory’s health minister, Professor Lo Chung-mau said now advised people to ‘stare disapprovingly’.
9 of the Creepiest Stories About Twins
Have you ever found the concept of twins fascinating, or even at times a little creepy? Just the idea of two exactly (or almost exactly) identical people who can seemingly say the same things simultaneously, finish each other’s sentences, feel each other’s pain and even claim to know what the other is thinking can, at […]
Using Google to track cryptids
The travel site Next Vacay has used what people search for to work out where in the world we might see cryptids.
Is there something in the cupboard? Whisper
Starring Michelle Khare “Whisper” is a film about something we think about all the time… about that thing in the shadows just out of sight. In this case, we have a pretty young woman in bed and her Alexa, Amazon’s smart speaker, can hear something whispered. This voice isn’t a thing we can hear […]
Subway bans Ouija boards
The management of this Subway found reason to put up a rather strange sign. It makes you wonder what might have happened here that made printing such a sign necessary in the first place. Do you agree with the owners? Are they entitled to ban paying customers from using Ouija boards in the building? Or […]
Did this Snapchat faceswap capture a spirit?
Snapchat is more than just an app that allows you to send messages that self-destruct after they’ve been read. Today’s version of the app is focused around video messaging and pioneered clever visual filters to spice up those messages. Want to see what you look like with puppy ears, or as a pirate or with […]
Where you might actually find Fantastic Beasts
Fan of Harry Potter and the spin-off Fantastic Beasts? Many of the monsters from the Potterverse are drawn from mythology, inspired by old folktales and stories. Sykes Cottages have put together a collection of monster posters to follow on from the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Is the idea you’re supposed to […]
Have you ever summoned customer service from Hell?
We’ve all summoned this sort of demon. Right? In Pure Spirit This great one panel comic is the work of The Very Near Future. The site takes an open-minded view at what might be happening next; throwing plenty of punches as it does so.
Is your freezer haunted? Do strange spikes form on your ice cubes?
There are concerns that strange spikes of ice forming in your freezer, reaching up from ice cubes and towards the door is a sign of supernatural activity in your kitchen. You shouldn’t be worried. Ice spikes are perfectly natural and we have the science to explain what’s going on. Over a million people have watched […]
