There are many intriguing things in the world that sound too unbelievable. Yet, these things often turn out to be true. Are you someone who enjoys reading about such facts? If so, this is certainly the right place for you! So prepare to have your mind blown, because here’s a list of 100 weird facts that sound too bizarre to be true.
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69/100 Pay 4–7 dollars daily to “work” at a fake office.
In China, some offices let jobseekers pay to pretend work. You hand over about 4 to 7 dollars a day, get a desk, Wi-Fi, and staged meetings, and look busy. It helps with family pressure and keeps a routine.
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68/100 After three warnings, man ate nuts; child had anaphylaxis; passenger banned.
In 2014, passengers on a Ryanair flight were warned three times not to eat nuts because a 4-year-old girl on board had a severe allergy. A man four rows away ate nuts anyway; the girl went into anaphylactic shock and was treated on board. Ryanair then banned the passenger for two years.
67/100 She ate eight live frogs for back pain; landed in hospital.
An 82-year-old woman in China swallowed eight live frogs after hearing it could fix her back pain. She was hospitalized with a parasitic infection and recovered after treatment—doctors warned strongly against such folk “cures.”
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66/100 The revolutionary ‘Phantom’ gaming console was never actually released.
In the early 2000s, a console called the Phantom was hyped as a revolutionary gaming platform based on a digital-only, on-demand service. After years of delays and controversy, the console was never actually released, making it the ultimate piece of ‘vaporware’—a true phantom console.
65/100 Priests married, then divorced frogs to control rain in Bhopal.
In 2019, priests in drought-hit Bhopal, India, married two frogs in a traditional ceremony to appease the rain god Indra and bring rainfall. The ritual worked a little too well-within two months, relentless rains caused flooding and destroyed over 9,000 houses in the region. To stop the downpour, the priests held a symbolic “divorce” ceremony for the frogs, chanting mantras and separating them in hopes of ending the heavy rains.
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64/100 Mongolian herders use melodies to coax camels into bonding.
Mongolian herders use a traditional ritual called “camel coaxing” to help a mother camel bond with her newborn or adopt an orphaned calf. The process involves a melodic chant called khöömei (throat singing) or music from instruments like the morin khuur (horsehead fiddle). This ritual is rooted in Mongolian nomadic culture, and herders adjust the melody based on the camel’s behavior to calm and encourage her. Initial aggression from the camel is common during the process.
In 2017, Sweet Dixie Kitchen in Long Beach, CA, was found to be serving Popeyes chicken as their own, purchasing it and incorporating it into dishes like chicken and waffles, then selling it at a higher price. When confronted, the owner admitted the practice and refused to apologize.
