70/100
Laos’ giant stone jars were ancient funeral sites from a lost civilization.

In Laos, more than 2,100 giant stone jars sit across the Xiengkhuang plateau. UNESCO says people used them in Iron Age funerary practices. The civilization that made and used these huge jars is still mostly mysterious, and UNESCO says it disappeared around 500 CE.

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.

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.”

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.

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.

63/100
Sweet Dixie Kitchen resold Popeyes chicken; owner unapologetic.

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.

62/100
Volvo’s 2004 YCC: sealed hood, dent-resistant bumpers, female-focused.

In 2004, Volvo unveiled the YCC, a concept car designed by women for women, featuring a sealed hood and dent-resistant bumpers.

61/100
Deer eat baby birds and human bones for nutrients.

White-tailed deer, typically herbivores, have been observed consuming baby birds from nests and gnawing on human bones.