Businessman Sued His 85-Year-Old Father for His Share of a Jointly Bought Farm
The wise saying “never do business with family and friends” rings true for one British family as a legal battle for a $2.8 million family farm has a 56-year-old son and his 85-year-old father locked in a bitter fight before the courts as the son wants the court to grant him half of the farm. Nonetheless, relations between Sean Preson and his parents, Ivan and Wendy, weren’t always frosty. The family once had warm ties with one another, but when Sean and his parents decided to jointly purchase a farm one Sunday afternoon while at a pub, things took a turn when Preson and his family moved into the farm and became neighbors with his parents.
Read full storyThe Parents Who Hired Their Stressed Child to Become Their Full-Time Daughter
Every parent dreams of growing old and being surrounded by their loved ones; however, one Chinese family took that dream to new heights when they found their daughter was stressed by her 9 to 5 job, which was challenging and harsh as her employment demanded being on call 24 hours a day. However, when 40-year-old Nianan found the pressure exerted on her unbearable, her parents had a proposition for her. The worried parents suggested Nianan should stay at home and quit her job. Instead, they would give her a monthly allowance of 4000 Yuan, equivalent to $570 from their 10,000 yuan monthly retirement pension, estimated to be around $1500. Nianan found her parents’ offer irresistible and accepted to become a “full-time daughter.”
Read full storyThe Courts Granted Him Divorce from His Wife after Discovering Her Plastic Surgery Past
What would you do if you discovered that your beautiful wife owes her beauty to plastic surgeries she did to her face before you met her? One Chinese man called Jian Feng was so shocked to discover that his wife spent over $100k to change her looks before they met. Jian would never have found out his wife’s secret if it weren’t for the baby daughter she gave birth to, whom he refused was his daughter because he believed there was no way his beautiful wife could give birth to such a baby as the baby looked completely different to either of them.
Read full story82-Year-Old Mother Facing Eviction after Legally Transferring Her Home To Daughter
Regarding families, it’s said that the bond between a mother and her daughter transcends all. However, when 82-year-old Norma Gibbons signed over the legal rights of the home she shared with her daughter Dawn to avoid paying for inheritance tax, a bitter feud between Norma and her 52-year-old daughter ensued as Dawn wanted to evict and kick out her mother from the home she lived for the last 40 years.
Read full storyShe Took Her Employer to Court Because Her Office Nameplate Didn't Have Her Title
In a case whose pettiness shocked British academia, a black British lecturer has sued her employer for racial discrimination because the University failed to include her academic “Dr” title on her office door nameplate. Moreover, the jilted academic, originally from Guyana, made claims of racism, including her payslips not being put in her pigeonhole.
Read full storyHe Kept His True Identity from His Wife of Forty Years
When couples who have been married for decades are asked about the secret to their successful marriage, many reply that love, trust, and responsibility are their secret recipe. However, Cheryl Love, who has been married to her husband of 40 years, found out that not only was her husband a fugitive in hiding, but also Bobby was not his real name. As a result, her world turned upside down.
Read full storyThe Husband Who Left His Wife and Daughters Because Their Eyes Were Blue
What makes a husband abandon his wife and two daughters? Risikat Azeez didn’t lose her husband because of infidelity, disagreement, or other marriage problems that lead to divorce. Instead, the young woman lost her husband because she was an African with blue eyes. Moreover, her husband’s resolve to walk away from the marriage was exacerbated by giving birth to two daughters who also, despite being black Africans, inherited their mother’s blue eyes.
Read full storyA Piece of the Sun Broke off in an Event That Surprised Scientists
In an event that astonished scientists, a piece of the sun’s northern pole broke off, which was captured on video. The shocking incident, being a never-before-seen event, shows a vast filament of plasma blasting out from the sun and then circulating in a massive polar vortex. Although scientists suspect the reversal of the sun’s magnetic field that occurs once every solar cycle as the cause, they are not sure and cannot say for certain what caused the event or its possible ramifications.
Read full storyThe Man Who Sued His Parents for Not Loving Him Enough
When 32-year-old Bernard Bey from New York sued his mother and stepfather for not loving him enough, the poor parents were astonished by their son’s actions. In the lawsuit, Bernard accused his parents of being responsible for all his problems, including being homeless and without a job. Moreover, Bernard believes that his parents gave him mental health problems and because they made him feel unloved and beaten by the world, his parents must financially compensate him for their role in his current situation.
Read full storyThe Woman Who Married Seven Husbands and Demanded to Be Carried Around
In what is one of the unusual stories to come out of the African continent, a woman who has been identified as a traditional healer named Allman has proposed to seven men and married them all. According to a short documentary about her, she claimed that she was instructed to break from tradition and commit to her marriage with multiple men by the spirits of her elders. Furthermore, Allman claims that once the spirits advised her, she refused to heed them but changed her mind when the same spirits punished her for not obeying them.
Read full storyPastor Died While Trying to Imitate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ
22-year-old pastor James Sakara of the Zion church has died after convincing his congregation that he would be resurrected like Jesus. Not only did his congregants bury him alive, but they were also shocked to find him dead after digging him up three days later. Though reports do not suggest that the pastor suffered mental health problems, he nevertheless persuaded three of his congregants to help him dig a grave and then have him tied and buried for three days.
Read full storyThe Imposter Whose Miracles Were Compared to Those of Jesus Christ
Apollonius of Tyana & Jesus ChristPhoto byPublic domain and JoeyEspo984 - CC BY-SA 4.0. According to historians, the Greek Philosopher Apollonius of Tyana was an enlightened savant and a wandering ascetic who performed miracles that, once studied, were very similar to the miracles performed by Jesus Christ. Unfortunately, Apollonius didn’t leave behind any books that professed his religion. Still, a biographical novel written about him by the Sophist Philostratus presents him as a miracle worker who traveled extensively beyond Greece and Asia minor.
Read full storyA Devout Christian Teacher Jailed for Refusing to Use His Student's Preferred Pronouns
When Enoch Burke, a devout Christian teacher, refused to use a student’s preferred pronouns, the school took action against him by suspending him. However, when Mr. Burke ignored the order and continued teaching, the schoolteacher was arrested and could miss Christmas as he would be behind bars. Mr. Burke’s ordeal started when he encountered one of his students last September, a student who was transitioning and therefore demanded to be addressed in the gender-neutral pronoun of “they.” Instead, Mr. Burke continued to use “he” when addressing the student.
Read full storyScientists Create a Concept Video Depicting the World's First Artificial Womb Facility
After a scientist unveils a concept video showing what the world’s first artificial womb facility would look like, fertility scientists say that future will come sooner than we think. The video shows a fictional future womb facility called EctoLife that allows the parents of the future to select the characteristics of their baby from a menu that includes everything from hair and eye color to physical strength, intelligence, and height. In addition, parents can also choose to keep or remove genetically inherited diseases from the DNA of their babies.
Read full storyA Healthy Man Identifies Himself as a Disabled Transgender Woman
Jørund Alme in her wheelchair with her wifePhoto byScreengrab from Good Morning Norway TV. In what became one of the most talked about stories to come out of the European continent, a healthy 53-year-old man and father of two, Jørund Viktoria Alme, who works as a senior credit analyst, has now come out identifying himself as a disabled woman. Despite having a clean bill of health and no disabilities, Jørund stays true to herself and uses a wheelchair.
Read full storyChristians Became a Minority for the First Time in the History of England
For the first time in the history of England and Wales, Christians become a minority in the country, as official data which has now become available suggests. The revelations come after the Office for National statistics revealed only 46.2% of the combined population of England and Wales identify themselves as Christians.
Read full storyDutch Researchers Claim Infidelity Boosts Women's Self-Esteem in a New Study
At a time when infidelity is breaking apart families, a new study conducted by researchers from the University of Tilburg claims that infidelity not only boosts self-esteem but the act also brings life satisfaction. The researchers analyzed data from 609 German adults who had an affair and another group of people that was comprised of 338 people who had been victims of infidelity.
Read full storyThe Couple Who Named Their Son Lucifer
When an official registrar received a couple and their four months son into her office, she never thought a standoff over the baby’s name would make it to national news. Instead, 37-year-old Dan Sheldon and his 32-year-old wife Mandy from Chesterfield in the UK thought their son’s name was not only fancy but also unique.
Read full storyGerman-Born White Woman Claims She is Black After Darkening Her Skin
Martina Big before and after her transformationScreengrab from ITV. A 34-year-old white woman who is a glamour model claims she is now a black woman after undergoing multiple procedures and hormone injections to darken her skin. The woman named Martina Big calls herself the Swahili name Malaika Kubwa which means Big Angel, and her husband told reporters now that she is a black woman, she wants to learn more about the culture and the history of her African people.
Read full storyA Young Woman Sued her Mother's Doctor for Allowing her to be Born
Evie Toombes, a show jumper who lives with Spina BifidaTwitter. A family doctor who neglected to advise a pregnant patient on the importance of taking folic acid has been sued 20 years later by Evie Toombes, the baby the patient was carrying. Miss Toombes believes the doctor’s neglect has contributed to her being born with Spina Bifida.
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