Category: True Stories
Stink-tacular Discovery: The World’s Smelliest Frog in South America
Move over, skunks—there’s a new stench in town! Meet Rana odorifera, the world’s smelliest frog, discovered in South America’s Amazon rainforest. This [...]
Building Bridges with LEGO: Hungary’s Quirky Repair Revolution
When a Hungarian bridge started crumbling, engineers didn’t reach for concrete—they grabbed LEGO bricks! In a stroke of genius, a small town in Hungar [...]
Sizzling Slices: Cooking Pizza Over Guatemala’s Active Volcano
Ever dreamed of combining your love for pizza with a heart-pounding adventure? Meet Chef Diego Alvarez, who’s taken culinary arts to new heights—liter [...]
Running to Freedom: A North Korean Defector’s DMZ Escape
Imagine running for your life across the world’s most militarized border, bullets flying. In 2017, a North Korean defector did just that, bolting thro [...]
Paul Rusesabagina: The Real Hero Behind Hotel Rwanda
In 1994, Paul Rusesabagina turned a Kigali hotel into a fortress of human rights during the Rwandan genocide, saving over 1,200 lives. His story, immo [...]
Escaping Horror: A Rohingya Family’s Journey to Safety
Fleeing home with nothing but hope is a choice no one should face, yet for one Rohingya family, it was survival. The Rohingya refugee crisis, [...]
Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: The Heroes Who Stayed Behind
When a tsunami triggers a nuclear meltdown, most of us would sprint the other way. Not the Fukushima 50, the workers who stayed behind during the 2011 [...]
A Tokyo Secret: The Hidden Corpse in a Family Home
Some family secrets are small, like sneaking cookies. Others? Try living with your mom’s hidden corpse for years. In 2019, Tokyo police found a man in [...]
#BringBackOurGirls: The Global Cry for Nigeria’s Kidnapped Schoolgirls
In 2014, 276 Nigerian schoolgirls were stolen from their dorms by Boko Haram, sparking a global roar: #BringBackOurGirls. This kidnapping wasn’t just [...]
Miracle on the Hudson: How Sully Saved 155 Lives on a River
Birds and planes don’t mix, but in 2009, Chesley Sullenberger turned a feathered fiasco into the Miracle on the Hudson. When US Airways Flight 1549 hi [...]
