Author: Lenny

Some people love a good challenge. Something about feeling accomplished or something like that. If you’re one of those people, then you’ve come to the right place. Not only will these riddles bend your mind, but they’ll probably start to make you feel slightly annoyed and frustrated too. Alternatively, if you’re a smarty pants, you’ll have absolutely no problem getting any of these right. What do you say? Challenge accepted? Give them a go and let us know in the comments if you’ve managed to crack the codes. Good luck! 1. John, Sarah and Paul Answer: C, we don’t know…

In 2006, an orphanage in London was set for demolition. Upon inspection, a sealed basement was uncovered containing thousands of wooden crates. Inside the crates, items that can only be described as “completely bizarre” were found, such as mysterious diaries and rare specimens. Today, 10 years later, these items are now known as the Merrylin Cryptid Collection. They are named after the original collector, Thomas Theodore Merrylin, a British aristocrat and naturalist from the 1800s. Merrylin was said to disappear suddenly, only to re-appear in 1948 – or so they say. A man who claimed to be Thomas Theodore Merrylin donated a sizeable…

In a tragic series of events, a husband and wife ended up in ICU at the same time. Jim Minnini, 58, was diagnosed with terminal cancer and as his condition worsened, he was admitted to hospital. Just one day later his wife Cindy, had a heart attack and was admitted to a a hospital in Brockville, Ontario. In finding out that her husband was terminally ill at Kingston General Hospital, also in Ontario, doctors transferred Cindy to be with her husband through his last days. Even though Cindy was sedated and unconscious, she was able to be with her husband on his last…

In 2001, a nine-year-old girl named Zubaida was a victim of a tragic fire that took place at a remote village in Afghanistan. She was left with most of her face melted into her chest, as well as other injuries, and doctors said that the burns were so severe that nothing could be done. Her physical pain was so dreadful that she could hardly eat or sleep. Her eyes had suffered so much damaged that it was impossible for her to close them completely. One year later, her father took her to a military base where a few soldiers assisted…

Of course every moment spent with your children is a blessing… yes, even when it turns into a day full of vomiting, angry neighbours and police. Earlier this week, Ben Patterson and his wife decided they would swap cars for the day because his wife wanted to go out with her friends. They met at a location not far from their home in California and off she went for a fun-filled day with the girls. Ben, on the other hand, was in for a whole different series of events that were no where near fun. While driving home, Ben’s son Declan started…

Iranian authorities have started an operation called “Spider-2” to target women through the social media platform, Instagram for posting photographs of themselves not wearing headscarves, showing off their hair. They believe that these images are “un-Islamic” and that the models are promoting an immoral culture and promiscuity. They have since taken strong action in ending these kinds of pictures from being posted. Since the operation began, eight models have been arrested for their make-up and fashion selfies. The Tehran’s cybercrime court announced the arrests over the weekend and have claimed that they have identified a further 170 models, photographers and those…