02 August,2026 11:35 AM IST | Los Angeles | Agencies
Robot head that can replicate expressions. PIC/ODDITYCENTRAL
The truth of discomfort comes from the uncanny. Chinese robotics startup AheadForm has created a humanoid robot head that is eerily similar to the human form. This uncanny robot head can reproduce human movements and expressions. Yuhang Hu, an engineer who trained at Columbia University's renowned Creative Machines Lab in New York, stated that this was necessary to break down the barrier between humans and machines. The Origin M1 robotic head replicates human expressions such as furrowed eyebrows, slight smiles, blinking, and eye movements. This is possible as the humanoid is powered by 25 to 42 brushless micro-motors that contract and release artificial muscles to reproduce human expressions. It also features cameras in its eyes to scan its environment, along with microphones and speakers for voice interactions. Due to these brilliant (unnecessary) features, the bill comes up to around $1,50,000.
Library book from 1800s is finally returned. Imagine the late fees!
Talk about an overdue return! A copy of Antiquities of Athens from 1858 has finally made its way back to Kiama Library in Australia, around 150 years late. On July 30, after a resident unveiled the lost book while renovating his house, where it had been sitting inside a sealed fireplace. Michelle Hudson, manager of the library, said it is the oldest overdue book in the history of this library. If the fines still applied, they would amount to 28,000 Australian dollars, based on a three-pence-a-week late fee adjusted for inflation. Sadly, the mystery of who the culprit is may never be solved. The library's borrowing journal from the 1870s has been lost.
Researchers studying marmots at the University of California, Los Angeles, have started an OnlyFans page to compensate for the loss of federal funding under President Donald Trump's administration. The G-rated page, titled "OnlyMarms", shows photos and videos of wild marmots and, researchers stress, there will be no sexualisation.
A woman's attempt in Loveland, Northern Colorado, to provide her cat with some freedom quickly turned into an unexpected bear visit. Lynn Feldman found a black bear strolling through her home after leaving the back door slightly ajar for her cat. The woolly intruder calmly nibbled on the cat food and left on its own.
Have you ever booked the wrong hotel? Well, this woman's mistake was "criminal". While trying to book a weekend trip to Baguio in the Philippines, she accidentally contacted a women's detention facility for room availability. The Bureau of Jail Management and Penology Baguio City replied, "Ma'am, this is a jail for women."
A resident of Toledo, Ohio, got lucky when he bought a millionaire scratch-off ticket at Mike's Corner Store and walked away with $1 million (taking the $500,000 cash option). Then, he tried his luck again the same day, winning another $25,000. These back-to-back wins were announced on July 27 and turned an impulse purchase into an unforgettable day.
A new and very dangerous weight loss trend is circulating the web in China, prompting doctors to warn individuals not to try it, as hospitals are reporting seeing severe cases everywhere. The viral method claims to help people lose up to four kilograms in just two days by drinking a mixture of sugar-free tea and a glycerin enema, a medicine that is meant only for external use to relieve constipation. Many users claimed weight loss due to continuous use of the toilet, but doctors highlighted that was caused by severe dehydration and bowel-emptying rather than fat loss.
Unsheathe your swords, lay out your shields, and get ready as competitors across 30 different countries are going against each other at The International Medieval Combat Federation's annual world championship in Denmark.
