World Wide Stories
World Wide Stories

World Wide Stories

Interesting stories from all over the world!


The Fake Passports That Are Actually Legal!

21 Jan 2021 3 minute read 19 comments Zirbo

In today's modern world millions of people travel from one country to another on a daily basis. Usually when you cross a foreign border you need to prove your identity and nationality, and this is most commonly done through passports. To be able to g...

The Country That Got Rich From Its Name!

20 Jan 2021 3 minute read 0 comments Zirbo

Many of the island nations in the Pacific Ocean have a hard time maintaining their economies. They're often isolated, tiny, with small populations, and most of their needs are met through expensive imports. This poses a huge problem for these countri...

The Mystery of The Vela Incident

18 Jan 2021 4 minute read 1 comment Zirbo

In the early hours of September 22nd 1979, something very strange happened in the waters of the South Indian Ocean, that has puzzled scientists ever since. An American satellite orbiting above known as Vela Hotel 6911 detected a bright double flash b...

The Deadly Snake Island!

17 Jan 2021 2 minute read 9 comments Zirbo

There are many dangerous places in the world, but there is probably no other location in the world that would kill you quicker than Snake Island! The island is about 33 kilometers of the coast of Brazil near the city of Sao Paulo, and is officially...

The Tupolev Tu-144, The Concorde's Bad Brother

15 Jan 2021 3 minute read 13 comments Zirbo

The Concorde, the first supersonic passenger plane. It was cool, stylish, luxurious, and extremely fast! It was twice as fast as a modern day airliner, and it could cross the Atlantic Ocean in just three hours! The Tu-144 was the only other superson...

The Mysterious Chinese Art Heists all over Europe!

14 Jan 2021 5 minute read 7 comments Zirbo

Stockholm, Sweden, 2010   A small mystery had begun unfolding in the Swedish capital. People going out that evening were confused and scared, several cars across the city had lit up in flames, and nobody knew exactly why. The police soon arrived, but...

The Man From Taured

11 Jan 2021 7 minute read 1 comment Zirbo

Haneda International Airport, Tokyo, Japan, July 1954 It's just another day at work for you as one of the immigration agents at passport control. Even back in the 50's, thousands of people pass through Tokyo's Haneda airport every day, with rarely an...

How a Grandma Broke Armenia's Internet!

11 Jan 2021 2 minute read 2 comments Zirbo

Back in 2011 in the small Georgian village of Armazi, there lived a 75 year old woman named Hayastan Shakarian. There's not much info on Armazi, but what's important about the village is that it has a railway station. The reason this is relevant...

The Tiny Island Nation That Got Super Rich From Bird Poop!

9 Jan 2021 5 minute read 15 comments Zirbo

The story of the tiny island nation of Nauru in the Pacific Ocean is another tragic example of the resource curse. It's a crazy story about a boom and a bust, and many missed opportunities. Nauru is small, very small! It has only 21 square kilometer...

The Girl That Survived Falling From a Plane!

8 Jan 2021 4 minute read 10 comments Zirbo

On Christmas Eve 1971, a group of 86 passengers were waiting around frustrated at the airport in Lima, Peru. They were waiting to board LANSA flight 508 to Pucallpa, which was already running seven hours late! Everybody waiting was eager to get home...