The Tiger Temple
A place where tourists can pet tigers just like they do their cats, here’s something you don’t see every day. The Tiger Temple, or Wat Pha Luang Ta Bua is Theravada Buddhist forest temple, in Thailand. It has been a sanctuary for many endangered animals for quite some time now, including several tigers. It was […]
World’s ex-ugliest dog
Remember SAM, the ugliest dog ever, if you ask me. So he died like 3 years ago, so what something like that doesn’t really die that easily you know, this kind of creature is hard to forget. SAM held the title of World’s Ugliest Dog for 3 straight years (2003, 2004, 2005) and he was […]
The Real Toy Story
No link to Pixar’s animation movies, but just as interesting. The Real Toy Story is an elaborate work of art and a homage to Chinese workers, who produce most of the world’s cheap plastic toys. It all began when German photographer Michael Wolf thought to surprise his son on his birthday. He went to the […]
Zombie wedding
I guess the “till death do you part” has no place here, does it… I wish I could say I’m surprised to see such a display, but it’s not the first time I see something like this. A while ago I posted about the gothic wedding, which was pretty close to this. i suppose I […]
Bottle-wall houses
If you’re a big beer fan, don’t throw away the bottles, build yourself a house instead. Yet another example that with a god imagination you can build anything out of anything. The first bottle house was built in 1902 by William F. Peck, in Tonopah, Nevada, using approximately 10,000 beer bottles; the house was later […]
White Diamond, the albino croc
White Diamond is thought to be the only albino crocodile in Europe. And you can go see him if yo fancy a trip to the German village of Hodenhagen, at the Serengeti Safari park, until April 27. White Diamond was born in Louisiana, USA and grew up at an alligator farm in Florida, but has […]
Lucky Diamond Rich
Yes, he’s human… He’s also in the Guinness Book of Records as the most tattooed man on the planet. He only has one tattoo (his own words) but it covers his entire body (including the inside of his mouth and ears) and it has multiple layers. He had thoughts about the most tattooed men and […]
Giant sandstorm in Iraq
Yeah these photos may date back to 2005, but a giant wall of sand moving at 60mph never gets old! These amazing photos were taken by a civilian contractor who was supporting US troops in Iraq. he might be an amateur photographer but he did a pretty good job with these pictures, I must say. […]
Oasis of the Americas
Yet another place I’d like to visit at least once in my lifetime. Sadly I might not get the opportunity, and not because I may not be able to reach it, but just because it may not be there for long. This extraordinary place is in danger, the underground river that supplies the water for […]
Real upside-down house
With an upside-down interior and everything! If you’re ever in Poland, you might want to go see one of the country’s most popular tourist attractions, in the village of Szymbark. Designedby Polish businessman and philanthropist Daniel Czapiewski, the house manages to draw in huge crowds every day. This project was meant to be a statement […]
The Boy and the Python
Would make a nice book title wouldn’t it? Oeun Sambat is a six-year old boy from Cambodia, who has a very unusual best friend, a huge python called Chamerun (Lucky). If you ask me that should be the boy’s name, he’s lucky that thing hasn’t eaten him yet. Anyway he’s become really popular in the […]
The Giants of the North
Or Gigantes do Norte, in their native Portuguese tongue are a very…special soccer team What makes them so special is the fact that they are all vertically challenged people, playing against under-13 soccer teams in their native Brazilian town of Belem. What’s even more amazing is that they are attracting huge crowds at their matches, […]
Swamp Soccer
If you’re not one of those people who thinks soccer is for pussies, you’re going to love this. Believe it or not, this sport really exists, there are even organized championships in European countries like Finland and the United Kingdom. It originates from Finland, where it was first played by cross-country skiers who were training […]
Wacky Austrian museum
Ever been afraid that a house might fall on you and squash you? I know what it looks like, but no, that house did not just fall out of the sky. It’s an artistic project of sculptor Erwin Wurm and it was set up especially to look like a house just fell out of the […]
Matchsticks-made Minas Tirith
Who knew something made of matchsticks could be so impressive! Patrick Acton is an artist from Iowa and apparently a big fan of The Lord of The Rings universe, who uses matchsticks to create his masterpieces. What you see in these photos is just a work in progress, an incomplete model of Minas Tirith, the […]