American House Lit Up by One Million Christmas Lights
For most of us, Christmas lights are just another tradition, but for Faucher family, in Delaware, it has become a real passion. For 23 years they have been decorating their home with one million Christmas lights that cover every inch of their property. The lights are accompanied by other joyful Christmas ornaments that spread through […]
Conflict Kitchen – Pittsburgh’s Unique Restaurant
Conflict Kitchen is a unique take-out restaurant that only serves foods from countries the United States is in conflict with. Although some people might get the idea that Conflict Kitchen is just a way of cashing out on the war on terror, the Pittsburgh establishment is much more than just a great marketing idea. Yeah, […]
Le Truc – Old School Bus Converted into Restaurant on Wheels
Le Truc may have started out as a old school bus, but it’s now one of San Francisco’s most popular gourmet restaurants. Le Truc is the brainchild of Hugh Schick, a talented chef who wanted to offer his customers a truly unique experience. He managed to convert a 1989 Ford Ward School Bus into an […]
Sol Cinema – The World’s Smallest Solar Powered Theater
Nowadays eco-friendly is definitely the way to go, and green is a hip color, so the Sol Cinema follows the latest trends. It was created by artist Peter O’Connor with the help of some of his colleagues from the British art collective Undercurrents, in a travel trailer from the 1960’s. The Sol Cinema is fully […]
Archaeologists Discover 2,400-Years-Old Bowl of Soup
While cleaning up an ancient tomb, Chinese archaeologists have discovered a bowl of bone-soup believed to be around 2,400 years old. The discovery took place in Xi’an city, capital of China Shaanxi province, and scientists are convinced it will provide great insight into the eating habits of the Warring States era. It’s the first time […]
Taiwanese Professor Buries His Students Alive
Professor Qiu Daneng is treating his medical school students as dead bodies, to make them appreciate every second of their life. The kooky professor from Taiwan’s Rende Medical College came up with the idea of having his students enclosed in a coffin and lowered into a cavity under the floor, as a way of giving […]
Russians Go Swimming at -36 Degrees Celsius
Members of a Russian winter swimmers’ club went for a swim into the Yenisei River, at a temperature of around -36 degrees Celsius. Russians are no strangers to cold, and most of them cope pretty well with it, especially after a few shots of vodka, but under -35 degrees is extreme, even for them. Winter […]
Noche de Rábanos – Spanish Festival Celebrating Radishes
Noche de Rabanos (Night of the Radishes) takes place every year, on the 23rd of December, in Oaxaca,Spain and is one of the most impressive vegetable festivals around the world. The radish was brought to the Americas in the 16th century, and back then the vendors used to carve them and use them on their […]
“Butt Drag” Wrestling Move Drags Sexual Battery Charges
Preston Hill, a 17-year-old Buchanan High School student from Clovis, California, used the Butt Drag move on one of his teammates at a school-sponsored event and now faces sexual battery charges. As both Preston and his father assert the “butt drag” is a move that his coaches taught him ever since he was in middle […]
The Giant Mermaid of Cumbernauld
Scotland’s town of Cumbernauld has recently become the proud “host” of a beautiful mermaid statue that seems to be guarding the town’s entrance. Standing at over 33ft tall, this statue is entirely made out of metal and depicts a beautiful four-armed mermaid, with two of her arms stretched outwards, as if to protect the town, […]
The Intricate Book Carvings of Julia Feld
Using various carving tools, mixed media artist Julia Feld breathes new life into old, useless books by transforming them into beautiful artworks. A scientist by trade, Julia Feld has always enjoyed the visual elements of science and started carving old books to draw attention to their beauty rather than their outdated content. While most people […]
Mummified Vampire Heart Auctioned Off on eBay
For all you Twilight fans or haters out there, a mummified vampire heart, belonging to vampire Auguste Delagrance, is being actioned off, on eBay. The mummified heart is said to be that of vampire Auguste Delagrance, responsible for the deaths of more than forty people back in the 1900, a period of vampirism in the […]
Artist Makes Realistic Vehicles Out of Used Computer Parts
Enrique Conde has found a great way of recycling old computer components and peripherals, by using them to create cool-looking choppers, cars and dragsters. Electronic waste is one of the most important environmental issues of our time, and finding new ingenious ways of recycling electronics is crucial. Enrique Conde has found a brilliant way of […]
“For God’s Sake Don’t Blow The Damn Thing Again!”
I don’t know about you, but for me it is enough seeing the vuvuzela and I can actually hear that horrific sound it makes. Well, at least I’m not the only one who doesn’t get why this “instrument of torture”, with which even the loudest group of supporters can’t compete, was such a hit during […]
“Hunger Pains” – Ted Sabarese’s Food Fashion
What is the connection between people, what they eat and their cravings? This is the question Ted Sabarese had in mind when imagining his food fashion photography collection called “Hunger Pains’“. The clothes on each model are completely made out of food and not only that, but they are also an image of that person’s […]