Crazy Drinking Habits: Teens Drink Bleach to Pass Drug Tests
Where there is a will there is a way, they say, and this definitely seems to hold good for teens these days. Especially the ones on drugs. While it is no secret that a vast number of teenagers choose to use illegal substances these days, it is shocking to see the lengths to which they […]
World’s First Sex School Opens in Vienna
If you felt that Sex Ed classes in school were rather inadequate, we have some good news for you. There is now a school that provides courses related exclusively to sexual education, and includes practical instructions as well. The Austrian International School of Sex (AISOS) will soon be open to students near Vienna. The opening […]
Jill Price – The Woman Who Cannot Forget
The human race has long been fascinated by superpowers. So much so, that many superheroes have been created for our entertainment, with every conceivable type of power. But, what about the power of a super memory? Would that be considered a gift, or a curse? And what if there was a real person born with […]
Incredible Portraits Made with Dripped Plasticine
Argentinian art collective Mondongo creates incredibly detailed portraits by using dripped and molded Plasticine. I can’t imagine how much time they spend getting the skin tones just right. We’ve posted our share of impressive portraits here on OC, made from the most unusual materials (from pancakes and chewing gum to written words), but few more detailed […]
Saimir Strati Creates Impressive Mosaic from One Million Coffee Beans
Saimir Stari, one of the world’s most famous mosaic artists, is working on yet another mind-blowing masterpiece, this time using approximately one million coffee beans. The Albanian artist known for creating large-scale art pieces made with the most unusual art mediums (from cork screws and toothpicks to paintbrushes) has recently started work on another massive […]
Lee Hadwin – The Sleepwalking Artist
We’ve all heard of and probably even known people who snore, smile, talk and even walk in their sleep. But creating art while sleeping? Now, that’s something! This is exactly the curious case of Lee Hadwin, a 37 year old artist from London, who has been drawing in his sleep since the age of four. […]
Wieliczka Salt Cathedral – Poland’s Underground Wonder
The Wieliczka Salt Mines in Poland have been used for several centuries to extract salt, but are now in the news for a different reason. Through their excavations and adventures, Polish miners have left behind something unique in these underground spaces, little known to the world until recently. It has been over ten years since […]
Who Knew “My Little Pony” Appeals to Dudes
If I told you about a group of adult males, who are fans of a children’s cartoon series about ponies, called the “Bronies“, you’d probably tell me to stop kidding. But I’m not. It’s really true. Ever since “My Little Pony”, an animated TV show from the 80s, was remade in October 2010, the number […]
Why You Should NEVER Cheat on a Tattoo Artist
They can turn your body into a living masterpiece, but tattoo artists also have the power to make your life hell, every time you look in the mirror. Case in point, Rosie Brovent, who got more than she bargained for when she let her boyfriend tattoo her back. Just to be clear from the start, […]
Real-life Jessica Rabbit Has World’s Biggest Lips
It’s strange and funny to see how far people would go to achieve the kind of appearance they deem perfect. Case in point is Kristina Rei, a 22-year old nail technician from St. Petersburg, Russia, who has an obsession with the size of her lips. An obsession, that has today, earned her the status of […]
Brazil’s Ballet School for the Blind
Reports of visually impaired people performing regular activities with finesse are not new. However, such stories never cease to amaze us. The resilience and confidence displayed by some of the blind leave us awestruck, and sometimes the blind are even able to do things that people with normal vision are not. Dance is one such […]
Sperm Bike Rides Around Seattle
When marketing ideas are merged with eco-friendly ones, some truly unique solutions are bound to emerge. One such idea is that of the Seattle Sperm Bank, where workers pick up and deliver sperm samples, on bikes that are literally shaped like sperm. The Sperm Bike, as it is called, has turned out to be quite […]
Coolest Finds of the Week #19
Crashed Ferrari Coffee Table (Laughing Squid) Nigeria’s Breakdancing Traffic Warden (YouTube) 10 Incredible Tales of Interspecies Nursing (Environmental Graffiti) Farmer Couple Marry in Cow-Themed Wedding (Metro) 105-Pound Petite Woman Wins Turkey Eating Contest (Third Age) Super-Cold Ice Finger Kills Everything in Its Path (BBC) Cutely Named Classic Chinese Torture Methods (Asia Obscura) Chinese Couple Caught […]
30-Year Old Brazilian Woman Looks Like a 9-Month Baby
We bring to you the curious case of a real-life Benjamin Button, with a twist. A Brazilian woman, who has neither aged, nor is getting any younger. Born on May 7, 1981, Maria Audete do Nascimento still has the body of a baby. Maria belongs to a poor family, living in a mud house in […]
Life Coach Teaches Women How to Find Mr. Right in 90 Days
90 days may sound like too short a time to find the perfect life partner. Liang Yali from China, believes otherwise. She claims to have hit upon a formula that will be able to help women find Mr. Right in just three months, with a money-back guarantee. The service provided by Liang couldn’t have come […]