Professional Wingman Services Help You Get a Date
Remember Will Smith as Hitch, the guy who helps men woo women, for a living? Well, you can actually hire a similar service in real life. What’s even better is that your coach goes out with you, giving you practical advice and tips on dating. “The Professional Wingman” is one such service run by Thomas […]
Reverend Opens Tattoo Parlor inside Church to Attract Parishioners
If this doesn’t bring people to Church, what will? A Church in Michigan has opened a built-in tattoo parlor, and the Reverend himself sports two tattoos. Rev. Steve Bentley opened a small place called “Serenity Tattoo” in “The Bridge”, a church located inside a shopping center in Flint Township. The move was made in an […]
Bamboo Drift Racing – A Combination of Speed and Balance
I couldn’t stand still on a cane of bamboo even if it was on land. To think that there are people who can balance themselves on a bamboo pole floating in water! It’s probably the world’s thinnest boat. Bamboo Drift Racing is actually a sport in Southwest China’s Guizhou province. Competitors stand on a bamboo […]
China’s Magical City of Ice
Ice sculptures are common in wedding parties and other occasions, but nothing you’ve seen before can compare to the ones displayed every year in the city of Harbin in China. While the place is cursed with terrible winters, the tough locals have managed to make the most of it. A typical winter in Harbin, northern […]
Amazing Packaging Tape Portraits by Max Zorn
Ever been frustrated by sticky packing tape getting all over the place? I’ve been there. So when I learned about this artist who uses brown packing tape to create detailed works of art, I was seriously impressed. Artist Max Zorn creates street art consisting mainly of portraits. His only tools are rolls of packing tape […]
File Sharing Becomes Official Religion in Sweden
Kopimism – a belief in the sacred right to share files – has been recognized as an official religion in Sweden, at the end of last year. “Information is holy and copying is a sacrament. Information holds a value, in itself and in what it contains, and the value multiplies through copying. Therefore, copying is […]
Ball Cutter Fish Kills Fishermen by Biting off Their Testicles
Man-eating predators have always been part of legend and folk-lore. But here we have news of a real-life monster, interested in only one part of the human anatomy – the testicles. The monster in question is in fact a 40lb fish called Pacu, found in the waters of Papua New Guinea. The Pacu are notorious […]
Man Would Turn to Rehab to Shake Diet Coke Drinking Habit
Most people check into rehab to get rid of alcohol problems. But here’s someone who wishes for rehab to kick his Diet Coke addiction of over 20 years. Darren Jones, 38, from Stockport, Greater Manchester, easily consumes 42 liters of Diet Coke a week. His fizzy addiction costs him around £100 ($155) every week. He […]
Taiwan’s Musical Garbage Trucks
Taiwan is a small and densely populated island. Many years ago, their waste disposal system was faced with a huge issue – the public garbage collection spots were overflowing, smelly and infested with rats and insects. The Taiwanese government rose to the occasion, coming up with a unique solution – musical garbage trucks. Instead of […]
Top 10 Most Unusual Christmas Trees of 2011
Every December, we hear reports of bizarre Christmas trees in the making, and on display. We bring you a roundup of 10 of the most unusual trees that caught our attention in the Christmas season of 2011. The Japanese Gold Tree We’ve previously featured this tree made completely of pure Gold, here on OC. A […]
Researcher Proves You’re Washing Your Clothes More Often than You Should
Would you dare to sniff a pair of jeans that haven’t been washed in three months? If the very thought of it seems disgusting, wait till you hear this. This March, there’s going to be an exhibition of thirty such pairs at the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia. The unusual collection of dirty jeans is […]
Creative Artist Makes Artworks with GPS Maps
For Michael Wallace, the streets are his drawing board and maps, his canvas. For a paintbrush? He uses his bicycle! GPX Riding is what he calls his art. Confused? So was I, at first. When I got a hang of what he’s been doing, I was simply amazed. He explains his artwork on his website […]
Juhyou – The Beautiful Snow Monsters of Japan
The words “beautiful” and “monster” don’t usually go well together, but when talking about a breathtaking natural wonder like the snow-and-ice-covered trees known as juhyou in Japan, we thought we’d make an exception. Every year, during the cold winter months, snow monsters make their appearance on the snow covered slopes of Japan’s northern prefectures. But instead […]
Ferret Legging – A Truly Bizarre Animal Sport
Most people couldn’t stand something as small as a cockroach up their trousers. And then there are the brave ferret leggers who endure not one, but two fully grown adult ferrets trapped in their pants. The weird sport, called Ferret Legging, is a test of endurance or just the ability to “have your tool bitten […]
Mysterious Female Superhero Helps Beijing’s Poor
Ever fancied meeting up with a superhero? Well you could have, had you been in Beijing this past Christmas Eve. For that was the day a real-life superhero walked the streets of the city, helping out the poor. She calls herself the ‘Chinese Redbud Woman’. Dressed in low-cut black tights and wearing a blue mask, […]