Jinichi Kawakami – Japan’s Last Real Ninja
As the 21st head of the Ban clan, a line of ninja that can be traced back 500 years and the only living person who learned all the skills that were directly handed down from ninja masters, Jinichi Kawakami is considered by many the last real ninja in all of Japan. 63-year-old Kawakami, a retired engineer, says […]
An Old Story Revisited – Whatever Happened to the Star Trek Apartment?
I first wrote about Tony Alleyne’s amazing Star Trek apartment back in 2009, but after seeing some photos of his ultimate Trekkie crib I decided it was worth another look. It’s yet unclear if the dedicated fan still owns the place, or if it even exists anymore. It was 1994 when Tony Alleyne started redecorating the apartment […]
14-Year-Old McDonald’s Burger Looks Good Enough to Eat
In 1999 a man from Utah bought a McDonald’s hamburger and kept it around for a month just to show his friends how it would look exactly the same because it was full of preservatives. Fast forward 14 years, the burger is almost unchanged . David Whipple originally intended to hang on to his burger […]