Arbol de Navidad – Mexico’s Unique Christmas Tree-Shaped Waterfall
The Sumidero Canyon, located in the Mexican state of Chaiapas, is home to one of the most unique waterfalls in the world. This breathtaking natural formation, locally called Arbol de Navidad, is shaped like a Christmas tree. Sumidero Canyon is dotted with several waterfalls, many of which aren’t even visible from ground level. But you […]
Beautiful Film Noir “Paintings” Made with Packaging Tape
Something as mundane as packing tape, in the right hands, can be transformed into beautiful art. In this case, the ‘right hands’ belong to Ukrainian-born artist Mark Khaisman, who now lives in Philadelphia. Mark uses nothing but packing tape and light to create his incredible artworks. He is a ‘painter of light’, as he puts […]
UAE Hold Annual Camel Beauty Pageant
The Arabs appreciate their camels rather deeply. They call these beautiful creatures ‘God’s gift to the Bedouin’. In fact, they love camels so much that they get together once a year to pick out the most beautiful ones of them all. The Al Dhafra Festival is held annually at Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. The […]
Take a Look inside a $11.5 Million Doomsday-Proof House
If I had a house like this, maybe I wouldn’t mind an end-of-the-world type scenario at all. I’m talking about a 4,200 sq. ft. mansion located in Yellow Jacket, a deserted town in Colorado, U.S. I call it a mansion only for its interiors. From the outside, it looks every bit like the disaster-ready, Armageddon-proof […]
Woman Runs 500 Kilometers in 86 Hours without Any Sleep
Kim Allen, a 47-year-old ultra-distance runner from New Zealand, recently broke the world record for running the longest distance without sleep. She surpassed the previous record of 486 km (set by American Pam Reed in 2005) by running a whopping 500 km. It took her 86 hours, 11 minutes and 9 seconds of non-stop running […]
The Trovants of Costesti – Romania’s Unique Growing Rocks
When I first read about trovants, I couldn’t believe they were real. They sounded like objects Captain Kirk and his crew would discover on an alien planet. Strange rocks that grow when it rains and move from one place to another without any assistance. Totally sci-fi, right? As I kept reading about them, I discovered […]
Woman Who Believes She Was a Fairy in a Past Life, Surgically Modifies Her Ears to Look Like One
Melynda Moon, a 23-year-old Canadian model, has put herself through one of the most bizarre cosmetic surgeries I’ve heard of. While most people ask their surgeons to make their nose smaller or lips fuller, Moon aimed at making her ears pointier. Why? Because she wanted to look like an elf. “I have always had fantasies […]
High-Tech Sweater Displays Wearer’s Emotions via Integrated LED Lights
If you’ve always struggled to express your emotions, then you should seriously consider getting the Mood Sweater to do it for you. Sensoree, a San Francisco-based company, has created a new line of high-tech sweaters that display the wearer’s moods. Along with the sweater, you need to wear a sensor on your hand. Information about […]
In South Korea People Pay to Watch Live Broadcasts of Other People Gorging on Food
I’m not sure why, but some of the strangest trends seem to emerge from South Korea. The latest one is dinner porn – people watching other people stuffing themselves with food. The Korean term for it is ‘mok-bang’, which roughly translates as ‘dinner broadcast’. The dinner porn stars of South Korea film themselves eating copious […]
Woman Shares Her Body with 15 Different Personalities Who Can Each Take Control at Any Time
Kimi Sands suffers from a very strange condition called Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID), otherwise known as multiple personality disorder. The 23-year-old, from Cardiff, Wales, shares her body with 15 different personalities any one of which can take control at any time. In the movies, people suffering from DID are often portrayed as dangerous criminals or serial […]
This Is What a 250-Pound Rubber Band Ball Created over 32 Years Looks Like
35-year-old Zack Hample has devoted 32 years of his life to creating a giant ball made of elastic rubber bands. Which means he started making the ball when he was just three or four years old. There’s something odd about a three-year-old trying to make a rubber band ball, at an age when most kids […]
Guy Eats Out of Dumpsters for a Week to Highlight Food Waste
Rob Greenfield, a 27-year-old adventurer from San Diego, took up a unique cause. He wanted to create awareness about the large amounts of food wasted in the U.S, so he decided to travel the country and eat out dumpsters for a week. It’s surprising, the kind of food Greenfield gets from the trash. His refrigerator is filled […]
Grapple – The Unique Apple That Tastes Like Concord Grapes
If you love the texture of apples but hate their taste, then Grapples are just the thing for you. These unique fruits look like nice fresh apples but have a completely different flavor. Produced by Todd Snyder of C&O Nursery in Washington, Grapples are apples that taste exactly like Concord grapes. According to the Grapple […]
Caga Tio – Catalonia’s Wacky Present-Pooping Christmas Log
Caga Tio is a Christmas tradition in the Catalonian region of Spain. Caga is pronounced caca, and it means ‘poop’. Tio means ‘tree trunk’ or ‘uncle’. So it is basically a tradition of the pooping tree trunk. What does the trunk poop? Why gifts, of course! The Caga Tio is a small log of wood […]
Romanian Genius Builds Life-size Drivable LEGO Car That Runs on Air
20-year-old Raul Oaida, a self-taught technology genius, has built the world’s first life-size LEGO car using 500,000 pieces. It’s not just a model, you can actually drive it. And the fuel costs nothing, because the car runs on air! Oaida’s partner in this project was Australian entrepreneur, Steve Sammartino. The car was built in Romania, […]