Doctor Claims Rare Condition Allows Him to Feel Patient’s’ Physical Pain
People often use the phrase “I feel you pain” when trying to comfort somebody, but usually it has a figurative meaning. That’s not the case with Joel Salinas, a doctor suffering from a rare condition called mirror-touch synesthesia which actually allows him to feel the physical pain of his patients. Salinas, a neurologist at Massachusetts General Hospital, […]
Belgian Man Shuns Civilization to Live as a Hunter-Gatherer in Slovenia
Angelo Valkenborg had it all – a good job, a marriage, and a nice home, but at one point in his life, he realised that none of that made him truly happy. So the 31-year-old Belgian left his old life behind and moved to a forest in Slovenia to live like a hunter-gatherer. Angelo had always been […]
It’s Late Summer but This Everlasting Pile of Snow in Buffalo Still Hasn’t Melted
The residents of Buffalo, New York, are baffled by a 12-ft pile of snow that hasn’t melted in eight months. The giant pile, located near Central Terminal on the Queen City’s east side, has been around since the ‘Snowvember’ storm last year, and seems unaffected by the summer heat. According to New York state climatologist Mark […]
Staffless Pay-What-You-Will Bookstore in China Actually Works
A peculiar outdoor bookstore recently opened in Nanjing, China. There is no cashier desk and no working staff to keep an eye on the books. Instead, visitors are invited to peruse the reading material on offer and pay whatever they want for books by dropping the money in a lock-box. Organizers say the aptly named Honesty […]
MC1R – The World’s First Magazine for and About Redheads
Over the years, redheads have borne the brunt of many jokes, enjoying very little appreciation in the fashion world. Changing all that is MC1R – the first and only magazine dedicated to gingers. In scientific lingo, MC1R is a protein that regulates skin and hair color in mammals. A mutated MC1R protein is believed to cause […]
Company Brews Beer with Lobsters and Sea Salt
The Oxbow Brewery in Newcastle, Maine, has come up with a brand new brew that combines two of the state’s summertime favorites – beer and lobster. The offbeat lager, called ‘Saison dell’Aragosta’, is made by cooking live lobsters in unfermented beer. ‘Aragosta’ is Italian for lobster or crayfish. The name was chosen to honor Giovanni […]
Jaws on the Water – The Scariest Way to Watch Shark Horror Flicks
Horror and gore fans are never going to tire of the timeless classic Jaws. And to enhance the experience, they’re coming up with bigger, scarier ways to watch Steven Spelberg’s blockbuster. The latest idea is to have the audience watch it on a giant screen while sited on rubber rings floating on a lake, at […]
Fowling, a Quirky Sport That Combines Football and Bowling
A new sport that combines football and bowling is taking Michigan by storm. Fowling is the brainchild of entrepreneur Chris Hutt who’s so confident the hybrid sport is going to be huge that he has converted a 34,000-square-foot industrial site into what he calls the Fowling Warehouse. Hutt said that he invented the game years ago along with […]
Moss Viewing – A Strange Yet Increasingly Popular Japanese Pastime
A lot of people walk by moss all the time, without even giving the time of day, but in Japan, they actually have this thing call moss viewing that involves going on trips to damp places and staring at moss for hours, as a means of relaxation. According to Takeshi Ueno, a plant ecology expert at […]
India’s Medicine Baba Takes Prescription Medicine from the Rich, Gives It to the Poor
Omkarnath, a retired blood-bank technician from New Delhi, is a modern-day medical Robin Hood. For the past three years, the 79-year-old has been collecting unused prescription drugs from the wealthy and distributing them among the less fortunate. His efforts have earned him the nickname ‘Medicine Baba’. ‘Baba’ is a term used in India to describe a […]
Irish Town Holds Sheep Dung Spitting Competition
Visitors at the 37th annual Lady of the Lake Festival in Irvinestown, Northern Ireland’s Fermanagh county, were in for a stinky surprise – a sheep dung spitting competition that literally left participants with a bad taste in their mouth. The bizarre contest, organised by local hotelier Joe Mahon, had participants take mouthfuls of sheep dung and […]
Walter’s Coffee Roastery – A Breaking Bad-Themed Cafe in Istanbul
If Breaking Bad’s Walter White ever decided to go into the coffee business and open his own cafe, it would probably look a lot like the awesome ‘Walter’s Coffee Roastery’, in Istanbul. Inspired by the popular TV show Breaking Bad, Deniz Kosan, a young Turkish entrepreneur, has opened the “world’s first Coffee Super Lab.” Everything inside […]
Japanese Anti-Suicide Crusader Has Saved over 500 People in the Last 11 Years
Yukio Shige, a retired police officer from Japan, has devoted the past decade of his life to preventing suicides. After foiling hundreds of suicide attempts in little over a decade, the 70-year-old has come to be known as ‘chotto matte man’. In Japanese, ‘chotto matte’ translates to ‘hold on, wait!’ In the last 11 years, Yukio Shigehas has […]
Italian Artist Turns His Palm into Mind-boggling Optical Illusions
These highly realistic three-dimensional paintings are the handiwork of Italian artist Luca Luce. He’s a makeup artist by profession, but he uses his extensive knowledge of colors and shading to create surreal optical illusions on his own palm. Luca is an ace at clever shadow placement and photorealistic drawing. He brings these two aspects into […]
Donutopia – A $100 Donut That Takes 5 Hours to Make
Paying $100 for a donut seems crazy, but Donutopia is no ordinary confectionery, it’s a culinary masterpiece covered in 24-karat gold flakes and edible sugar diamonds. These treats are made with the finest ingredients, including $39 Bling H2O water. “Each one takes three to five hours to make,” says Jeanne Kaminski, co-owner of Dolicious Donuts in […]