Man with Two Perfectly Good Ears Is Growing a Third One of His Arm
Award-winning Australian performance artist Stelarc is doing something utterly bizarre in the name of art – he’s growing a third ear, on his arm! Is that even possible, you ask? Well, turns out that it can be done through a complicated surgery. The ear itself was constructed using a frame made of biocompatible material commonly […]
Couple Married for 60 Years Celebrate Every Anniversary by Eating a Piece of Their Original Wedding Cake
For the past 60 years, this Florida couple have been celebrating their anniversary by eating a piece out of their wedding cake – not a replica, the original one! Ann and Ken Fredericks were married on 19 August, 1955 and Ann’s grandmother had baked a three-layer fruitcake for the occasion. The top layer of that […]
College Professor to Spend a Year Living as Pop Icon David Bowie
In a bid to gain insights into the life of pop-icon David Bowie, a London-based professor is spending a year living like the British star. Will Brooker, who teaches film and cultural studies at Kingston University, came up with the idea for the unusual project in order to experience specific moments of Bowie’s super-successful career. He […]