Unusual Beauty Craze Has Thai Women Shaping Their Lips Like Buffalo Horns
A bizarre beauty craze has been sweeping Thailand for the last 5 years, with women spending thousands of dollars to have their upper lip reshaped as buffalo horns. Known as “krachap lips”, the cosmetic procedure is apparently only popular in Thailand. Named after the water chestnut or buffalo nut – known as krachap in Thailand – because of its […]
Japanese Train Enthusiast Converts Room into a Realistic Train Car Replica
This might look like an unimpressive photo taken in a train car, but it’s actually a room in the house of a Japanese train enthusiast. The tetsudo fan (Japanese translation of the term “railfan”) community in Japan is known for its obsession with everything related to trains. Some members travel all over the country snapping […]
Color-Blind Highschooler Makes Millions Selling Custom Socks Online
17-year-old Brennan Agranoff started his custom sock business in middle school, with a small loan he got from his parents. He has so far sold over $1 million worth of socks online in the last four years and is now planning to get his wacky socks into retail stores as well. Brennan came up with […]
Indianapolis Entrepreneur Wants To Make Watching Highway Traffic a Form of Entertainment
Sitting in traffic, or trying to change lanes on a busy highway are not the most relaxing things in the world, but one Indianapolis entrepreneur thinks that sitting idly on the side of a highway and watching other drivers go through these daily ordeals can be quite entertaining and even therapeutic. Most motorists drive past […]
The Choppy Look – Russian Hairstylist Uses Sharp Hatchet Instead of Scissors
If you thought your hairstylist was a little rough, you’ve probably never seen Russian hairdresser Daniil Istomin work. He taught himself to cut hair with a sharp hatchet instead of scissors, and while the process is allegedly very effective, it’s also about as brutal as you can imagine. Like many other hairstylists, Daniil wanted to come up […]
Italian Waitress Saves Up Money for Two Years to Marry Indonesian Villager She Met Online
Indonesian media has been abuzz with the unlikely love story of Ilaria, a young waitress from Italy, and Dzufilkar, a young man from a small village in Central Java. The two reportedly met on Facebook two years ago, and Ilaria has been saving money ever since to be able to meet and marry her soulmate. […]
You can Now Pay $425 for a Pair of Jeans Covered in Fake Mud
For the past couple of days, fashion retailer Nordstrom has been the butt of a lot of jokes on social media, after it was revealed that it is selling a pair of jeans caked in fake mud for a whopping $425. The Barracuda Straight Leg Jeans are apparently brand new, but make you look like you’ve […]
Indian Artist Paints Detailed Portraits on Skeleton Tree Leaves
Most of us have trouble painting something decent on the largest of canvases, but true artists can unleash their talent on pretty much anything, even leaves. Case in point, Indian artist Sandesh S. Rangnekar, who paints detailed works of art on fragile skeleton peepal leaves. Rangnekar learned the ancient art of peepal leaf painting from his father, […]
Would You Pay $57,000 on the World’s Most Expensive Sleeping Pillow?
A Dutch physical therapist turned inventor has spent 15 years developing a tailor-made pillow that he claims will solve any sleeping problems. At a price of $57,000, it better! Created by Thijs van der Hilst, who is supposedly some sort of neck specialist, the world’s most expensive pillow is made of Mulberry silk, Egyptian cotton, non-toxic Dutch memory foam […]
Woman Shares Home with 1,500 Pet Tarantulas
Most people get chills down their spine at the simple thought of a tarantula, but one Indonesian woman literally can’t get enough of them. 28-year old Ming Cu has been collecting tarantulas since 2010, and she now has 1,500 of them living in her home. Ming Cu’s obsession with tarantulas began 7 years ago, when […]
Poo Couture – Dutch Designer Turns Cow Manure into Fashionable Clothing
With cattle breeding at an all time high, manure has become one of the world’s greatest environmental hazards, but one Dutch artist is using chemistry to turn into something that is both eco-friendly and valuable. Her innovative technique turns manure into a variety of useful materials like clothing fabric, bio-degradable plastic and paper. In recent […]
India’s ‘Mother of Orphans’ Has Raised Over 1,400 Abandoned Children
The story of Sindhutai Sapkal is one of incredible determination in the face of adversity, rebirth and love of children who nobody else wanted. The 68-year-old has raised over 1,400 orphans, offering them not just food and shelter, but also the love of a real family. Her amazing work has earned her over 750 awards, and […]
Vibrantly Colored Flowers Turn into Creepy Skulls When They Die
The snapdragon or dragon flower is one of the most popular plants in gardens around Europe, United States, and North Africa. Named for its resemblance to a dragon’s mouth that opens and closes when lightly squeezed, this beautiful flower also has a dark side. When its petals wither away and fall off, they leave behind dried […]
82-Year-Old Japanese Woman Spends Her Days Making Dumplings and Her Nights Dropping Beats as a Nightclub DJ
82-year-old Sumiko Iwamuro runs a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo, where she spends her days making “gyoza” dumplings, but when the sun sets, she turns into DJ Sumirock, an energetic party-starter dropping beats in popular nightclubs around the Japanese capital. Sumiko discovered her passion for techno music 12 years ago, while choosing the music at her son’s birthday party, […]
Horsing Around Is a Competitive Sport in Finland
Imagine a sport much like equestrian show jumping, but where the horse is replaced by a wooden stick with a plush toy at one and the rider actually does all the jumping over increasingly difficult hurdles. That’s the popular sport of Competitive Hobbyhorsing in a nutshell. The hobby horse is one of the oldest children’s […]