Androgynous Man Wins Lingerie Photo Contest Intended for Women
A 20-year-old man from Russia’s Sakhalin Oblast region recently made national headlines after being declared the winner of a women’s lingerie photo contest organized by a popular store chain. Andrey Nagorny, a resident of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, heard of the online photo contest through his girlfriend. Aware of his feminine features, they decided to take a few […]
Heavy Metal Yoga Is Actually a Thing, And It’s Pretty Intense
Heavy metal music and yoga may seem incompatible, but one New York yoga instructor with a passion for metal has mixed them together in a series of classes that help people relax and unleash their inner beast at the same time. Headbanging, death growls or “devil horns” hand gestures, all executed to a background of loud […]
Chinese City Installs Automatic Pedestrian Gates to Prevent Jaywalking
Authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan have recently equipped busy intersections with automatic pedestrian gates that only open when the traffic light turns green. The measure is aimed at preventing jaywalking, which has become a serious problem in many urban centers across China. Chinese officials have been cracking down on jaywalkers for years. Jaywalking in […]
Hot Wheels Collector Decorates His Jaguar S-Type with 4,600 Colorful Toy Cars
Ever since he decorated his prized Jaguar S-Type with 4,600 colorful toy cars from his Hot Wheels collection, a Malaysian businessman has been turning heads in and around Kuala Lumpur. Reports of an unusual-looking Jaguar S-Type limousine covered in thousands of miniature cars driving around the Malaysian capital had been circulating on social media for a […]
Chinese Man Spends 36 Years Chiseling at Three Mountains to Bring Water to His Village
Driven by a desire to improve the living conditions in his home, Huang Dafa, chief of Caowangba, a small village hidden deep in the mountains of Guizhou Province, China, spent 36 years digging a 10-kilometer-long water canal through three mountains. The Chinese legend of Yu Gong speaks of an old man whose house was separated from the nearest […]
Woman Kisses Brand New Car for 50 Hours, Gets to Take It Home
Dilini Jayasuriya, a 30-year-old woman from Austin, Texas, recently won a brand new 2017 KIA Optima LX after kissing it continuously for 50 hours in a “Kiss a KIA” contest. Sponsored by iHeart radio station 96.7 KISS FM, the Kiss a KIA contest started on Monday morning, with 20 people gluing their lips on the new […]
Someone Invented Colorless Coffee That Doesn’t Stain Your Teeth
Coffee is more popular today than ever before, but many people abstain from consuming to much of it because it can really take a toll on their pearly whites. Well, thanks to the world’s first colorless coffee, you don’t have to worry about stained teeth anymore. After getting tired of looking for a coffee drink that […]
Russian Illustrator Turns Filthy Cars in Moscow into Mobile Works of Art
Nikita Golubev, aka ProBoyNick, is a talented illustrator from Moscow, Russia, who experiments with a variety of mediums, the most interesting of which is definitely dirt-covered cars in the Russian capital. Proving that one man’s filthy car is another’s canvas, Golubev unleashes his artistic talents on dirt-covered cars he finds around Moscow, beautifying them with detailed […]
Successful Businessman Risks His Life to Save Thousands of Dogs from Asia’s Dog Meat Trade
Up until a couple of years ago, Mark Ching was a successful businessman who dedicated his free time and resources to rehabilitating abused dogs in Los Angeles and finding new homes for them. But then he heard about the horrors of the dog meat trade in China, and after witnessing them first hand he dedicated […]
Japanese Video Game Lets You Marry Your Virtual Reality Anime Girlfriend in a Real Life Wedding
To make its newest romance video game stand out from the competition, a Japanese company is giving users the chance to marry their virtual girlfriends in a real life wedding ceremony, with the help of VR technology. At first glance, Niitzuma LovelyxCation is a romance and dating simulator like many others in Japan. It lets players court one of […]
The Annual Cow Dung Cake Battle of Kairuppala
Every year, the people of Kairuppala, a village in India’s Andhra Pradesh state, engage in an epic cow dung cake battle that often leaves dozens injured. They believe the tradition brings them good health and prosperity. Legend has it that Lord Veerabhadra Swamy, a fearsome form of the Hindu god Shiva, and the Goddess Bhadrakhali […]
Man Gets Back at Noisy Upstairs Neighbors with “Building Shaker” He Bought Online
Fed up with the constant noise made by his upstairs neighbors, a man in China got his revenge by giving them a taste of their own medicine. He bought a device known as a “building shaker” online and left it on for a whole weekend. A resident of Xi’an, China’s Shaanxi province, the man – known only […]
Korean Actress Eats just 3 Spoons of Rice Per Day to Maintain Slender Figure
Popular Korean actress Lee Tae-Im recently sparked a bit of controversy after revealing that she only eats three spoons of rice a day in order to maintain her slim figure. Lee, who was previously known for her curves and overall healthy image, appeared on an episode of MBC Every1’s “Video Star” on Tuesday, where panelists quickly noticed her […]
Russian Company Sells Religion-Themed Gold-Plated iPhone 7 Smartphones
With Easter only a couple of days away, there’s no better time for Christians to draw closer to God, and a Russian luxury goods company wants to help rich folks do just that with a collection of gold-plated iPhone 7s engraved with religious symbols and prayers, and blessed by an Orthodox bishop. Caviar Phone has been […]
Young Makeup Artist Accidentally Starts “Feathered Brows” Beauty Trend
Stella Sironen, a young makeup artist from Finland, recently shared a photo of her with her eyebrows split down the middle like bird feathers, joking that she was starting a new beauty trend. Little did she know that the internet would end up taking her seriously. Sironen, whose makeup skills have earned her over 48,000 […]