Chinese Scientist Passes 71,000 Volts of Static Electricity Through His Body to Test Human Limit
For years, experts have suggested that 50,000 volts of static electricity is the highest threshold that the human body can withstand, but one Chinese scientist recently proved them wrong by passing 71,000 volts through his body and living to tell the tale. Liu Shangshe, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, in Beijing, recently […]
Exceptionally Talented Artist Takes Hyperrealistic Oil Painting to Near Perfection
Swedish artist Anna Halldin Maule spends several months glazing layer upon layer of oil paint to create these stunning works of art that can easily pass for high-resolution photographs to the untrained eye. Born in Gothenberg, Sweden, Anna took an interest in painting at a very young age, honing her skills under the guidance of her […]
The Bottle Cap Alley – A Dumping Ground Turned Tourist Attraction
Bottle Cap Alley is a unique roadside attraction located at the north edge of the Texas A&M University campus, in College Station Texas. As the name suggests, it is paved with hundreds of thousands – by some accounts, millions – of beer and soda bottle caps. No one knows exactly how the tradition of paving the 50-meter-long […]
Caffeinated Bagels Are a Thing Now, And Yes, They Taste Like Coffee
Not everyone’s a morning person, so if having a cup of coffee with your morning bagels just isn’t enough to give you that much-needed boost, maybe these caffeinated bagels can help. Called “Espresso Buzz Bagels”, the world’s first caffeinated bagels were unveiled last week by the Einstein Bros Bagel chain. Each bagel contains 32 milligrams of […]
Tattoo Artist Creates “Soundwave Tattoos” That You Can Actually Listen to
Tattoos have always been considered a visual medium, but thank to an innovative blend of art and technology, you can now listen to your skin art by using a smartphone app. Be it the voice of a loved one, your favorite song or a motivational quote, you’ll be able to take it everywhere with you and […]
Elderly Chinese Man Lives in Secluded Mausoleum Preparing for His Eternal Rest
After losing his entire family a long time ago, a Chinese doctor built his own mausoleum in the mountains of Hunan Province and has been living in it ever since, waiting for his eternal rest. 92-year-old Liang Fusheng had a beautiful family once, but he lost both his wife and his three children to disease, years […]
Woman Installs Card Reader to Make Sure Her Husband Comes Home by 9 PM
The photo below may not seem very interesting at first glance, but the story behind it definitely is. That little round gadget is apparently a card scanner installed by a Chinese wife to make sure that her husband doesn’t come home later than 9 pm. When their husbands don’t come straight home after work, some women […]
Intricately “Tattooed” Fish Caught in the Philippines Sparks Wacky Online Debate
Photos of a large fish caught in the southern Philippines that appears to have its skin covered with artistic tattoo-like markings has sparked quite a debate on social media, with people offering the most outrageous explanations for the intricate design. The fish was caught by fishermen in the province of Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental, who […]
Frenchman Cycles from Paris to Moscow Without Moving an Inch to Set New World Record
53-year-old Pascal Pich, a legendary ultra-athlete with several endurance records to his name, is set to complete the longest, and at the same time shortest, race of his career – over 3,000 kilometers (the distance between Paris and Moscow) pedaled on a stationary bicycle. “You have to be a little crazy to say ‘I will […]
Fantasy Fan Undergoes Plastic Surgery, Skin Bleaching and Eye Coloring in Quest to Become Real-Life Elf
Luis Padron, a 25-year-old fantasy fan and cosplay enthusiast from Argentina, has spent tens of thousands of dollars altering his looks in his desire to become a real-life elf. Luis says he became obsessed with fantastic beings like elves and angels after being bullied as a child. He used to get picked on because he […]
This Startup Makes Cow Milk Without the Cow
It turns out we no longer need cows to produce cow milk, we can just brew it with yeast, just like beer. Well, it’s actually a bit more complicated than that, but that’s how a company called Perfect Day explains the basics of their innovative new product – a “synthetic milk” that looks and tastes a […]
Woman Swallows $9,000 in Cash to Avoid Giving Half to Her Ex-Partner
A 28-year-old woman recently ended up in the emergency room at University Hospital of Santander (HUS) in Bucaramanga, Colombia, after swallowing over $9,000 in $100 bills to make sure that her ex didn’t get half of it. The bizarre incident took place on April 22, when Sandra Milena Almeida showed up at the hospital complaining of severe […]
Popular Retailer Sells See-Through Plastic Jeans for $100 a Pair
Jeans are usually synonymous with denim, but British fashion company Topshop seems to think plastic works too. Its 100% polyurethane see-through jeans went on sale last months for a whopping $100, and got some not so-positive reactions online. Why would anyone ever think that plastic pants, be they jeans, leggings or what-have-you, are a good idea? […]
Texas Artist Turns Popcorn into Pop Art
Harry Kalenberg has a unique hobby – he turns pieces of popcorn into tiny works of art using only colored felt markers and pens. From miniature models of celebrities like Elvis or Donald Trump, to popular cartoon characters and animals, Harry has a gift for spotting the craziest things in a bowl of popcorn. It all […]
Legend Has It That This Spicy Pizza Induces Child Labor
According to a popular rumor among pregnant women, spicy food can help induce child labor, and while that has yet to be confirmed by medical specialists, a pizza place in Charlotte North Carolina has become a popular destination for mothers-to-be eager to bring their offspring into the world sooner. Hawthorne’s New York Pizza and Bar […]