Siberian Village to Change Name to ‘Syria’ in Order to Draw Government’s Attention
In order to get the attention of the government in Moscow, the citizens of a small Russian village have launched an initiative to their name from Bungur to “Syria”. Their reasoning is that Russia has invested tens of millions of dollars in the middle eastern state, so surely they can spare some rubles for a […]
Man Falls Into Giant Hole After Stepping into It to Check if It’s Real
A man was recently injured after falling into an 8-foot-deep art installation at the Serralves Foundation Museum in Porto, Portugal. He apparently though it looked fake, so he decided to step into it to make sure. Created by acclaimed British artist Anish Kapoor in 1992, “Descent Into Limbo” is an optical illusion that looks like a black […]
Toronto Residents Put Neglected Pothole to Good Use, Turn It Into a Tomato Garden
After waiting for local authorities to fix a massive pothole for several months, residents of Poplar Plain Crescent, in Toronto, decided to make the best of it by transforming the hole into a community tomato garden. It’s unclear who came up with the idea of plating tomato seeds into the neglected pothole earlier this summer, but […]