Rare “Rainbow Cloud” Goes Viral in Japan
A rare phenomenon commonly described as a ‘rainbow cloud’ was recently spotted above Tokyo and pictures of it went viral on social media. On June 26th, reports of an iridescent cloud visible above Tokyo started being shared on Twitter, and soon, photos of the intriguing phenomenon made their way to the popular social media platform […]
Teen Spends 400 Hours Making a Prom Dress Out of 41 Rolls of Duct Tape
An-18-year-old girl from Illinois has been getting a lot of attention on social media lately for her one-of-a-kind prom dress which she single-handedly created out of dozens of rolls of duct-tape. When Peyton Manker decided to enter this year’s Stuck at Prom contest this January, she never thought it would turn her into an overnight […]
The Silver Men – Indonesia’s Silver-Painted Beggars
Manusia Silver, or “Silver Men” is a special type of beggar that has become a common sight on the streets of several Indonesian cities. Beggars have been around for as long as anyone can remember, and Indonesia is no exception, but the South-East Asian country has recently seen the rise of a new type of […]
COVID-19 Essentials – The Pop-Up Store Selling ‘Everything Covid-19-Related’
Think of a toy store, only instead of toys you have every Covid-19 accessory imaginable, from hand sanitizers to no-touch door openers. That’s the COVID-19 Essentials pop-up store in a nutshell. Located on the second floor of Miami’s Aventura shopping mall, COVID-19 Essentials is described as a one-stop shop for all your Covid-19 needs. From […]
Is This the World’s Tallest Cactus?
Photos of an unusually-tall cactus growing on the side of a three-storey building in Tokyo, Japan, have been doing the rounds on social media, raising the question: ‘is this the world’s tallest cactus?’ Last Wednesday, Japanese Twitter user =Yang= (@0okome0) posted a bunch of intriguing photos of a building he had spotted in Takinogawa, Tokyo […]
Pensioner Spends Eight Years and $50,000 Trying to Evict Daughter From His Apartment
An 84-year-old retired farmer from Melbourne, Australia, has been trying to get his own daughter evicted from his apartment for eight years, but despite spending a small fortune on legal fees, he has been unsuccessful. Peter Grundy, a retired wheat farmer from the Australian state of Victoria, has been trying to sell his apartment so […]
Pokemon GO Grandpa Takes Pokemon Hunt to New Heights with 64 Smartphones Strapped to Bike
A Taiwanese pensioner who once made international headlines for strapping almost a dozen smartphones to his bicycle so he could catch multiple Pokemon in Pokemon GO! faster has now taken his passion for the mobile game to new heights, with a whopping 64 phones attached to his bike. We originally featured Chen Sanyuan in August […]
This Flashy-Painted Fish Looks Like It Belongs in ‘Avatar’
Photos of a vibrantly-colored fish that looks too flashy to be real have gone viral on Japanese social media, prompting many to ask if it was the result of too much digital editing. Last Friday, popular YouTube channel Fishing Gang Azusa took to Twitter to post a very intriguing picture of their latest catch – […]
Woman Prevents Daughter From Leaving the House For 26 Years
Russian media recently reported the shocking case of a 42-year-old woman who had not set foot outside her family home for 26 years, despite being in perfect health, because he mother didn’t allow it. Until this month, 42-year-old Nadezhda Bushueva hadn’t left her mother’s house in the village of Arefinsky, in western Russia, since she […]
Drone Photographer Captures ‘Lenin’-Shaped Forest in Siberia
Vladimir Ilich Lenin, the founder and first leader of the Soviet Union, lives on in the hearts and minds of the Russian people, but also in one little-known geoglyph in the country’s Siberia region – pine tree forest that spells “Lenin” in Cyrillic letters. Russian photographer Slava Stepanov was planning a business trip to the […]
Artificial Intelligence ‘Actor’ Cast in Lead Role of $70 Million Sci-Fi Movie
If you thought creative jobs like acting would be among the last to be taken over by AI-powered robots, think again, as ‘b’, the world’s first film to feature an AI robot in the lead role was just announced. The upcoming film, which reportedly revolves around “a scientist who discovers dangers associated with a program […]
Covid-19-Denying Priest Seizes Control of Russian Monastery with the Help of Armed Militia
Father Sergei Romanov, a controversial, ultra-conservative Russian priest, has taken control of the Sredneuralsk convent outside the city of Yekaterinburg and challenged authorities to force him out. Romanov, a former policeman who reportedly spent 13 years in a prison colony for murder before repenting and dedicating his life to religion, has been very vocal about […]
Board Shoe Racing – China’s Bizarre Traditional Sport
Board shoe racing is the traditional sport of the Zhuang people of China’s Gunaxi province, a unique discipline that has three people sharing the same “shoes”, which requires perfect coordination and concentration. Board shoe racing can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, when legend has it that a famous heroine of the Xhuang people […]
Japan’s Square Watermelons – Nice to Look at But Hard to Swallow
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade or so, you’ve probably seen pictures of Japan’s square watermelons doing the rounds online. I know I have, but what I never knew was that these weird-looking fruit are basically inedible. Perfectly sized and shaped fruits are big business in Japan, and it’s not […]
The Chained Oak of Oakmanor – An Eerie Tourist Attraction
The county of Staffordshire, in central UK, is home to a mysterious and rather eerie attraction – an old oak tree with branches shackled in heavy metal chains tied to a creepy local legend. The story of the Chained Oak near the village of Alton is the most famous legend in Staffordshire. It is said […]