Cleaner Drinks Water Out of Toilet to Demonstrate How Clean It Is
Footage of a young cleaning woman who appears to be drinking water straight out of a toilet has sparked a heated debate on Chinese social media this week. The caretaker of a fertilizer company located in Shandong province, China has put herself at the center of controversy after a video showing her drinking water out […]
The Intricate Nail And Thread Portraits of Konstantin Khlanta
Russian artist Konstantin Khlanta creates intricate portraits of celebrities and fictional characters by wrapping colored string around strategically placed nails. 27-year-old Khlanta, who hails from the Russian city of Tula, only started doing string art in 2018, when he created a portrait of Chester Bennington, lead singer of Linkin Park, who had passed away a […]
Cow Dung Chip Reduces Cellphone Radiation, Indian Government Official Claims
Vallabhbhai Kathiria, the chairman of a federal body on animal husbandry in India, recently sparked controversy among his countrymen by promoting cow dung ‘chips’ that can allegedly reduce mobile phone radiation and shield users from disease. Named ‘Gausatva Kavach’, the cow dung chip is said to be manufactured by Rajkot-based Shrijee Gaushala (cow shelter) as […]
Eminem Fan Sets World Record For Most Tattoos of Single Musician
A Scottish fan of rap superstar Eminem has set a new Guinness record for most tattoos of a single musician after getting 28 tattoos inspired by her idol inked on her body. 35-year-old Nikki Patterson got her first tattoo, a smiley face, when she was 18, and she has added dozens of them since then. […]
Japan’s “Tear Teacher” Preaches the Benefits of Crying as a Way to Relieve Stress
Hidefumi Yoshida, a self-described ‘tear teacher’, encourages people to shed a few tears every once in a while as a way to relieve stress and lead a happier life. Japanese are among the least likely of all nationalities to cry, and some would go as far as to say that there is a stigma surrounding […]
Wanna Buy a Pair of Designer Paint-Splattered Overalls?
Luxury fashion brand Ralph Lauren has been slammed and ridiculed online for selling a pair of paint-covered overalls for $695. If you’re going to spend just under $700 on a pair of designed overalls, you at least want them to look expensive, right? No? Well, maybe that’s just me, but I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t […]
Guy Proves Skirts and High-Heels Can Look Good on Men as Well
Photos of a man sporting a variety of rather unusual combinations of men’s and women’s clothes and footwear have been doing the rounds online and sparking debates about unisex clothing. Italian high end brand Gucci recently made news headlines for releasing a dress for men that most people -both men and women – found unnecessary […]
You Can Now Tattoo Your Palm Lines to Alter Your Destiny
Palmistry, or the art of palm reading, is very popular in Thailand, so one entrepreneur has founded a business that specializes in tattooing people’s palm lines to allegedly change their fortunes for the better. They say you make “your own luck” and if you believe in palmistry there is now a very simple way to […]
Would You Spend a Night in This Mountain Cabin Perched on the Side of a Cliff?
La Casa en el Aire (literally ‘The House in the Air’ in Spanish) is a unique hostel perched on a cliff face, about 30 meters above ground, in the Colombian mountains. Built primarily out of wood and featuring a tin roof, Casa en el Aire is attached to Cerro San Vicente, a monumental rock formation […]
Chalk Drawing of Virgin Mary on Pavement Inexplicably Reappears 13 Years Later
Miracle believers all over Mexico have been flocking to the city of Monterrey, where a chalk drawing of the Virgin Mary inexplicably reappeared 13 years after it was drawn. An outdoor parking lot in Monterrey recently became a pilgrimage spot for Christians, after a detailed drawing of the Virgin Mary appeared on the asphalt. Its […]
Man Fails at Claw Machine Game 200 Times in a Row, Calls Police
Claw machines are infamous for being deceptively easy, but actually excruciatingly difficult to master, and one Japanese man found out just how difficult after failing to win a single price after 200 consecutive tries. Twitter user Ogarun, who happens to be a big fan of claw machine games, or “UFO Cathers” as they are called […]
Hero Shelters Hundreds of Stray Dogs in His House to Protect Them From Hurricane
A Mexican animal rights activist has been praised as a hero by animal lovers around the world after it was reported that he sheltered around 300 stray dogs and many other animals in his home to protect them from a hurricane. On October 7, at around 5:30 in the morning, Hurricane Delta made landfall in […]
Researchers Find Extremely Rare Half-Male, Half-Female Bird Specimen
Researchers at the Powdermill Nature Reserve in Pennsylvania recently came across a “once in a lifetime discovery” – a half-male, half-female rose-breasted grosbeak. Annie Lindsay and her colleagues at Powdermill Nature Reserve were catching and banding birds with identification tags on September 24, when a fellow researcher called her over via walkie-talkie to supposedly see […]
Snake Named After Knife Slices Into Victims to Feed on Their Innards
Small-banded kukri snakes, named after the curved Kukri knives used by Nepalese Gurkha soldiers, apparently use their sharp teeth to slice into certain victims and then proceed to eat them from the inside. Scientists already knew that kukri snakes used their curved teeth to tear into eggs, but a recent study revealed that they sometimes […]
Nekobiyaka – The World’s Only Black Cat Cafe
The Japanese castle town of Himeji is home to the only known black cat café in the world, Nekobiyaka, where you can enjoy a refreshing drink in the company of about a dozen black felines. There are hundreds of cat cafes all over Japan, but only one dedicated exclusively to black cats. Nekobiyaka opened in […]