The Loneliest Monk in Tibet Lives Alone in This Isolated Temple
Located on top of a small mound, on a sliver of land stretching into the serene Yamdrok Lake is Rituo Temple, the home of just one solitary monk who spends his days chanting sutras and meditating. Rituo, which means “the stone on the mountain” in Tibetan, is often referred to as Tibet’s loneliest temple. It […]
Giant Smiley Face on Oregon Hillside Is Made Up of Trees
People Driving along Oregon Route 18 in the autumn months or early December are treated to a unique view that is sure to brighten their day – a giant smiley face looking back at them from forest-covered hillside. Located at roughly mile 25 on Oregon Route 18, between Willamina and Grand Ronde, the now famous […]
Street Artist Creates Beautiful Drawings With Burning Logs and Rocks
A 23-year-old street artist from China has been getting a lot of praise for making use of simple yet intriguing drawing supplies to create some very impressive artworks. Long Tsai has been trying to make himself known on Chinese social media by posting videos of himself drawing Chinese fantasy and TV series characters on the […]
Would You Let Yourself Be Tattooed by This 13-Year-Old Girl?
Despite being just 13-years-old, Lilith Siow is already one of the most talked-about tattoo artists in Singapore. Lilith first made international news headlines in 2019, when she attended the Culture Cartel Exhibition, in Singapore, where she showed off her steady hands and ability to work under pressure. The now 13-year-old is the daughter of Joseph […]
iPhone 11 Accidentally Dropped in Lake a Year Ago Still Works
A man who accidentally lost his iPhone 11 while paddling on a lake in March of last year recently posted photos of the handheld miraculously retrieved from the bottom of the lake after more than a year. The handheld was in need of a recharge, but otherwise worked perfectly! The owner of the iPhone, a […]
Bento Artist Creates Insanely Detailed Edible Portraits
A talented bento artist from Hiroshima, Japan, has been turning a lot of heads online with their incredibly detailed edible black portraits over a white rice background. Nori bento is the most common forms of the portable Japanese snack, but one Japanese food artist has managed to turn the simplicity of the classic meal into […]
Busty Female YouTuber Turns Out to Be 37-Year-Old Man
A popular Japanese YouTuber with tens of thousands of fans who mostly focused on filming her generous bosom recently outed herself as a 37-year-old man who had been using a silicone breast prosthesis. Chiharu (むね肉ちはる) only started her YouTube career in December of last year, but by the end of March, 2021, it had already […]
Cascatelli – The Ideally Shaped Pasta You Didn’t Even Know Existed
Inspired by the firm belief that spaghetti is far from the ideal shape for pasta, a man set out to create a perfectly shaped pasta. The result of his hard work is now known as cascatelli. The story of how cascatelli came to be began in 2018, when Dan Pashman, the host of the James […]
Hand-Painted Knees – A Forgotten Beauty Trend of the 1920s
Knee makeup isn’t really a thing, but a century ago it was the hottest trend in the beauty industry. It started out as knee rouging and eventually turned into full-on knee painting. Fashion has always been a reflection of the spirit of the times, and the knee makeup and painting of the 1920s was no […]
Scientists Now Know Why These French Rabbits Do Handstands When Moving Fast
For over a century, animal experts have known that a certain variety of rabbits move exclusively on their front legs when trying to move fast, but they’ve only recently learned why that is. The Sauteur d’Alfort, also known as the Alfort jumping rabbit have baffled scientists for more than a decade. Unlike other rabbit varieties, […]
China’s King of Live Streaming Sales Sells More in 12 Hours Than a Mall Does in a Year
Xin Youzhi, aka Xinba, an online personality known as China’s king of live streaming sales, recently managed to sell more products in a single day than a Hong Kong shopping mall sells in 12 months. Born in a small village in northeast China, Xinba managed to defy the odds, becoming one of the most popular […]
Brain Condition Causes Bear Cubs to Become Unusually Friendly to Humans
A number of black bear cubs in California have been exhibiting unusually friendly, dog-like behavior around humans, and scientists believe a brain illness may be to blame. Last month, California Department of Fish and Wildlife picked up a bear cub from a residential backyard. The animal had simply moved in there and didn’t seem to […]