Mount Thor – The World’s Tallest Vertical Rockface
Named after the Nordic god of Thunder, Mount Thor is the world’s tallest vertical rockface, which also makes it one of the most difficult rock formations to climb. A part of the Auyuittuq National Park, on northern Canada’s remote Baffin Island, Mount Thor isn’t the park’s tallest peak, but it is definitely the most intimidating, […]
7ft 5in-Tall, 14-Year-Old Chinese Girl Hailed as “New Yao Ming”
Zhang Ziyu, a 14-year-old basketball player from Shandong, China, has been getting a lot of attention because of her unusual height, 7ft 5in (2.26m), and getting compared to Chinese basketball legend Yao Ming. In photos and videos that have been doing the rounds online for the past week, Zhang Ziyu can be seen towering over […]
Real-Estate Company Specializes in Haunted and Other “Stigmatized” Properties
While most real-estate firms try their best to conceal potentially disturbing details about the properties they are trying to sell or lease, one Japanese company puts these details front and center, focusing on the advantages haunted or spooky houses have. Jikko buken, the Japanese term for “accident properties” are a controversial aspect of Japanese culture. […]