South-Korean Tattoo Artist Specializes in Superb Watercolor-Inspired Tattoos
A South Korean porcelain painter specializing in watercolor-like designs, managed to adapt her art to a whole new, more sensitive canvas, the human skin. Bucheon-based tattoo artist Abii had spent about six years working as a professional porcelain painter when her mentor encouraged her to start practicing tattooing as well. She had always wanted to […]
Man With World’s Most Insect Tattoos on His Body Actually Hates Bugs
Michael Amoia, a music producer and entrepreneur from New York, recently set a new world record for the most insects tattooed on his body, a whopping 864. But just because he has a giant centipede covering most of his front torso, and a menacing scorpion inked on the right side of his face does not […]
Japanese Boy Is Breaking the Internet With His Feminine Looks
Idegami Baku looks like she should be in a popular idol group, only she is actually a 19-year-old boy with perhaps the most striking androgynous appearance in the world. Men using makeup and photo manipulation technology to pose as women online has become a really popular trend in recent years, but no one does it […]
Turkish Man Has Been Testing Positive for Covid-19 for Fourteen Months
A 56-year-old man from Turkey has spent the last fourteen months of his life in isolation, testing positive for Covid-19 no less than 78 times ever since becoming infected in November of 2020. Muzaffer Kayasan from Turkey has been confined to hospitals and his own home for over a year, and is desperately looking for […]
Woman Fined for Not Picking Up Dog Poop in Town 400 Miles Away
A Spanish woman got the shock of her life when she received a $570 fine from a town she visited six months ago, for failing to pick up her dog’s poop from a sidewalk. The unnamed woman from Paterna, in Spain’s Valencia region, had all but forgotten about that time when she chose not to […]
Pastor Burns ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Twilight Books’ to Fight Demonic Influences
During a live-streamed event last week, a controversial Tennessee pastor burned tens of fantasy books, including Harry Potter and Twilight, in an alleged attempt to fight “demonic influences”. Pastor Greg Locke of the Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, near Nashville, began his sermon last Wednesday by telling his congregation that he had received […]
Wanted “Galician Rambo” Hid in Spanish Forests for Almost a Year
A wanted prison escapee dubbed the “Galician Rambo” eluded capture by hiding in the forests of Galicia since March of 2021. Alfredo Sánchez Chacón, a Spanish ex-military and survival expert, was sentenced to hard time in prison for shooting and killing a 24-year-old man in 1996. Back then, authorities spent months combing the forests of […]
Las Luminarias – A fiery and Controversial Celebration
Every year, on January 17, the people of San Bartolome de Pinares, in Spain, celebrate St. Anthony by riding their horses, donkeys and mules through piles of burning tree branches in a celebration called Las Luminarias. The unique tradition of leaping over and through flames dates back 500 years, but the men and women of […]
Kosk – South Korea’s Controversial Nose-Only Face Mask
A new type of South Korean face mask that only covers the wearer’s nose has been getting a lot of attention from the western press lately. Called ‘kosk” – a combination of ‘ko’, the Korean word for nose, and ‘mask’ – the unusual face mask sold by South Korean company Atman consists of two parts, […]
The Japanese Bobtail – A Rare Cat With the Tail of a Bunny Rabbit
The Japanese Bobtail is a rare car breed whose distinctive feature is the presence of a short, bunny-like tail, instead of the long, flexible tail of most other felines. No one knows exactly when this unusual cat breed arrived in Japan, but it has been a part of Japanese culture for at least several hundred […]
Man Changes Gender So He Can Legally Retire and Receive Pension a Year Earlier
Thanks to a new law, a Swiss man was able to change to officially change his gender so he could retire and receive his pension a year earlier. On January 1st, 2022, a new law came into effect in Switzerland, one that allows any Swiss resident with the “intimate conviction” that they do not belong […]
Modern Game Bantams – Poultry Fashion Models With a Fighting Spirit
Because of their slender physique, incredibly long legs and upright pose, Modern Game Bantams are considered by many the fashion models of the poultry world, but few know that they also have a mean streak. Modern Game chickens take their name from the ‘old English game’, a chicken breed brought to the English Isles in […]
Russian Businessman Builds Fairytale Castle in the Middle of a Lake
Chateau Erken, in the Russian Federation’s Kabardino-Balkaria autonomous republic, looks like an extremely well-preserved medieval castle, but in reality, this architectural wonder is just over a decade old. Located in the vineyard-dominated countryside of Kabardino-Balkaria, Chateau Erken is a tourist attraction unlike any other in Russia. Not only does it mimic the fortress-like design of […]
Chinese Company Names AI-Powered Debt Collector Employee of the Year
Chinese real-estate giant Vanke Group recently sparked controversy after naming its advanced AI-powered debt collector its employee of the year for 2021. Looking at a picture of Cui Xiaopan, Vanke Group’s employee of 2021, you’d think she was a woman in her 20s with a very determined look on her face, but in reality, she […]
Man Suffering From Severe Headaches Lived With Bullet in His Skull for 20 Years
A young Chinese man who had been experiencing severe headaches lately was shocked to learn that he had been living with a bullet in the left side of his skull for about two decades. Xiao Chen (pseudonym), a 28-year-old man from Shenzen, had been suffering from random headaches for as long as he could remember, […]