Giant Shoulder Callouses – The Proud Mark of Carrying a God on Your Shoulders
Japanese men who carry mobile shrines known as mikoshi every year as part of important Shinto festivals are left with giant callouses on their shoulders that they display as badges of honor. Carrying mikoshi shrines is considered a great honor among Japanese Shintoists, and while some may do it just once in their lives, the […]
Chair Dangling on Roof of Derelict House Becomes Tourist Attraction
A wooden chair perched on the edge of an exposed attic in Dennis Township, New Jersey, has become an obsession for thousands of people and even spawned its own dedicated social media groups. A dilapidated house with a collapsed roof located on Route 47 in the unincorporated Dennisville community of Dennis Township has become somewhat […]