Company Sells Bottled Fresh Air for Over $100 a Bottle
A UK company has sparked controversy online for selling glass bottles filled with the “freshest coastal air” for up to $105 per bottle. Coast Capture Air started bottling fresh air and selling it as a souvenir and a talking point about the importance of clean air in the modern era, but then people from polluted […]
Hard to Swallow – Japanese Student Creates Delicious-Looking Stone Sushi
A talented art and design student recently stunned Japanese social media with his collection of delicious-looking sushi made exclusively of stone. Hama, a student of the Joshibi University of Art and Design, in Kanagawa, Japan, has been exhibiting his stunning stone sushi at various universities across his country, to great success. And it’s easy to […]
Man Spends $15,500 on “Love Island” to Win Back Ex-Girlfriend, Gets Shot Down
A Chinese man who spent a small fortune as well as a lot of time and effort turning a small wasteland into a pink paradise in order to impress his ex-girlfriend, has received a clot of compassion online, after failing to win back his old fling. It’s fair to say that Xiao Xu, a young […]
These Two Islands Are Just 2.4 Miles Apart, But Have a 21-Hour Time Difference
The Diomedes, two small islands in the Bearing Sea are famous as one of the few places where you can travel back in time, sort of… The international date line is an imaginary line that runs through the middle of the Pacific Ocean, marking the difference between calendar dates. Crossing the line from east to […]
Teen Turns 11-Years-Worth of Eraser Shavings Into Giant Ball
If you’re the kind of person who uses pencils often, you know how pesky those eraser shavings can get after a while. But what if you could put them all o good use, sort of? Japanese media recently showcased the story of a Chinese teenager who has been saving all his eraser shavings since he […]
The Gunthers – The Incredible Story of the World’s Richest Dog Dynasty
The world is full of pampered pets, but while some depend on their owners wealth, a lucky few have their own fortunes. And no animal is as wealthy as Gunther IV, a beautiful German shepherd and member of the world’s richest dog dynasty. It’s hard to imagine any animal being the beneficiary of a fortune […]
Young Man Undergoes Plastic Surgery Transformation After Failing to Find Job Because of His Looks
A 26-year-old Vietnamese man claims to have radically changed his appearance with the help of plastic surgery, after being laughed at during a job interview, because of his looks. TikTok user Đỗ Quyền has been getting a lot of attention on Asian social media, after posting photos of what he claims is his former self […]
Marble Crayfish – The Self-Cloning Crustacean Taking Over the World
The marbled crayfish or marmokreb, a mutant species that didn’t exist 25 years ago, is considered one of the most invasive freshwater creatures in the world, and it’s all due to its remarkable capacity to clone itself. The rise of the the marbled crayfish as an internationally recognized invasive species can be traced back to […]
German “Mr. McDonald’s” May Be the Fast Food Chain’s Biggest Fan
A 32-year-old man nicknamed “Mr. McDonald’s” has been eating at the world’s most popular fast food chain every other day for the past two decades, and has invested a small fortune in McDonald’s-related clothes and memorabilia. David Geyer, a gardener from Bergheim, Germany, first ate at a McDonald’s fast food restaurant in 1997, and the […]
Australian Woman Photographs Moth Larger Than Her Hand
An Australian woman recently took to Facebook to share photos of a giant moth she stumbled across in outside of Brisbane. Pam Taylor posted the first photos of the frighteningly large insect on the Amateur Entomology Australia group, on February 23. The pics showed a huge grey moth clinging to a tree branch. To show […]
This Optical Illusion Is the Most Beautiful Street Artwork in France
An impressive trompe-l-oeil fresco painted in the coastal city of Boulogne-Sur-Mer was recently crowned France’s most beautiful street artwork for 2020. Every year, a popular French portal dedicated to urban art hosts a national competition to crown the nation’s most impressive street art. Thousands of votes are cast, and for last year, the title went […]
Court Orders Man to Financially Compensate Ex-Wife for Housework
In a landmark divorce ruling, a Chinese court ordered a man to pay thousands of dollars to his ex-wife, as compensation for housework performed during their five-year marriage. According to court papers, the man, identified only as Chen, filed from divorce from his wife, Wang, last year, after a five-year marriage. Although reluctant to grant […]
Talented Artist Sculpts Pencil Lead Into Tiny, Detailed Artworks
If you’ve ever used a pencil, you know how brittle and delicate the pencil lead is. Somehow, Japanese artist Shiroi is able to carve that fragile material into stunningly detailed micro-artworks. Mr. Shiroi (@shir0003) took up pencil lead carving seven years ago, after watching a segment on renowned Japanese pencil carver Toshiyuki Yamazaki on TV. […]
This Is What a Sheep Looks Like After Five Years Without Shearing
Sheep need to be shared annually, otherwise their wool continues to grow to the point where it’s hard to tell they are still ship. That’s what happened to this poor ship in Australia, whose wool hadn’t been sheared in 5 years. Photos of a “wild” sheep found in a forest in Australia went viral this […]
Young Woman Streams Herself Sleeping for Five Hours, Over 10,000 People Tune In
A popular Taiwanese streamer recently sparked controversy on Asian social media, after earning around $3,000 by simply streaming herself sleeping for five hours to thousands of her fans. Wang Yiming, a former member of Chinese-Malaysian pop group AMOi-AMOi, joined Twitch late last year, soon after her music group disbanded, and quickly became one of the […]