The Parasitic Fly That Eats Bumble Bees from the Inside and Forces Them to Dig Their Own Graves
As if habitat loss and pesticide exposure weren’t enough to deal with for bumble bees, they also face increasing pressure from a parasitic fly that attacks them midair, injects them with eggs with hatch larvae which proceed to eat the pollinators from the inside before finally forcing them to dig their own graves. It sounds […]
This Religious Pokemon GO-Like App Lets You Catch Biblical Characters Instead of Pokemon
Follow JC Go! is a religious take on the popular mobile game Pokemon Go. Instead of using augmented reality to roam around in the real world and catch virtual Pokemon, you get to catch saints and other religious figures. Developed by Fundación Ramón Pané, a Catholic organization with headquarters in Miami and Honduras, Follow JC Go! […]
Guy Mesmerizes Japanese Social Media with His Ability to Create Giant Clumps of Foam Out of Tiny Drops of Lather
A Japanese Twitter user has been getting a lot of attention online for his ability to create large, dense clumps of foam out of tiny drops of lather or soap, using only his hands. Ever wish you could produce the same kind of frothy, dense foam as an expensive foam dispenser using only your hands? […]
Woman Left with Paralyzed Fingers After Playing on Her Phone for a Week Straight
A Chinese woman recently found herself unable to use the fingers on her right hand after spending her entire week-long vacation playing video games on her smartphone. The unnamed woman from Changsha, in China’s Hunan province, reportedly took a week off from work and spent all that time playing on her smartphone. According to a […]
Shop Owner Asks Robbers to Come Back Later if They Want More Money, They Listen, Get Arrested
A group of six delinquents have been dubbed “the dumbest robbers in Belgium” after falling for a trick so simple that Dumb and Dumber could see through it. The unbelievably stupid robbery attempt took place on Saturday, when a group of six armed men walked into an e-cigarette shop on the outskirts of the Belgian […]
Artist Sculpts Aluminum Cans into Insanely Detailed Artworks Using Only His Thumbs
The intricate aluminum can sculptures of Noah Deledda look like the work of precise automated machines, but the Tampa Bay-based artist makes them all by hand, using only his thumbs to create dents and creases in the soft metal. Looking at the perfect geometric patterns sculpted into these shiny aluminum cans, you’d be excused for […]
Bridezilla Secretly Fattens Up Bridesmaids Before Wedding to Make Them Look Ordinary
Every woman dreams of being the center of attention on her wedding day, but some go to extreme lengths to make sure that no one steals their thunder. Like this Australian woman who recently confessed to secretly fattening up her bridesmaids before the wedding in order to make them look ordinary. Penny always knew that […]
Man Gets Embarrassing Forehead Tattoo After Refusing to Pay Tattoo Artist
A Russian man who reportedly has the habit of scamming tattoo artists by refusing to pay for their work recently got “scammer” permanently tattooed on his forehead by his latest victim. A photo of the smiling unnamed man showing off his unusual forehead tattoo was posted online last week by Russian tattoo artist Roman Bikeev, […]
Lonely Man Faces Jail Time for Calling Police 45,000 Times in One Year
A 55-year-old Turkish man is facing up to five years in jail for “preventing public officials from performing their duty”. His crime – phoning the police 45,210 times in just one year. Şeref Can, a divorced man from Istanbul’s Bayrampaşa district, allegedly called the police line well over 100 times per day between May 15, 2017 […]
Pope Michael – The Kansas Man Who Considers Himself the Real Pope of the Catholic Church
Pope Francis is generally considered the supreme leader of the worldwide Catholic Church, but to David Bawden, a conservative Catholic from Topeka, in Kansas, Francis and the five other popes who cam e before him are nothing more than frauds or ‘antipopes’. Interestingly, Bowen considers himself the one true pope of the Catholic Church. David […]
Insanely Talented Artist Creates Beautifully Carved, Mechanically-Activated Coins
Looking at the work of Russian artist Roman Booteen, it’s easy to see why people consider him a master at hand-engraving coins, but what most people don’t know is that many of his masterpieces also feature jaw-dropping mechanical surprises. One of Roman’s latest creations is a prime example of why people are so blown away […]
This Dutch Distillery Makes Vodka Out of Tulips
Tulips, or flowers in general, are not exactly known as prime ingredients for strong spirits, but one small distillery in Holland (where else?) claims to have perfected a process that allows it to create a high quality vodka out of only two ingredients – tulip bulbs and water. Dutch Tulip Vodka is the creation of […]
At This Restaurant You Can Pay in Instagram Followers
Social media promotion has become so important nowadays that businesses are offering freebies to anyone with a certain following on popular social networks. Case in point, this Milan-based restaurant that offers free sushi to people with a bit of clout on Instagram. Matteo and Tomaso Pittarello, the owners of the “This Is Not a Sushibar” […]
Angulas – An Ultra-Expensive Food That Doesn’t Even Taste Good
Angulas, the Spanish word for baby eels is one of Spain’s most expensive foods, but no one seems to understand why. They hardly have any taste at all, their texture is best described as slimy and they look like limp worms on a plate. So why are people paying hundreds of euros to eat angulas […]
Artist Creates Seemingly Magical Book That Glows from Within
A Japanese experimental artist has captured the imaginations of thousands of fantasy and anime fans by creating a seemingly magical book in which the letters keep shining brighter and brighter as the reader approaches its conclusion. Uka Ohashi, an experimental novelist currently studying design at an art university, created her amazing book as a class […]