High-School Student Creates Monstrous Action Figures Out of Cicada Shells
A Japanese high-school student recently got his five minutes of fame on Twitter after posting photos of an incredibly detailed action figure he made out of around 300 discarded cicada shells. Twitter-user @ride_hero came up with the idea of using discarded cicada shells for artistic purposes after accidentally stepping on one at school. Looking at […]
Japanese Company Wants to Lease Young Women’s Armpits as Advertising Space
Of all the places to advertise on a living human being, the armpits are probably at the bottom of the list for most people, but one Japanese company believes they are prime real-estate and is currently recruiting young female models willing to walk around with ads on their armpits. Living, breathing advertising billboards are not […]
Chinese Family Comes Under Fire for Tattooing Phone Number on Mentally Challenged Son’s Forearm
The parents of a mentally challenged boy attracted criticism for tattooing their home phone number on his arm, to make it easier for anyone who found him to contact them. On the morning of July 22nd, police Wenzhou, China, received reports of a young boy walking aimlessly on the local highway. 10 minutes later, a […]
Egyptian Zoo Paints Donkey Black and White, Tries to Pass It Off as Zebra
A new zoo in Cairo’s International Garden municipal park has come under fire for trying to deceive visitors by painting a donkey black and white to make it look like a zebra. On July 21st, Mahmoud A. Sarhani, a Cairo student who had recently visited the recently opened zoo posted a photo of a strange-looking […]
Woman Donates Kidney to a Total Stranger After Finding His Ad Online
A 30-year-old woman from California is being hailed as a hero for saving a stranger’s life by donating one of her kidneys to him. At the start of 2018, Jessica Morris, a 30-year-old dental technician from Orange County, California, set a very special new year resolution – to save someone’s life. A two-hour drive away, […]
Ripped 81-Year-Old Bodybuilder Proves That You’re Never Too Old to Lift
Most octogenarians would consider themselves lucky to be able to not have a hip or back problem, but this 81-year-old Japanese bodybuilder is not only in perfect physical condition, he also looks better than a lot of men a quarter his age. Toshisuke Kanazawa is living proof that you’re never too old to hit the […]
Seven-Month-Old Instagram Sensation Stuns Internet with Her Impressive Mop of Hair
Some people work years to build a following on social media, but one Japanese baby managed to get a following of over 70,000 people on Instagram in just a couple of months thanks to her luscious hair. @BabyChanko’s is certainly not the first baby to have been born with a full set of hair, but […]
Young Man Suffers Spontaneous Pneumothorax After Morning Stretch
A young man from Shenzen, China, recently wound up in the hospital with a collapsed lung after suffering a freak trauma while doing his usual morning stretch. The man, surnamed Wu told doctors that he simply got out of bed on the morning of July 16th and stretched as he usually did. However, on this […]
Britain’s Most Prolific Criminal Commits His 668th Offence
62-year-old Patrick Ryan was been in and out of jail since and age 14 and had already spent 23 years behind bars by the time he turned 50. He was recently sentenced to another 18 months in jail for committing his record-breaking 668th offence. Ryan’s criminal record is reportedly so long that police in Accrington, Lancashire, […]
Taiwanese Cafe Goes Viral for Its Horrifyingly Realistic Puppy-Shaped Ice-Cream
A cafe in Taiwan has been getting a lot of attention online for serving puppy-shaped ice-cream that most people describe as adorable and terrifying at the same time. When you think about food, the first thing that probably comes to mind is taste, but the fact is that eating is a visual experience as well, […]
Parents of 12 Who Only Stopped Having Children After Having a Son Spark Debate About Male Preference in China
The story of a couple from China’s Shanxi Province who gave birth to eleven daughters and only stopped having children after finally birthing a son recently went viral on Chinese social media, sparking controversy about male preference in the Asian country. The original story published by Chinese newspaper The Paper highlighted the dedication of 11 sisters […]
They Call Him “Quadzilla”
Robert Förstemann’s massive thighs first broke the internet during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, when a photo of them next to those of fellow Olympic cyclist Andre Greipel made the other guy’s quads look ordinary, despite being incredibly muscular compared to those of the average man. Since then, the man aptly nicknamed “Quadzilla” has become famous […]
These Liquid-Filled Eyeglasses Allegedly Make Wearers Immune to Motion Sickness
French car maker Citroën recently unveiled a pair of glassless, liquid-filled eye-glasses that can reportedly treat the symptoms of motion sickness. Called Seetroën, the ingenious eyeglasses use Boarding Ring technology, which was created by a French start-up of the same name, to treat motion sickness in just a few minutes. According to the official press release, after […]
Man Forced to Live in His Car to Escape Controlling and Abusive Girlfriend
A 59-year-old man who had moved from the United States to Britain in order to be with a woman he had met playing poker online recently decided to live out of his car just to get away from his controlling and sometimes violent girlfriend. Robin C. met his girlfriend while playing poker on the internet. […]
Pet Owner Faces Criticism for Putting His Cat on a Vegan Diet
A vegan pet owner from the Gold Coast, in Australia, has been criticized for putting his cat on a diet that matches his beliefs and claiming that she’s actually thriving after switching to veganism. 53-year-old Harry Bolman has been a vegan for the lat 38 years, and after adopting Uma, a five-year-old cat, last year, […]