Japanese Man Spends $70,000 on Free-to-Play Mobile Video Game
Free-to-play mobile video games are just that, free to play, but they are also some of the most profitable apps for developers, and looking at the case of Daigo, a 31-year-old gamer from Japan who has spent over $70,000 on his favorite video game, it’s easy to see why. Like many other free-to-play games, Sony […]
Latvian Artist Sparks Controversy with Cannibalistic Performance Art
Latvian performance artist Arturs Bērziņš has managed to spark a heated debate about the ethics of his latest project, where he sliced bits of flesh from two people’s bodies, cooked them in a frying pan and fed it back to them. Bērziņš’ controversial performance, named Eschatology, was staged on March 6th, at the Museum LV un […]
Thai Death-Themed Cafe Wants Visitors to Appreciate Life More
From cat cafes to toilet cafes and even cafes dedicated to female thighs, themed cafes are all the rage these days. Usually, entrepreneurs go for funny or exciting themes to attract as many people as possible, but one cafe in Thailand is based on the most morbid theme of all – death. The Kid-Mai Death Cafe […]
Real-Estate Agency Turns Apartment Viewing into Exciting ‘Escape Room’ Game
Evidence Immobilier, a real-estate agency in Montpelier, France, has become the first in the world to revolutionize the apartment viewing experience by turning it into an exciting “Escape Room” game where potential buyers have to look for clues and solve puzzles, while at the same time discovering the layout of the place. Whether you’re looking […]
The Strange Story of an Afghan Toddler Named Donald Trump
When Sayed Asadullah Poya, a 28-year-old teacher from Kabul, Afghanistan, decided to name his son ‘Donald Trump’, he hoped it would bring him good fortune. So far, it has only made life a lot harder for the whole family, and the future doesn’t look too bright. Sayed’s wife, Jamila, gave birth to their son in […]
Indian Man Helps His Wife Marry Her Lover
Here’s something you don’t read about every day: an Indian man who had only been married for six days helped his new wife marry her lover so that the three of them could be happy together. On March 4, 28-year-old Basudep Tappo, a native of Palmara village, in the Indian state of Odisha, married a 24-year-old […]
This Company Claims They Can Preserve Your Brain for Future Use. But First They Have to Kill You
Just because your body will eventually wither away and die doesn’t mean your brain and all the memories stored in it have to. At least that’s the pitch made California-based company Nectome, which claims to perfectly preserve clients brains for use in the future when technology will allow all the information stored in them to […]
Artist Spends Three Months Building Accurate Model of Midtown Manhattan Out of Old Computer Components
Zayd Menk, a very patient artist from Zimbabwe, spent three months building a 0.0635:100 scale model of Midtown Manhattan out of discarded computer components. The 17-year-old artist, who made the model for a school project, used 263 sticks of hot glue, 27 motherboards, 11 CPUs, 10 CRT monitor motherboards, 18 sticks of RAM, 15 batteries, 12 […]
Japanese Shop Sells Realistic “Hooves Sandals” That Look Impossible to Walk On
Ever wonder what walking on two hooves must be like? Well, you don’t have to be a faun to try it out, as one Japanese shop is more than happy to sell you a pair of realistic wooden hoof sandals. Walpurgis, an online shop that seems to specialize in fantastic garments and accessories, recently started […]
Belgian Bar Forced to Install Alarm System on Beer Glasses Because People Keep Stealing Them
The Beer Wall, a popular bar in Bruges, Belgium, has recently installed alarm sensors on all of its beer glasses as well as a scanner at the entrance, in order to deter patrons from stealing them. All of the roughly 1,600 Belgian beers sold at The Beer Wall are served in their own specially designed […]
$11,000 Smart Toilet Basically Does Everything But Poop for You
The bathroom was one of the few places that technology had not been very successful in infiltrating, but with Japanese smart toilets gaining in popularity around the world, this last bastion is about to fall. And if you’re wondering what makes smart toilets so special, just check out the smartest of them all, the Toto Neorest […]
World’s Most Expensive Dog Jacket Is Made with 24K Gold, Costs $137,000
How much do you really love your pet dog? Enough to buy it the world’s first 24K gold jacket encrusted with Swarovski crystals and black diamonds? It’s “only” 137,000 and it’s armored, meaning it will protect your pooch from bites and even knife slashes. The world’s most expensive dog jacket is the result of a […]
Indian Girl Has Ants Pulled From Her Eyes Every Day And No One Knows How They Get There
An 11-year-old girl from Belthangady, India, recently made news headlines for having around 60 dead ants pulled from her eyes. As for how the insects got there, some doctors suggest they entered her body through the ears. Last week, the girl, known only as Ashwini, started complaining of severe pain in her eyes. She told her […]
Woman Convicted of Hiring Hitman to Kill Ex-Husband Now Accused of Trying to Have the Hitman Killed
A 70-year-old woman from Salt Lake City, Utah, was recently found guilty of conspiring to have her ex-husband killed two years ago. But what’s really interesting about this case is that on the day of her trial she was also charged with repeatedly trying to have the hitman who ratted her out killed, while she […]
The Photo-Like Painted Portraits of Yasutomo Oka
These lovely portraits may look like high-definition artistic photographs, or even the product of CGI, but they are actually oil paintings created by Japanese artist Yasutomo Oka At just 34-years-old, Yasutomo Oka is quite obviously already a master when it comes to hyperrealistic paintings. The artist, who hails from Komaki, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, spends […]