Cheese-Topped Ice Tea Is Apparently a Thing, And People Are Queuing for Hours for a Cup
Cheese and ice tea doesn’t sound like a particularly tasty combination, but just try telling that to the thousands of people all across China standing in line for up to five hours to get their hands on a cup of it. Cheese tea is a nationwide sensation, making it hard to believe that it was […]
Woman Checks Her Full-Grown Horse into Kentucky Hotel Room
Lindsey Partridge, a horse trainer from Canada, recently tested the pet policy of a hotel in Georgetwon, Kentucky, by trying to check her 5-year-old thoroughbred into her room. Believe it or not, she was successful, and it only cost her $10. Partridge, from Ontario, Canada, recently traveled to the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, […]
Chinese University Requires Students to Lose Weight in Order to Receive Full Grades
In an attempt to tackle obesity on its campus, a university in Jiangsu, China, is offering overweight students the chance to enroll in a special weight-loss program, where they will receive their grades based on how much weight they shed and on how well they do in class. Zhou Quanfu, a lecturer at the Nanjing Agriculture University, […]
Japanese Man Invents Coffee Made Entirely of Garlic
When you think about coffee alternatives, garlic is probably one of the last things that comes to mind, but that exactly the ingredient that one Japanese inventor used to create a drink that looks and tastes like coffee. 74-year-old Yokitomo Shimotai, a coffee shop owner in Aomori Prefecture, Japan, claims that his unique “garlic coffee” is […]
People Are Now Renting Grounded Private Jets for Instagram Photo Shoots
Inspired by popular Instagram accounts like ‘Rich Kids of Instagram’ or ‘Luxury Kids of Instagram’, as well as social media stars like Gianluca Vachi and Dan Bilzerian, people who can’t actually afford to fly on private jets are renting them on the ground for professional photo shoots, just so they can post their own lavish […]
This Guy Ate a Domino’s Pizza Every Day For a Year, Still Managed to Lose Weight
The vast majority of nutritionists claim that, if you want to lose weight, fast food is among the first things you should cut from your diet, but one man recently proved that you can actually eat pizza every single day and still maintain a healthy figure. Brian Northrup, aka “Lord of Pizza” set out to […]
Cruel Artist Creates Decadent Desserts Out of Porcelain and Glass
Shayna Leib’s French desserts may look delicious, but they are only meant to be savoured with the eyes. While these exquisite treats may appear to be the work of a talented confectioner, Leib is actually a porcelain and glass artist. If, like me, you have an insatiable sweet tooth, you’re probably wondering how anyone could […]
Man Lives in the Woods for Five Years Just to Get Away From His Wife
A 62-year-old man from Birmingham, England, recently made news headlines after revealing that he had lived in the forest for five years before moving into a homeless shelter, just to get away from his nagging, controlling wife. Malcolm Applegate worked as a gardener for most of his life, and enjoyed tending to people’s gardens. It […]
50-Year-Old Mother Often Gets Confused with Her Sons’ Girlfriends
One look at Puspa Dewi is all it takes to understand why people often confuse her with her two sons’ girlfriends. At age 50, the Instagram star looks a lot better than most women in their 30s. Puspa Dewi, an entrepreneur and mother-of-two from Jakarta, Indonesia, recently celebrated her 50th birthday, but you’d have a […]
Romanian Artist Turns Tree Stumps into Beautiful Artworks
42-year-old Gabi Rizea only discovered his talent for wood carving three years ago, and has since put it to good use, saving dozens of old tree stumps from being completely removed, by turning them into impressive works of art. A former forest engineer, Rizea became a wood carver completely by accident. Three years ago, after […]
Chinese Man Builds Elevator That Only Goes Up to His 6th Floor Apartment
Sick of listening to his lazy son-in-law complaining about how hard it was to climb the stairs to his 6th floor apartment, a man in Chongqing, China, built a private elevator that only goes up to his apartment. The man, surnamed Xong, has been living in the Tongliang District apartment building for decades, but never complained […]
Company Uses Optical Illusion Floor Tiles to Prevent People Running Through Its Hallway
Casa Ceramica, a floor tile company from the UK, recently went viral on Twitter after creating an impressive optical illusion out of 400 floor tiles to discourage people from running through its hallway. It’s not clear why anyone would be running through the hallway of a floor tile showroom, but they’re sure to think twice […]
This Children’s Tent for Adults Offers a Temporary Escape from the Stress of Modern Life
The Pause Pod has been mocked on social media as a really expensive children’s tent for adults, but its inventors claim it is actually a portable “private pop-up space free from stressful moments”. Inspired by the blanket forts that most of us made as children, the Pause Pod is designed to offer user an escape […]
Insanely Talented Artist Creates Life-Size Insects Exclusively Out of Bamboo
To say that Japanese artist Noriyuki Saitoh is a master when it comes to capturing the anatomical features of tiny insects using only bamboo would be a serious understatement. The level of realism displayed in his creations is simply uncanny. From the wiry whiskers of grasshoppers to the veiny wings wings of dragonflies and cicadas, the […]
Dutch Startup Wants to Train Crows to Clean Streets of Cigarette Butts
Alarmed by how many cigarette butts littered the parks of Amsterdam, two Dutch designers came up with an unusual plan to train crows to pick up the butts and trade them for tasty rewards. Industrial designers Ruben van der Vleuten and Bob Spikman originally considered using robots to clean the streets of cigarette butts, but […]