This Living Building in Bogota Is the World’s Largest Vertical Garden
Edificio Santalaia, a plant-covered building in the middle of Bogota, Colombia, is considered one of the most amazing urban gardens ever created. With over 33,000 Sq. feet of plants covering the building’s 11 stories (9 above ground and 2 underground), this is the world’s largest vertical garden. The result of a collaboration between Spanish green designers […]
The World’s Largest Residential Cruise Ship Takes Community-at-Sea on Perpetual Vacation
Wouldn’t it be great if you could travel to the most exciting destinations on Earth without the hassle of packing and unpacking, or ever having your dream vacation end? Well, for the few dozen residents of “The World”, this dream is a reality. “The World” is the largest, oldest and currently only active residential cruise […]
Korean Barista Turns Cups of Coffee into Incredible Works of Art
The latte art scene in Korea is growing at an astonishing rate, and young Lee Kang Bin is one of the talented baristas spearheading the movement. The masterful designs he is able to freehand on cups of latte have earned him tens of thousands of fans on Instagram as well as a judge’s seat at numerous […]
Thai Hospital Provides Masks for Women Too Shy to Get a Potentially Life-Saving Pap Smear Test
The gynecology ward at the Nong Krot Hospital, in Thailand’s Kamphaeng Phet province, looked more like a masked ball hall a couple of days ago, as both patients and staff wore masks to conceal their faces. The initiative was meant to make women more comfortable about getting a pap smear test. Named after its inventor, Greek doctor […]
Chinese Scientist Passes 71,000 Volts of Static Electricity Through His Body to Test Human Limit
For years, experts have suggested that 50,000 volts of static electricity is the highest threshold that the human body can withstand, but one Chinese scientist recently proved them wrong by passing 71,000 volts through his body and living to tell the tale. Liu Shangshe, an academic at the Chinese Academy of Engineering, in Beijing, recently […]
Exceptionally Talented Artist Takes Hyperrealistic Oil Painting to Near Perfection
Swedish artist Anna Halldin Maule spends several months glazing layer upon layer of oil paint to create these stunning works of art that can easily pass for high-resolution photographs to the untrained eye. Born in Gothenberg, Sweden, Anna took an interest in painting at a very young age, honing her skills under the guidance of her […]
The Bottle Cap Alley – A Dumping Ground Turned Tourist Attraction
Bottle Cap Alley is a unique roadside attraction located at the north edge of the Texas A&M University campus, in College Station Texas. As the name suggests, it is paved with hundreds of thousands – by some accounts, millions – of beer and soda bottle caps. No one knows exactly how the tradition of paving the 50-meter-long […]
Caffeinated Bagels Are a Thing Now, And Yes, They Taste Like Coffee
Not everyone’s a morning person, so if having a cup of coffee with your morning bagels just isn’t enough to give you that much-needed boost, maybe these caffeinated bagels can help. Called “Espresso Buzz Bagels”, the world’s first caffeinated bagels were unveiled last week by the Einstein Bros Bagel chain. Each bagel contains 32 milligrams of […]
Tattoo Artist Creates “Soundwave Tattoos” That You Can Actually Listen to
Tattoos have always been considered a visual medium, but thank to an innovative blend of art and technology, you can now listen to your skin art by using a smartphone app. Be it the voice of a loved one, your favorite song or a motivational quote, you’ll be able to take it everywhere with you and […]
Elderly Chinese Man Lives in Secluded Mausoleum Preparing for His Eternal Rest
After losing his entire family a long time ago, a Chinese doctor built his own mausoleum in the mountains of Hunan Province and has been living in it ever since, waiting for his eternal rest. 92-year-old Liang Fusheng had a beautiful family once, but he lost both his wife and his three children to disease, years […]
Woman Installs Card Reader to Make Sure Her Husband Comes Home by 9 PM
The photo below may not seem very interesting at first glance, but the story behind it definitely is. That little round gadget is apparently a card scanner installed by a Chinese wife to make sure that her husband doesn’t come home later than 9 pm. When their husbands don’t come straight home after work, some women […]
Intricately “Tattooed” Fish Caught in the Philippines Sparks Wacky Online Debate
Photos of a large fish caught in the southern Philippines that appears to have its skin covered with artistic tattoo-like markings has sparked quite a debate on social media, with people offering the most outrageous explanations for the intricate design. The fish was caught by fishermen in the province of Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental, who […]
Frenchman Cycles from Paris to Moscow Without Moving an Inch to Set New World Record
53-year-old Pascal Pich, a legendary ultra-athlete with several endurance records to his name, is set to complete the longest, and at the same time shortest, race of his career – over 3,000 kilometers (the distance between Paris and Moscow) pedaled on a stationary bicycle. “You have to be a little crazy to say ‘I will […]
Fantasy Fan Undergoes Plastic Surgery, Skin Bleaching and Eye Coloring in Quest to Become Real-Life Elf
Luis Padron, a 25-year-old fantasy fan and cosplay enthusiast from Argentina, has spent tens of thousands of dollars altering his looks in his desire to become a real-life elf. Luis says he became obsessed with fantastic beings like elves and angels after being bullied as a child. He used to get picked on because he […]
This Startup Makes Cow Milk Without the Cow
It turns out we no longer need cows to produce cow milk, we can just brew it with yeast, just like beer. Well, it’s actually a bit more complicated than that, but that’s how a company called Perfect Day explains the basics of their innovative new product – a “synthetic milk” that looks and tastes a […]