Man in Colorful Parrot Costume Helps Sell House Online
If you’re looking for a way to to make your property stand out on a real-estate website, dressing up as a colorful parrot and posing for photos seems to work wonders. At least it worked for the owner of a house in Blackrod, UK, who had asked his estate agent to come up with a way […]
Vietnamese Man Hasn’t Clipped His Fingernails in Over 35 Years
Luu Cong Huyen, a 58-year-old man from Yen Giao, in Vietnam’s Nam Dinh province, has been growing his fingernails for over three and a half decades, and takes great care to avoid any activity that might cause him to accidentally break on of his keratinous treasures, even bathing. If you’re hoping to find a good reason for […]
South-African Teacher Uses Hip-Hop to Make Math Fun for Students
Kurt Minnaar, a 33-year-old math teacher at Cape Town’s Eben Dönges High School uses hip hop beats and rhymes to make math lessons more enjoyable for his students. Singing or listening to music during math class is usually frowned upon, but in Kurt Minnaar’s classroom, it’s actually a pre-requisite. The former choreographer and hip-hop artist is […]
Coffee Shops with Bikini-Clad Staff Spark Controversy
Bikini Beans Espresso is a coffee shop chain with branches in Arizona and Washington where patrons can have their favorite coffee prepared and served by beautiful women wearing bikinis, g-strings or just three strategically-placed stickers. Thanks to its attractive dress code, Bikini Beans Espresso has become hugely popular, especially among its male clientele. Apparently, a […]
Amazing Mother Carries Her 30-Year-Old Disabled Daughter on Her Back Whenever They Go Out
69-year-old Julieta Lorenzo, a frail old lady in the Philippines, has recently melted the hearts of thousands around the archipelago after photos of her carrying her 30-year-old disabled daughter to the bank to collect her pension went viral online. The heartwarming photos were snapped by Facebook user Gilbred Cargason Alsagon Jr, who was at a branch […]
Crowded Chinese City Has Train Passing Straight Through 19-Floor Residential Building
Due to the unique topography and high construction density of Chongqing, one of the most populated cities in China, architects and city planners had to come up with a unique way of developing a vital monorail line. Their solution – having the train pass straight through a 19-floor apartment building. With the Daba, Wushan, Wuling, […]
San Diego Brewery Uses Recycled Toilet Water to Make Beer
San Diego-Based Stone Brewing, the ninth-largest brewery in the United States, recently unveiled its newest creation – a pale ale brewed using recycled water that “comes from the toilet.” Aptly named ‘Full Circle’, the unique beer is made with 100% recycled waste water from the Pure Water demonstration plant in Miramar. Chief brewer Steve Gonzalez admits being […]
14-Year-Old Boy Designs His Own Prosthetic Hand for Just $100
Unable to find a prosthetic hand that fit him him properly, Leonardo Viscarra, a 14-year-old boy from Bolivia, decided to build one himself, using 3D-printing technology. Leonardo was born with an undeveloped left hand. As a fetus in his mother’s womb, the boy’s right hand was caught in the placenta and unable to develop properly. He […]
Facial Scanners Installed in Beijing Public Toilets to Combat Toilet Paper Theft
To combat the rampant toilet paper theft in public toilets, local authorities in Beijing, China, have begun installing high-tech facial scanners that prevent users from taking any more toilet paper if they show up again within a certain period of time. The public toilets at the Temple of Heaven, one of the most popular tourist […]
Man Named Saddam Hussain Struggles to Find Work in India
Saddam Hussain, a marine engineer from Jamshedpur, India, claims that having the same name as the notorious former dictator of Iraq has made it impossible for him to secure a job in the field he has trained so hard in. When Saddam’s grandfather chose his name, 25 years ago, he had no idea that it would one day become […]
Turkish Farmer Spends $2,000 on Custom Sound System for His Tractor
When Murat Karlıoğlu rolls into town in his tractor, his neighbors can literally hear him coming from a mile away. The 30-year-old farmer has spent over 7,000 Turkish lira on a custom sound system for his farming vehicle, which he uses to pump out his favorite music wherever he goes. Karlıoğlu, from the town of Nazilli, […]
Belgian Church Turns into Beer Bar after Every Sunday Mass
In Brielen, a small Belgian village of only 700 inhabitants, it was customary for church goers to meet up for a beer after every Sunday mass. That became a problem after the last bar in the village closed down, but the local priest was more than happy to keep the tradition going by turning the church […]
This Weird Mask Muffles Your Voice to Keep Phone Calls Private
Don’t you just hate it when you have to take an important phone call and you’re surrounded by potential eavesdroppers? You either have to whisper or go outside to keep the conversation private, which is not exactly ideal.Now, a new gadget aims to fix this problem by muffling your voice and making you look like Bane […]
Woman with Vitiligo Uses Her Body as a Canvas for Amazing Artworks
Ash Soto was only 12 years old when she was diagnosed with vitiligo, a rare skin condition that causes patches of skin to lose pigmentation. Dealing with the changes to her appearance and the social stigma associated with vitiligo was tough for a teenage girl, but she ultimately managed to accept her condition and make the […]
Apeirophobia – The Fear of Eternal Life and Infinity
For most people discovering the secret to eternal life, or reaching heaven and living forever in a blissful afterlife is the ultimate goal, but for some, concepts like life without end and infinity are apparently terrifying to the point where they cannot lead a normal life. These people suffer from a little-known and even less […]