South-Korean Technology Addicts Participate in Bizarre Space-Out Competition
A strange ‘space-out competition’ recently saw 60 South Koreans in the country’s capital of Seoul put aside their smartphones and tablets and simply sit on the ground in a public park, thinking and doing nothing for 90 minutes. The person measured as having the most stable heart rate at the end of that period was judged the […]
Amazing Human Being Has Laid Over 550 Unclaimed Bodies to Rest in the Last 60 Years
Mithalal Sindhi, from the Indian city of Ahmedabad, is not a rich man, by any means. He has been living on the streets for the last six decades, earning a modest living by selling Bajra (pearl millet) from his pedal rickshaw. Most of what he makes, Mithalal spends on performing the last rites for unclaimed dead […]
The Inspiring Story of a Man Who Became a Top Bicycle Repairman after Losing Nine Fingers and Both Legs
23 years ago, Yue Jin lost both his legs and nine of his fingers in a freak accident. He thought his life was over, but somehow found the strength to start over and today he is one of the most sought-after bicycle repairmen in Jilin City, northern China. In 1993, while he was cutting firewood in […]
The Photo-Like Pencil Portraits of Shinichi Furuya
It never ceases to amaze me the kind of amazing things talented people can create using only the simplest of materials. Case in point, artist Shinichi Furuya, who uses pencils and paper to make these stunningly-realistic portraits of Japanese celebrities. The level of detail in Shinichi Furuya’s artworks is so breathtaking that it’s hard to believe […]
This Tasty New York Doughnut Is Made with Bone Marrow
The last ingredient you would expect to find in a delicious doughnut is bone marrow, but that’s apparently the secret behind this popular treat served at a New York doughnut shop. The doughnut market has become very competitive in recent years, and businesses have to come up with something really special to get an edge. […]
Indian Barber Cuts Hair Holding the Scissors in His Mouth
Ansar Ahmad, a young barber from Varanasi, has become somewhat of a national celebrity after a video of him cutting hair with the scissors in his mouth recently went viral online. From barbers using samurai swords and hot metal tongs to cut hair, to others practicing their trade blindfolded or sitting on their heads, we’ve […]
Japanese Home Gardening Pod Lets You Grow Vegetables Indoor
Many of us living in tiny apartments can only dream about growing vegetables in our own backyards, but thanks to Foop, an ingenious home gardening pod developed by Japanese company C’estec, we can now grow veggies in the comfort of our own home. Foop (a combination of the words ‘food’ and ‘people’) is a small-size […]
The Photo-Realistic Drawings of Flavio Apel
Take a look at the photo below. Can you believe this is not a photograph, but an (almost) pixel-perfect pencil rendition of a stock photo? Neither could eye (pun intended), but it’s true. This is the kind of work Italian artist Flavio Apel is capable of. Apel says his passion for drawing started out as a […]
American Artist Creates Disturbingly Realistic Celebrity Masks
Denver-based visual artist Landon Meier started making realistic latex masks as a hobby, but some of his creations got so much attention that he eventually built a business around them. Today, his aptly-named company Hyperflesh is renowned for making some of the most accurate Halloween masks in the world. Landon’s rise to fame came in […]
How India’s “Menstruation Man” Changed the Lives of Millions of Women
Meet Arunachalam Muruganantham, an award-winning social entrepreneur from Coimbatore, India, better known as the nation’s ‘Menstruation Man’. Deeply disturbed by the unhygienic menstruation practices among women in rural India, Muruganantham took it upon himself to find a solution to the problem. After several years of hard work, he invented a machine that women can use […]
Unconventional “Rage Yoga” Involves Screaming, Swearing and Beer
‘Rage Yoga’ sounds like an oxymoron, but it’s actually all the rage in Calgary right now thanks to unconventional yoga instructor Lindsay Istace. During her classes, she combines regular yoga poses with swear words, offensive gestures, and beer, as a way for participants let go of their rage! “Rather than doing the namaste (at the end of the class), […]
“Naturally Imperfect” Produce Proves a Big Hit for Canadian Supermarket Chain
People generally tend to pick out the best looking fruits and vegetables when shopping for produce, but Canadian supermarket chain Loblaws is tempting customers with misshapen, blemished produce instead, by pricing them 30 percent lower than normal-looking ones. A trial run of the ugly food line, named ‘Naturally Imperfect’, began in March last year with only […]
Cattle Rancher’s Vegan Wife Turns Ranch into Animal Sanctuary
For four generations, Sonnen Ranch, in Angleton, Texas, was a place where cattle were raised for dairy and eventually for slaughter, but that tradition ended a few months ago when the place became an animal shelter where cattle and other domestic animals can live out the rest of their lives in peace and comfort. The […]
California Couple Invents Spiked Vest That Protects Small Dogs from Coyotes
After having one of their pet canines attacked and killed by a coyote, Paul and Pamela Mott, of Scripps Ranch, California, set out to create an anti-coyote vest that could save their dogs’ life in a future attack. The CoyoteVest designed by the Mott’s may make their pooches look like members of a canine punk band, […]
Indian Army Applicants Take Exam in Underwear to Prevent Cheating
In an extreme attempt to prevent cheating during a written exam, Indian Army in the state of Bihar has asked over 1,000 applicants to strip to their underwear and take the test outdoors. Images published by Indian media show the naked men in an open field trying to complete the test by holding the sheets of […]