Indian Baby Suffers from Rare Spontaneous Combustion Condition
Rahul, a three-month-old baby from Villupuram, India, is believed to suffer from a rare condition known as Spontaneous Human Combustion, which causes his body to burn without any external source of ignition. Only 200 similar cases have been reported around the world in the last 300 years. Just nine days after he was born, Rahul was […]
Scala di Santa Maria del Monte – Probably the World’s Most Beautifully Decorated Staircase
Located in the Sicilian town of Caltagirone, La Scala di Santa Maria del Monte is an old 142-step staircase, each of which are decorated with a different ceramic pattern. It’s a wonder to behold, but during the Spring and Summer seasons it becomes even more breathtaking as locals adorn it with potted flowers and lanterns, […]
New York Doctor Offering Cosmetic Procedures in Exchange for Hot Dates
Dr. Emil Chynn, a successful ophthalmologist who runs a Park Avenue LASEK eye surgery practice, is offering to fix up the face of whoever manages to fix him up with the girl of his dreams. There is a small catch, though – Chynn is probably the pickiest bachelor in New York. Even after paying tens of […]
Japanese Photographer Teaches Lonely Guys How to Use Their Right Hand as a Girlfriend. It’s Not What You Think!
There’s no shame in being single, but if you’d like your friends and acquaintances to think you’re in a loving relationship, you can follow the example of Keisuke Jinushi, a young Japanese photographer who has mastered the art of making his right hand the perfect photo girlfriend. Being single can be pretty uncomfortable, especially when […]
ECO-Cycle – Tokyo’s Amazing Underground Bicycle Storage System
Tokyo is such a crowded place that even finding a place to park your bicycle can be a daunting task. But leave it to the Japanese to find a genius solution to this growing space problem. The ECO-Cycle Park is an automated bicycle storage system buried 11 meters under the city streets that can hold […]
Real-Life Tarzans Found Living Deep in Vietnam’s Forests
40 years ago, during the Vietnam War, Ho Van Thanh was seen running into the woods with his then-infant son Ho Van Lang. They hadn’t been seen since, until a few days ago when two villagers accidentally stumbled upon their bamboo hut deep in the forests of Vietnam’s Quang Ngai province. No one imagined Ho Van Tranh […]
The Fake TV – A Simple and Ingenious Burglar Deterrent
According to statistics, most break-ins take place in unoccupied houses. The Fake TV, a simple device that uses LED lights to give the impression someone is watching television inside promises to keep burglars away. Leaving the TV on to make it look like someone is at home when you step out for the evening is a […]
Chinese “Watermelon Man” Carves Images into Watermelon Flesh with a Spoon
21-year-old Qian Wei Cheng, an Automotive Engineering student at Tsinghua University, recently became an internet celebrity after photos of his watermelon flesh carvings went viral. There are a lot of talented food artists out there who can turn watermelons into intricate works of art, but most of them use special tools to carve the tough shell […]
Fruit Breeder Creates Cotton-Candy-Flavored Grapes
They look and smell just like common table grapes, but pop one into your mouth and the first impression you get is a rush of cotton candy flavor. At least that’s what Spencer Gray, a personal chef in Culver City and blogger at Omnivorous, who has sampled the grapes says. If you have sweet tooth but […]
Texas Blind Man Builds His Dream Home
Some folks seem to think blind people can barely perform the most mundane tasks without needing assistance, but Thomas Graham, a blind man with a vision, is proving them all wrong by building his dream house. Thomas Graham, from Bullard, Texas, was blinded by a shotgun blast to the face when he was only 18 years […]
Talented Artist Carves Layered Portraits into Pieces of Cardboard
English artist Giles Oldershaw has a very unique talent. He can take discarded pieces of cardboard, the kind pizza boxes are made of, and turn them into amazing portraits of celebrities like Marilyn Monroe or Marlon Brando using only the cardboard’s layers to highlight their features. 58-year-old Giles Oldershaw is not the world’s first artist […]
Chinese Undergo Plastic Surgery to Change Their Destiny
In the Western world, most people undergo cosmetic procedures like rhinoplasty, eye lifts and chin implants in their quest for a youthful and attractive appearance, but in China they are considered sure ways of improving one’s fortune and changing fate. According to Mian Xiang, the ancient Chinese Art of Face Reading, a person’s facial features compared to […]
Man Builds Replicas of Iconic Movie Cars for Fun
Jerry Patrick, an automobile enthusiast from Newnan, Georgia, has been building cars for the last three decades, but a few years ago he got bored with the usual Camaros and Mustangs, so he decided to test his skills on some truly unique vehicles. Now his garage houses amazingly accurate replicas iconic cars like KITT from […]
Pucker Up and Sing – The World Whistling Championship
Every year, the world’s most passionate whistlers gather in Louisburg, North Carolina, to compete in the annual World Whistling Championship. Whistlers, young and old, are judged on resonance, intonation and stage presence as they interpret some of the most famous concertos and sonatas. In 1970, Allen De Hart, director of public affairs at Louisburg College, founded […]
Smartphone Panties Protect Your Handheld’s Private Parts
There are plenty of smartphone covers and screen protectors out there, but they all leave your phone’s most thumbed area, the home button, exposed. That’s where the stylish smartphone panties or pantsu come in. They stretch over the base of the device and cover it private parts. If you haven’t figured it out already, these cheeky […]