Meet Aevin Dugas, Proud Owner of the World’s Biggest Afro
Aevin Dugas a 38-year-old social worker from Louisiana, holds the Guinness Record for the largest natural afro hairstyle in the world, with a circumference measuring an incredible 4 feet 4 inches (1.32 m). The hairdo has taken over 14 years to grow to its current proportions, and although Aevin is really proud of it, she admits sometimes […]
Talented Florist Creates Blooming Dress Entirely from Flowers
Lisa Dickinson, owner of Manchester florist Venus Flowers, and her team of four florists spent over a week planning and working on a magnificent dress made entirely of flowers. The blooming gown was worn by Boss Model Eleanor Davies during the opening of this year’s Dig the City festival. We’ve featured a variety of unique garments in […]
World’s First Twitter Hotel Caters to Social Media Addicts
If you’re one of those people who can’t stop tweeting even when they are on vacation, you might find the world’s first Twitter-themed hotel, in Magaluf, Spain, to be the perfect summer destination. Ever-growing customer demands, the need for diversity and the increasing number of social media addicts all over the world have inspired Meliá Hotels […]
Can You Believe They’re NOT Photos? The Wildlife Paintings of Eric Wilson
Eric Wilson is one of the world’s most talented wildlife artists. During the last 20 years, he has painted endangered animals in their natural habitats all over the globe using a variety of mediums, from oil paints to pastels. Growing up in Scotland, Eric Wilson spent most of his childhood days roaming the highland mountains, where […]
A Beautiful Mind – The Story of Daniel Tammet
Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant who can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations and learn foreign languages in a matter of days. He speaks ten different languages, including Romanian, Gaelic, Welsh, and Icelandic and even made up his own. It’s safe to say he has one of the most extraordinary minds on Earth. Daniel Tammet was born on […]
Some People Walk Their Dogs, Cornman Walks His Fresh Produce
It’s not every day you get to see people dragging vegetables on a leash in the street. Unless you live in Japan, that is. Over the last year, photos of a well-dressed man walking all kinds of produce through Tokyo like they were pets have been surfacing on various social networks. Known as “Cornman”, he […]
World’s Largest Drum Set Includes 813 Pieces and It’s Still Growing
56-year-old Mark Temperato has spent the last 36 years assembling the world’s largest drum kit. The amazing instrument is made up of 813 individual pieces, including drums, cymbals and bells, and its creator needs an hour to hit every one of them. Mark Temperato has always had a thing for drums. He has been building his […]
Chinese Get Their Feet Wet at Chongqing’s Unique River Restaurant
Aptly named the River Cafe, one restaurant in Chongqing, southern China, has come up with an ingenious way of attracting clients. Taking advantage of a nearby stream, the owners have set up dozens of tables straight on the water, offering patrons a cool escape from the unbearable heat. With summer temperatures reaching over 40 degrees […]
China’s Dead Sea – Probably the World’s Most Crowded Swimming Pool
If you think your local swimming pool becomes unbearably crowded on hot summer days, just check out these photos of the so-called Dead Sea, a salt-water swimming pool in China’s Daying County where thousands of people gather every weekend to escape the heat. Inspired by the real Dead Sea in the Middle East, the Chinese resort […]
The Photo-Realistic Pastel Drawings of Ruben Belloso Adorna
Ruben Belloso Adorna, a young artist from Seville, Spain, has taken the art world by storm with his incredibly detailed portraits of real-life and fictional characters drawn exclusively in pastel on wooden canvas. Painting hyper-realistic works of art with oil paints requires great talent and skill, but drawing them with pastel sticks and crayons seems […]
Japanese Universities Install Anti-Socializing Cafeteria Tables
At the request of students who wanted to avoid lunchtime socializing, Japanese universities in Kyoto and Kobe have replaced regular tables with so-called “lonely seats” featuring 50-cm dividers in the middle. In most cultures, going to lunch with friends or co-workers is a great way to take your mind off the job and relax, but […]
Japan’s Long Breath Diet – A Breath of Fresh Air in the Weight-Loss Business
What would you say if I told you losing those extra pounds is as easy as taking a nice long breath and exhaling for just 2 minutes a day? Only it’s not me who is saying it, it’s Miki Ryosuke, a Japanese actor turned dieting guru and inventor of the famous Long Breath Diet. Miki Ryosuke […]
Get Served by a Robot Bartender at Germany’s Robots Bar & Lounge
Some bars use intriguing names just to attract clients, but the Robots Bar & Lounge in Ilmenau, Germany really lives up to its name. This unique venue not only has a technology-inspired decor, but also a humanoid robot bartender that mixes drinks and makes small talk with patrons. The Robots Bar & Lounge just opened […]
The Ostrichcopter – A Dead Ostrich Turned into a Helicopter
Remember Bart Jansen, the Dutch artist who stuffed his pet cat and attached rotors to each of his paws to create the Orvillecopter? Well, Bart did it again, only this time he used a large ostrich as a medium for his bizarre art. Last year, visual artist Bart Jansen and technical engineer Arjen Beltman shocked the […]
Military Kindergarten Toughens Up Preschoolers with Marine Drills
At the Albert Kindergarten, in Taichung, Taiwan, children aged three to six don camouflage outfits and take part in a mandatory exercise program modeled after marine drills. Their parents hope the rough training will prepare them for the hardships of life, but there are those who criticize the preschool for pushing the kids too hard […]