Beijing’s Haunted Mansion: Chinese Shun Expensive Beijing Property for Fear of Ghosts
The beautiful three-story French Baroque-style house at Chaonei No. 81 is a well-known anomaly of Beijing. Small courtyard properties in this area of China’s capital city sell for millions of dollars, and yet this once lavish mansion lies in a state of decay. The reason no one will go near it? Fear of ghosts and death. […]
This Young Journalist Is Earning Her Engagement Ring by Making 300 Sandwiches for Her Boyfriend
New York Post journalist, Stephanie Smith, truly believes the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. After her boyfriend told her she is 300 sandwiches away from an engagement ring, Stephanie got cooking and started a blog to document her progress. She is currently at sandwich #176. Stephanie says her relationship to her […]
Man Spends $65,000 on Macabre World Tour of Celebrity Graves
For most people, an ideal holiday involves gorgeous natural surroundings, famous landmarks and fun activities, but for 38-year-old Mark Dabbs the perfect vacation is all about visiting celebrity graves. So far he has spent around £40,000 ($65,000) traveling across six continents and visiting the final resting places of over 200 famous people. From the grave of […]
Poland’s Knight Fighting League Looks Like a Brutal Medieval Version of Fight Club
The awesome-looking Polish Knight Fighting League has medieval enthusiasts put on full body armor and do battle in one-one duels or team matches, using actual (although blunt) weapons like swords, axes and spears. The Polish Knight Fighting League is no scripted medieval battle reenactment. It’s more like a Dark-Ages-themed tournament for people who share a […]
Woman Cancels Wedding, Her Parents Decide to Hold It Anyway to Feed the Homeless
After their daughter cancelled her nuptials just 40 days before the big event, Carol and Willie Fowler decided not to let the upscale meal they had planned for her wedding go to waste, so they went ahead with it, albeit with a new list of guests. On September 15, two hundred of Atlanta’s homeless were […]
Real-Life Escape-the-Room Games Gaining Popularity in China
Have you ever fantasized about starring in a real-life Saw-like scenario where you’re forced to look for clues in order to escape a locked windowless room before time runs out? Apparently many Chinese have, as more and more of them flock to various real-life room-escape game locations across the country. Inspired by a computer game […]
Real-Life Hulk Has the Biggest Hands You’ve Ever Seen
Denis Cyplenkov is a Ukrainian strongman and arm wrestling champion known not only for his incredible strength, but also for his unusually large palms. Let’s just say fictional characters like the Hulk or Shrek would be jealous of this guy’s hands. 31-year-old Denis Cyplenkov was born in Krivoy Rog, Ukraine, where he attended various sports […]
Man Swims over 2 Kilometers All Tied Up in a Bag
Jane Petkov, a 59-year-old Bulgarian man, tried to set a new Guinness record by swimming across a lake while wrapped in a bag with his arms and legs tied up. Known as “amphibian man” in his native country, Petkov says he relies on concentration and a special breathing technique to pull off the amazing feat. […]
Photo of Heavily Pregnant Woman Weightlifting Sparks Online Controversy
35-year-old Lea-Ann Ellison, from Los Angeles, has managed to start an online storm after a photo showing the eight-and-a-half-month pregnant woman lifting what seem like heavy weights was posted on Facebook. Heavily pregnant Lea-Ann Ellison doesn’t believe in taking it easy ahead of the big day. Instead she is following an intense fitness regime designed […]
The Adorable Sushi Roll Art of Takayo Kiyota
Tokyo-based artist Takyo Kiyota uses sushi rolls as a canvas for her art. Believe it or not, she never knows exactly what her edible artworks are going to look like, relying only on visualization when expertly placing the colored grains of rice inside the roll. Just like in regular makizushi, or “rolled sushi,”, the ingredients in […]
Robinson Crusoe 2.0: French Entrepreneur to Run Business from Uninhabited Island for 40 Days
French businessman Gauthier Toulemonde plans to isolate himself on an uninhabited island in Indonesia for 40 days and run his company via solar and wind-powered computers and satellite phones. Fascinated by the novels of Jules Verne and the expeditions of famous explorer Jacques-Yves Cousteau, during his childhood days, Gauthier Toulemonde always dreamed of going on […]
Modern-Day Pharaoh: Brazilian Businessman Wants to Take Prized Bentley with Him to the Grave
They say you can’t take your worldly possessions with you when you die, but a Brazilian businessman is going to try. Following the example of Egyptian pharaohs, Count Chiquinho Scarpa decided to bury his prizes Bentley Continental in his back yard, so he can enjoy driving it in the afterlife. 62-year-old Count Scarpa, a quirky […]
Japanese 88-Member Pop Group Selects Lead Singers in Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament
Japanese music group AKB48 currently holds the Guinness record for the world’s largest pop group, with an impressive 88 female members split into various teams. But fitting all the girls on a single stage is tricky, so every time they launch a new single, AKB48 members hold a knockout rock-paper-scissors tournament to select a limited […]
No Bottles or Plates Allowed at Ukraine’s Unique Jar Bar
The Jar Bar, in Kiev, Ukraine, is the only place in the world where every item on the menu is served in glass pickle jars. To make sure patrons understand the concept, there’s even a sign on the door that shows bottles, glasses, bowls, cups and any other kind of dishes are strictly forbidden. Although there […]
Meet Conchita Wurst, Austria’s Controversial Choice for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest
The annual Eurovision song competition has had its share of controversial contestants over the years, like transgender singer Dana International, or monstrous-looking heavy metal band Lordi, but the Austrian Television’s decision to nominate Conchita Wurst, a bearded transvestite artist, as the country’s official contestant for next year’s event has caused more public outrage than ever […]