Norah – Probably the World’s Most Dangerous Bicycle
“It is as MAD as it looks,” British garage inventor Colin Furze says about his crazy jet-powered bicycle, Norah. Strapping a home-made jet engine to an old bike, the nutty Brit has created what may very well be the most dangerous bicycle ever. Looking at all the outrageous things he has created over the years, […]
The Dancing Inmates of the Philippines
The Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, in the Philippines, has become internationally famous for using choreographed dancing to rehabilitate dangerous inmates. Videos of their dance routines have registered tens of millions of views on sites like YouTube, and the prison itself is now a tourist attraction of sorts. Prison life is tough everywhere – […]
Houtong Cat Village – How a Few Purring Felines Saved a Dying Community
This is the story of how a few dozen cats managed to save an entire community just by purring and looking pretty. Houtong was just another dilapidated mining town in the mountains of eastern New Taipei City, but everything changed when the felines came and livened up the place. Houtong used to be one of Taiwan’s most […]
World’s Fastest Clapper Can Smack His Hands Together 13 Times a Second
Everyone, put your hands together for Bryan Bednarek, allegedly the fastest clapper in the world. In a YouTube video that recently went viral, he was able to clap 802 times in just 60 seconds,thus setting a new record. How fast can you clap your hands? You probably think you’re pretty good at it, but try keeping […]
Japanese Man Completes 40,000Km Walk Around the World
Masahito Yoshida, 32, recently returned to Shanghai, the city where he started his epic walk around the world, four and a half years ago. He walked a total of 40,000 kilometers across four continents carrying with him a two-wheeled cart full of baggage. On New Year’s Eve, in 2009, Masahito Yoshida, an average Joe from the […]
Real-Life Vampire Drinks Almost Two Liters of Human Blood a Month
For the past 30 years, real-life vampire Julia Caples has been regularly consuming human blood. Her donors are fellow vampire enthusiasts she meets at her local oddities store, who allow her to suck the blood right from their bodies. Julia Caples fascination with drinking blood started when she was just 15 years old. During her […]
World’s Longest Mustache Measures over Four Meters
Ram Singh Chauhan started growing his mustache in 1970, and hasn’t cut it since. Today it measures over 4.30 meters, and the proud Indian man from Rajasthan holds the Guinness record for World’s Longest Mustache. The 58-year old says one of the secrets to impressive facial hair growth is starting early. “As you grow old your hormones […]
Woman Has Worn Corsets Every Day for the Last Three Years to Shrink Her Waist
24-year-old Michele Koebke wants to set a new record for the World’s Tiniest Waist. To reach her goal, she has worn corsets every day and night for the last three years, taking them off only when she showers. Unfortunately this unusual fascination with corsets is taking a toll on her health. Michele Koebke is a […]
In Switzerland You Can Rent Fake Police Cars to Keep Burglars Away
Who needs an expensive home security system when you have a police car parked right outside your home? That’s what Swiss entrepreneur Andras Birrer thought when he decided to rent out fake police cars to people who travel a lot or go away on long holidays. It all started out as a gimmick ad for […]
Swedish Train Conductors Wear Skirts to Fight Shorts Ban
After their company decided to ban shorts during work hours, thirteen Swedish train conductors decided to wear skirts during the hot summer months. They’ve become the talk of the internet after photos of them dressed in female attire went viral. “Of course people stare at you a little when you are on the platform, but […]
Japanese Prosthetic Expert Makes Fake Fingers for Ex-Yakuza Members
Shintaro Hayashi, a prosthetics maker from Japan, is helping out former members of the Yakuza, or Japanese mob, by creating fake fingers they lost during their life of crime, so they can get normal jobs easier. The Yakuza organized crime syndicates are renowned for their strict codes of conduct and organized nature. When a member […]
Your Money Is No Good Here – Australian Cafe Invites Customers to Pay for Coffee with Kisses
Metro St. James, a French-themed cafe in Sydney, Australia, has been open for only three months but it’s gaining popularity fast thanks to an ingenious promotional offer that allows customers to pay for their coffee with kisses. It’s no joke. During the month of June, people who choose to drink their coffee at Metro St. […]
England’s Shin-Kicking Championship Is a Painful Affair
Sometimes described as an English martial art, shin kicking is a centuries-old combat sport in which two participants kick each other in the shins until one of them falls down. Needless to say there is a lot of pain involved. The origins of shin kicking are lost in the mists of time, but some experts […]
Look But Don’t Bite – China’s Mouthwatering Stone Food Banquets
Petrified pasta, juicy braised pork, rocky dried fruits and many other delicious-looking dishes are all part of China’s rare stone food banquets. The spread is nice to look at, but trying to sneak a bite will cost you a few teeth. People in the mountainous regions of China know how to appreciate beautiful rocks, and […]
Patch Sewn onto the Tongue Makes Solid Food Intolerable for Dieters
How far would you go to lose weight? In Venezuela, beauty-conscious women who don’t have the willpower to go on a diet have plastic patches the size of a postage stamp sewn onto their tongues, which makes the consumption of solid foods extremely painful. The so-called “Miracle Patch” weight loss method was invented in 2009, by Nikolas […]