World’s Unluckiest Bachelor Has Been on 250 Blind Dates, Is Still Single
He’s rich, single and most importantly, he’s not cheap, but despite all these qualities, 47-year-old Larry Greenfield can’t seem to find a suitable life partner. In the last 12 years he has spent around $65,000 on matchmaking services, has been on 250 blind dates, but he has yet to find a wife. Larry sounds like a […]
Woman Spends a Year Living According to the Bible
31-year-old Rachel Held Evans has spent an entire year trying to follow of the Bible’s instructions for menstruating women, from “submitting” to their husbands to removing themselves from the community. Now she’s launching a book on her religious experiment, called “A Year of Biblical Womanhood”. The Tennessee-based evangelical blogger set out to obey the Bible’s […]
Broken-Hearted Dog Stands Guard over Dead Mate’s Body for over a Week
Even in the animal kingdom, the loss of a loved-one isn’t easy, and this grieving dog, on the outskirts of Filippovka, a village in Russia’s Perm region, is proof of that. His mate had been by a car while trying to cross the road, over seven days ago, but he’s still standing guard over her body, […]
Human Ken Doll Has Had 90 Cosmetic Procedures to Look Perfect
32-year-old Justin Jedlica, from New York City, has so far splashed around $100,000 on 90 cosmetic procedures, in his never-ending quest for that perfect look. Plastic surgery is pretty common nowadays, but some people really take it to the extreme. Meet Justin Jedlica, whose sculpted physique would have you thinking he’s a gym fanatic. But […]
English Artist Creates Detailed Button Mosaics
English artist Ann Carrington uses hundreds, sometimes thousands of everyday objects to create awe-inspiring mosaics. Not everyone looks at buttons, safety pins or metal coins and sees art, but for Ann Carrington, “all objects are saturated with cultural meaning. Mundane objects like knives, gloves, shoes, shells and tin cans come with their own ready-made histories.” […]
Share a Table with Your Pooch at Deco’s Dog Café
Animal cafes, places where you can enjoy a nice drink surrounded by animals, have become really popular in Asia, but Deco’s Dog Cafe takes things to a whole new level by allowing pet owners to share a gourmet meal with their pooches. Even if they don’t have the time or space to take care of […]
Old Chinese Man Moves Objects with Qi (Chi) Energy
A video of an 84-year-old man who appears to be moving objects with only his internal energy has become viral in China. The man also slices his stomach with a cleaver but remains unscathed. The power of Qi is often demonstrated in various styles of Chinese martial arts most often practiced by Buddhist monks. You’ve […]
Robin Eley’s Incredible Hyper-Realistic Paintings
There’s no way to tell, but you’re actually not looking at a photograph, but a hyper-realistic painting by London-born artist Robin Eley. Armed with a simple paintbrush he’s able to create photo-quality works of art that draw attention instantly. Born in London, raised in Australia and educated in the United States, Robin Eley is a […]
Hygiene-Obsessed Woman Washed Her Hands 300 Times a Day
40-year-old Julia Abdullah, from Malaysia, was obsessed with her self-cleaning rituals. Her bizarre behavior started 20 years ago, but it gradually got worse to the point where she was washing her hands up to 300 times a day, spending 5 hours in the shower and shampooing her hair 25 times per day. Julia first noticed something was amiss two […]
Anatomically-Correct Cake Shop Will Kill Your Appetite
You hungry but there’s nothing in the fridge to munch on? Don’t freak out, just take a look at the “treats” offered by this anatomically-correct cake shop and you’ll probably lose your appetite for a while. Miss Cakehead, the creative director who previously brought us the decadent Bloody Human Heart cupcakes and the Human Meat […]
Competitive Horseless Horse Jumping Is Just What the Name Suggests
It’s run just like a regular horse jumping show, only in horseless horse jumping it’s the humans who have to make it through the obstacle course without knocking down too many hurdles. If you’ve always dreamed of imitating a 1,000-pound horse in front of a live audience, there’s no better way to do it than […]
Taiwan’s Carton Restaurant, Where Everything Except the Food Is Made from Cardboard
Located inside the Carton King Creativity Park, in Taichung City, Taiwan, the Carton Restaurant is a unique eatery where everything from the furnishings, to the decorations and even the plates are made from corrugated cardboard. Unless you’ve actually been to Taichung, I assure you haven’t seen anything like the Carton King Restaurant before. Except for […]
Japanese Robo-Fish Looks and Acts Like the Real Thing, Needs No Maintenance
Fish are regarded as the most low maintenance of pets, but even they need a minimum degree of care, like making sure they’re fed every day and cleaning their tank from time to time. But the Robo-Fish invented by Japanese company Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. makes having a pet fish a carefree job. Robo-Fish are not only […]
Russian Artist Creates Amazing Straw Paintings
Irina Parosova, a self-taught artist from the Russian city of Syzran, creates mind-blowing artworks from straw. Work on just one of these masterpieces can take from one day to a whole month, depending on the complexity of the project. Straw is usually defined as an agricultural byproduct that is mostly used for livestock bedding and fodder, thatching […]
University Graduate Lands Job as Human Scarecrow
It’s not the kind of job students dream of during university years, but for 22-year-old Jamie Fox being a human scarecrow in a rape field really is a great gig. It gives him the chance to sit down, read a book and even improve his ukelele-playing skills. Jamie graduated from Bangor University this summer, with a […]