El Bosc de les Fades – Barcelona’s Fairy Tale Cafe
If you’re looking for an other-worldly experience in the Catalonian city of Barcelona, look no further than El Bosc de les Fades (The Fairies’ Forest), a unique cafe decorated as an esoteric land of fairies. Tucked away off Las Ramblas, on Pasatje Banca next to the Wax Museum, El Bosc de les Fades is one […]
Human Motorcycles Made from Body-Painted Yoga Gurus
To promote the upcoming Progressive International Motorcycle Show, advertising and branding studio i.d.e.a. created a series of human motorcycles from the contorted bodies of yoga experts and circus performers. We’ve seen impressive body-painting and displays of yoga skills before, but these human motorcycles are in a category of their own. “We sought to combine the art […]
Awesome Starry Night Mural Made from over 1,000 Doorknobs
David Goldberg, the owner of a hardware store in Bethesda, Maryland, decided to repurpose his extensive collection of doorknobs and other door accessories by using them to recreate Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night. It’s crazy how many people choose this specific artwork to unleash their artistic talents. So far, we’ve featured all kinds of Starry […]
Woman with Toilet Phobia Is Terrified She Will Be Swallowed Up When She Flushes
Can you imagine having to ask someone else to flush the toilet for you because you’re too terrified it will swallow you up? That’s exactly what 20-year-old Ney Decino, from Church Village, Wales, has to go through every day. “The sound of the water sends shivers down my spine. It’s awful. I swear it will swallow me […]
Illustrator Creates Incredibly Detailed Drawings Inside Matchbooks
Jason D’Aquino is an expert miniaturist who unleashes his talent on all kinds of recycled objects, from ledgers, leaflets, vintage calendars to small pieces of paper and even tiny matchbooks. And to make sure everyone understands just how skilled he is, the man doesn’t do some simple doodles, he recreates the Mona Lisa, vintage movie portraits […]
Guy Can Put Out Candles Three Meters Away with Energy Generated by His Punches
Zhang Feng, a 23-year-old man from Zhengzhou, China, has apparently mastered a unique kung-fu technique he calls “Shaolin Sunshine Hand”, which allows him to generate enough energy with his fists to put out candles up to three meters away. This you gotta see! Remember those cheesy Chinese kung-fu films we all used to watch during […]
Button Crazy – London’s Pearly Kings and Queens
The Pearly Kings and Queens of London, commonly referred to as “pearlies”, are an organised charitable tradition of working class culture in London, England. They raise funds to provide a better way of living for those less fortunate, but they’re best known for their flashy outfits decorated with thousands of pearl buttons. Pearlies can be traced back to the […]
Hananuma Masakichi – The Artist Who Recreated Himself from Wood
Hananuma Masakichi is one of those extraordinary artist who never really got the recognition they deserved. This Japanese sculptor created a life size statue of himself that is almost 100% identical in appearance to its maker. Although created over a century ago, the Masakichi sculpture still baffles artists and scientists alike. Masakichi started working on his greatest […]
Artist Traps Bolts of Electricity Inside Clear Acrylic Blocks to Create “Captured Lightnings”
Want to give someone a unique present? How about a bolt of lightning? Bert Hickman’s work of art are literally stunning. He creates “Captured Lightnings” by blasting clear blocks of acrylic with millions of volts of electrical charge, using a high-energy particle accelerator, creating permanent “fossilized” tree-like patterns that reflect light like microscopic mirrors. Bert Hickman’s […]
Russian Teacher Creates Mind-Blowing Modular Origami Models of Famous Cathedrals
42-year-old Sergei Tarasov, a school teacher from the Russian village of Tigritskoe, has recently completed an incredibly detailed modular origami model of Moscow’s St. Basil cathedral, from over 10,000 A4 sheets of paper. Origami is as hard as it is impressive, and it just amazes me how some people can just take some common pieces of […]
Fame Daddy – The World’s First Celebrity Fathering Service
UPDATE: Apparently this WAS in fact an elaborate hoax that managed to convince various media outlets, including English ITV, which also did an interview with the company’s CEO. Following an investigation by the TV channel, it turned out everything the guy said was a lie. Pretty good story, though. Always dreamed of having a celebrity’s […]
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 […]