La Negra – The Horned Lady of Body Modding
Aiming to become an ambassador for freaks all around the world, La Negra has experimented with tattoos, branding, scarification and body suspension. Her adventure in the bizarre world of body modding began when La Negra was only 14 years old. She simply walked into a tattoo-shop, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and had a very common […]
The Amazing Seashell Temple in Taiwan
In the hills near San Chih, northern Taiwan, lies the Seashell Temple, one of the most amazing architectural works in the world. I’m sure many of you have seen photos of it before, it’s almost on every spam photo site on the internet, sometimes listed as being in Bagkok or Taiwan, but I thought it […]
Miss Plastic – Cosmetic Surgery Has Its Own Beauty Contest
It was bound to happen sooner or later, right? With plastic surgery becoming more and more popular, enhanced babes yearned for a chance to show off their improvements. And so, Miss Plastic Beauty Contest was born. Miss Plastic, the world’s first “plastic” beauty contest, takes place in Hungary and any woman aged between 19 and […]
Student Builds Drivable Shopping Kart
Charles Guan, a young student at MIT, has built a Shopping Go-Kart that reaches a top speed of 30 miles per hour. LOLriokart, the name Guan chose for his invention, was built using an ordinary shopping cart, discarded wheels and the engine from a high-performance golf-cart. Although he could have opted for a stronger engine […]
The Buffalo Fighting Festival of Do Son
The Buffalo Fighting Festival is held annually, on the northern coast of Vietnam and draws huge crowds, eager to see a display of violence. Buffalo owners train the peaceful creatures and even pray on the night before the festival, to ensure their beast is victorious. To the crowd’s disappointment the animals often do nothing more […]
Citicar – America’s Most Successful Electric Car
It may not look like much, but Citicar was once one of the most popular vehicles in the United States and still manages to turn heads with its bizarre look. Produced between 1974 and 1977, by Sebrin Vanguard Inc., Citicar is the most produced electric car in the history of American car manufacturing. Powered only […]
Giant Gigantor Unveiled in Japan
Two weeks after the Tokyo Gundam statue was dismantled, a new robot statue was unveiled in Kobe, Japan. This time it’s the Tetsujin 28-go aka Gigantor. This mean looking machine was set up in Wakamatsu Park, Kobe and unlike the RX78 Gundam statue it will remain here permanently. The funds for the construction of Gigantor […]
Living in a Missile Silo
Why spend your money on a boring apartment when you can live the rest of your life in a cool abandoned missile silo? Bruce Townsley, a former social worker from Chicago, got the idea of turning a missile silo into a comfortable home in the mid ’80s, while watching the Johnny Carson Show. One of […]
Chinese Artist Makes World’s Largest Paintbrush
He Wenjun, an artist from China, was recognized by Guinness Book of Records for creating the world’s largest paintbrush. The artist claims he used the tails of 300 horses to make the 12-foot brush, which weighs 115 lb and almost double that when it is soaked in ink. He Wenjun said it took him a […]
Miniature Room inside a PC
PC Case modding is really hot right now and modders are going out of their way trying to come up with the most original designs. The man behind this miniature room is definitely on the right track. Featuring a sofa, armchairs, coffee table and even a working lamp, this miniature room seems created especially for […]
Molossia – World’s Smallest Sovereign Republic
If you thought nations like Luxembourg, Monaco or Lichtenstein were small, wait until you learn about the microscopic republic of Molossia. It may have a surface of just half a hectare and look like any normal house hold in the American desert, but Molossia is a real country, with a leader and everything. The smallest […]
Cylon Pumpkin for Halloween
Fans of Battle Star Galactica are going to love this. A do-it-yourself Cylon Pumpkin is the perfect Halloween accessory for any fan of the series. All you need to make your very own Cylon jack-o-lantern is a big, fat pumpkin and the new Larson Scanner kit. I’m sure you can find your own pumpkin, as […]
Berkeley Pit – A Toxic Tourist Attraction
That’s right, Berkeley Pit is one of the few places in the world where you have to pay to look at a giant pool of toxic waste. Located in Butte, Montana, Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mind turned weird tourist attraction. It’s one mile long over half a mile wide and 1780 feet […]
The Ideal Palace
Le Palais Ideal is one of the most popular examples of naive art architecture, built by Ferdinand Cheval, a French Postman, over a period of 33 years. Cheval began building his Ideal Palace in April 1879. While he was on the job, the postman tripped over a stone and was impressed by its unusual shape. […]
The Marble Caves of Rio Tranquilo
Located in the Coyhaique province, Chile, the Marble Caves are some of the most impressive attractions of Patagonia. Las Cavernas de Marmol, as the Spanish call them were created by the clear waters of Rio Tranquilo that dug into a giant limestone peninsula, creating an impressive labyrinth of caves. The peninsula is known as the […]