Man Buys 20 Brand New Robot Vacuums For Just $80, Gets What He Paid For
A Chinese man who recently bought 20 robot vacuums online for an unbelievable bargain price documented his experience to the delight of the internet. The average price of a decent robot vacuum in China is around 1,000 yuan ($145), with more advanced models costing several times that much. So imagine finding a robot vacuum for […]
Michigan Oils Slick Turns Out to Be Record-Setting Duck Gathering
What looked like a growing oil spill in Michigan’s Mackinac Straits area turned out to be a massive gathering of tens of thousands of ducks and other aquatic birds. On December 21 of last year, the Mackinac Bridge Authority started receiving calls from concerned divers regarding a possible oil spill in the area. With each […]
Mysterious Solar Panel-Powered Antennas Keep Popping Up in the Foothills of Utah
For about a year now, authorities in Salt Lake City have been trying to solve the mystery of a series of solar-powered antennas that keep popping up in the foothills around the city. The first devices were discovered around a year ago. There was just a couple of them, but since then about a dozen […]
Family Has Been Living in the Middle of a Roundabout for Over 40 Years
A Welsh family has been living in the middle of a roundabout for over four decades, after refusing to leave as the circular road was built around them. In 1960, when David John and Eirian Howatson moved into their bungalow in Denbighshire, Wales the area was just a regular neighborhood and things were pretty normal […]
Pakistani Man Welcomes 60th Child, Wants to Have Even More Kids
A 52-year-old “doctor” in Pakistan recently made news headlines for welcoming his 60th child and claiming he wants to have even more kids with his three wives. Sardar Jan Mohammad Khan Khilji, a resident of Quetta, the Capital of Balochistan, has a very big family that he hopes to keep growing in the coming years. […]
This $100 Eraser Weighs Five Pounds, Could Be the World’s Largest
The Radar S-10000 measures 276 x 141 x 43 mm and weighs over 2.2 kilograms (5 pounds), making it one of the largest, if not the largest, commercially available erasers. Japanese eraser maker Seed was founded in 1915, making it one of the oldest companies in the business. Its most popular product line, Radar, was […]
Man Legally Changes Gender to Obtain Custody of Daughters More Easily
An Ecuadorian man sparked controversy after legally changing his gender to ‘female’, because the legal system allegedly favors mothers in custody cases. René Salinas Ramos, the father of two daughters, is facing legal proceedings for the custody of the girls who currently live with his biological mother. Convinced that the Ecuadorian legal system stigmatizes men […]
Colombian Police Releases Wanted Criminal Poster With No Photos or Names
Police in Santa Marta, Colombia, recently attracted criticism for publishing a wanted poster of alleged cartel members with no actual photos or names. On January 2nd, the Santa Marta police department published a poster of 12 of the most wanted criminals in the Colombian town, asking the general public for help in apprehending the alleged […]
Clothing Brand Specializes in Fashionable Hospital Patient Gowns
Lifte is a Japanese clothing brand that specializes in hospital patient gowns that are not only comfortable to wear but also look stylish. Fashion is probably the last thing on most people’s minds when they need to spend time in a hospital, but Japanese clothing brand Lifte claims that dressing well is one important way […]
Hero Dog Leads Rescuers to 84-Year-Old Owner Who Had Been Missing for a Week
Gregorio Romero, an 84-year-old man from Mexico’s Sonora state, owes his life to his pet dog, El Palomo, who led rescuers to him after becoming lost in the desert for a week. On November 27, Gregorio Romero left his home in Moctezuma to go for a walk, but he didn’t come back. His family wasn’t […]
Stone Watch – The World’s Dumbest Smartwatch
Smartwatch manufacturers are constantly trying to one-up each other with feature-rich devices, but one Japanese company prides itself on making the world’s dumbest smartwatch. The Stone Watch is not a smartwatch, it’s just designed to look like one. Created by Japanese capsule toy maker Tama-Kyu, the low-tech accessory doesn’t even tell time, let alone feature […]
The World’s Largest Monastic Library Is Also One of the Most Beautiful
Admont Abbey, a Baroque monastery in Austria, hosts the world’s largest monastic library, which also happens to be a stunning work of art. Dating back to the year 1074 when the Benedictine monks of Salzburg decided to found their own abbey in the town of Admont, Admont Abbey is one of the most popular tourist […]
Man Who Dreamed of Becoming a Wolf Spends $23,000 on Hyper-Realistic Costume
A Japanese man reportedly spent a whopping 3 million yen ($23,000) on a handmade wolf costume to fulfill his dream of becoming a wolf. Zeppet, a Japanese company specializing in special effects and special modeling, made international news headlines last year, when it revealed that it had created a special dog suit for a client […]
Artist Uses Real Flower Petals to Create Intricate Fairy Dresses
Momotsuki, a 20-year-old artist from Japan, blends her love of gardening and fantasy into a unique art form she calls named “Fairy Dress“. If you think about it, flowers make perfect dresses for fairies, but you need the skill and imagination to turn them into functional garments, and Momotsuki, the talented artist behind the ‘Fairy […]
Medical Center Mistakenly Notifies Thousands of Patients That They Have Cancer for Christmas
Imagine scrolling through your inbox a couple of days before Christmas, casually reading heartwarming Holiday wishes, and then seeing a message from your medical center notifying you that you have “aggressive” cancer. Forget totally ruining someone’s Holidays, this is the kind of message that could cause someone a heart attack, or at least a panic […]