Artist Uses Pressed Plant Leaves to Create Beautiful Collages
Artist Helen Ahpornsiri uses pressed ferns leaves and stems to create intricately beautiful illustrations of birds, insects and other creatures. Each delicate piece consists of hundreds of pieces of pressed fern, assembled to form shapes that are sometimes no bigger than a coin or a pencil stub. The completed illustrations are so colorful that they […]
Chinese Writer Spends $225,000 on Plastic Surgery to Look Like William Shakespeare
34-year-old Zhang Yiyi wasn’t happy with simply being called a great writer, he wanted to look the part as well. So he spent his entire life savings of 1.4 million yuan ($225,800) on plastic surgery, in order to resemble his childhood hero and role model – William Shakespeare! The devoted superfan had a total of […]
Karl Lagerfeld’s Modelling Pet Cat Earns Way More Money than You
German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld is undoubtedly a rich man, but here’s a shocker – even his cat Choupette is richer than most people. The furry white feline managed to earn over three million dollars from just two days of modelling work. She is now believed to be the world’s most pampered cat – she has […]
Every White Line in these Ultra-Realistic Animal Portraits is Just a Scratch
We’ve seen highly talented artists burn paper, roller skate, and even kick a football around to create art. But here’s something new – Illinois artist Allan Ace Adams actually scratches away at paper to create breathtaking animal portraits. It’s called scratchboard art, and it involves using an exacto knife to scrape away a top layer […]
Thou Shalt Not Steal: Guy Gets Tattoo of Jesus, Walks Out without Paying
A British Man recently spent six hours getting a tattoo of Jesus worth £250 ($370) at a tattoo shop in Luton, England and simply walked out without paying. The artist who inked him said that the man claimed to have paid another member of staff, and then slipped away during the confusion. But here’s the […]
The Endurance Race So Hard That Only 14 People Have Completed It in 30 Years
The Barkley 100-Mile Marathon, held annually in Frozen Head State Park near Wartburg, Tennessee, is considered to be one of most challenging ultra-marathons in the world. So tough, in fact, that only 14 people out of about 1,100 participants have ever managed to complete it since its inauguration in 1986! That’s just two more than the […]
Seemingly Indestructible Kung-Fu Master Takes a Drill to the Head Without Even a Scratch
You could say Zhao Rui, a young Shaolin monk from China, is rather thick-skulled. In a shocking video doing the rounds online, he can be seen holding a powerful electric drill to his head, without even breaking his skin, let alone fracturing his skull. The 24-year-old Kung-Fu master can also bend an iron bar against […]
Woman Finds Kidney Donor with Message on Car Window
When 24-year-old Christine Royles was diagnosed with failing kidneys early last year, she had to join a waiting list of over 100,000 people in the US who needed kidney transplants. When she learned that over 4,000 people die each year just waiting for their turn, she decided to take matters in her own hands. And […]
The Heartbreaking Story of a Man Who Has Spent the Last 18 Years on the Road Looking for His Missing Son
Chinese social media is abuzz with the story of Guo Gantang, 45, who has spent the last 18 years on the road in search of his missing son. Guo’s ordeal began on September 21, 1997, when his two-year-old boy, Guo Zhen, was abducted from the front gate of his home in Liaocheng, Shandong Province. According […]
Artist Turns the Ashes of Loved Ones into Beautiful Jewelry
California artist Merry Coor is using her skills to help people preserve the memory of their loved ones in the form of breathtaking pieces of jewellery. She uses cremated ashes of the deceased to create stunning beads that are lovingly crafted by hand. The process begins with Coor mailing an envelope and a tin box […]
Finally! Japanese Company Creates Onion That Doesn’t Make You Cry
Thanks to Japanese company House Foods Group, tear-inducing onions could be a thing of the past! The company claims to have produced the world’s first ‘tear-free’ onion, by disabling the compounds that the popular vegetable releases when chopped. According to a House Foods Group press release, their researchers have spent over a decade studying the chemistry […]
Shocking Mexican Drinking Game Has People Electrocuting Themselves for Fun
‘Toques’, an increasingly popular Mexican drinking game, is both literally and figuratively shocking! Played among friends who want to affirm their macho status, the bizarre game involves participants electrocuting themselves while drinking to see how much they can handle. “The drunker people get, the more voltage they can generally handle,” said Javier Rodriguez, who conducts the […]
Chinese Artist Paints Large-Scale Mountain Landscape Using Roller Skates
Tian Haisu is the world’s first roller-skating artist – she cleverly combines her love of art and ice skating to create beautiful paintings. She specializes in traditional Chinese landscapes, but has long-since ditched the calligraphy pen for a pair of skates! Tian, who started painting at the age of three, says that painting with skates […]
Artist Dubbed “Real-Life King Midas” Turns Everyday Objects Into Gold
Jewelry designer Hugh Power is being hailed as a real-life King Midas, after making it his life’s mission to transform the most mundane everyday objects into opulent gold jewelry. The Beverly Hills-based artist runs ‘House of Solid Gold’, a company that specializes in turning mundane objects like glasses or earbuds into luxurious gold-plated accessories that sell […]
Groom Tried to Drown Himself at His Own Wedding after Seeing “Ugly” Bride for the First Time
A young groom from China’s Hubei province was so disappointed after seeing his bride for the first time, he actually tried to kill himself at his own wedding! 33-year-old Kang Hu was all set to marry 30-year-old Na Sung, a woman chosen by his parent, who he had never even seen before. But after laying eyes […]