Harry Potter Themed Coffee Shop Opens in Nevada
It’s been nine years since the last Harry Potter book and five years since the last movie, but Potter mania is still as strong as ever. The instant popularity of a new Harry Potter-themed cafe in Henderson, Nevada is proof of that. When ‘Bad Owl’ first opened its doors on February 13, hundreds of muggles were […]
Restaurant Owner Bans Bankers after Being Denied Loan
A restaurant owner in Paris is thoroughly miffed with bankers, so much so that he’s banned them from entering his establishment. A sign outside the place reads: “Dogs welcome, bankers banned (unless they pay an entry fee of €70,000).” Alexandre Callet’s obvious displeasure towards bankers stems from the fact that many of them turned down […]
Isolated Town Is Desperate to Find a Hairdresser after Years of Cutting Their Own Hair
Fed up of DIY haircuts, the residents of Norman Wells, an isolated town in northern Canada, are desperately looking for a professional hairdresser. They’ve been cutting their own hair for the past two years and frankly, they’ve had enough of it. Located near the southern edge of the Arctic Circle, with a population of about […]
“Most Frugal Woman in the UK” Lives on Just $3,500 a Year
Meet Ilona Richards, a retired truck driver who is well known as ‘Britain’s most frugal woman’. Some of her tips for simple living include scouring supermarkets for discounted food, having guests bring their own tea bags, saving ink by making your handwriting smaller, a weekly bath to save water, and flushing the loo only once […]
Young Woman Travels the World for Free by Getting Men to Pay for Dates in Exotic Locations
Most people would love nothing more than to quit their jobs and travel the world, but they simply lack the courage, and most importantly, the funds to do so. A young woman from Alabama has managed to do it though, by meeting rich men on the internet and having them pay for dates in some of the […]
This Ordinary-Looking House Is Actually a Renaissance Palace in Disguise
From the outside, this house in Newport, Oregon, looks pretty ordinary, with yellowed brick walls, white cladding, and a two-car garage. But you’ll be surprised to learn that inside it’s actually an opulent Renaissance-era palace complete with hand-carved doors, stained-glass windows, and centuries-old antique decor. The unique house belongs to a member of the British nobility […]
La Colonia Tovar – A Picturesque German Alpine Village in Venezuela
Venezuela is one of the last places you would expect to find a picturesque German alpine village, and yet… La Colonia Tovar, also known as ‘The Germany of the Caribbean’, is conspicuous for its white houses with timbers and red roofs surrounded by flower gardens, carefully tended fields and creeks with water mills, and its hearty German […]
The World’s Smallest Nightclub Is the Size of a Phone Booth
‘Teledisko’, the world’s smallest disco, is probably the most exclusive party place you can find. Started by German telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom, the nightclub – a repurposed phone booth located in the Berlin’s trendy Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg district – can only accommodate two people at a time. The coin-operated entry ensures that no one but you and your […]
Lose to Win – California City Motivates Locals to Lose Weight with $3,500 Cash Prize
In a bid to get residents interested in a healthy lifestyle, municipal officials in Lynwood, California, have a yearly program in place called ‘Cash for Chunkers’. Participants are divided into teams of four, and for 12 weeks they compete to see who can lose the most weight. This year, the winning team gets to take home […]
Posh Interior Design Shop Paints Simple Logs, Sells Them for $14 Apiece
When Sally Bourne Interiors, a posh shop in Muswell Hill, London, decided to paint a few firewood logs for their Christmas window display, they had no idea they were actually creating the latest decor trend that would sell out in just a few days’ time. Believe it or not, they ended up selling about 60 […]
Artist Welds Metal Scraps into Beautiful Sculptures of Wildlife
John Kennedy Brown, a sculptor from Wales, transforms scrap metal into incredibly realistic models of birds, insects, animals, and reptiles. As you can see in the photos below, he is really good at welding together discarded metal parts like nails and bicycle chains to depict delicate anatomical features. He then paints them in the likeness […]
Hiware Bazar – India’s Miracle Village
The residents of Hiware Bazar, a remote village in the Ahmednagar district of the state of Maharashtra, India have managed to turn their fortune around in the span of just a few years – they’ve gone from being a drought-stricken populace in the mid-1990s to the richest village in the nation today. Their story is a […]
Making a Difference: 12-Year-Old Collects Thousands of Coats for the Homeless
12-year-old Makenna Breading-Goodrich is showing the world that you’re never too young to have social conscience. In a bid to help the homeless people in her community, she’s spent the past three winters collecting and giving away thousands of coats. She calls her initiative ‘Makenna’s Coats for a Cause’. It all started three years ago, […]
South African Artist Turns Driftwood into Amazing-Looking Sculptures
Tony Fredriksson, a South African sculptor, is best known for his mesmerizing, raw, almost haunting driftwood creations. He began working with the material in 2007 and quickly learned how to use the organic knots and twists of washed up logs to bring them to life. Fredriksson begins by sketching out his ideas in a journal, […]
Ukrainian Man Has Been Walking Barefoot for the Last 10 Years, Regardless of Weather
Despite the region’s sub-zero winters, a Ukrainian man from Kiev has been walking around barefoot since February 2006. Andrzej Novosiolov apparently began the bizarre practice on a whim – his feet felt unusually hot one evening, so he tried walking on fresh snow without footwear and found the sensation surprisingly pleasant. Although his feet began to ache […]