ALS Sufferer “Writes” 150,000 -Word Autobiography by Blinking Billions of Times
Meet Gong Xunhui, a 62-year-old Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patient who recently wrote a detailed autobiography using only her eyes! Gong Xunhui has been suffering from ALS for the past 12 years. She’s been confined to a wheelchair since 2006, but despite her almost complete paralysis, she has actually managed to write a 150,000-word book on her […]
17th Door – A Scary Haunted House Where Monsters Get “Free Reign” and You Need to Sign a Waiver to Enter
With Halloween just around the corner, scary houses around the world are churning up new ways to spook the bejesus out of people. The latest is ‘17th Door’ in Tustin, California, guaranteed to give you one of the ‘scariest’ experience in the world. So much so that you actually have to sign a waiver before […]
Living in the Past – English Couple Fashion Their Lifestyle after the 1940’s
Kitten Von Mew, a burlesque dancer from Warwickshire, England, is so in love with the 1940’s era that she has modeled her entire life around it. Along with her husband Richard, she’s spent thousands of pounds redecorating their home with authentic furniture and decor from the ’30s and ’40s. Her wardrobe is filled with hundreds of […]
23-Year-Old Takes Welding Art to a Whole New Level of Awesomeness
Fusing bits of metal together hardly qualifies as art, unless it’s the handiwork of a welding master like Richard Lauth. The 23-year-old professional welder from Chicago creates beautiful portraits, themed sculptures, decorations, and models using nothing but metal and a welding machine Lauth is an Operating Engineer and member of the trade union Local 150 by […]
Meet Baddie Winkle, the Internet’s Coolest-Dressing Octogenarian
Lots of people believe in dressing for their age, but Tennessee-based Helen Van Winkle does not subscribe to such hogwash. The 87-year-old sports outrageously loud outfits with peculiar prints and posts photographs of herself on her Instagram account – ‘Baddie Winkle’. With over 1.5 million Instagram followers, she has become the internet’s most popular grandma. Her account […]
Dutch Farm Becomes World’s First to Sell Cheese Made from Pig Milk
Pig’s meat is undoubtedly delicious, but I’m not so sure you could say the same about its milk. Nevertheless, a family-run farm in the Netherlands has produced the world’s first cheese made from pig milk. They’re selling it at a whopping £1,500 ($2,300) per kilogram – more expensive than the former world’s costliest cheese, made […]
College Graduate Tries to Sell Diploma for $50,000 After Failing to Find a Job
Although she graduated from Florida State University four years ago, theater major Stephanie Ritter has yet to find a decent job in her field. Fed up of the situation, she’s actually put up her diploma for sale on eBay for $50,000 – $10,000 more than her student loan debt. She says that the drastic solution is […]
College Professor to Spend a Year Living as Pop Icon David Bowie
In a bid to gain insights into the life of pop-icon David Bowie, a London-based professor is spending a year living like the British star. Will Brooker, who teaches film and cultural studies at Kingston University, came up with the idea for the unusual project in order to experience specific moments of Bowie’s super-successful career. He […]
Barber Gives Free Haircuts to Kids Who Read to Him
Courtney Homes, a barber at Dubuque’s Spark Family Hair Salon, recently came up with unique way of charging children for haircuts – he asked for stories instead of money! He’s passionate about supporting kids reading, so he had his little clients read out loud to him as he worked on their hair. “The kids would […]
New York Lawyer Charged with Fraud Demands Trial by Combat
In a real-life story that seems taken out of George R. R. Martin’s Game of Thrones, a New York lawyer accused of fraud is actually asking for a trial by combat to settle a legal dispute. Richard Luthmann says his bizarre request may sound ludicrous to most people, but it certainly isn’t against the law. He […]
Chinese Millionaire Gives Up Fortune, Lives in Isolation for Two Years to Become Buddhist Monk
We thought Indian millionaire Bhanwarlal Raghunath – who gave up his fortune to become a monk – was one of a kind, but we were wrong. Meet Liu Jingchong, a rich Chinese businessman who has also renounced his wealth for monkhood. Jingchong, 39, was bitten by the spiritual bug in 2012, after a freak car […]
Obsessed Cristiano Ronaldo Fan Spends Thousands to Look Like His Idol
Star footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has millions of fans all around the world, but none as dedicated as 17-year-old Shanta. The Danish teenager has spent thousands of dollars in a bid to emulate his idol. For starters, Shanta goes by the last name ‘Ronaldo’. He copies the ex-Manchester United player’s fashion sense, wearing clothes as similar to Ronaldo’s […]
This Ghost Pepper Ice-Cream Is So Hot You Need a Waiver to Eat It
Savory ice creams have been around for some time now, but none quite as hot as the Ghost Pepper Ice Cream. This bad boy is so spicy that you actually have to sign a legal waiver before attempting to eat it. The frozen treat is available at The Ice Cream Store in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. It’s […]
Moss Viewing – A Strange Yet Increasingly Popular Japanese Pastime
A lot of people walk by moss all the time, without even giving the time of day, but in Japan, they actually have this thing call moss viewing that involves going on trips to damp places and staring at moss for hours, as a means of relaxation. According to Takeshi Ueno, a plant ecology expert at […]
Guy Wins French-Language Scrabble Championship, Doesn’t Even Speak French
Nigel Richards is a beast when it comes to the game of Scrabble. He’s so good that he recently won the French Language Scrabble Championship without even speaking the language. ‘ “He doesn’t speak any French at all – he just learned the words,” Nigel’s friend Liz Fagerlund told the media. “He won’t know what […]