A Real-Life Scorpion King
Suang Puangsri, a 38-year-old man from Thailand lives in perfect harmony with his 4,600 pet scorpions. Scorpions, grasshoppers, locusts and other insects are considered delicacies in Thailand and Suang Puangsri has been eating them for the last 10 years. To atone for this “crime” he has adapted his home in Uttaradit province, 600 km north […]
World Belly Board Championships in Cornwall
More than one hundred belly surfers from all over the world gathered in Cornwall, Britain, for the annual World Belly Board Championships. You might be surprised to know surfing wasn’t always about standing up on the board and riding the waves. British surfers practiced the sport on their bellies, using short wooden planks, over one […]
Black Parents with Three Albino Children
As a black mother, having three albino children out of five can’t seem normal. But it can happen, and Rosmere Fernandes de Andrade and her partner Joao, two black Brazilian parents are proof. Esthefany Caroline, Ruth Caroline and Kauan are as white as snow while their two other siblings have dark skin, just like their […]
The Incredible Hanging Temple of Hengshan
Similar, in a way, to the Hanging Houses of Cuenca, the Hanging Temple of Hengshan is an amazing display of architecture. The Hanging Temple of Hengshan literally hangs on the side of Hengshan Mountain, sustain by only a few wooden poles. You would think this kind of a building couldn’t for hundreds of years, but […]
World’s Biggest Porcelain Jar
I can’t understand why someone would go through the trouble of creating the world’s biggest porcelain jar, but they did, so here it is. Porcelain master Xu Sijin and a team of painters worked for more than a year to complete this giant black and white porcelain. The painting on the jar depicts the three […]
El Ingles – The 67-Year-Old Matador
67-year-old Frank Evans, Britain’s oldest and only bullfighter, returns to the bullfighting arena and slays 2 unlucky horned beasts. After a knee replacement and a quadruple bypass, ageless matador Frank Evans performed once again in the Plaza de Toros, in Benalmadena, on the Costa del Sol. A grandfather of five, Evans looked cool as ice, […]
Most Amazing Groomed Poodles Ever
Grooming a poodle is not easy, but these photos go to show you just how complex this craft can be. Ren Netherland is the owner of animalphotography.com, an online pet photography studio and the man who tours the country to take photos of winners at grooming competitions all over the United States. Personally I never […]
Obese Girl Is Eating Herself to Death
Suman Khatun is a 5-year-old Indian girl who just can’t stop eating. Doctors say she will end-up eating herself to death if she doesn’t seek medical help soon. Suman’s problems were noticed ever since she was three months old and by the time she turned two, she weighed 38kg. Now, at age five, Suman weighs […]
The Tasty Cooked Mice of Malawi
I knew cooked field rats were eaten in Asian countries like Thailand and Vietnam (they look very tasty too), but it seems they’re regarded as a delicacy in African countries like Malawi. Living in one of the world’s poorest countries, the people of Malawi have to survive any way they can, so when they’re confronted […]
Goth Weddings Are Weird as Hell!
Of course I already knew that, since this isn’t the first time I post about a goth wedding. I guess I just needed something to remind me of how bizarre these events are. And these photos of a goth couple getting married in Russia did the trick. I’m sure they’re both nice people and I […]
Amazing Dirty Window Art
These incredible artworks belong to Scott Wade, a man who once again proves anything can be a diamond in the rough, even a dirty car window. Scott Wade is a talented is a talented graphic designer, from Wimberley, Texas, who loves to get his hands dirty. He paints all kinds of pictures in the back […]
The Incredible Doctor Fish
Actually, I’m not just talking about one, but hundreds of small “doctor fish” treating serious skin conditions like psoriasis. Garra Rufa Obtusa, also referred to as Doctor Fish, is a special species of fish, found in northern and central parts of the Middle East. In countries like Turkey, people have started breading them artificially, in […]
Olympic Babies Compete in Crawling Race
They’ve only been born for a year and they’re already competing in sporting events. No wonder they’re called Olympic Babies. Babies born on August 8, known as Olympic Babies, take part in a sporting competition that fits them like a diaper, a crawling race. The race took place on August 6, 2009 in Beijing, to […]
Koda – The Dwarf Pony
As a horse, you have to be really small to be called a small pony and Koda is smaller than most dogs and only a bit bigger than a cat. The smallest pony in Australia, Koda weighs just 35 kg and is only 59 cm tall. As an American Miniature pony, he was supposed to […]
World Dwarf Games 2009
Just because they’re short doesn’t mean little people shouldn’t have the chance to compete in sporting events, at an international level. That’s why the World Dwarf Games were created. Similar to the Paralympics, the World Dwarf Games gives athletes suffering from dwarfism the chance to prove themselves. The games are held every four years, in […]