Japanese Billionaire to Donate $9 Million to Random Twitter Followers to See If Money Makes Them Happier
A Japanese billionaire has announced plans to donate a billion yen (about $9 million) to 1,000 of his Twitter followers in an intriguing social experiment designed to show how money affects people’s lives. On January 1st, Yusaku Maezawa, founder of Japan’s largest fashion retail website, tweeted that he would be giving away 1 billion Japanese […]
The Unbelievably Realistic Feline Drawings of Yuki Kudo
When it comes to hyper-realistic drawing, cats and other felines must be among the most difficult things to pull odd due to their fur. Getting every strand just right requires a steady hand and mountains of patience, and that’s what makes Yuki Kudo’s artworks so damn special. Over the past decade, we’ve posted some pretty […]
Sloppy-Looking Toothpaste Paintings on Bathroom Mirror Turn Into Masterpieces When the Lights Go Out
The first time people see Xiong Qingzhen’s toothpaste paintings, they’re not very impressed. Frankly, they look sloppy,, but then he flips the light switch in his bathroom and everyone’s jaws hit the floor… Based in central China’s Hubei province, Xiong Qingzhen got the inspiration for his now famous toothpaste painting technique from his days taking […]
Artistic Duo Create The Most Elaborate Paper Wigs
Ukrainian-Russian art duo Asya Kozina and Dmitriy Kozin are taking paper craft to new heights with their elaborate and flamboyant wigs made entirely out of paper. Inspired by Baroque and Rococo wigs, the talented couple and art duo create their own modern wigs out of pristine white paper. The unique choice of material only makes […]
11-Year-Old Boy Dubbed Russia’s Strongest Child After Deadlifting 100-Kg Barbell
While most 11-year-olds are mostly concerned with school, video games, and surfing the web, Timofey Klevakin, a boy from rural Russia, is busy training in the gym and breaking weightlifting records. Ever since he was five years old, Timofey was interested in weightlifting, watching his father train at a makeshift gym in their home village […]
New Slanted Toilet Is Designed to Keep Workers from Spending Too Much Time in the Bathroom
Long, relaxing bathroom breaks that allow people to read the news or get up to date with their social media feed may be coming to an end due to a new and controversial toilet seat design that is supposed to make sitting on the toilet for more than seven minutes becomes uncomfortable. Called the Standard […]
Meet Anuko, the Canine Version of Grumpy Cat
You may think it’s the most wonderful time of the year, but I know one canine who definitely disagrees. Well, at least he looks like he does anyway, as Anuko, a five-year-old Siberian Husky has one of the grumpiest faces I’ve ever since on a canine. Anuko first rose to internet stardom in 2015, when […]
World’s Toughest Jacket Is Made from a Fiber 15 Times Stronger Than Steel
Dutch brand Vollebak recently unveiled what it calls the “world’s strongest jacket”. With an exterior made out of 100 percent dyneema, the strongest fiber known to man, the Indestructible Puffer can allegedly withstand whatever abuse you subject it to and last a lifetime. Adventure clothing brand Vollebak has been creating cutting edge adventure sports clothes […]
This Raw Turkey Is Actually a Delicious Cake
In case the title of this article wasn’t clear enough, the turkey in the picture below ins’t actually raw meat, skin and bones, but an edible cake made of sponge, butter cream and marzipan. Even knowing that you’re looking at an expertly made optical illusion, it’s still pretty hard to believe that it’s not really […]
This $5.5 Million Floating Mansion Is the Ultimate Luxury at Sea
The Arkup is a luxury yacht shaped like a 4,300-square-foot modern villa. It can float like a boat, or rise above the waves using hydraulic pilings, for added stability in case of rough waters, and it’s reportedly built to withstand a category four hurricane. It also costs $5.5 million! If you’re the kind of person […]
University Lets Students Lie in a Grave to Reconcile With Their Mortality
Radboud University, in the Dutch city of Nijmegen, has been raising some eyebrows with its “purification grave”, a hole dug in the ground that students can lie down in for up to three hours to reflect on what is important to them. The “purification grave” at Radboud University is at the same time a modern […]
Man Complaining of Earache Had Whole Family of Cockroaches Living in Ear Canal
A 24-year-old Chinese man who visited a hospital to complain about sharp pain in his right ear was shocked to learn that he had an entire family of cockroaches living in his ear canal. Identified only as “Mr. Lv”, the young man arrived at Sanhe Hospital, in Guangdong Province, southeast China, last month, complaining of […]
Chinese Men Obsessed with Martial Arts Novels Go Into the Mountains to Live Out Their Fantasies
Wuxia (martial arts and chivalry) novels and films are very popular in China, but while most people are content just reading or watching the exploits of fictional heroes, some go to extremes in order to experience these adventures themselves. Jin Yong is considered one of the greatest and most popular wuxia writers in history, and […]
Restaurant Slammed for Using Live Crabs as Prizes for Claw Machine
A popular seafood restaurant in Singapore has been criticized online for its “cruel” claw machine which gave patrons the chance to catch a live crab for $5 a token. The chief executive of House of Seafood has had to issue a public apology after a viral video showing people using a pink claw machine to […]
The Last McDonald’s Burger in Iceland Just Turned 10 And It Still Looks Edible
Iceland is one of the few countries in the world where McDonald’s doesn’t operate in. The fast food giant closed its last restaurant in the Northern-European country a decade ago, but the last burger they ever sold has been carefully preserved and it still looks surprisingly edible. On October 31st, 2009, Hjortur Smarason had the […]