Woman Shares Home with 1,500 Pet Tarantulas
Most people get chills down their spine at the simple thought of a tarantula, but one Indonesian woman literally can’t get enough of them. 28-year old Ming Cu has been collecting tarantulas since 2010, and she now has 1,500 of them living in her home. Ming Cu’s obsession with tarantulas began 7 years ago, when […]
Horsing Around Is a Competitive Sport in Finland
Imagine a sport much like equestrian show jumping, but where the horse is replaced by a wooden stick with a plush toy at one and the rider actually does all the jumping over increasingly difficult hurdles. That’s the popular sport of Competitive Hobbyhorsing in a nutshell. The hobby horse is one of the oldest children’s […]
Heavy Metal Yoga Is Actually a Thing, And It’s Pretty Intense
Heavy metal music and yoga may seem incompatible, but one New York yoga instructor with a passion for metal has mixed them together in a series of classes that help people relax and unleash their inner beast at the same time. Headbanging, death growls or “devil horns” hand gestures, all executed to a background of loud […]
Russian Company Sells Religion-Themed Gold-Plated iPhone 7 Smartphones
With Easter only a couple of days away, there’s no better time for Christians to draw closer to God, and a Russian luxury goods company wants to help rich folks do just that with a collection of gold-plated iPhone 7s engraved with religious symbols and prayers, and blessed by an Orthodox bishop. Caviar Phone has been […]
Young Makeup Artist Accidentally Starts “Feathered Brows” Beauty Trend
Stella Sironen, a young makeup artist from Finland, recently shared a photo of her with her eyebrows split down the middle like bird feathers, joking that she was starting a new beauty trend. Little did she know that the internet would end up taking her seriously. Sironen, whose makeup skills have earned her over 48,000 […]
This Beautiful Mansion Could Be Yours for Just $2.5, IF You’re Extremely Lucky
After falling on hard times and failing to find a buyer for his home, the owner of this six-bedroom manor house in Lancashire, UK, decided to hold a raffle, inviting people to purchase a £2 ($2.5) ticket for the chance to win it. he hopes to sell half a million tickets by August this year. 37-year-old […]
Artist Who Experiences Sounds as Colors Paints Popular Songs
Ever wonder what John Lennon’s “Imagine” looks like? Not the music video, but the song itself. Well, thanks to artist Melissa McCracken, you don’t have to imagine it anymore. Melissa “suffers” from a condition known as synesthesia, which allows her to experience various things – from sounds to letters and even math formulas – as colors, […]
Neglected Pony Hasn’t Had Her Hooves Trimmed in 10 Years
Horses need to have their hooves trimmed every few weeks, but Poly, a Shetland pony recently rescued by an animal shelter in Belgium, hasn’t had hers trimmed in over 10 years. Now, she may never walk normally again, due to damage to her joints. As you can see in the gruesome photos below, Poly’s hooved […]
Man in Colorful Parrot Costume Helps Sell House Online
If you’re looking for a way to to make your property stand out on a real-estate website, dressing up as a colorful parrot and posing for photos seems to work wonders. At least it worked for the owner of a house in Blackrod, UK, who had asked his estate agent to come up with a way […]
Apeirophobia – The Fear of Eternal Life and Infinity
For most people discovering the secret to eternal life, or reaching heaven and living forever in a blissful afterlife is the ultimate goal, but for some, concepts like life without end and infinity are apparently terrifying to the point where they cannot lead a normal life. These people suffer from a little-known and even less […]
Slovakian Collector Opens Museum of Old Mobile Phones
Many people have one or two really old mobile phones from before the smartphone revolution happened, but 26-year old Stefan Polgari has a collection of over 3,500 of them, made up of 1,231 different models. Polgari, from the small Slovakian town of Dobsina, has always been kind of a tech-head, and at 15-years-old, he started doing online reviews […]
Wine-Infused Coffee Is Now a Thing
If you’re into crazy taste combinations like peanut butter&jelly or pineapple pizza, you’re probably going to love this wine-infused coffee that combines the taste and health benefits of two of the world’s most popular drinks. Molinari Private Reserve artisan coffee is the brainchild of Rick Molinari, the owner of Molinari Caffè in Napa Valley, California. He claims to […]
Japanese Company Offers Fake Friends to Make You Look Popular on Facebook
Want to brag about your active social life on Facebook, when you really have no friends? Trying to make your ex jealous by posing with an attractive new partner, but can’t find a date? No need to worry, this Japanese company will happily send you some fake friends or lovers for a fun photo shoot […]
Russian Millionaire Announces Real-Life Hunger Games TV Show Where Everything Is Allowed
Game2:Winter is an upcoming reality TV show where 30 participants will compete against themselves and the dangers of the Siberian wilderness – including brown bears and extreme temperatures – for a prize of $1.7 million. But the most shocking thing about this show is that, just like in the Hunger Games, “everything is allowed, fighting, alcohol, […]
Italian Artist Sculpts Bars of Soap into Intricate Artworks
26-year-old Daniele Barresi is a world champion food sculptor with many other titles under his belt, but some of his most impressive creations are actually carved out of soap bars. Just take a look at what he can do with a simple food sculpting knife. Barresi discovered his talent for sculpting very early in his life. […]