This Man Has Photographed Everything His Right Hand Has Touched in the Last 11 Years
Alberto Frigo is a man on a mission – for the past 11 years the 36-year old Italian has been photographing every single object that his right hand has touched. And he plans on continuing the bizarre project until he reaches retirement in the year 2040. Frigo said that he had been fascinated about the […]
World’s First “Beauty Chocolate” Keeps Your Skin Looking Young
Developed by a Cambridge University affiliated laboratory, Esthechoc is being touted as the world’s first ‘beauty chocolate’. It’s a dark chocolate with 70 percent cocoa containing high levels of two powerful anti-oxidants which help reverse the skin’s natural ageing process. A 7.5g piece of Esthechoc has as many cocoa flavanols as a 100g piece of regular […]
Welcome to the World’s Only Retirement Home for Old Cats
The Lincolnshire Trust for Cats, in Lincolnshire, England is a charity that claims to be running the world’s only retirement home for cats. It is currently home to nearly 80 elderly cats living out their last days in comfort. The retirement home caters specifically to cat owners who are worried about what will happen to their pets if […]
15-Year-Old Girl Hires CEO to Run Her Successful Nanny Agency While She Attends High-School
15-year-old New Yorker Noa Mintz is one of the youngest people in the world to own a successful start-up. The teen entrepreneur is the founder of ‘Nannies by Noa’, a popular baby sitting agency that she started after a number of bad personal experiences with babysitters, but because she is still in school she needed someone to handle […]
Cicada 3301 – The Internet’s Most Baffling Mystery
Cicada 3301 is often referred to as the internet’s most elaborate and mysterious puzzle, one that often leaves cryptoanalysts and hackers scratching their heads. A sort of cross between a contest, job interview and highly complex puzzle, Cicada 3301 recurs each year, but no one knows who is behind it or what prize awaits the person who solves it. The […]
Drinking Breast Milk – The Latest Craze among Bodybuilders Looking to Bulk Up
Most of us find it normal to consume cow, goat and even donkey milk, but there’s something undeniably creepy about adults drinking human breast milk. Yet, it’s the latest fad among bodybuilders convinced it will help them gain muscle faster. It’s unbelievable how many fitness fanatics out there believe that drinking human milk is the ultimate […]
Meet Japan’s Revolutionary Alliance of Men That Women Are Not Attracted To
Lots of single people complain about how Valentine’s Day and other holidays are somehow designed to make them feel excluded, but this particular group of Japanese men have taken things even further – every year, they take to the streets to protest against the injustice of it all. They are called ‘Kakumei-teki himote doumei’, which literally translates to […]
Nose Secret – Two Pieces of Plastic Can Go a Long Way When You Can’t Afford a Nose Job
If you’re not fully satisfied with the shape and size of your nose, but aren’t convinced invasive rhinoplasty is the way to go, may be you should consider Nose Secret. This Korean invention consists of “a pair of curved and comfortable splints that you place at the inside edge of each nostril to make your nose […]
Meet Alicia, a Living, Breathing 19-Year-Old Girl Who Doesn’t Exist
Saying 19-year-old Alecia Pennington is suffering an identity crisis would be an understatement. Having grown up in a homeschooling Christian household, she never got a birth certificate or social security number, so from an identification point of view, she doesn’t exist. Alecia is one of the nine Pennington siblings – children of James and Lisa Pennington, […]
USB Sticks Buried in Walls All Around the World Make Up an Anonymous File Sharing Network
‘Dead Drops’, a five-year-old project created by Berlin media artist Aram Bartholl, is probably the world’s most amazing file sharing network. It consists of USB flash drives embedded into walls, buildings and curbs all over the world. Anyone is welcome to hook up their laptops or smartphones to these drives, to drop or download files, or […]
Chinese Teen Cut Off His Hand Because He Was Addicted to the Internet
In a desperate attempt to cure himself of his internet addiction, a Chinese teenager simply chopped off his own left hand. The 19-year-old, from the city of Nantong, in Jiangsu province, took the drastic measure last week. “We cannot accept what has happened,” said the kid’s mother, who refused to be identified. “It was completely […]
Garlic-Flavored Cola Is Actually a Thing in Japan
Garlic is a great ingredient to cook with, but garlic-flavored cola is something I’m not sure I can digest, literally or figuratively. But believe it or not, the drink actually exists in Japan! Locally known as ‘Jats Takkola’, the unusual drink was released last month. It is produced in the city of Aomori, often referred […]
Cable Car Dangling 9,000 Feet in the Air Is Transformed into Luxurious Hotel Room
Hanging over 9,000ft above sea level, near the top of Mt. Sommet de la Saulire, in the French Alps, the cable car was transformed by popular lodging rental website Airbnb into a stunning one-bedroom, two-bed apartment that can accommodate up to four guests. The setting is a part of the website’s ‘A Night At’ contest, […]
Sprayable Sleep – The Melatonin Spray That Promises to Give You a Good Night’s Rest
After their highly successful 2013 product Sprayable Energy, Silicon Valley startup Sprayable are back with a new product involving transdermal technology – ‘Sprayable Sleep’. It is the world’s first topical melatonin spray that helps you fall asleep naturally and wake up refreshed. While melatonin pills have long since been used to treat sleep related disorders, […]
Luxury Company Guarantees Good Weather on Your Wedding Day for $150,000
Luxury travel company Oliver’s Travels is offering its wealthy clients an innovative wedding service – a sky clean up. For a hefty fee of over $150,000, they actually offer to pop clouds and induce rain up to a week before their wedding, in order to ensure clear blue skies on the day of the ceremony. […]