Artist Makes Realistic-Looking Leaves from Human Hair
Human hair is fast becoming one of the most popular mediums in the art world. We’ve seen everything from dresses made of hair and hair necklaces to insect sculptures made from human air. Now, we’ve discovered the intricate art of Jenine Shereos, who uses the dead protein to create tree leaves. Leaves may not seem […]
Italy’s Natural Cathedral Is Made of Growing Trees
Located on the outskirts of Bergamo, at the foot of Monte Arena, the tree cathedral created by Italian artist Giuliano Mauri is one of the world’s most impressive example of organic architecture. Giuliano Mauri created “natural architecture” by blending organic materials like trunks and branches with classic architectural elements, creating impressive large-scale edifices. In 2001, […]
The Ghost-Like Smoke Paintings of Rob Tarbell
Rob Tarbell has a very unique talent. By burning everyday objects under a paper canvas fixed on the ceiling of his studio, he is able to control the rising flow of smoke and create incredible works of art. The artist first got the idea of using smoke as a medium for his art in 2007, […]
Rent-a-Girlfriend Services Are Becoming Popular in China
In recent years, young men and women pressed by their families to bring their girlfriends home with them for the seven-day Spring Festival prefer to rent total strangers, just to avoid long lectures and appease their relatives. Single men and women have it tough in China, a country where most parents go to any lengths […]
Chololi – Japan’s Nose Hair Notification Service, Now Available in English
Have you been dying to tell someone that their nose hairs gross you out? Do you find yourself facing them every day, unable to voice out your disgust? If your answer to these two questions is “yes” , Chololi is just the service for you. It allows anyone to email people anonymously, telling them that their […]
Man Devises Aerobic Exercises Based on House Cleaning
If you’ve been wanting to get into shape but haven’t had the time to exercise, Aerobic House Cleaning might just be the thing for you. The fitness program was devised by Steve Markovich, who has been following it for the past 16 years. The 57-year-old from Crescent Springs, Ky., has managed to make a heart-pumping […]
Preacher Stages ‘Sexperiment’ to Encourage Worshipers to Make Love More Often
This one is definitely going in the file as one of the most bizarre church stories ever. I mean, we’ve seen ministers rapping the nativity story and also starting tattoo parlors at church. But putting a bed on the roof of a church to encourage couples to have sex? That’s just taking it a bit too far. […]
36-Year-Old Virgin Man Fathers 14 Children
This is the story of a man who has fathered 14 children without ever being intimate with a woman. How, you ask? Why sperm donation, of course. “Donorsexual” is what 36-year-old Trent Arsenault from Freemont, California, calls himself. Since 2006, the computer security specialist has been giving away his sperm free of cost, through a […]
New York Subway Workers Run “Rate My Rat” Photo Contest
For those of you who have used the subway in New York, the sight of rats must be quite common. Those pesky rodents are spotted quite frequently on subway tracks and platforms. Apparently, subway workers have had enough of this and want their workplace to be completely free of rats. And they’ve come up with […]
World’s First Park and Pray Chapel to Open in Austria
With the launch of the new Park and Pray Worldwide Chapel Network, it is now possible for you to pray anywhere in the world, by simply stopping your car wherever you see the Park+Pray sign. The new concept is revolutionary in terms of making places of prayer available to all Christians, regardless of their confession. […]
Mom Uses Year-Old Cheeseburger to Keep Kids Away from McDonalds
We’ve read several myths on the internet about the very questionable quality of food served at fast-food restaurants. A Canadian mom has actually gone on to prove some of these myths, in an attempt to discourage her teenage children from consuming ‘junk’ food. Melanie Hesketh, from Windsor, Ontario, has a McDonald’s cheeseburger sitting on her […]
File Sharing Becomes Official Religion in Sweden
Kopimism – a belief in the sacred right to share files – has been recognized as an official religion in Sweden, at the end of last year. “Information is holy and copying is a sacrament. Information holds a value, in itself and in what it contains, and the value multiplies through copying. Therefore, copying is […]
Creative Artist Makes Artworks with GPS Maps
For Michael Wallace, the streets are his drawing board and maps, his canvas. For a paintbrush? He uses his bicycle! GPX Riding is what he calls his art. Confused? So was I, at first. When I got a hang of what he’s been doing, I was simply amazed. He explains his artwork on his website […]
Juhyou – The Beautiful Snow Monsters of Japan
The words “beautiful” and “monster” don’t usually go well together, but when talking about a breathtaking natural wonder like the snow-and-ice-covered trees known as juhyou in Japan, we thought we’d make an exception. Every year, during the cold winter months, snow monsters make their appearance on the snow covered slopes of Japan’s northern prefectures. But instead […]
93-Year-Old Proves You’re Never Too Old for Yoga
For people like Tao Porchon-Lynch, old is the new young. There’s literally nothing about her that suggests she is 93. The woman has been practicing yoga for over 70 years now, and teaching it to students in India, France, and the US for more than 45 years. What’s more, she participates in ballroom dancing in […]