Grave Diggers Compete in the 8th International Grave Digging Championship
Every year, grave diggers from around the world gather in Hungary to compete in the International Grave Digging Championship. Every year since 2016, with the exception of 2020 and 2021, Hungary’s Association of Cemetery Operators and Maintainers (MTFE) has been inviting grave diggers from all over the world to the European country to compete for […]
Sandal-Wearing Indigenous Runner Wins Ultramarathon Dressed in Traditional Garments
A 30-year-old Mexican woman with no running experience and no running equipment managed to win a 63km (39 miles) ultramarathon while wearing sandals and the traditional dress of her indigenous tribe. With a time of 7 hours and 34 minutes, Candelaria Rivas Ramos won the 63-kilometer women’s category Canyons Ultramarathon in Guachochi, Mexico, with no […]
Estonian Theater Stages Unique Romeo and Juliet Play with Construction Vehicles as Actors
Estonian theater Kinoteater recently staged one of the most unusual versions of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” featuring heavy-duty vehicles as actors and a limestone quarry as the stage. “Romula ja Julia” was a nearly wordless performance that relied on the movements and interactions of dozens of vehicles to convey the classic love story. Romeo was […]
Chinese City Sets New World Record with 11,787-Drone Light Show
The Chinese City of Chongqing recently set a new Guinness World Record by staging a massive light show with no less than 11,787 drones. China has become famous for its large-scale drone light show, but “Charming Chongqing”, an event hosted by the city of Chongqing, set a new standard for grand drone light shows and […]
Real Steel – Chinese Comany Holds World’s First Humanoid Robot Fighting Competition
Chinese robotics company Unitree showcased the fighting capabilities of its G1 robot model in what was advertised as the world’s first-ever humanoid robot fighting competition. Remember Real Steel, the 2011 sci-fi flick starring Hugh Jackman as a struggling ex-boxer turned robot fighting coach? It was set in the “near future”, but who would have thought […]
Enhanced Games AKA ‘Olympics on Steroids’ to Be Held Next Year in Las Vegas
Enhanced Games, a sports competition where performance-enhancing drugs are not only allowed but encouraged, will be held for the first time in May next year, in Las Vegas. Ever wondered how much better top human athletes could be if they were allowed to use performance-enhancing substances in competitions? Well, in May of next year, these […]
World’s First Robot Half-Marathon Proves Humanoid Robots Have a Long Way to Go
Beijing recently held the so-called “world’s first humanoid robot half marathon,” but instead of putting humans to shame, the participating robots only showed off their weaknesses. Robotics companies, especially Chinese ones, have been busy showing off their revolutionary creations, like SE01, a robot capable of mimicking a natural gait, Star1 – the world’s fastest robot, or the […]
Cambodian Male Beauty Pageant Goes Viral for Quality of Participants
Popular Cambodian beauty pageant Miss and Mister Majestic has been getting a lot of attention after photos of its “ordinary-looking” participants went viral on social media. The winner of Mister Majestic 2025 will represent Cambodia in the Mister Universe international beauty pageant, but the contest has created a lot of buzz online due to the […]
Humans to Compete Against Humanoid Robots at Upcoming Half-Marathon
China’s capital city of Beijing is all set to host an interesting half-marathon that will set thousands of human runners against dozens of bipedal robots developed by some of the world’s leading robotics companies. This coming April, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area (E-Town) will be hosting an interesting running event for both humans and human-like […]
Portugal’s Impossible Motorcycle Climb Lives Up to Its Name
Subida Impossível (Impossible Climb) is a challenging motocross hill-climbing event in Portugal that more than lives up to its suggestive name. Every year, dozens of experienced motocross bike riders gather in the Portuguese city of Silves for a chance to become legends among their peers. Subida Impossível is one of the toughest motocross challenges in […]
55-Year-Old Woman Runs Full Marathon Every Day for a Year, Sets New World Record
55-year-old Hilde Dosogne of Belgium recently set a new world record for most consecutive marathons after running 366 full marathons (over 15,000 km) in 2024. On May 30, 2024, Hilde Dosogne had already broken the women’s world record for most consecutive marathons – 150, set by Erchana Murray Bartlett – but she didn’t stop running […]
Attractive “Humanoid Robots” Go Viral at Chinese Robot Conference
A short clip featuring two very hot “humanoid robots” being showcased at this year’s Beijing World Robot Conference has sparked a heated online debate about whether they are actual robots. This year’s Beijing World Robot Conference features hundreds of international exhibitors and over a thousand special guests, but the event recently went viral for something […]
World’s Longest Football Match Ends After 26 Hours of Play and 825 Goals
A football field at the Luzhniki Olympic Sports Complex on the outskirts of Moscow recently hosted the world’s longest football game, which lasted a total of 26 hours. To celebrate All-Russian Football Day last Saturday, two teams of 7 players each gathered at the Luzhniki Olympic Sports Complex to break the record for the longest […]
Hundreds Gather to Watch Masked Man Eat an Entire Jar of Cheeseballs in New York City
After plastering the whole of Manhattan with fliers for several months, a mystery man known as Cheeseball Man gathered a crowd of hundreds to watch him eat a whole tub of cheeseballs. Meet Cheeseball Man, the superhero New Yorkers never knew they needed. His superpower? Mesmerizing crowds with his insatiable craving for cheeseballs. It all […]
Killer Moves – The Deadly Dance Marathons of the Great Depression
One of the most controversial forms of entertainment in US history, dance marathons saw participants dancing continuously for days, weeks, and sometimes months for a chance to win food and money. Too much of a good thing can be bad for you, and apparently, that also includes a seemingly benign activity like dancing. During the […]