Germany Holds Quirky Deer Calling Championship
Nine of the best deer call imitators in Germany gathered in the city of Dortmund for the 13th edition of the traditional Deer Calling Championship. Using specially designed instruments, ox horns, snail shells and even glass lamps, competitors tried their best to imitate the mating call of a red deer as naturally as possible, for […]
Takanakuy – The Fighting Festival of Peru
For most of us, Christmas day is a time of celebration and togetherness, but for the people of the Chumbivilcas community, near Cuzco, it’s the perfect opportunity to get into a fight. Takanakuy, which means “when the blood is boiling” in Quechua, one of the oldest spoken dialects of Peru, is an annual celebration that […]
Size Does Matter at Controversial Pigs of God Festival
Pigs of God is a controversial Taiwanese festival and contest where pigs that have been force-fed for years are publicly slaughtered, then put on floats and paraded through the city streets. The origins of this gruesome event aren’t very clear, but while some say it’s part of the religious beliefs of the Hakkas, an ethnic […]
Shopping Mall Creates Perfect Place for a Romantic Dinner – A Room Made of Chocolate
A shopping mall in Vilnius, Lithuania, decided to surprise its shoppers on Valentine’s Day by offering them a unique visual treat – a room made entirely of dark and white chocolate. “We wanted to create something special for Valentine’s Day. The chocolate room looks just like a traditional Lithuanian sitting-room,” Frederikas Jansonas, spokesman for the […]
World Guy Rolls Giant Globe across America to Raise Awareness about Diabetes
“People don’t ask me if I’m crazy – they tell me I’m crazy” says Erik Bendl, also known as “World Guy“, a man who has spent most of the last few years trekking across the US rolling a giant globe. Walking around 2,200 miles across 23 states is quite a challenge for any 48-year-old, but […]
Giant Porcelain Rabbit Is Made from 30,000 Plates
The people of Jingdezhen City, China have found an original way to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rabbit – they’ve built a giant statue of a rabbit from 30,000 porcelain plates. Ever since the Song dynasty, 1,700 years ago, Jingdezhen has been known as the “porcelain city” because of its porcelain-making history, so it […]
Seattle Artist Creates 7-Foot-Long Pen
Jim Woodring, creator of a series of popular comic books, has unveiled a seven-foot-long pen that actually works. The recently finished writing tool, dubbed “Nibbus Maximus” was recently showcased at the Gage Academy of Art, in Seattle, in front of over one hundred people. Considering this was practically the first time he used the Nibbus […]
Greenpeace Turns Chopsticks Back into Trees
Can you bring dead wood back to life? No, but you can turn them into trees again! This was the slogan that fueled Greenpeace and Ogvily’s campaign to help people realize the dangers of cutting down millions of trees to create disposable chopsticks. Two hundred volunteers from various Beijing universities answered Greenpeace’s call and set […]
Canada’s Goldstream River Turns Green for the Holidays
The winter holidays are now behind us, but it seems I missed one of the biggest pranks of 2010 – the green river of Goldstream Park. It happened on December 29, 2010, in Victoria’s peaceful Goldstream Park. The waters of the river suddenly became neon green, and everyone passing by it rubbed their eyes to […]
Super Grandmother and Super Grandfather Contest Held in Georgia
A a charity house in Tbilisi, Georgia organizes an annual “Super Grandmother and Super Grandfather” contest, to allow the elderly to fulfill their childhood dreams. Every year, people aged over 70, from all over Georgia, come to Tbilisi to compete in the Super Grandmother and Super Grandfather contest, an event that allows them to display […]
Store Tells Its Clients “Come in Underwear, Leave Dressed”
Spanish clothing brand Desigual kicked off its sales season in a truly original way that made people show up at its store in nothing but their underwear. Would you brave the cold weather for the chance to pick out top and lower garments, free of charge? Well, thousands of people around the world did just […]
New Yorkers Celebrate “Good Riddance Day”
A giant paper shredder set up in Time Square was responsible with getting rid of all the bad bits of 2010. This Tuesday, on the fourth annual “Good Riddance Day” held by the Times Square Alliance, people had the chance to free themselves from all the unpleasant memories of 2010, by writing them down and […]
Italian City Drives Its Tourists Up the Wall
Climbing buildings has become a tradition for the Italian city of Sondrio. For several years now, passionate climbers have been gathering here to take part in the now famous Sondrio Street Climbing festival. This year, the event has managed to bring together around 200 professional climbers from all over the world, all eager to start climbing […]
Dolls Compete in Miss Barbie Beauty Pageant
Do you remember how much you loved giving your dolls make-overs, when you were a little girl? Well, that wasn’t as childish an activity as you might have thought – doll-obsessed grown-ups compete during Miss Barbie beauty pageants, every year. This one’s no joke, folks, people actually go out of their way to come up […]
Great Walker Completes Journey Across the Great Wall
Robert Loken, a 42-year-old Norwegian engaged in the journey of a life time, following his 21-year-old dream of walking across China’s Great Wall, has finally achieved his goal. Robert Loken sold his house, quit his job and embarked on his trip with nothing else but the courage and ambition of conquering the Great Wall. It […]