The Unlikely Story of How a Small Barbershop Became One of the Coolest Live Music Venues in Dublin
Abner Browns barbershop, on Rathgar Road, Dublin, is considered one of the most interesting places to visit in all of Ireland. The old-school barbershop charm plays a role in its insane popularity, but what really sets it apart from any other barbershop in the world is the fact that it doubles as a live music bar. […]
You Can Now Do Yoga with Goats on a Farm in Oregon
The name “Goat Yoga” can be a bit misleading, but no, it’s not yoga for goats, but yoga for humans on a picturesque farm in Oregon where practitioners can relax in the presence of adorable friendly goats. Lainey Morse, who owns the No Regrets Farm, in Willamette Valley, Oregon, had worked as a photographer for […]
The Hide-and-Seek World Championship is an Actual Event
The game of hide-and-seek may not yet be an Olympic sport – although efforts are being made in that regard – but it’s apparently popular enough to have its own world championship. What started out as a fun one-time event thought up by small Italian publication CTRL Magazine, in 2010, eventually turned into an annual event […]
Introducing Dødsing – The Craziest Sport to Ever Come Out of Norway
When jumping off a diving board, a belly flop is not the outcome most people are looking for, but for those competing in the crazy Norwegian sport of Dødsing, hitting the water belly first is a risk that comes with the territory. Dødsing, or “Death Diving”, is a Norwegian extreme sport that has daredevils jumping from […]
Beer Mile Race Proves Running and Beer Go Well Together
Well, not always, as having to chug beers between multiple 400-meter laps can upset the stomach, but that’s all part of the charm of the Beer Mile, a unique race that has participants competing in running and drinking. The beer mile started off as a frat tradition in 1990, when a group of Canadian thought it […]
Russian Gas Station Offers Free Tank of Gas to People in Swimsuits and High Heels
A gas station in Russia’s Oblast region has been making headlines this week for organizing an unusual promotion – a free tank of gas to anyone who showed up dressed only in women’s swimsuit and high heels. The ingenious publicity stunt took place on July 21st, in the south-western city of Samara, and only lasted […]
The World’s Most Expensive Dining Experience Will Cost You $2 Million
Russian diamond company World of Diamonds has teamed up with Singapore restaurant Ce’ La Vi to offer a lucky couple the world’s most expensive dining experience, for the decadent price of $2 million. It probably doesn’t seem that way, but it’s actually a bargain! World of Diamonds recently unveiled a 2.08 carat blue diamond ring with a […]
Donald Trump Fans in India Hold Bizarre Birthday Party for Their Idol
On Tuesday, members of an Indian right-wing group in New Delhi held a bizarre party in honor of US Republican party candidate Donald Trump’s birthday. Presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is really popular among members of the Hindu Sena group, in India. So much so that on Tuesday, June 14th, many of them got together […]
Hungarian Gravediggers Compete in National Grave Digging Competition
In an attempt to increase respect for grave digging and attract more people to the job, three dozens of the best gravediggers in Hungary competed in a unique grave digging competition, last Friday. The bizarre competition took place at a graveyard in the city of Debrecen. 18 two-man teams were assigned their plots arbitrarily by […]
Every Year This Man Organizes a Very Popular Conference about Boring Things
Most conferences tend to be boring, although not intentionally so. But there is one event that is deliberately dedicated to all things dull and tedious – the ‘Boring Conference’ hosted every year at London. Believe it or not, it’s a sell-out event where attendees are treated to talks on all sorts of boring things like […]
South-Korean Technology Addicts Participate in Bizarre Space-Out Competition
A strange ‘space-out competition’ recently saw 60 South Koreans in the country’s capital of Seoul put aside their smartphones and tablets and simply sit on the ground in a public park, thinking and doing nothing for 90 minutes. The person measured as having the most stable heart rate at the end of that period was judged the […]
Airbnb Is Giving You the Chance to Sleep Surrounded by 35 Full-Grown Sharks
A contest organised by Airbnb is offering three lucky winners the chance to spend a night in the company of full-grown sharks. The winners and their guests will get access to a transparent glass bedroom submerged in the 33-foot deep Paris Aquarium inhabited by 35 sharks. Interested applicants, who must be 18 years or older and in […]
Tough 9-Year-Old Girl Completes 24-Hour Obstacle Course Designed by US Navy SEALs
She’s probably not done shedding her baby teeth, but 9-year-old Milla Bizzotto is tougher than most adults. The four-foot-tall, 53-pound third grader from South Florida recently shocked the world with her incredible physical fitness, becoming the youngest person in the world to complete the 24-hour Battlefrog Xtreme race, an outdoor fitness event designed by Navy SEALs. […]
This Man Wants to Launch Himself over ‘Grand Canyon of Texas’ in a Steam-Powered Rocket
‘Mad’ Mike Hughes, a stunt-lover from Los Angeles, is planning to attempt the longest and possibly the most dangerous rocket jump in history. He’s going to launch himself in a rocket across the Palo Duro Canyon in Texas, hopefully breaking his own previous record of jumping 1,374 feet. Hughes, who calls himself the ‘Current King of the […]
World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup – How to Turn Slaughtering Thousands of Snakes into a Yearly Festival
For the past 59 years, the residents of Sweetwater, Texas, have been coming together during the second weekend of March to celebrate the ‘World’s Largest Rattlesnake Roundup’, a four-day event that features the beheading and skinning of thousands of rattlesnakes in front of a live audience. Annual rattlesnake roundups are common in several areas of […]