Japanese Women Are Falling Hard for a “Handsome” Gorilla Named Shabani
Meet Shabani, a handsome male gorilla that has managed to steal the hearts of young women all over Japan. He is fondly known as ‘ikimen’, a Japanese term for ‘good-looking man’, and some have even hailed him as the animal-world equivalent of George Clooney or Hugh Jackman! Shabani, who grew up in an Australian zoo, […]
This Guy Will Pay You $10,000 if You Can Find Him a Suitable Girlfriend
29-year-old Ren Lu You is so fed up of trying to find his soul mate that he’s actually outsourcing the job. The young man from Alabama has created his own dating website which explicitly states: “Find me a girlfriend and I’ll pay you $10,000. Seriously.” Ren, a Harvard Business School graduate, moved to Birmingham last year […]
World’s Most Exclusive Site Can Only Be Accessed by One Person per Minute
With his online experiment, Reddit user Justin Foley is demonstrating the power exclusivity. He’s proving how people will fall for pretty much anything – or nothing – by merely tagging it ‘exclusive’. Foley set up a portal called ‘mostexclusivewebsite.com’, consisting of just a few lines of text and a counter. Access is granted to only […]
Guy Tries Wearing High Heels for a Day to Prove Women Are Whiners, Fails Misearbly
Sick of listening to women constantly complain about having to wear high heels, one man challenged himself to wear high heels for a whole day to prove “that girls are huge complainers.” It didn’t go exactly as he planned… As any woman will tell you, high heels can make your legs look sexy, but wearing them […]
Guy Living Near Milwaukee Airport Paints “Welcome to Cleveland” on His Roof to Confuse Airplane Passengers
For nearly four decades, Mark Gubin has been playing an epic prank on people flying into his hometown. As aircrafts descend into Milwaukee’s Mitchell International airport, passengers are greeted with a warm, welcoming sign: ‘Welcome to Cleveland’! Gubin says that the sign – painted on the roof of his apartment in six-foot letters – has always […]
Like Smashing Stuff? You Could Get Paid to Be a Mobile Phone Destruction Tester
If you’re passionate about breaking high-tech stuff, we may have found the job of your dreams. Believe it or not, a UK-based cell phone comparison website currently has a vacancy for ‘Mobile Phone Destruction Tester’, a part time position that pays £36,500 (nearly $55,00) a year! The ideal candidate for the job would be someone […]
Guy Dresses Up as His Girlfriend to Take Tough Exam in Her Place
A lovestruck 20-year-old recently made headlines after he was caught sneaking into an examination hall dressed like a girl. When questioned, Ayan Zhademov confessed that he was trying to take the exam on behalf of his 17-year-old girlfriend! Ayan revealed that his lady friend was totally stressed over the Unified National Testing, an exam used for […]
Japan’s Bizarre Anti-Crime Orange Balls – A Unique Way to Stop Crime
If you happen to visit shops, commercial establishments, and even police stations in Japan, you might be baffled to discover bright orange baseball-sized orbs, generally placed next to the cash register. But they won’t be for sale, because believe it or not, they’re actually anti-crime devices! The balls, locally known as bohan yu kara boru, […]
The Shorter the Skirt the Cheaper the Meal at This Chinese Restaurant
In a bid to improve sales, a Chinese restaurant recently ran a special promotion – they offered discounts to female customers based on the length of their skirts. The shorter the skirt, the heavier the discount! The amount of skin-show upwards of the knee was measured upon arrival, and the discount percentage was determined accordingly. The […]
Mexican Politician Is Looking for a Body Double to Attend Events in His Place
Mexican politician Renato Tronco Gomez has turned to social media to reduce his workload – he’s currently running a competition on Facebook to find a lookalike willing to attend official engagements in his stead. He’s offering the winner a prize of 40,000 pesos (US $2,700), apart from the obvious media attention the position will bring. […]
Japanese Hotel Is Offering Special “Crying Rooms” to Women Looking to Relieve Stress
Entrepreneurs in Japan really do manage to come up with the most eccentric ideas for their customers, right from cat cafés to Godzilla hotels. Continuing the tradition is the Mitsui Garden Yotsuya hotel in Shinjuku, with specially allocated ‘crying rooms’ for female guests! The hotel offers women looking to release tension or overcome emotional issues special accommodations designed […]
Rugby Players Have Missing Teeth Replaced with Bottle Openers
In a sheer stroke of advertising genius, Salta Beer has given three rugby players who lost teeth in action ‘Beer Tooth Implants’ – metal implants that double as bottle openers! And yeah, they actually work. “We decided to give rugby players back the teeth they had lost in battle,” Salta Beer explained. “But we weren’t […]
Dogs with Perfectly Square or Round Haircuts Are All the Rage in Taiwan
A bizarre new dog grooming trend in Taiwan has dog owners giving their pet pooches square or round haircuts. Canine hairdressers all over Taipei are up to date on the special technique required for these eccentric makeovers. “It came about because people were always looking for more impressive haircuts, and somebody came up with the […]
Woman Hits Venezuelan President on the Head with a Mango, Gets Rewarded with New Home
While the rest of the world relies on petitions to get in touch with elected officials, it seems that things are done differently in Venezuela. A woman recently got quick results on a housing issue after she got the president’s attention by hitting him on the head with a mango! The incident occurred last week, […]
Disturbing New Trend Has Teenagers Sucking on Glasses and Bottles to Get Fuller Lips
In a bid to achieve pouty lips à la Kylie Jenner, teens all over the world are engaging in a bizarre DIY lip job challenge called the #kyliejennerchallenge. It involves blowing up their lips to comically large proportions by sucking on a glass or a jar. The method is reportedly rather painful – participants need to place […]