Chilly Willy – A Naughty-Looking Type of Chilly Pepper
If you’re looking for something hot and naughty-looking to spice up your meals, look no further than the willy-shaped Chilly Willy pepper. I know what you’re all thinking “Photoshopped or genetically modified”, but in fact, Chilly Willy is a completely natural pepper variety that hasn’t been altered in any way. That’s just how they look… […]
Dog Yoga Helps Pooches Find Their Inner Peace
Sniffing backsides, taking naps and feasting on daily treats can apparently be pretty stressful for dogs, so in order to relax they have to take dog yoga classes, or doga. Invented by American Suzi Teitleman, who noticed her spaniel enjoyed taking part in her daily exercise routine, doga has become very popular in Asia, where […]
Cacao, the Bus-Riding Dog of Milan
Cacao, a 16-year-old mixed-breed dog, from Milan, Italy, has become somewhat of a celebrity after he appeared in local papers for his weird habit of taking the bus to his favorite spot in the city. A true “Milanese”, Cacao knows the city by heart, some would say even better than some of his fellow human […]
Baby Barbells Teaches Dads How to Use Babies as Gym Equipment
Having a baby is a blessing, but taking care of a toddler is a full time job and hitting the gym on a regular basis gets pretty tough. Thankfully, Joshua Levitt’s book, Baby Barbells, teaches fathers how to spend time with their babies and stay fit at the same time. Modern life makes it almost […]
Game Lets You Play Table Tennis without a Table, Ball or Opponent
“Go with the rhythm! Hyper Ping Pong” is a quirky Japanese video game that allows you to play table tennis without a table, a ball or an opponent. Following in the footsteps of Nintendo – inventors of the popular Wii console – Japanese game developer, Happinet, has decided to take things one step further and take […]
Farmer Uses Sheep as Living Billboards
English farmer, James Metcalfe, has brought a whole new meaning to the term “branding”, after using his sheep to advertise a business venture. After authorities denied his request to erect billboards near the A1 highway, because they could distract drivers, Metcalfe, from Dalton, North Yorkshier, decided to advertise his turf company using 20 of his […]
Destruction Club Allows Members to Let Off Some Steam by Smashing Stuff
The Destruction Company is a member only Fight Club-like organization that allows rich Americans to smash stuff to smithereens, using an arsenal of weapons. Destruction has been used as therapy to relieve stress for a few years now, and people seem willing to pay top dollar to take out their frustrations on stuff that can’t […]
Prague Zoo Sells Elephant Dung as Souvenirs
Something doesn’t smell right in Prague, and I’m pretty sure it’s the buckets of elephant dung the local zoo has started selling to visitors, as souvenirs. That’s right, the Czechs have apparently found a way to turn mounds of crap into piles of cash, by selling it in 1,5 kg plastic buckets, for 70 koruna […]
1,500 Unwanted Facebook Guests Show Up for Girl’s Birthday Party
Facebook is one powerful tool, and a 16-year-old German girl found that out the hard way, after she forgot to set her Facebook birthday party invitation as private and had her celebration crashed by 1,500 strangers. The girl, known only as Thessa, had originally planned to invite only a few friends over at her house […]
Father Waves Goodbye to His Son in 170 Different Costumes
Rain Price is probably the world’s most embarrassed son, after his father waved goodbye to him dressed in all kinds of wacky costumes, as he went away in the school bus. This happened every day, for the entire school year. While the sixteen-year-old found his father’s daily ritual embarrassing, especially since this was his sophomore year, […]
Man Is Helplessly Addicted to Sausages
I suppose it could be worse, but 47-year-old David Harding has become the first man in Britain (and probably the world) who has undergone therapy to cure his addiction to sausages. David has had at least one sausage a day ever since he was five years old – either in sandwiches, as fry-ups or main […]
Austria Hosts Motorized Toilet Bowl Race
In an attempt to raise awareness to the seriousness of chronic inflammatory bowel disease, an Austrian association asked various celebrities to participate in a toilet bowl race, in Vienna. Usually it’s always about the fastest way to the toilet, but yesterday, people were more concerned about being the fastest on the toilet. No, I’m not talking about […]
Germany Hosts Big Nose World Championship
Ever since 1961, the German town of Langenbruck has hosted the Big Nose World Championship, a competition where “nosy” people from around the world compete for the title of world’s biggest nose. The history of this wacky contest dates back 40 years, when a group of hops growers and the town minister sat down at the […]
Spanish Gym Offers Naked Workouts
A gym in Spain’s Basque region has begun offering naked workouts, in order to beat the economic recession. When Merche Laseca, owner of the Easy Gym, in Arrigorriaga, noticed fewer people were attending his gym because of the crisis, he knew he had to come up with something new to keep his business afloat. He […]
Real Birds Tweet on Twitter
A Latvian magazine thought it wasn’t fair that real twitting birds didn’t have the chance to do it on Twitter so they set up a service that allows them to share their thoughts with the world. Voldemars Dudum, the founder of BirdsOnTwitter.com, has always been a big bird lover, and while feeding them pork fat […]