Mr. Healing – South Korea’s “Relaxation Cafe” Chain
People usually visit cafes for a dose of energy-boosting caffeine to alleviate tiredness and keep themselves from falling asleep, but Mr. Healing, a popular cafe chain in South Korea actually encourages people to lie down, take a break, and even get some shut-eye. Mr. Healing bills itself as a relaxation cafe, a place where people […]
Biotech Company Wants to Bring Brain-Dead People Back to Life
Bioquark, a biotechnolgy company from Philadelphia believes brain death is not as irreversible as most people think, and claims to have come up with a series of injections capable of “resetting” the brain, essentially bringing patients back to life. Up until a few years ago, a person was declared dead when their heart stopped beating […]
31-Year-Old Becomes First Person to Climb Yosemite’s El Capitan with No Ropes
Alex Honnold, a 31-year-old mountain climber from Northern California, recently became the first person ever to climb the 3,000-foot high El Capitan granite wall in Yosemite National Park, without any ropes or other safety equipment. Hannold pulled-off the historic, death-defying “free solo” climb on Saturday, June 4th, reaching the top of El Capitan in just 3 hours […]
Man Loses 32 Pounds Eating Only Ice Cream for 100 Days
Anthony Howard-Crow, a 32-year-old stunt dieter and YouTuber from Loveland, Colorado, recently underwent an unusual diet in order to prove that you can eat pretty much anything and still lose weight as long as you keep an eye on your calorie intake. For 100 days straight, he ate only ice cream, drank a small protein […]
The Silent Phenomenon of Adult Thumb Sucking
Thumb sucking is a perfectly normal habit for babies and young children, but while most grow out of it by age five, some never do. You’ve probably never seen an adult suck their thumb, but that’s only because the vast majority of adult thumb-suckers avoid doing it in public for fear of being laughed at or […]
These Designer Plastic Covers Are Like Raincoats for Your Expensive Sneakers
So, you’re wearing a pair of fly Yeezy sneakers that you paid over $350 for, when it suddenly starts to rain, what do you do? You can take shelter and wait for the rain to stop, which still leaves you at risk of stepping in a puddle or mud, or you can just put on […]
New App Stops You from Spending Money When You’re Drunk
If you’re the kind of person who goes goes online to buy all kinds of weird things in the early hours of the morning, after an alcohol-fueled night out, you may be interested in a new smartphone app that blocks your credit cards for 12 hours if it thinks you’re too drunk to shop. DrnkPay is […]
Brazilian Man Spends 40 Years Bringing a Forest Back to Life
83-year-old Antonio Vicente has spent the last four decades of his life fighting against the current. As Brazilian landowners cut down rainforests to make room for profitable plantations and cattle grazing grounds, he struggled to bring the lush jungles of his childhood back to life. Today, his efforts are being rewarded, as the completely stripped […]
Antisocial Woman Pretends to Be Blind for 28 Years So She Wouldn’t Have to Greet People
28 years ago, Carmen Jiménez, from Madrid, Spain, became completely blind due to a serious eye injury. At least that’s what she told everyone, including her own family, because she was tired of having to say “hello” to people she didn’t actually want to greet. The 57-year-old woman recently revealed that she had always been able […]
Chinese School’s Football Field Has a Tree Growing in the Middle of It
Students at Beijing’s Yucai High School have to be very careful when playing football on the school’s well-maintained field. That’s because it has a 100-year-old tree growing smack in the middle of it, and keeping their eye on the ball too much can result in a painful collision. Building a football field around a tree sounds […]
This Designer Wants to Make Flashing LED Eyelashes a Thing
You probably never even knew you wanted colored LED eyelashes, but just look at the pretty lights. Yeah, you want them! Swedish Arduino designer Tien Pham has been getting a lot of attention lately for an unusual tech-inspired beauty product – interactive LED eyelashes that stick to your eyelids with regular eyelash glue. Called F.Lashes, […]
This Smartphone Case Doubles as an Espresso Machine
Mokase is the world’s first smartphone case that also serves users a warm shot of espresso whenever and wherever they want. It’s aimed at people who are always on the go, whose hectic lifestyle prevents them from stopping by a coffee shop or even a vending machine for a dose of caffeine. Smart K, the […]
Woman Creates Pigeon-Shaped Shoes in Attempt to Get Close to Real Pigeons
A DIY master from Tokyo, Japan, recently conquered the internet with a very unusual project. She set out to turn a pair of cheap high-heel shoes into realistic-looking pigeons to see if they would allow her to get closer to the real birds in a local park without them flying away. Did it work? Read […]
Man Wins 23-Kilometer Race He Ran in His Socks
Ibrahim Mukunga Wachira, a 27-year-old marathon runner from Kenya, became an overnight sensation in the small Baltic country of Estonia, after winning the 35th annual Tartu Half-Marathon, a 23-kilometer race he ran in his socks. Just last week, we wrote about the monumental achievement of María Lorena Ramírez, a native Rarámuri woman from Mexico, who won a […]
New Service Has Couples Walking Barefoot on Broken Glass on Their Wedding Day
Couples looking for a unique and unforgettable wedding day experience can now add walking barefoot on broken glass on their list of options. A Spanish company recently introduced the service as a metaphor for marriage. Some people wouldn’t dare walk barefoot on pieces of broken glass even if somebody paid them to do it, but […]