World’s First Cannabis Gym Wants to Get You High and Pumped
Weed and fitness apparently go well together, and the Power Plant Fitness gym, in San Francisco, wants to prove that once and for all by allowing clients to consume cannabis in various forms, while they work out. Power Plant Fitness advertises itself as the world’s first cannabis-friendly gym. Before you get the wrong idea about […]
Indonesian Woman Goes Overseas to Work, Has Kidney Removed Without Her Knowledge
For years now, international media has been reporting on the physical and psychological abuse suffered by migrant workers from poor Asian countries at the hands of rich Middle-Eastern employers, but organ theft has never been mentioned. Until now, anyway, as an Indonesian woman recently revealed that one of her kidneys had been removed without her knowledge three years […]
Game of Clones – Probably the Weirdest Dating Reality Show Ever
Game of Clones is a British dating reality show that has contestants describe the physical attributes of their perfect man/woman in great detail and then choose between several candidates that all look and dress the same. Apparently, the idea this new show is trying to promote is that it’s what’s inside that counts. When it […]
Airline Launches Beer Specifically Formulated to Be Consumed at 35,000 Feet
Our senses of taste and smell are diminished at very high altitudes, and airlines apparently take this into consideration when developing their food menus, but until now, no one had tackled this issue when it came to beer. Luckily, one airline has recently announced a beer brewed specifically for consumption at 35,000 feet. Betsy Beer, […]
The Extraordinary Story of an Italian Peasant Who Taught Himself 100 Ancient Languages
86-year-old Riccardo Bertani is an exceptional man. Born to a family of farmers in Caprara, a small settlement in Reggio Emilia, Italy, he abandoned his study right after elementary school and dedicated his life to translating and documenting over 100 extinct and rare languages from all around the world. “It was castrating, I quit,” Bertani […]
Man Stabs Himself in the Hip So He Could Skip Work, Gets Arrested
A 54 year old man from Kasugai city, in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture, was recently arrested after he confessed to stabbing himself in the hip area as an excuse to skip work. He had previously told police that a stranger had attacked him with a knife. It happens to the best of us, we wake up one […]
Japanese White T-Shirts Promise to Finally Conceal Men’s Nipple Properly
Fans of white T-shirts have long been looking to a solution to their transparency problem. No matter how thick the fabric is, you can almost always see through them, and the nipples, being slightly darker than the rest of the skin, are the most visible. Well, a Japanese company claims to have come up with an […]
Male Chiropractor Invents Controversial Glue Stick to Contain Women’s Menstrual Flow
Leave it to a man to come up with the dumbest solution to one of women’s most uncomfortable problems – menstruation. Daniel Dopps, a chiropractor from Kansas, USA, has obtained a patent for the “Mensez Adhesive Vaginal Lipstick”, essentially a glue stick that seals the vagina shut to contain menstrual flow. Yes, really! “Mensez feminine lipstick […]
French Performance Artist Seals Himself Inside a Giant Stone for Eight Days
Abraham Poincheval is no stranger to daring performance art, but his latest project is probably the toughest one yet. The French artist will spend eight straight days sealed in a human shaped hole carved out inside a giant boulder. The purpose of this unusual performance – “to find out what the world is”. On February 22, 2017, […]
Looking for an Exciting Night Out? How Does Dinner and Dissection Sound?
Going out to the same restaurants and bars every week can get pretty boring after a while, but if you like in a large UK city, you now have the chance to spice up your nights on the town in one of the most macabre ways imaginable, thanks to Anatomy Lab Live. The unique experience involves […]
82-Year-Old Grandmother Accidentally Calls 28-Year-Old Man, Ends Up Marrying Him
They say love knows no boundaries, and the touching story of how a 28-year-old man in Indonesia fell in love with a woman 54 years his senior over the phone and ended up marrying her despite objections from both their families seems to confirm the old saying. About a year ago, Sofian Loho Dandel, a 28-year-old […]
Russian Programmer 3D-Prints His Very Own T-800 Terminator Robot Complete with Artificial Intelligence
The machine-dominated world envisioned by James Cameron in “Terminator” once seemed like pure science fiction, but now, not so much. Just a few days ago, a Russian programmer from Perm unveiled his 3D-printed version of the T-800 robot featured in Cameron’s famous blockbuster, and while it can currently only move its head, it is equipped […]
These “Smarter Socks” Can Communicate with Your Smartphone
What if your smartphones could send data about themselves to your iPhone? It sounds absurd, but Swiss sock manufacturer BlackSocks has been producing “Smarter Socks” that actually communicate with the owner’s smartphone ever since 2012. And yes, you can still buy them, but they’re definitely not cheap. BlackSocks believes mankind is made for greater things than […]
Kenya’s “Elephant Guardian” Vows to Deliver Water to Thirsty Drought-Stricken Wildlife Until It Rains Again
It is very dry in Kenya’s Tsavo East National Park, and the animals there are struggling to find vital water water sources. The bad news is that rain isn’t expected to fall again until November, but the good news is that there are people willing to bring water to the animals by the truckload until […]
Chinese Women Use “Graveyard Meditation” to Cope with Divorce
A group of Chinese women recently made headlines after being photographed while lying in shallow graves on the outskirts of Chongqing City. It was revealed that they were taking part in a bizarre ritual called “graveyard meditation” which allegedly helps them cope with divorce. Graveyard meditation is the brainchild of Liu Taijie, a 30-year-old divorcee who […]