Making a Difference: 12-Year-Old Collects Thousands of Coats for the Homeless
12-year-old Makenna Breading-Goodrich is showing the world that you’re never too young to have social conscience. In a bid to help the homeless people in her community, she’s spent the past three winters collecting and giving away thousands of coats. She calls her initiative ‘Makenna’s Coats for a Cause’. It all started three years ago, […]
Glasgow-Based Artist to Be Given $22,000 to Live in Glasgow for a Year
In a controversial move, the Scottish Government has decided to grant Ellie Harrison, a Glasgow-based academic, £15,000 ($22,000) just to continue living in the city for a whole year. The generous amount is a grant for an ‘art project’ during which London-born Harrison will not leave the city unless she’s unwell or a close relative […]
The Indian Village That Took Up Chess as an Alternative to Drinking
The people of Marottichal, a sleepy little village in the state of Kerala in southern India, have a rather unusual passion for chess. Believe it or not, they’re all chess enthusiasts. Their love for the game is such that even when they’re not playing, they’re talking strategy all the time. But villagers weren’t always interested in the checkered […]
Ukrainian Man Has Been Walking Barefoot for the Last 10 Years, Regardless of Weather
Despite the region’s sub-zero winters, a Ukrainian man from Kiev has been walking around barefoot since February 2006. Andrzej Novosiolov apparently began the bizarre practice on a whim – his feet felt unusually hot one evening, so he tried walking on fresh snow without footwear and found the sensation surprisingly pleasant. Although his feet began to ache […]
Chinese Companies Are Asking Female Employees to Get Pregnant on Schedule
While couples in China are welcoming the end of the nation’s decades-long one-child policy, private companies seem to be reacting to the news with ludicrous new policies regarding maternity leave. They’re actually asking female employees to submit an application of pregnancy, seeking the company’s approval to become a parent up to a year in advance. It seems […]
Mr Plastic Fantastic – Guy Has 1,497 Valid Credit Cards
Working up a credit score for Walter Cavanagh has got to be a mathematical nightmare – the man has nearly 1,500 valid credit cards to his name and holds the Guinness record for the most credit cards. ‘Mr. Plastic Fantastic’ – a title conferred on him by Guinness World Records – is also the proud owner […]
Startup Lets You Share a Hotel Room with a Stranger to Save Money
A new startup called The Winston Club is offering travelers the opportunity to book hotel rooms at just 50 percent of their cost. Obviously, there’s a catch – they have to be willing to share the room with complete strangers. “We started Winston Club because we felt there should be an easy way for people to […]
Millionaire Lends His Luxurious Mansions for $1 a Month to People Left Homeless by Tornadoes
A benevolent businessman from Texas has opened up two of his mansions to help house and rehabilitate the victims of the recent tornadoes that devastated the state. Ron Sturgeon, who is reportedly worth $75million, told affected families that they could live in his mansions for three months, at a meagre rent of $1 a month. […]
Japanese Fashion Designer Has Her 93-Year-Old Cool Grandma Model Her Creations
Meet Emiko, a supercool granny taking the Japanese fashion industry by storm. At age 93, she’s got the spunk and energy of a six-year-old, and she’s positively adorable as she models her granddaughter Chinami Mori’s colorful creations. Chinami is a fashion designer from Osaka, who specialises in Saori – a freestyle hand-weaving technique that produces playful, […]
French Bakers Hide Two Diamonds in Their Pastry to Boost Sales
In a bid to attract more customers and boost sales, a husband-and-wife baker duo in France have decided to hide diamonds in their pastry products. Nicolas Lelut, 35, and his wife Julie, 30, are expecting a mad rush outside their bakeries – ‘Délices de Belleville’ in Paris, and ‘L’Amandine’ in Custines, where the two diamond-containing […]
Bar Themed After Seinfeld’s George Constanza Opens in Melbourne
A new bar in Melbourne is dedicated entirely to the balding and temperamental Seinfeld character George Costanza. ‘George’s Bar’, located in the north-east suburb of Fitzroy, features Costanza-inspired decor, including posters and quotes. A sign outside the bar even encourages patrons to ‘Be more like George’. The owners came up with the idea because they […]
Back-Hair Art – Man Uses Bushy Back as a Canvas for Art
Meet Mike Wolfe, the man who has not only embraced his bushy back, but also uses it as a means of creative expression. He comes up with quirky designs and gets his old friend Tyler Harding to ‘manscape’ them into his back hair every few months. Up until a few years ago, Mike, like millions of […]
Kamikatsu – Japan’s Aspiring Zero-Waste Town
We’ve heard many stories of individuals across the world who’ve adopted a zero-waste lifestyle, but it’s not often that we come across an entire community that is trying to become waste-free. The residents of Kamikatsu, Japan, take recycling so seriously that they actually hope to become the nation’s first zero-waste community by 2020. Kamikatsu has no garbage trucks […]
Meet the ‘Detanglers’ – A Community of People Who Love Untangling Yarn Disasters
If tangled headphone and charger cords irritate you, you’re never going to understand this group’s passion for knotted yarn. These devoted ‘detanglers’ are part of an online community called ‘Knot a Problem’, dedicated to untangling the most complicated yarn disasters. They love untangling so much that some are actually willing to pay money in exchange for […]
3D Printing Foundation Pen Promises to Exactly Match Your Skin Tone
With the Adorn 3D makeup pen you will apparently no longer have to worry about the dreary mission of hunting for the right shade of foundation. This revolutionary gadget is a scanner-3D printer combo that uses its inbuilt sensors to accurately scan and precisely match the color of your skin regardless of ethnicity and skin tone, even […]