Introducing Mr. Babe – A Japanese Lifestyle Magazine Aimed at Chubby Men
While most lifestyle and fashion magazines are full of photos of slender male and female models photoshopped to perfection that create an unrealistic image of the human body, a fresh Japanese men’s magazine is taking a different approach. Mr. Babe is targeted towards chubby men, a body type that is rarely represented in the mainstream fashion industry. […]
Implanting LED Lights under the Skin – The Latest Trend in Biohacking
Biohackers are always looking for new ways to enhance their bodies with implantable technology, even if it’s for aesthetic purposes only. The newest augmenting trend involves having LED lights under the skin. A group of three biohacking aficionados recently had a device called Northstar V1 implanted under the skin of their hands. About the size of […]
South African Restaurant Has Nunchuck-Wielding Karate Master Guarding Patrons’ Cars
Patrons dining at Lefty’s Restaurant, in Cape Town, South Africa, can relax and enjoy their meal knowing that their car is protected by a nunchuck-wielding karate master known only as Master Lolo. Car guards are quite popular in many South-African cities, charging drivers a fee to look over their vehicles and keep them safe from thieves […]
Spanish Doctor Gone Missing 20 Years Ago Is Found Living Deep in Italian Forest
A Spanish doctor who went missing 20 years ago and was declared dead by authorities 14 years later, after nothing was seen or heard of him, was recently found living deep in a forest in Tuscany, by a couple of villagers foraging for mushrooms. Carlos Sánchez Ortiz de Salazar, who should now be 47-years-old, disappeared […]
The Story of Liquid Ass – How Two Guys Got Rich by Making Things Smell Like Crap
Meet Alan Whitman and Andrew Masters – the guys who refused to grow up but got rich anyway. They’ve made a killing out of marketing a one-of-a-kind spray called ‘Liquid Ass’, which makes anything smell as bad as it sounds! The product was born several years ago when Whitman was in high school – his parents […]
Non-Profit Turns Old City Buses into Mobile Shower Stations for the Homeless
One of the dire problems faced by homeless people across America is the shortage of public showers and toilets. Unofficially dubbed one of the homeless capitals of the nation, San Francisco’s 6,500 homeless have access to only about 16 to 20 shower stalls. But Lava Mae, a San Francisco nonprofit, is trying to make a […]
Van Girls – London’s All-Female Moving Company
The Van Girls are London’s first and only all-female packing and moving service – mostly hired by women, but sometimes men as well. “Guys who hire us kind of think it’s quite novel… and are really surprised by how strong we are,” said founder Emma Lanman. Lanman started Van Girls in 2011, when she quit […]
Swiss Football Fan Travels to Italy for Game, Stays for 11 Years Living on the Streets
Meet Rolf Bantle, a Swiss football fan who lived on the streets of Milan, Italy, for over a decade just because he lost his way after a match! As it turns out, Bantle used to be a resident of an alcoholics’ rehabilitation center in Läufelfingen in the canton of Basel-Country. He had been on a day trip to […]
Man Claims to Not Have Taken a Single Sip of Water or Other Liquids Since 2012
We all know we need to drink water to survive, but one man claims he drank his last sip of water, or any kind of liquids for that matter, over three years ago. And, yes, he’s till very much alive. Peter Filak, a former registered nurse and current webcam model, says he had his last […]
People Are Hiring This Creepy Clown to Scare Misbehaving Children and Prank Their Friends
Parents in Naples, Florida, can no rely on a new tool to teach their misbehaving children a lesson – a creepy 65-year-old clown called Wrinkles. Sporting a scary clown mask, a polka dot onesie and black rubber gloves, Wrinkles is definitely an unnerving sight, which is exactly what he is going for and what makes […]
One-Year-Old Brazilian Boy Bites Venomous Pit Viper to Death
Vipers are usually the ones who do the biting, but a one-year-old boy from Brazil gave the venomous snake a taste of its own medicine, biting it on the head and killing it. 17-month-old Lorenzo was playing with the family dog in the garden of his home, in the town of Mostardas, Brazil’s Rio Grande do […]
Woman Dedicates Her Life to Rescuing Abandoned Kittens
Ever since she left university, Hannah Shaw has dedicated her life and career to rescuing kittens. The 28-year-old now calls herself a “neonatal kitten warrior” who specialises in fostering abandoned newborn cats that would otherwise end up dead at shelters in Washington D.C. In the past eight years, she’s saved at least ‘a few hundred kittens’ […]
ChefCuisine – A Kitchen Gadget That Prepares Fancy Restaurant Food at the Touch of a Button
ChefCuisine is a new kitchen gadget that’s all set to revolutionise (read: eliminate) home cooking. Thanks to this offering from Swiss startup Nutresia, pretty much anyone can produce restaurant quality food at the touch of a button! The machine, inspired by Nestle’s coffee capsule Nespresso machines, is capable of preparing fancy dishes from vacuum packed […]
15-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person to Create Functional Life-Size Humanoid Robot
Inspired by the 2011 sci-fi film Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman, Greek teenager Dimitris Hatzis has become the youngest person in the world to build a 3D printed life-size functional robot. 15-year-old Dimitris’s feat was a part of ‘InMoov’, an open source project run by French sculptor and designer Gael Langevin. The project provides a design […]
New Company Lets You Test Drive a Tattoo Design Before Having It Permanently Inked
Why should ‘test drives’ be limited to cars? Momentary Ink, a Philadelphia-based startup has introduced the concept to tattoos as well – they provide highly realistic temporary tattoos that look and feel like real ink, so people can be sure they like them before making a permanent decision. According to Momentary Ink founder Jordan Denny, […]