Self-Taught Ethiopian Aviation Enthusiast Builds His Own Airplane
In a bid to fulfil his childhood dream of flying a plane, an Ethiopian man has taught himself how to build one mainly by reading aviation books and watching YouTube tutorials! Public Health Officer and Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Academy reject Asmelash Zerefu set about learning to build his own aircraft over a decade ago. It […]
Curvy Yogi Proves You Don’t Have to Lose Weight to Stay in Shape
Busting the myth of the perfect-bodied yoga poster girl is San Francisco plus-sized yogi Valerie Sagun. For the past three years, she has been photographed performing a range of complicated yoga poses, including headstands and handstands. Valerie has a massive Instagram following of over 80,000 people, with whom she regularly shares videos of her yoga journey. […]
New Service Saves and Frames Tattoos of Loved Ones after They Die
Thanks to a new service called ‘Save My Ink’, your tattoos can now last forever. Launched by American tattoo artist Charles Hamm, the bizarre service involves slicing inked skin off dead people and preserving it through a bunch of chemical processes. Hamm, 60, said he got the idea for Save My Ink – a.k.a National Association for […]
Australian Couple Experience Life with Almost No Money for a Year
In this day and age, living without money sounds almost impossible, but that’s exactly what this Australian couple has been doing for almost a year. It’s been anything but easy, but they’ve somehow made it work. Rachel Newby, 24, and Liam Culbertson, 26, have come up with innovative ways of making it through the year without […]
Stressed Japanese Women Can Now Rent Handsome Men to Wipe Away Their Tears at the Office
A cool new service in Japan is meant to help busy career women cope with the stress of their hectic lifestyles. For about 7,900 yen ($65), they can hire ‘Ikemeso’ – cute men – to wipe away their tears, quite literally! Here’s how it works: You call the company and pick one of seven Ikemeso, […]
Russian Powerlifter Climbs Mount Elbrus with 75 Kilogram Barbell on His Back
Lots of mountain climbers have scaled Mount Elbrus – Europe’s highest peak (5642 m) – but no one has quite managed to do it like Russian powerlifter Andrey Rodichev. He recently became the first person in the world the climb the mountain while carrying a 75-kg barbell on his back! That’s a decent load for most people […]
Quirky ‘Arse Bombing’ Sport Is All About Making a Splash
A cannonball splash is the easiest (and most fun) way to dive, but did you know it’s a legitimate sport as well? It’s officially called ‘splashdiving’, but fans lovingly refer to it as ‘arse bombing’! While regular divers are judged on how smoothly they land in the water, in splashdiving it’s the exact opposite that counts […]
Meet Baddie Winkle, the Internet’s Coolest-Dressing Octogenarian
Lots of people believe in dressing for their age, but Tennessee-based Helen Van Winkle does not subscribe to such hogwash. The 87-year-old sports outrageously loud outfits with peculiar prints and posts photographs of herself on her Instagram account – ‘Baddie Winkle’. With over 1.5 million Instagram followers, she has become the internet’s most popular grandma. Her account […]
Guy Quits Job to Train for Breaking World Record for Most Selfies in an Hour
When 24-year-old Bhanu Prakash, from Hyderabad, India, realised that his job was eating into his precious selfie-time, he decided to quit working altogether. He now spends all his time taking pictures of himself, and training to break the world record for most selfies in an hour. The record currently belongs to American football player Patrick […]
Believe It or Not, the Last Audio Cassette Factory in the US Is Doing Better Than Ever
I haven’t seen audio cassettes in use in over a decade, so it’s pretty shocking that a company is still making a profit manufacturing them. In fact, National Audio Company (NAC) – the last audio cassette maker in America – has had its best year since it opened in 1969! The tapes are apparently high […]
No Man’s Land – Kenya’s Women-Only Village
Umoja is literally a no man’s land in Kenya – a matriarchal refuge where men are not allowed. The village, founded 25 years ago by Rebecca Lolosoli, is meant to be a safe haven for women and girls who want to escape abuse in the otherwise patriarchal society of the Samburu people, in northern Kenya. […]
Chinese Primary School Replaces Nap Time With Meditation Session
Most people will agree that nap time is one of the best things about kindergarten – which is why a Chinese primary school was severely criticized for trying to replace afternoon naps with meditation. The pilot meditation program at Shishan Shuben Primary School, in China’s Guangdong Province, ran for only two days before it was […]
Scientist Hasn’t Bathed in 12 Years, Uses Bacteria Spray to Keep Clean
In a bid to prove that showering is overrated, an American scientist hasn’t had a bath in 12 years. Instead, he sprays his skin with a mist containing live bacteria, which he claims has kept him clean all these years! Dave Whitlock, a chemical engineer and MIT graduate, says that there is no basis for […]
Strange Condition Causes 30-Year-Old Man to Look Decades Older
Although he’s only 30, Yuan Taiping from Chongqing in southwest China, looks like an 80-year-old man. He suffers from a bizarre medical condition that’s caused his skin to age prematurely. He’s visited numerous doctors, but no one has been able to find him a cure so far. Yuan, who works as a manager at a construction […]
Pregnant Woman to Have Dolphin-Assisted Birth in the Ocean So the Baby Can Speak ‘Dolphin’
UPDATE: The whole story below is nothing but a Big Media fabrication. Unfortunately, we fell for it being true without doing proper research, and for this we apologize to both Dorina Rosin and you, the readers. In a post on her blog, Dorina clarifies everything in great detail, but long story short, she never intended […]