Most Romantic Man in China – After a Lifetime of Struggle 80-Year-Old Man Buys Diamond Ring for His Wife
Images of a simple-looking 80-year-old man gifting his elderly wife a diamond ring are making waves on Chinese social networking site Weibo. The photos of the couple dressed in plain clothing and trying on rings were posted by Weibo user ‘This is Xinjiang’ last week, and have already been shared over 1,500 times. Intrigued, the Xinjiang […]
Spanish Bakery Makes $150 Glittering Bread Using Gold Dust
Whole wheat flour, spelt and water are the usual ingredients used to make bread, but add a touch of edible gold and you’ve got wealthy clients from all around the world stepping on each others’ toes trying to secure a loaf of the world’s most expensive bread. Made by Pan Piña bakery in the small Spanish […]
Chinese Maternity Hospital Lets Expecting Dads Experience Labor Pains
When a recent study revealed that expectant mothers want more empathy from their spouses, the executives at Aima maternity hospital in eastern China came up with a wonderful idea – ‘Pain Experience Camp’. The camp offers fathers-to-be the chance to experience the pain of childbirth by giving them electric shocks through special pads placed on […]
Male Kim Kardashian Fan Turns to Plastic Surgery to Look Like His Idol
British make-up artist Jordan James Parke adores Kim Kardashian so much that he spent a whopping $150,000 on cosmetic procedures, just so he could look like her. He has undergone over 50 surgeries including botox, lip and cheek fillers, eyebrow tattoos and laser hair removal. Jordan revealed that he became obsessed with the star of reality […]
World’s Most Expensive Belt-buckle Is a Mechanical Wonder, Costs More than a House
Valued at a staggering $550,000 the Calibre R822 Predator is undoubtedly the most expensive belt buckle in the world. Curious why it’s called the ‘Predator’? Well, its Swiss creators say they chose the name simply because it “eats up every other belt buckle out there!” The Calibre R822 Predator weighs 145 g, and is made of 18-carat […]
Guy Makes a Living Storing Students’ Mobile Phones in His Van while They Attend School
When New Yorker Jhonn de La Puente realized that many high school students aren’t allowed to bring their personal cell phones to school, he hit upon a simple yet brilliant business model – a cell phone storage van. The 42-year-old now runs a company called ‘Safe ‘n’ Secure Cellutions LLC’ – it consists of a modified […]
Seth Cohen Is on a Mission to Meet Every Other Seth Cohen in the World
New York resident Seth Cohen is on an epic quest to track down and meet every single one of his namesakes in the world. The project, he says, isn’t so much about meeting his namesakes as it is about the road less traveled, living in the world, not just on it, connecting with people he would […]
The World’s Longest Burning Light-Bulb Has Been On for 113 Years
With most of us having to replace light-bulbs every few months, it’s amazing that the Centennial Light-Bulb at Fire Station No. 6 in Livermore, California, has been burning continuously ever since 1901. The exact date the centennial bulb was turned on is unknown, although its birthday is usually celebrated on June 18. However, we do know […]
Indian Hindu Leaders Launch Beauty Products Made with Cow Dung
The Visha Hindu Parishad (VHP), a right-wing non-governmental organization in India, has recently launched a line of beauty products containing two very special ingredients – cow dung and gau mutra. “The use of gau mutra in medicines and beauty products will help farmers and prevent them from selling cows. Ayurveda talks about use of cow […]
This Afghan Bruce Lee Doppelganger Will Blow Your Mind
Abulfazl Abbas Shakoory not only bears an uncanny resemblance to legendary martial arts master Bruce Lee, but he can also perform his incredible moves almost to perfection. Shakoory has become an internet celebrity of sorts, after putting up videos of his stunts on social media websites. The 20-year-old Kabul resident, who calls himself “Bruce Hazara” […]
Meet the Evangelicals Who Believe They Can Raise the Dead
Dead Raising Team (DRT) is a team of evangelical Christians who boast that they can raise people from the dead with their prayers. Tyler Johnson, the group’s charismatic leader, claims to be responsible for bringing 13 corpses back to life! The DRT story was covered in the 2013 documentary film Deadraiser. It depicts various miracle stories where […]
Rare Disorder Leaves 28-Year-Old Woman Looking Like a Grandmother
Hu Juan, a 28-year-old mother of two from Hunan, China, suffers from a rare condition known as Cutis laxa which has caused the skin on her face and neck to age at an accelerated rate, leaving her looking like a woman in her 60s or 70s. The young woman’s nightmare began 11 years ago, right […]
Scottish University Creates Fabric That Always Smells Like Whisky
Johnnie Walker Whisky and Harris Tweed Hebrides, two of Scotland’s most iconic brands, teamed up with Heriot Watt University to create a new smart fabric that permanently smells like whisky. Because who doesn’t want their clothes smelling like booze all the time, right? Recently launched in Berlin, the smelly fabric is said to have key notes of malt, vanilla, […]
Man Voluntarily Becomes Human Punching Bag to Save Son’s Life
In order to raise money for the treatment of his leukemia-stricken son, a man in China turned himself into a human punching bag, offering passers-by in Beijing the chance to hit him in exchange for 10 yuan ($1.6). The young father was first spotted on the streets of Beijing on November 27, wearing a t-shirt […]
Meet the 9-Year-Old Supermodel Dubbed “Most Beautiful Girl in the World”
At age nine, Russian-born supermodel Kristina Pimenova has achieved what many women in their 20s and 30s long for – she has been named the most beautiful in the world by a reputed fashion magazine. She is undoubtedly a pretty child, but her popularity among adults is stirring up controversies. People are taking offence over her sexualization […]