Muslim Walks 6,000 Kilometers from Bosnia to Mecca
Senad Hadzic, a 47-year-old Muslim from northern Bosnia, has recently completed an epic 5,700 km journey, from his hometown to the to the Saudi city of Mecca, by foot. Making the pilgrimage to Mecca, the holiest city in the religion of Islam, at least once in their lifetime is obligatory for all able Muslims. Each year, […]
World’s Strongest Beer Called Armageddon Is Stronger Than Whiskey
Appropriately named Armageddon, the new beer from Scotland’s Brewmeister Brewery will probably end your days if you drink too much of it. The potent concoction has an alcohol content of 65% by volume. That’s stronger than vodka or whiskey. Although the Guinness Book of Records has yet to certify Armageddon as the world’s strongest beer, that hasn’t […]
New York Giants Fan Creates Breathtaking Replica of Football Team’s Old Stadium
Don Martini, a 75-year-old fan of the New York Giants has taken his devotion for his favorite football team to a whole new level. The Blairstown-native spent the last two years and $20,000 building an astonishing replica of the Giant’s old stadium in his garage. The crazy idea came to Don in the middle of […]
Woman with Toilet Phobia Is Terrified She Will Be Swallowed Up When She Flushes
Can you imagine having to ask someone else to flush the toilet for you because you’re too terrified it will swallow you up? That’s exactly what 20-year-old Ney Decino, from Church Village, Wales, has to go through every day. “The sound of the water sends shivers down my spine. It’s awful. I swear it will swallow me […]
Guy Can Put Out Candles Three Meters Away with Energy Generated by His Punches
Zhang Feng, a 23-year-old man from Zhengzhou, China, has apparently mastered a unique kung-fu technique he calls “Shaolin Sunshine Hand”, which allows him to generate enough energy with his fists to put out candles up to three meters away. This you gotta see! Remember those cheesy Chinese kung-fu films we all used to watch during […]
Fame Daddy – The World’s First Celebrity Fathering Service
UPDATE: Apparently this WAS in fact an elaborate hoax that managed to convince various media outlets, including English ITV, which also did an interview with the company’s CEO. Following an investigation by the TV channel, it turned out everything the guy said was a lie. Pretty good story, though. Always dreamed of having a celebrity’s […]
World’s Unluckiest Bachelor Has Been on 250 Blind Dates, Is Still Single
He’s rich, single and most importantly, he’s not cheap, but despite all these qualities, 47-year-old Larry Greenfield can’t seem to find a suitable life partner. In the last 12 years he has spent around $65,000 on matchmaking services, has been on 250 blind dates, but he has yet to find a wife. Larry sounds like a […]
Woman Spends a Year Living According to the Bible
31-year-old Rachel Held Evans has spent an entire year trying to follow of the Bible’s instructions for menstruating women, from “submitting” to their husbands to removing themselves from the community. Now she’s launching a book on her religious experiment, called “A Year of Biblical Womanhood”. The Tennessee-based evangelical blogger set out to obey the Bible’s […]
Hygiene-Obsessed Woman Washed Her Hands 300 Times a Day
40-year-old Julia Abdullah, from Malaysia, was obsessed with her self-cleaning rituals. Her bizarre behavior started 20 years ago, but it gradually got worse to the point where she was washing her hands up to 300 times a day, spending 5 hours in the shower and shampooing her hair 25 times per day. Julia first noticed something was amiss two […]
Japanese Robo-Fish Looks and Acts Like the Real Thing, Needs No Maintenance
Fish are regarded as the most low maintenance of pets, but even they need a minimum degree of care, like making sure they’re fed every day and cleaning their tank from time to time. But the Robo-Fish invented by Japanese company Takara Tomy A.R.T.S. makes having a pet fish a carefree job. Robo-Fish are not only […]
University Graduate Lands Job as Human Scarecrow
It’s not the kind of job students dream of during university years, but for 22-year-old Jamie Fox being a human scarecrow in a rape field really is a great gig. It gives him the chance to sit down, read a book and even improve his ukelele-playing skills. Jamie graduated from Bangor University this summer, with a […]
Indian Food Lover Feeds Family Curry Every Day for a Whole Year
During the last year, 47-year-old Dan Toombs, better known by his online alias, The Curry Guy, has cooked 365 different kinds of Indian curry dishes for him and his family. After spending a fortune on takeaway Indian food, North-Yorkshire-based businessman Dan Toombs decided it would be cheaper and healthier if he did the cooking himself. So […]
Ultimate Slobs? Japanese Women Wear Diapers to Avoid Going to the Toilet
Weird as it may seem, there are people out there who would rather wear an uncomfortable diaper all day long than go to the bathroom. Japanese media reports adult diapers are increasingly popular among Japanese women who say wearing them saves them a lot of time. In an article titled “The Ultimate Form of Slob“, […]
Clever Experiment Proves We Do Judge Books by Their Covers
Brian Brushwood and Justin Young, hosts of the NSFW Podcast, managed to push their $0.99 e-book to the #4 position on iTunes, without having to write a single word. How did they do it? Easy, they included lots and lots of sex. You’ve probably heard of Fifty Shades of Grey, the erotic novel that took the […]
French Artist Buries Himself in a Tiny Hole for Seven Days, to Read
How far would you go to find some peace and quiet for a nice read? French artist Abraham Poincheval stayed buried for a whole week in a tiny underground hole in the underpinning of a Marseille bookstore, with books as the only company. On September 20, Abraham Poincheval began his unique performance, aptly entitled 604,800 seconds. […]