Hotel for Chicken Opens Up in Cornwall
I’ve read and written about a some pretty unusual hotels, in the past, but this is the first chicken hotel I’ve ever heard of. The Chicken Hotel created by 31-year-old David Roberts, from Boskenwyn, Helston, is almost just like any other hotel out there, with one big difference – instead of people, it offers accommodations […]
World’s Tallest Optimus Prime Statue Unveiled in China
An 11-meters-high, 21-ton heavy statue of Autobots leader Optimus Prime has recently been unveiled in one of the squares of Shenyang City, China. According to Chinese sources, this is the biggest Transformers replica ever created, beating the previous record (also set by China) by only one meter. Just like all the other Optimus Prime statues […]
Genghis Khan Named Greenest Invader in History
Let’s hear it for Genghis Khan everyone, his bloody conquests just earned him the title of greenest invader in the history of man. ‘It’s a common misconception that the human impact on climate began with the large-scale burning of coal and oil in the industrial era. Actually, humans started to influence the environment thousands of […]
Chocolatier Carves World Heritage Monuments in White Chocolate
Mirco Della Vechia, one of Italy’s most talented chocolatiers, has created a series of replicas of world heritage monuments carved in white chocolate. Demonstrating immense talent and patience, Della Vechia has taken huge blocks of chocolate and, using a series of fine carving tools, turned them into sweet models most people would love to sink […]
German Dentist Uses Cleavage to Distract Patients
Dr. Marie Catherine Klarkowski, a dentist from Munchen, Germany, has found the perfect way to open her patient’s mouths as soon as they enter her practice – she and her staff wear low-cut dirndl dresses. Doctor Klarkowski says she came up with this unusual idea when she noticed how men looked at the waitresses wearing […]
Fan Builds 1/1000 Scale LEGO Replica of Ohio Stadium
Paul Janssen spent over 1,000 hours and around 1,000,000 LEGO pieces to build an incredible replica of the Ohio State Buckeyes Stadium. In order to build a realistic model of Ohio’s The Horseshoe Stadium, Janssen studied original measurements and satellite images, often using his trusty camera to take photos of interior details, during ball games. […]
Student Wears Jeans for 15 Months without Washing Them
Josh Le, a student at the University of Alberta, wore a pair of skin-tight jeans from September 2009 to December 2010, without washing them, just to see how much bacteria would build-up on them The pair of jeans in question was actually made of raw denim, which isn’t treated with any chemicals, so Le thought […]
Rat Loving Couple Has 27 Rodent Pets
Most people see rats as filthy pests that inspire disgust and fear, but for Kevin and Kate Rattray, they are just cute furry pets that make their lives better. Members of the Yorkshire Rat Club, these two Brits really have a thing for rats,and say they are among the most intelligent and interactive pets a […]
Man Takes-On Ridiculously Long Name, Simply Because He Could
Barnaby Marmaduke Aloysius Benjy Cobweb Dartagnan Egbert Felix Gaspar Humbert Ignatius Jayden Kasper Leroy Maximilian Neddy Obiajulu Pepin Quilliam Rosencrantz Sexton Teddy Upwood Vivatma Wayland Xylon Yardley Zachary Usansky – this is the soon-to-be world’s longest name, 197-letters-long. 36-year-old Barnaby Usansky, an unemployed Brit from Edinburgh, Scotland, says he has always been fascinated with words […]
Leao – The Dog Who Refuses to Leave His Owner’s Graveside
A photo of a Brazilian dog siting by his owner’s muddy grave, near Rio de Janeiro, has been circulating around the Internet and touching the hearts of millions. His name is Leao and simply refuses to leave the graveside of his owner Cristina Maria Cesario Santana, who died during the terrible landslides that devastated Brazil, […]
Artist Recreates Da Vinci’s Last Supper Out of Laundry Lint
Michigan-based artist Laura Bell has created a unique replica of Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper, exclusively out of colored laundry lint. The fluffy masterpiece measures 14 feet long by 4 feet tall. The amateur artist from Roscommon, Michigan, was inspired to create this amazing artwork 10 years ago, when she saw a laundry lint […]
World’s Longest Ski Hat Is 700-Feet-Long
A 700-feet-long knitted ski hat, made in 1977, by Ginny Woodward, was recently showcased during Sandpoint’s Winter Carnival. The Guinness Book of Records official website the record for the longest knitted hat is held by Germany, for a giant Santa Claus hat 22-feet-long and 49 feet in circumference. But the people of Sandpoint, Idaho have […]
Canine Helper Actually Works Like a Dog
Sadie, a four-year-old Terrier-cross has learned to do pretty much everything her paralyzed owner can’t do anymore, including shopping and washing laundry. Sue Line was paralyzed from the waist down, 40 years ago, after she was thrown from a car during a New Year’s Eve smash. Her family has always been very supportive, always helping […]
Prague Cafe Is Proof Not Having a Price List Is Good for Business
Most entrepreneurs probably think he’s crazy, but a young café owner from the Czech Republic claims scraping the price list was the best move for his business. 42-year-old Ondrej Lebowski remembers just a while ago he was struggling to keep his café business afloat, but now he says his place in Prague is packed all […]
Seattle Artist Creates 7-Foot-Long Pen
Jim Woodring, creator of a series of popular comic books, has unveiled a seven-foot-long pen that actually works. The recently finished writing tool, dubbed “Nibbus Maximus” was recently showcased at the Gage Academy of Art, in Seattle, in front of over one hundred people. Considering this was practically the first time he used the Nibbus […]