7-Year-Old “Preschool Picasso” Takes Art World by Storm
At just seven years of age, Mikail Akar is already a well-known name in the art world. His paintings sell for thousands of dollars all over the world, and he has already been given the nickname “Preschool Picasso”. Born in Germany, Mikail’s talent for painting was discovered by mistake, three years ago. His parents bought […]
How a Young Chinese Girl Living in Rural China Became an International Internet Sensation
While still technically in its infancy, the vlogging (video content) industry is incredibly competitive, but while some creators rely on tech or entertainment skills to capture viewers’ attention, one young girl from rural China has become an international star by filming herself perform daily chores. Li Ziqi is often referred to as an internet phenomenon […]
11-Year-Old Boy Dubbed Russia’s Strongest Child After Deadlifting 100-Kg Barbell
While most 11-year-olds are mostly concerned with school, video games, and surfing the web, Timofey Klevakin, a boy from rural Russia, is busy training in the gym and breaking weightlifting records. Ever since he was five years old, Timofey was interested in weightlifting, watching his father train at a makeshift gym in their home village […]
How One Man Has Been Writing Down His Every Experience Over the Last Decade
Morris Villarroel, a Spanish scientist at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, wanted to have a more detailed and complete record of his everyday life, so he could figure out how to live more effectively. Ten years ago he started writing down all the things he did every day, and he’s been doing it ever since. […]
Red Lady of Bosnia – Woman Has Been Surrounding Herself with the Color Red for 40 Years
Ever since she was 18 years old, Zorica Rebernik, a 67-year-old woman from Breze, a small town in Bosnia, has been surrounding herself with the color red, even getting married in a red gown, and attending funerals in red clothing. Rebernik, a retired schoolteacher, lives in a bright red house filled with red furniture, eats […]
Man Claims to Be Oldest Person to Have Ever Lived, Sparks Controversy
An Indian man recently shocked airport staff in Abu Dhabi, because his passport showed he was born in 1896, which would make him 123, the oldest human to have ever lived. Swami Sivananda’s passport shows him to be a year older than France’s Jeanne Louise Calment , who holds the Guinness Record for the oldest […]
Oregon’s Real-Life Hobbit Has Been Living Under a Hill for Over Two Decades
Dan Price, a former photojournalist from Kentucky, gave up his successful career to live in a dugout on the side of a hill in rural Oregon. He’s been living there for over 20 years and has no interest in going back to his old life. Once a successful but stressed out photojournalist and family man, […]
Baby-Faced Kindergarten Teacher Is Often Mistaken for One of His Students
Looking at 22-year-old Ian Francis Manga’s face it’s easy to see why some people have a hard time believing he is a kindergarten teacher, and not a student himself. Luckily, he towers over the children, but his face still looks uncanny. A teacher in San Jose Del Monte, the Philippines’ Bulacan province, Ian Francis Manga […]
This 96-Year-Old Woman Is Asia’s Oldest Fashion Model
Most female fashion models start their careers in their late teens and retire in their early 30’s, but 96-year-old Alice Pang is not your ordinary fashion model. She started modelling at 93, so you could say she’s still a beginner. A resident of Hong Kong, Alice always liked dressing well and looking elegant, but never […]
Meet Mr. Bags, China’s Influential “Bag Whisperer”
When it comes to buying a fashionable handbag, there’s one figure most young Chinese women turn to for advice – Mr. Bags. With millions on followers on China’s most popular social networks and many of the world’s biggest bag brands fighting to gain his favor, this 27-year-old really has the Chinese bag game on lock. […]
The Internet Can’t Decide Whether This Girl’s Eyes Are Real or Not
Instagram models are a dime a dozen these days, but few have the visually striking appearance of Maria Oz, a young Ukrainian visual artist and model with unusually large eyes. Most of Maria’s 117,000 Instagram followers are convinced that she has the world’s largest eyes. To be honest, they do look unnaturally big, at least […]
The Baffling Transformation of an Anti-Semite Who Became a Jew and Moved to Israel
German Lutz Langer once dreamed of destroying “Jewish domination” and praised the SS who during WW2 killed millions of Jews, but after a mind-blowing 10-year transformation, he now lives in Israel as a kippah-wearing Jew called Yonatan. Born in Berlin to Christian parents, Lutz Langer spent ten years as the member of a German Neo-Nazi […]
Indonesian Man Walks Backwards 800 Km to Meet the President
An Indonesian man has been making news headlines around the world for embarking on a unique challenge to save the environment. 43-year-old Medi Bastoni is walking backward some 800 kilometers, from his village in East Java all the way to the capital Jakarta, to meet the president. Bastoni set off from his home village of […]
Indian Man Hasn’t Cut or Washed His Hair in 40 Years
A 63-year-old man in India who hasn’t cut or washed his hair in over 40 years has to keep his tangled 6-foot-long locks wrapped in a head cloth just to walk around without stepping on them. Sakal Dev Tuddu, a resident of Mandada village, in Eastern India’s Bihar state, claims he has been growing his […]
Historical Clothing Buff Shuns Modern Fashion, Only Dresses as a Gentleman from the 1800s
Zack Pinsent, a 25-year-old tailor from Brighton, in the UK, burned his last pair of jeans over a decade ago, and has been wearing elegant Regency-period costumes ever since. Zack claims he never enjoyed wearing the modern clothes that most of us put on every day. Instead, he was always fascinated by the elegant fashion […]