Baby Becomes Fourth Generation of Her Family to Inherit Striking Patch of White Hair
18-month-old MilliAnna Worthy, from Ridgeland, South Carolina, was born with a white patch of hair right above the forehead, a very rare trait caused by poliosis, which creates a lack of pigment in the patch of hair and the skin around it. But even more unusual than the striking trait is the fact that it has been in MilliAnna’s family […]
Ukrainian Pensioner Turns Apartment Building Staircase into Awe-Inspiring 17th Century Chateau
Vladimir Chaika, a pensioner from the Ukrainian city of Kiev, spent 15 years turning the staircase of his Communist era apartment building into an artistic masterpiece reminiscent of 17th and 18th century chateaus. Vladimir says that he had always been fascinated by the interior design style of 1600s and 1700s castles and estates, and having […]
Senegalese “Melanin Goddess” Conquers the Internet with Her Incredibly Dark, Beautiful Skin Tone
Khoudia Diop is a young Senegalese fashion model who recently rose to internet stardom after her unusually dark skin tone was captured in a photo for the Colored campaign, a platform that celebrates different skin shades. Khoudia’s melanin-rich skin has taken the internet by storm, and the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, especially on Instagram, where […]
Chinese University Students Sit in on Extra Classes Just to See the Beautiful Teachers
Students at the Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu, south-west China, are apparently studying harder and sitting in on extra classes just to see their ‘impossibly beautiful’ female educators. Photos of 16 attractive female teachers from Sichuan Normal University have become a hot topic on Chinese social media websites, after they were uploaded online by their school. […]
61-Year-Old Chinese Grandpa Is Putting Men Half His Age to Shame with His Toned Physique
Meet Liang Xiang, a 61-year-old age-defying grandpa with a perfectly chiseled body and six-pack abs. Looking at his photos, you’d think he spent his whole life working out, but Liang claims he only started hitting the gym 10 years ago. The sexagenarian is now so obsessed with fitness that he spends several hours a day […]
Artist Specializes in Free-Hand Artistic Haircuts for Horses
British artist Melody May has a very interesting job – she gives horses free-hand artistic haircuts at JMC Equestrian Driving & Custom Clipping in Bury, Greater Manchester. For the past three years, she has been using her unique talent to clip their body hair into beautiful works of art. At first, Melody started by carving simple patterns – like […]
World’s Tackiest Apartment Where Everything Is Golden Goes Up for Sale in Russia
An apartment that recently went on sale in Magadan city, in northeastern Russia’s Magadan Oblast region, has caught the attention of more than a few prospective buyers. Located on the second floor of a rather ordinary-looking four story building, the apartment is entirely decked up in gold. Well, not real gold, but shiny golden tint […]
Seeded Massage Bar Is Causing Plants to Grow in Users’ Showers
This seeded soap bar from UK-based cosmetic company Lush is as organic as it gets – some of its the ingredients are so natural, they can actually sprout plants in your shower! The ‘Wiccy Magic Muscles’ massage bar produced by the company contains several aduki beans, which are obviously still alive and able to germinate. […]
Artist Born without Hands Draws Stunningly Realistic Portraits
We’ve seen a lot of hyper-realistic art here on OC, but the works of Polish artist Mariusz Kedzierski are especially stunning and awe-inspiring. That’s because he’s able to draw like a complete pro despite the fact that he has no hands. Each piece takes him at least 20 hours to complete, while his most complicated work […]
Russian Makeup Artist Sparks Outrage after Using Real Fish as Facial Accessories
It’s hard to imagine how putting dead fish on your face can pass off as make up, but that didn’t stop Russian makeup artist Elya Bulochka using them as facial accessories for a marine-themed photo shoot. Her original idea, however, sparked a deluge of criticism and outrage on Instagram for what is being viewed as a highly insensitive […]
Man Takes Perfect Photo of Diving Kingfisher after Six Years and 720,000 Tries
It’s a trite saying, but ‘Try, try until you succeed’ does hold true even today. Case-in-point is Scottish photographer Alan McFadyen, who spent six long years trying to get the perfect shot of a kingfisher diving into water. 720,000 tries later, he finally succeeded! Alan, 46, was adamant about getting the shot in memory of […]
Couple Keep Long-Distance Relationship Alive with Touching Photo Collages
Long distance relationships are hard, but a Korean couple have found a creative way to deal with physical separation. Danbi Shin and Seok Li are both artists, and they’re working on a cool photo-collage project that bridges the distance between them. Despite the 14-hour time difference between New York and Seoul, where Danbi and […]
Alleged Cancer Sufferer Wanting to Experience Wedding but Not Leave Widow Behind Marries a Love Doll
An unidentified Chinese man’s wedding pictures recently went viral because of his unusual bride – a life-size plastic love doll! The ‘bride’ was apparently treated to a make-up artist, a hair stylist, and even given a selection of dresses to pose in, to make her look like a real girl. She’s seen in a splendid […]
23-Year-Old Takes Welding Art to a Whole New Level of Awesomeness
Fusing bits of metal together hardly qualifies as art, unless it’s the handiwork of a welding master like Richard Lauth. The 23-year-old professional welder from Chicago creates beautiful portraits, themed sculptures, decorations, and models using nothing but metal and a welding machine Lauth is an Operating Engineer and member of the trade union Local 150 by […]
80-Year-Old Amateur Fashion Designer Creates and Models His Own Dresses
It seems like the elderly are embracing fashion like never before. After Gunther Krabbenhoft, who charmed the internet with his sense of style, and Baddie Winkle, the coolest-dressing grandma online, we now have 80-year-old Liao Dezhong – an amateur designer who models his own eccentric dresses. Dezhong, a widower from Sichuan Province, has designed over […]