Japanese Company Creates Socks That Keep Bad Foot Odor at Bay
Thanks to a new Japanese invention, smelly, sweaty feet might just become a thing of the past. ‘Curetex’ socks, created by product design shop Muse Ricette, work as a sweat absorbent, deodorant, humidity controller, and UV block. The socks are made using a special Japanese paper called Washi fiber, which is believed to have antiseptic and […]
Not the Place for a First Date – Moscow’s New Toilet-Themed Cafe
Following in South Korea’s footsteps is Moscow’s newest eatery, ‘Crazy Toilet Cafe’. The place offers its customers a highly realistic toilet-themed dining experience, complete with faecal-inspired dishes served in miniature lavatories and urinals! The cafe, which opened late last month on the busy Arbat street, features about 50 real toilet bowls that serve as seating. […]
The Childless Indian Woman Who Mothered Hundreds of Trees
Meet ‘Saalumarada’ Thimmakka, an uneducated environmentalist who, along with her late husband, planted and cared for 384 banyan trees in her hometown of Hulikal village, in Karnataka, India. Now 103 years old, she lives on to tell the tale. When Thimmakka was a young girl, she married a farmer named Chikkaiah and together they made […]
This Japanese Maid Cafe Is Staffed Exclusively by Chubby Girls
At Shangrila, a newly opened cafe in Akihabara, Tokyo, the waiting staff is made up of well-rounded young women, playfully nicknamed ‘marshmallow girls’. According to the founders of Shangrila, the cafe is trying to promote the ‘bostive’ (body positive) mindset among Japanese youth. They want to contribute towards reducing the stigma associated with being overweight, and show […]
Allegedly Telepathic Five-Year-Old Gets Tested by Scientists
Five-year-old Ramses Sanguino is no ordinary child. The boy is being hailed as telepathic after his mother recently posted a video of him apparently reading her mind and reciting numbers that she wrote down without his knowledge. The footage caught the attention of scientists who are now studying his abilities. Ramses, who has a ‘high […]
The Story of Liquid Ass – How Two Guys Got Rich by Making Things Smell Like Crap
Meet Alan Whitman and Andrew Masters – the guys who refused to grow up but got rich anyway. They’ve made a killing out of marketing a one-of-a-kind spray called ‘Liquid Ass’, which makes anything smell as bad as it sounds! The product was born several years ago when Whitman was in high school – his parents […]
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 […]
Non-Profit Turns Old City Buses into Mobile Shower Stations for the Homeless
One of the dire problems faced by homeless people across America is the shortage of public showers and toilets. Unofficially dubbed one of the homeless capitals of the nation, San Francisco’s 6,500 homeless have access to only about 16 to 20 shower stalls. But Lava Mae, a San Francisco nonprofit, is trying to make a […]
Veterinarian Spends Over $100,000 Cloning His Beloved Pet Dog
I’ve heard of people buying extra pairs of their favorite jeans, but a Louisiana veterinarian has actually gone and gotten himself two extra copies of his favorite dog! Phillip Dupont spent over $100,000 cloning his beloved pet dog Melvin because he simply couldn’t bear to part with him. Phillip had Melvin cloned about two years ago, […]
Van Girls – London’s All-Female Moving Company
The Van Girls are London’s first and only all-female packing and moving service – mostly hired by women, but sometimes men as well. “Guys who hire us kind of think it’s quite novel… and are really surprised by how strong we are,” said founder Emma Lanman. Lanman started Van Girls in 2011, when she quit […]
Swiss Football Fan Travels to Italy for Game, Stays for 11 Years Living on the Streets
Meet Rolf Bantle, a Swiss football fan who lived on the streets of Milan, Italy, for over a decade just because he lost his way after a match! As it turns out, Bantle used to be a resident of an alcoholics’ rehabilitation center in Läufelfingen in the canton of Basel-Country. He had been on a day trip to […]
Woman Dedicates Her Life to Rescuing Abandoned Kittens
Ever since she left university, Hannah Shaw has dedicated her life and career to rescuing kittens. The 28-year-old now calls herself a “neonatal kitten warrior” who specialises in fostering abandoned newborn cats that would otherwise end up dead at shelters in Washington D.C. In the past eight years, she’s saved at least ‘a few hundred kittens’ […]
ChefCuisine – A Kitchen Gadget That Prepares Fancy Restaurant Food at the Touch of a Button
ChefCuisine is a new kitchen gadget that’s all set to revolutionise (read: eliminate) home cooking. Thanks to this offering from Swiss startup Nutresia, pretty much anyone can produce restaurant quality food at the touch of a button! The machine, inspired by Nestle’s coffee capsule Nespresso machines, is capable of preparing fancy dishes from vacuum packed […]
15-Year-Old Becomes Youngest Person to Create Functional Life-Size Humanoid Robot
Inspired by the 2011 sci-fi film Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman, Greek teenager Dimitris Hatzis has become the youngest person in the world to build a 3D printed life-size functional robot. 15-year-old Dimitris’s feat was a part of ‘InMoov’, an open source project run by French sculptor and designer Gael Langevin. The project provides a design […]
New Company Lets You Test Drive a Tattoo Design Before Having It Permanently Inked
Why should ‘test drives’ be limited to cars? Momentary Ink, a Philadelphia-based startup has introduced the concept to tattoos as well – they provide highly realistic temporary tattoos that look and feel like real ink, so people can be sure they like them before making a permanent decision. According to Momentary Ink founder Jordan Denny, […]