Tattoo-Obsessed “Grandma” Covers Her Whole Body With Colorful Ink in Just Five Years
Kerstin Tristan, a 55-year-old woman from Leipzig, in Germany, reportedly spent around $35,000 over the last five years covering almost her entire body with colorful tattoos. It all started in 2015, when Kerstin, who worked as a taxi driver for most of her life, decided to get her very first tattoo, to add a bit […]
Fisherman Has Live Fish Stuck in His Throat in Bizarre Accident
An Egyptian fisherman nearly lost his life after one of his catches got stuck in his windpipe, making it almost impossible for him to breathe or retrieve the fish. Earlier this month, doctors at the emergency room of a hospital in Beni Suef, Egypt, were shocked to discover that a patient who had been brought […]
19-Year-Old Undergoes Plastic Surgery After Breaking Up With Boyfriend, Has No Regrets
Vietnamese social media has been abuzz with the story of a girl who went under the knife at age 19, after breaking up with her boyfriend because of her looks. Nguyen Tuong Vy became an overnight hot topic in Vietnam after taking to social media to share photos of herself from a few years ago, […]
Japanese Boy Masters the Art of Makeup to Become Female Cosplay Goddess
Makeup is an incredibly powerful tool in the right hands, and if you’re wondering just how powerful, this Japanese young man has been using it to cross the gender barrier and become a female cosplay idol. Looking at the photos posted by @Makina_Jeanne, a popular cosplay enthusiast from Hokkaido, you could swear she was a […]
Woman Shocked to Find Part of Her Ear Missing After Nose Job Operation
A 31-year-old Chinese woman who had recently undergone a rhinoplasty procedure at a hospital in Chengdu, was shocked to see that a chunk of her ear cartilage had been removed, allegedly without her consent. The woman, identified only as Ms. Zhao, had her nose surgery at the Angel Wing Hospital in Chengdu on September 1st. […]
22-Year-Old Woman Sparks Controversy After Having Her Fallopian Tubes Tied So She Never Has Children
For some reason, a 22-year-old Argentinian woman who decided to get her fallopian tubes tied to make sure she never gives birth has become the talk of Latino social media over the last few days. Ailin Cubelo Naval is only 22 years old but she already knows she doesn’t want to have children, not now, […]
Platonic Co-Parenting – A Romance-Free Way of Having and Raising Children
Platonic or elective co-parenting is a new way of having and raising children which involves two people conceiving (naturally or artificially) and taking joint physical, financial and emotional responsibility for raising them, but without being romantically involved. Whether it’s because they want to raise a child without being involved in a romantic relationship, or because […]
Turkish Repairman Boasts Collection of Over 1,000 “Antique” Cellphones
To get an idea of what mobile phones were like before the smartphones took over, take a look at this Turkish man’s impressive collection of outdated handhelds from the pre-iPhone era. It’s hard to believe that kids today have to imagine what it was like having to push physical buttons, not figures on a touchscreen, […]
Earth’s Heartbeat – The Mysterious Sound Generated Every 26 Seconds
Ever since the 1960s, seismologists on multiple continents have detected a mysterious pulse generated like clockwork, every 26 seconds. But in the last 60 years no one has been able to figure out what this sound actually is. The “heartbeat of the Earth” was first documented in 1962, by John Oliver, a researcher at the […]
Microfishing – When the Tiniest Fish Becomes the Biggest Catch
Catching fish as small as a penny would be nothing short of embarrassing for the average fisherman, but in Japan it’s a source of pride, as in the old art of Tanago Fishing, the smaller the fish is, the bigger a catch it represents. Most fishermen believe that the bigger the fish they catch, the […]
Michigan Entrepreneur Creates World’s First Mobile Bowling Alley
A Michigan-based businessman has created the world’s first mobile bowling alley by converting a 53-foot, semi-truck trailer into an exclusive entertainment center on wheels. Inspired by popular companies like such as Amazon, Uber and Grub Hub, which relied heavily on convenience to achieve business success, a Detroit entrepreneur decided to bring bowling to the masses, […]
Researchers Develop High-Tech Device That Simulates Holding a Girl’s Hand
If you’ve ever wanted to hold a girl’s hand and take long romantic walks in the moonlight, but could never actually find a girl to do that with, there’s now a high-tech device you can try. Developed by a research team at Gifu University, in Japan, “My Girlfriend in Walk” is an ingenious device that […]
Man Suffers Life-Threatening Allergic Reaction to Cold After Stepping Out of Hot Shower
A Colorado man had to be taken to the emergency room after suffering a rare allergic reaction to cold after stepping out of the shower into a cold shower. Reported last month in the Journal of Emergency Medicine, the strange case of an unnamed 34-year-old man from Colorado who developed a serious allergic reaction to […]
Real-Life Orc – Man Has Giant Tusks Implanted to Resemble Fictional Creature
A 41-year-old tattoo artist and body modification enthusiast who calls himself Orc had two giant fake tusks fitted onto his bottom row of teeth, in an attempt to make himself look like a real-life orc. Orc, who hails from the Brazilian town of Iguatemi, in Mato Grosso do Sul, got his first tattoo at the […]
Engineers Develop “White Cooling Paint” That Could Reduce Use of Air Conditioning
The idea that a simple paint could could compete with modern air-conditioning sounds crazy, but researchers at Purdue University say it could become a reality thanks to a cool new “radiative cooling paint” they developed. Engineers at Purdue University recently unveiled a revolutionary white paint that they claim can keep surfaces up to 18 degrees […]