Tag: weird
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Bystanders In Brazil Teamed Up To Help A Giant Anaconda Cross The Road
Last Monday, drivers who were commuting on the interstate highway BR-364 in Brazil, were in for a surprise. Tires of the vehicles screeched as commuters came across something unexpected in the middle of the road – a giant snake that stretched 9.8 feet long (around three meters). The event took place near the northwestern city…
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Man Creates The Largest Collection of Tattooed Human Skin In the World
Fukushi Masaichi (1878-1956) was a Japanese pathologist, and was passionate about Irezumi: Japanese Style Tattoo often associate with Yakuza. He was so passionate about them that he started to document them, and even remove the skin from donated body to preserve them and keep them stretched in a glass case. He would also offer to…
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Photo Series Documents The Times People Experienced Pareidolia In The Most Unexpected Places
Have you ever heard about the term pareidolia? It is described as the tendency to interpret a vague stimulus as something known to the observer, such as seeing shapes in clouds, seeing faces in inanimate objects or abstract patterns, or hearing hidden messages in music. To determine its severity, however, we need more tests. As…
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Photo Series Documents The Times Nature Made Us Say “NOPE” (WARNING: This List Is Not For Sensitive People)
Most of the time, we feature nature’s finest. Why? Because it’s beautiful. But what about the dark side? It exists too, doesn’t it? To prove our point, we’ve compiled a list of photos that should send shivers down your spine. Or at least make you say a loud “NOPE.” From half-dead spiders covered in fungus…
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“Living In China I See The Most Ridiculous Things, Like These People Who Have No Idea What They’re Wearing”
As China's economy and influence around the world continue to grow, we in Western countries will gradually acquaint ourselves better with the language, culture and way of life of this vast and ancient civilization. As anyone who has ever been to China before will tell you, it really is an exciting, diverse and unique country.…
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The Most Awkward Metal Band Photos That Are So Bad They’re Good
Rock stars are supposed to be charismatic. The gig requires being able to a) get up in front of people and perform convincingly, b) create compelling songs that evoke emotions, c) have a sense of style your fans would want to emulate, and, of course, d) be sexy. That’s a lot of requirements, and some…
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The Japanese Art of Creating Unusually Useless Inventions
Back in the 1990s, we remember flicking through the pages of the Unuseless Japanese Inventions series at bookstores. Each one features about a hundred ostensibly real Japanese devices, photographed and described with a disarming straightforwardness, that mash up other consumer products in outwardly bizarre ways: chopsticks whose attached miniature electric fan cools ramen noodles en route…
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Photo Series Documents The Times People Found The Most Unexpected Things
If you grew up like us with a metal detector in hand you know the thrill of a big discovery. To prove our point, we’ve put together a collection of unique ‘gems’ that were found at the most random times and in some very odd places. Scroll down below to check out this neat list…
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Couple Model For The Most Terrifying Maternity Photo Shoot We’ve Ever Seen
Some couples like to go the extra mile to put on a show during their pregnancy. Enter Todd Cameron and his wife Nicole, in what has to be one of the most bizzare maternity shoots we’ve ever seen. According to Todd: “I had recently found an Alien’s Chestburster model at a garage sale and after…
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When You’re Dead, You Can Get Your Tattooed Skin Preserved and Framed as Art
In one of the more unusual artistic things we’ve seen, the National Association For Preservation Of Skin Art (NAPSA) is giving members of their organization the chance to preserve their tattoos when they so they can be given to loved ones as a gift. It will work like this: people who join NAPSA will get a certificate. After…