There are things that have been invented in the past by which people use to mark time; paper, gunpowder, the telephone, cars, planes, the internet, etc. These are invention which have shaped the world in which we live. Then there are those inventions which are a little, shall we say, esoteric. Some people mind find them really useful whereas the rest of us might just sit back and have a little smile at looking at them.
When we are given the choice in where we decide to sit on board a flight, most of us tend to choose the aisle seats more often than not, in not always, don’t we?
Many hundreds of thousands, probably millions, of people visit Southeast Asia each and every year and engage in all of the usual touristy things. In particular reference to Bali, young tourists often get themselves in trouble by trying out a myriad of different ways to cause yourself harm.
Did you know that, in the depths of the deep ocean, a tsunami can travel up to speeds of 950 kilometres per hour?
Do you have trouble sleeping? Well, this list won’t offer a solution necessarily but it will show you that you are not alone. This is a list of things that those who can’t sleep at night will totally understand.
You have got your dogs; bred by humans from other animals to accompany us through life as man’s best friend. Then there are cats who do absolutely nothing but annoy us. But this list contains animals a little more exotic. In fact, they are more than exotic, they are really strange. Check ‘em out.
Let’s be honest, chess will not make this list. Just like we are still deliberating as to whether country music is actually a legitimate art form, so too is the jury still out as to whether things like chess and darts are actually sports. One thing is for sure, the sports on this list are real sports, where your safety is never certain.
The Japanese art of paper folding known as origami goes well beyond folding your regulation paper aeroplane. As these pictures will show, the very best at origami are truly artists of the highest order.
When you go to the store to buy some cologne or perfume, it is quite often as a gift for someone and so you are on the hunt for not only something that smells terrific, but also looks cool. Maybe something sleek and designed to look too good to hide in the bathroom cabinet……..or one of these extravagant designs.
Let me break it to you, Yogi Bear isn’t real. Neither was Winnie the Pooh. These bears are real though. Very real. There may be issues for them in terms of suffering possible identity crisis issues but we are not qualified to make those judgements, so let’s just have a look at some of them.
See if you can even spot the animal in each of these 16 pics!
Fancy a trip to Disneyland? Check out this list of secret areas the staff won’t tell you about, tips and tricks for winning prizes and enjoying VIP status, and other fun facts about the greatest amusement park in the world!
He spent thousands of dollars on Nike trainers in college, a teacher once caught him with a bondage porno mag in his backpack, he absolutely idolizes Michael Jordan and according to North Korean media he doesn’t defecate!
One would imagine that to make friends with a psychopath, you would first have to think like a psychopath. This could prove a little difficult for the majority of the planet’s population however, due to the fact that being a psychopath requires certain attributes, or conversely, a lack of certain attributes, that makes the rest of us so confident that we are “normal”.
There might come a day when you turn on the television, there is a picture of a completely naked woman with a perfect body and gorgeous smile, and the caption reads simply, “DRINK COKE”. Sex sells after all, and some ads can lack a bit of artistic credibility. But for now, there are still some cool people in the advertising game. Here’s some of their best efforts.
You can probably try most of these at home if your iPhone is broken or at least you can try the elevator one in the apartment building if you find yourself locked out. They are relatively simple optical illusions that you don’t need to be David Copperfield or David Blaine to master. Hell, I doubt your name even needs to be David at all.
There is something fascinating about a good mystery, especially a real one of the natural variety. We are amazed and intrigued by such things, from the Bermuda Triangle to Jack the Ripper. Check out these fifteen mysteries.
Modern architecture continually strives for something more, something different in the face of the troubles associated with mixing artistic expression with a practical and suitable building. The following is a list of (not always practical) constructions that have had enough thought go in to their design, that they look somewhat otherworldly.
There are many things about our vast universe that we all do know; that ours is the third planet from the sun, that sun is the centre of a solar system with a seemingly infinite number of others similar, and that Guns n’ Roses were the best band who ever lived. However, there are just as many cool little facts hidden away, that are just as awesome.
We all know that elephants are large and mice are small. Don’t worry; I’m not about to try and change that on you any time soon. It’s just that, well, sometimes animals grow bigger than you might expect. When we see the same in people, it is rude to stare or even mention. But with animals, it’s all good. So let’s have a look at some.
