Following the Paris attacks, officials conducting anti-terror raids around Belgium asked for “social media silence” to keep potential suspects in the dark. Witty Belgians rose to the challenge purr-fectly, swamping the hashtag #BrusselsLockdown with — what else? — pictures of…
Rescuing retired battery hens and giving them a new home is one thing, but Nicola Congdon, aged 25, from Cornwall, UK, has found a unique way of offering her feathered friends a little extra comfort. Nicola found that her ex-battery…
When Jeanean Thomas took her 6-year-old daughter Peyton to the skate park, both were nervous of the group of young boys swearing and smoking there. But one boy approached Peyton and, to Jeanean’s amazement, started teaching her young daughter how to…
Instead of expecting expensive wedding gifts like many brides, Leigh Clark asked friends and family to spread a little love around the local community. And the results were incredible. Leigh told the Huffington Post: “The world had given us something we both spent a lifetime…
November 19th was World Toilet Day, raising awareness of the 2.4 billion people who still don’t have access to proper sanitation and clean water. It’s a fundamental human right, but around the world people suffer disease as a result of poor quality (or…
Archeologists digging on the Menemonee Reservation in Wisconsin, US, unearthed this clay pot — which was carbon dated to around 1165AD — jam-packed with seeds. Archaeologists get pretty excited about pots. But pots with things in?! Jackpot. The pot had been buried containing ancient…
What happens when Snapchat meets classic art at the Louvre? Well, some pretty hilarious captions appropriate to the modern age. Hands off, wench. They’re the work of a BoredPanda user who recently visited the famous Louvre museum in Paris, France. Famous French cuisine. Where, oh where did they…
Calling himself “the world’s first and most famous ‘Snow Artist’”, Simon Beck spends 5-12 hours walking with nothing but snow shoes and ski poles to create his incredible geometric snow art. Simon made his first artwork in 2004. After a…
A Japanese artist has designed a bear-y lifelike sleeping bag that looks like the snuggliest thing we’ve ever seen. Who knew being eaten by a bear could be so cosy? Creator Eiko Ishizawa was inspired by an Italian bear called…
Residents in Nova Scotia, Canada, have recently been confronted with a strange sight: coats tied to lamp poles. But these jackets haven’t been lost — they’ve been put there for homeless people forced to brave the freezing cold. Attached to the coats are labels…
No, this isn’t a turkey. It’s a turkey CAKE, and if you read on, you’ll learn how to make it — just in time for Thanksgiving. The very realistic-looking roast turkey cake is the work of Yolanda Gampp, who you may…
Illustrator and mom-of-three Heloise Weiner’s Motherhood Comics uniquely document the heartwarming, hilarious, and cringe-worthy moments of parenting. Makes sense. Heloise draws the comical antics her sons Ezra, William, and Nino get up to. Happy to eat carpet crumbs, spits out dinner at the…
Long-distance relationships can be tough, but creative Korean couple Danbi Shin and Seok Li use photography and collage to stay connected. The duo’s creativity makes the 6,863 miles and 14-hour time difference between them feel that much smaller. The project is…
In his latest digital projection artwork, artist Miguel Chevalier filled a historic chapel in Cambridge, UK, with stunning illuminations of the solar system. Designed specially to complement the interior of the world-famous chapel at King’s College, the lights emphasized the extraordinary…
Meet retirees Mark and Tori Baird. Instead of spending their retirement days on cruise ships or playing golf, they’ve founded a website to help struggling veterans find work. Hire Patriots started when a Marine, fresh off the plane from Iraq, knocked on Mark and Tori’s…
Most of us have felt the excruciating pain and agony from a rogue LEGO brick hiding in the carpet. Ouch. It’s been every parent’s waking nightmare for over six decades, but now anti-LEGO slippers are here to save us all. With these slippers,…