Meet Hunter Scott. He’s a computer engineer from Georgia Tech who managed to do something pretty cool. Scott put his programming skills to good use and wrote a Twitter bot that automatically entered competitions. It won him on average four competitions per day, every day,…
Life is absurd, as Tumblr blog Absurd Life Quote‘s pithy one-liners remind us. Which modern life absurdity do you relate to? #1. #2. #3. #4. #5. #6. #7. #8. #9. #10. #11. #12. #13. #14. #15. #16. #17. #18. #19. #20. #21. #22.
Make sure you’re comfortable, because this video from Glam, starring model Matty Watts, will surely leave you breathless. We’ve always had an interest in men’s fashion and erm… history… but we didn’t appreciate just how gripping 100 years of men’s swimwear would be: From this…
Meet Cara Duggan. She lives in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Earlier this week she tried to buy a used used juicer on Gumtree. Duggan’s mother, Kim, has stage 4 oesophageal cancer and a Nutribullet juicer is the best way for her to receive high-density nutrition.…
Meet Sam Cookney. Like many London residents, he was fed up with his extortionate rent. Unlike most Londoners, he decided to do something about it. Done the sums. Would actually be cheaper for me to rent 2 bed flat in Barcelona+commute…
When Latvian-born Canadian model Elizaveta Bulokhova was 24 years old, she received both the best and worst news of her life: she was pregnant, but she also had cancer. Bulokhova’s toothache during a trip to Amsterdam with her husband Roman Troubetskoi…
All little ones love hugging their soft toys, and this baby kangaroo is no exception. Tim Beshara, an adviser to Greens senator for Tasmania Peter Whish-Wilson, tweeted this adorable picture of an orphaned baby kangaroo hugging a teddy-bear earlier this…
Coast guards everywhere can learn a thing or two from their Italian counterparts, who have created a special K9 lifeguard unit made up of Newfoundland dogs. These pooches are intelligent, gentle, and above all, known for bravely saving swimmers in distress. The Newfoundlands are trained for…
When Andrea Diaz-Giovanini tried to get her nine-month-old son Samuel to talk by enticing him with a treat, she wasn’t expecting him to be upstaged by the family dog. While Andrea couldn’t coax Sam to say “Mama,” Australian Shepherd dog Patches manages to clearly articulate the…
Yesterday, Miss Piggy and Kermit the Frog announced that after decades of romance and a massively successful show they are splitting up. After careful thought, thoughtful consideration and considerable squabbling, Kermit the Frog and moi have made the… Posted by…
Meet Agnes Fenton of Englewood, New Jersey. She just turned a grand old 110 years. Obviously she’s a rare breed. So what’s her secret? Fenton says the key to her long life is three Miller High Life beers and a shot of…
It’s said that we can judge a society by how it treats its weakest members. If that’s the case, this lady from North Shore in Pittsburgh is doing a fine job representing humans. A redditor nicknamed puglife123 recently shared a photo of…
French fashion stylist and journalist Nathalie Croquet may not be a super model, but that didn’t stop her from recreating luxury fashion ads. Her poses parody the likes of Kate Moss and Edie Campbell, and “question identity, femininity, and the commercial use…
Life isn’t easy, and that’s particularly true for introverts. INFJoe draws cartoons to illustrate the difficulties — and show the humor — of life for his fellow introverts and INFJs (one of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types). #1. #2. #3. #4.…
This has got to be the sweetest thing you’ll see all day: 89-year-old Nana Betty stealing the show as the most beautiful bridemaid at granddaughter Christine Quinn’s wedding. Christine wasn’t sure what to expect when she asked her grandmother to be a bridesmaid,…
Minnesota-based Dan Pauly’s tiny wood cabins look like they belong in the pages of a fairy tale, not in your backyard. The tiny, asymmetrical buildings with their long slanted roofs, crooked chimneys, and whimsical appearance are reminiscent of something from a Dr.…