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If you want to get a sense of the gender gap that exists in our society, you don’t have to look any further than your wallet. An organization called “Women on 20s” wants to change that. The not-for-profit group recently…
You may be surprised to learn that these gorgeous bowls are made with the fragile skeletons of real maple leaves and some Kozo paper. And then finished with watercolor and Krylon coating. These beautifully delicate leaf bowls were created by Kay Sekimachi,…
A professor at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University has recently become an internet sensation after a photo of him holding a baby while lecturing captured the hearts of people all over the world. Sydney Engelberg, who has spent 45 years of his life as an educator, was teaching…
For most people, there is no task more unbearable than cleaning. Luckily, there are products out there that aim to make your life as easy as possible. Here are 29 for your convenience: #1. This mop you can operate while watching TV. This may seem a…
If you’re a speaker of more than one language, you have probably lost a battle or two trying to find the right English word for a certain foreign term. But there are just some words that are not in the 1,025,109 words of…
These cubes are too perfectly symmetrical to eat. Dutch duo artists Lernert and Sander have created perhaps one of the most alluring displays of raw food. Perfectly cut into 2.5×2.5 centimeter cubes, these pieces are arranged within equal distance from each other.…
Meet plus-sized model Tess Holliday. She’s a US size 22 (UK size 26) but has pushed her way into an industry notorious for its taste for size zero models. Her stunning portraits have attracted a massive following on social media and have helped redefine pervading…
In a galaxy far, far away… Someone had the hankering to look like Chewbacca, the 7-foot Wookiee hero covered in fur. So he hopped aboard his Millennium Falcon II and went to the planet Earth to purchase this luxuriously furry garment, called the I…
Most of us know that the top holes in running shoes are used for additional ankle support. But it’s very likely that you’ve been using them all wrong. As the video below from Illumiseen shows, the proper way to use the top holes is to reverse…
Ripping around the slopes on a snowboard with a 3-year-old girl nestled in between your legs is not exactly everyone’s idea of sensible. But 3-year-old Kinsley didn’t seem fazed in the least. The fearless toddler let her dad take her on an…
This is Maddie. She’s a Coonhound that likes to balance on things — a feat extensively documented on the website, Maddie on Things. She’s also quite the traveler. Together with her owner, photographer Theron Humphrey, she is currently traveling across the…
There’s nothing quite like a cheeky Nando’s on a Friday night, or any time for that matter. Except for, perhaps, taking the piss out of our friends across the pond. The social media furore all started out with an innocent enough…
I think we’re all in agreement here — mornings are pretty darned terrible. Naturally, they call for a serious pick-me-upper. A cup of industrial strength coffee might work — though really, some Mondays are so bad that it’s tempting to get…
This is Dave Meinert. He is filmmaker from Cape Town who works “across all narrative-based visual media.” Last year, he rescued a puppy named Pegasus from a backyard breeder. Most of the litter died at birth, while others were deformed. Pegasus herself…
Japan is a haven for all sorts of amazing art forms that range from the sublime to the downright odd. This one is somewhere in between. Amezaiku is the Japanese craft of making lollipops. Not just any lollipop, mind you, but artistic lollipops…
These tattoos are the perfect crime for anyone who’s got a bit of cat-titude. Getting a cute tattoo is actually illegal in South Korea. Yep, they’re freaking illegal. South Korean law considers tattooing to be an invasive medical procedure. Hence, only…