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A grandfather believes he is Australia’s oldest intern after deciding he needed a career change and taking up an internship at the age of 78. Ken Holmes, a grandfather of two, chose to start work in the administration department of…
The horrific human cost of the ongoing conflict in Gaza is all over the media, but hundreds of animals in abandoned zoos in the area have been suffering in silence — until now. Zoos in cities like Khan Younis, Gaza, have…
Humanitarian worker Anja Ringgren Loven has spent three years in Nigeria saving children accused of witchcraft from horrific abuse and neglect and now she’s taking her fight to the Nigerian government. Witchcraft is considered more than just superstition in Nigeria; cases…
If you consider yourself 50% badass motorbiker and 50% cat-lover, then you’ll look like the cat that got the cream with these motorbike helmets that feature cute cat ears. Created by Russian company Nitrinos, the Neko helmet’s perky fibreglass cats ears…
What was the lunch menu at your school? We’re guessing nothing like what children at Japanese schools eat. While the US and other countries struggle to design school meals that are healthy, tasty and affordable, Japan has effortlessly created an impressive system…
Irish actor Aidan Turner has just knocked Fifty Shades Of Grey heartthrob from pole position as he’s been named Glamour magazine’s Sexiest Man. Aidan Turner, 32, aka the frequently topless manly-scything-machine from BBC drama Poldark, scooped the top spot in…
UK artist, designer and inventor Dominic Wilcox recently enlisted the limitless imagination of local kids to craft some truly bizarre (and actually quite useful) new inventions. And the results included this very sensible Phone Friend for wheelchair users who say, “Oh no,…
On Monday the skies over Madeira, Portugal, darkened and a brilliant sunset illuminated an incredibly unusual cloud formation, causing social media users to compare it to the “hand of God”. The man who snapped these shots, Rogeria Pacheco, said, “For me, the…
People aren’t always who they say they are. Take Jakub Wejher for example. He founded the Polish town of Wejherowo in 1643 and to honour him, the townsfolk erected a statue. It would take over 350 years for his true identity to…
Every country has its claim to fame, and Japan is no different. But there’s a lot more we have to thank this glorious country for than just sushi and anime. #1. For making video games a reality. Nintendo and Playstation would be non-existent…
Whilst working for UNESCO, Dr Bill Podlich traveled to Kabul, Afghanistan with his family in the 1960s. He was fascinated by the sights around him and decided to document it all. The photos show smiling faces, flash cars, girls in short skirts…
There’s a new internet sensation in the form of Marie Kondo, a cleaning guru who promises to bring you total happiness by teaching you the enlightening art of, er, tidying. This is Marie Kondo, 31, from Tokyo, Japan. Her how-to…
There’s a train station in Hokkaido that is so remote and barely used that it was due to be closed — until train operators realized one girl relied on the service to get to school. The Kami-Shirataki station in Japan’s northern…
Is this the most romantic resturant in the world? This restaurant is set in a vaulted limestone cave in the Italian seaside town of Polignano a Mare in Southern Italy. The Grotta Palazzese hotel restaurant lets you soak up the beauty of the…
To celebrate the year of the monkey a Japanese aquarium — Aquamarine Fukushima — recently opened up an exhibit featuring the rare Dracula simia flower — also known as a Monkey Orchid. The arrangement of the flower’s column, petals, and lip strongly resembles a monkey’s face. According to the Chinese lunar…
As Lorde so eloquently puts it, “we’ll never be royals,” but that doesn’t mean we can’t live like one for a night or two. Here are 15 castles that you can spend the (k)night in, and sleep like a king or queen.…