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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…
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…
And so it begins. Yesterday, a giant, inflatable Minion went tumbling into the roads of Dublin, wreaking havoc and causing a road traffic accident. Far from an elaborate, evil ploy, it seems the 33-foot high inflatable became detached from its…
If you’ve ever complained about it being “too hot”, we’re sure after reading this you won’t ever moan about the heat and humidity again. In the tiny Iranian city of Bandar Mahshahr (population 110,000), it feels like a scorching 165F (74C)…
There is a Breaking Bad-themed coffee shop in Istanbul, Turkey, and predictably, it is giving everyone quite a buzz. View this post on Instagram The brainchild of Deniz Kosan, Walter’s Coffee Roastery was realized after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Formerly…
There are over 7,000 islands in the Philippines and most do not have access to electricity. To make matters worse, they are frequently hit by natural disasters such as typhoons and earthquakes. So to bring light to the inhabitants of these islands,…
Fueled by a real estate boom, golf experienced a meteoric rise in popularity in Japan during the late 1990s and early 2000s. Just under 2,000 golf courses were opened in the space of a few short years, and many have closed down since…
The Japanese are going crazy over this sea slug… and for good reason. World, meet Jorunna parva, also known as the ‘fluffy bunny of the sea’ for obvious reasons. A member of the nudibranch group, they can be found from the Indian…
At the luxury Epinard Nasu Hotel in Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, couples can rent alpacas for their wedding. Because what’s cuter than an alpaca? There’s no specific religious or cultural significance behind the presence of alpacas at weddings in Japan. Except perhaps that the Japanese love…
Diwali is one of the most important holidays for Hindus, Sikhs, and Jains. The event is known as the Festival of Lights and celebrates the Hindu new year and the triumph of good over evil. It also honors the connection between…
Thrill seekers rejoice, because Natura Vive Skylodge is offering the chance to spend the night in one of three see-through sleeping capsules hanging over the well-known Sacred Valley of Cuzco in Peru. The pods are affixed to an almost sheer cliff face overlooking…
UK mom Sarah Ivermee has developed a line of hearing aid and cochlear implant decorations in order to help children feel more confident when wearing their devices in public. Her son Freddie has a cochlear implant, but it was actually…
It seems the internet has a new heartthrob… and an unlikely one at that. Meet Shabani, a brooding primate living at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens in Nagoya, Japan. View this post on Instagram Shabani is a Western Lowland Gorilla who has…
Photographer Joseph Michael recently captured a series of stunning long-exposure photos of arachnocampa luminosa, otherwise known as glowworms. The worms live in 30-million-year-old caves in New Zealand’s North Island. The images are so magical they look like they’ve been captured in another world. The worms cling to…
In Taiwan, kids are notoriously hard to feed during the hot summer months because their appetites decrease. To address this, an extremely imaginative bakery in Taiwan’s Yilan County literally cooked up something extra special. Ladies and gentlemen, behold the watermelon…
Onigiri is a traditional Japanese food consisting of a ball of rice with some type of filling or sauce. It’s a convenient quick lunch, and thanks to kitchen gadget manufacturer Arnest, Onigiri just got WAY cuter. Too adorable to eat? Or too tasty not…