Oh, the joyous task of getting furniture. It’s the dreaded moment you trudge to IKEA and spend your precious weekend in queues, only to spend your hard-earned money on something you’re not sure you even like, and then proceed to decipher impossible instruction leaflets.…
For those of us who like it hot, breathing flames from the mouth and feeling beads of sweat on the forehead are a regular meal-time occurrence. It’s common knowledge that a bowl of chili can fix many things, and cultures have used spice…
Meet 104-year-old great-grandmother Grace Brett, the oldest street artist in the world. She recently yarn-bombed her town with the help of Souter Stormers, a secretive group of guerrilla knitters that recently yarn-bombed 46 landmarks in the Scottish county of Borders. “I…
He’s no spring chicken, but Hidekichi Miyazaki has proved that he’s still got it. Wearing his trademark red running shorts and matching t-shirt, the 105-year-old Japanese athlete collected a Guinness World Record in the 100 metres sprint in an over-80s…
Talk about keeping old traditions alive: this bride is the 11th woman in her family to wear an heirloom wedding dress. On her special day, Abigail Kingston, a native of Pennsylvania, wore a 120-year-old wedding dress that had been passed down…
Nerdy tattoos are generally science fiction and fantasy-themed images of space ships, parallel dimensions, elves fighting dragons or any of a number of other narrative curiosities. While nerd culture used to be popular only among gamers, comic book fans, and…
Japan is a country that should be praised for preserving and valuing its unique culture and heritage. Its distinctive buildings, cartoon-like countryside, and intersection between traditional and modern dress are perfectly captured by street photographer Takashi Yasui. “Photography is more of a pleasure, it is…
The benefits of the power nap are now well established. CEOs everywhere credit them with helping improve productivity, citing studies which show that short snoozes improve memory five-fold, restore wakefulness, and improve efficiency. So it’s no surprise that a small number of companies have set…
Say goodbye to plastic water bottles, because this edible water container is the future. Ooho is a new spherical packaging for water that looks a little like a breast implant. It’s biodegradable, hygienic and costs 1p per unit to make.…
When was the last time you looked up at the moon? It’s a divine thing, a glowing ball suspended in the night sky. But in our cities of skyscrapers it’s sometimes difficult to find this thing of beauty. So why not…
Eugene Bostick may officially be an 80-year-old retiree, but the Fort Worth, Texas, resident spends his days “working” as a train driver. But this isn’t any ordinary locomotive — the passengers are rescued stray dogs who are taken on adventures around…
Forests are magical places, home to thousands of creatures who are often a little shy of humans. So, a group of interior architecture students from Estonia decided to build gigantic wooden megaphones to amplify the sounds of the forest. These structures have…
Divorcing parents can often be irrational and selfish. So this little girl’s incredibly mature advice to her parents must have melted their hearts. In a video shared by her mother Cherish Sherry, Tiana begs her mom and dad to try and get along…
Meet Kanya Sesser, a gorgeous 23-year-old lingerie model from California who is earning more than $1,000 (£650) a day from her work. Kanya was also born without legs. She was adopted from an orphanage in Thailand when she was just five-years-old…
Sometimes it takes nothing short of a magical creature to heal the wounds of someone who has had a traumatic experience. And these wonderful miniature horses are just that. These wonderful, kind animals work at Gentle Carousel Miniature Therapy Horses, a non-profit organization that employs these tiny equines to help thousands…
Parenting can be tricky. What do you do when your 13-year-old starts declaring independence and refuses to acknowledge your authority as a parent? After one particularly heated discussion, single mom Heidi Johnson took drastic action. “The child is going to have a…