Forget infinity and rooftop pools, because taking a dip will never be the same again if you do it in London’s latest addition: A transparent swimming pool suspended between two apartment blocks 10 storeys up. The 25-metre swimming pool is…
Residents of Isle of Palms, South Carolina, were surprised to see this very rare and beautiful natural phenomenon over the weekend. The circumhorizontal arc — otherwise known as a fire rainbow — is a twisted and colourful cloud. They occur in…
Great minds are everywhere, from the forums of ancient Greece and the prestigious halls of modern academia, to the bathroom stalls of the local bar. Indeed, these are the places where our greatest minds go to reflect. And these are…
Meet Paddington, a rather good-looking and adorable Shar Pei whose soft wrinkles belie his tender age of five. His human, Tasmania-based Annie Jacob, has taken to dressing Paddington in some interesting choice of costumes and props. Judging by his deadpan…
Meet Liam Murphy, a test engineer from Cork, Ireland. He’s currently visiting the United Arab Emirates for work. Posted by Liam Murphy on Sunday, August 16, 2015 Last week Liam decided to visit Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. On the way…
Meet the world’s only vampire cat, Loki. This blood sucking feline has gathered a massive cult human following, thanks to her human companion Kaet. More awkward snuggle moments brought to you by the little vampire ?? #catstagram #catsagram #cat #cats…
This is the comical and slightly scary moment a big black bear stuck its head through a cat door. The curious bear made his appearance at Doug Harder’s condo located near Schweitzer Mountain in Idaho. The bear made it into the house, feasting on Toblerone,…
Tez Gelmir has built lots of projects for his son, so with his daughter’s first birthday coming up he “felt it was her turn to get some project love and what better way than with her own Speeder Bike?!” The replica…
A UK-based online doctor service asked graphic designers around the world to photoshop a model’s picture — making her more attractive to citizens from their countries. “Widely held perceptions of beauty and perfection can have a deep and lasting cultural…
Urban foxes are notorious for being bold opportunists — but the residents of Notting Hill in London were still surprised to see this sleeping fox high in the sky in broad daylight. It was spotted by London resident Rachel Johnson, an author and…
A pigeon has been apprehended by authorities after trying to smuggle drugs into a Costa Rican prison. The jail bird was caught by guards at the La Reforma Penitentia, in San Jose, with 14 grams of cocaine and 14 grams…
Attention Lord of the Rings fans, because a team of self-professed “ambitious architects and structural engineers” is crowdfunding $2.82 billion USD to build a full size replica of the mythical city Minas Tirith. If funded, work will begin in Northern England…
“You have two cows” is a form of political satire in which the fate of cows is used to demonstrate how certain political systems function. It’s a simple, pithy way to explain complex ideas, and now, brought to life with these illustrations. But how accurate are…
A record breaking solo high wire walk almost ended in tragedy after daredevil Spencer Seabrooke slipped off the rope and almost plummted to his death. Seabrooke lost his footing while 951ft in the air above the Chief North Gully, in British…
Things took an unexpected turn when an elderly man in his 80s who had gone to fish in a lake ended up driving into the water instead. Being the quintessential English man and not wanting to kick up a fuss,…
Jasenko Đorđević is a master of miniatures. The Bosnian artist sculpts using an unusual material — graphite. He transforms the tips of pencils into tiny men, flowers, animals, and everyday objects such as screws. The level of detail is awe-inspiring. Đorđević uses an X-acto…