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…
Humans aren’t the only ones who’ve learned that it’s much easier to hitch a ride than use their own legs. Here are 11 dogs, birds, and er, beetles that are definitely going places… with the help of others. #1. A homicidal…
When Maddie’s T12 vertebrae was fractured in a car accident, she had no choice but to wear a back brace. But she hated it. That’s when family friend and theatre group member Sarah had the bright idea to turn the ugly back…
Ever seen an albino giraffe? Us neither. But a 15-month-old white giraffe is causing a stir on the Internet due to her unusual skin condition. Omo was spotted in Tarangire National Park in Tanzania this week. She suffers from leucism, which…
Sloths are known for being a little on the lazy side, but one little furball took it to new extremes by stopping for a rest beside a busy highway. Clinging to a post beside the road in Quevedo, Ecuador, a…
Us humans have to train for months to compete in a gruelling half marathon, but one dog just fancied a spontaneous run one afternoon and managed to place seventh in the 13-mile race. Ludivine had been let out to pee by owner April…
Turkish artist Aydin Büyüktaş has turned Istanbul, Turkey, upside-down with his Inception-esque digital photo manipulations. The series, named “Flatland”, takes the beautiful streets of Turkey’s capital city and bends them into a surreal cityscape. Inspired by Edwin A. Abbott’s novella,…
Beaker the duck, a.k.a Bee, met the Young family as a teeny tiny duckling and found instant friendship with tiny human, Tyler. Now, they’re the best of friends and always getting into mischief together. This is Tyler, aged 9 months,…
Snowmageddon swamped the news with stories of chaos and devastation this weekend, so we set out to find the heartwarming, the hilarious and the downright bizarre antics that Storm Jonas inspired across America. #1. Of course, a T. Rex appeared…
Sometimes it can be hard to know if you just love cats, or if you’re crossing the boundary into cat obsession. If you can relate to five or more of these cat-based Tweets (or meow loudly when you’re hungry), you’ve…
While many of us are already thinking of retirement, 104-year-old Anthony Mancinelli is showing no signs of slowing down. The Orange County barber started cutting hair aged just 12, when Calvin Coolidge was in the White House. Now he’s the oldest working barber…
This is Ponso, a chimpanzee who spent much of his life in a New York Blood Center lab being experimented on for medical research. The NYBC has long been known for abandoning chimps on Liberian islands, without food or fresh…
There’s a little fluffy dog melting hearts on Instagram because of the way he simply can’t nap without his favorite cuddly polar bear. Shinjiro Ono owns a very sleepy Shiba Inu called Maru. And the little guy next to Maru, although…
January 21st was officially National Hug Day so we’ve compiled some of the best, cutest and funniest hugs the internet has to offer. Let’s face it, hugs are the best thing ever. #1. This momma swan scooping up her babies for…
Following the last challenge to spot the panda that drove everyone on the internet crazy, there’s a new bear on the block in the form of this brain-melting optical illusion. The illusion was created by artist Ilja Klemencov to raise awareness about the endangered…
A monkey in Erode, India, amazed locals when it adopted a tiny puppy. It’s now a full-time foster mom, feeding and protecting the pooch, and the unlikely pair are always together. It was unusual enough to see a rhesus macaque monkey hanging out…