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When Faye Richards found this huddled up tom cat on her doorstep in Bristol, UK, she mistook it for a bundle of parcel tape. She was horrified to discover that it was a cat covered from head to toe in…
Sofie Tate, aged 18, was born with a birth defect that means she has just one leg. So after she graduated high school she thought her cheerleading career was over — until she was talent spotted by a university coach. Terry Lange, Nebraska…
In a bid to encourage people to appreciate art — instead of just taking pictures of it for Facebook — Amsterdam’s Rijksmuseum museum has implemented a “ban” on cameras and phones, instead urging visitors to sketch artwork at the museum. “In today’s world…
If you’re still baking regular round cookies, you need to up your game: Etsy store Copypastry is 3D-printing cookie cutters allowing bakers to eat their own faces (finally!). Budding bakers can simply upload a photo of choice and enjoy custom cookie…
Forget Kim Kardashian — Android’s latest advert is quite literally breaking the internet with its insanely adorable clips of unlikely animal friends. Set to Roger Miller’s ‘Oo-De-Lolly’ (Disney fans will remember it from Robin Hood), “Friends Furever” is a tale…
Our lives have previously been enriched with flower beard and, last Christmas, men attached baubles to their beards to introduce festivity to their facial fuzz. So what’s the latest fabulous trend in beard world? Introducing… Glitter beards! They come in a range…
Following the Paris attacks, officials conducting anti-terror raids around Belgium asked for “social media silence” to keep potential suspects in the dark. Witty Belgians rose to the challenge purr-fectly, swamping the hashtag #BrusselsLockdown with — what else? — pictures of…
Rescuing retired battery hens and giving them a new home is one thing, but Nicola Congdon, aged 25, from Cornwall, UK, has found a unique way of offering her feathered friends a little extra comfort. Nicola found that her ex-battery…
An exasperated Vietnamese-Australian man called Phuc Dat Bich has shared a photo of his passport on Facebook after being banned from the site several times. Phuc Dat Bich, 23, told Facebook followers that he finds it “highly irritating” that “nobody seems to believe…
November 19th was World Toilet Day, raising awareness of the 2.4 billion people who still don’t have access to proper sanitation and clean water. It’s a fundamental human right, but around the world people suffer disease as a result of poor quality (or…
Archeologists digging on the Menemonee Reservation in Wisconsin, US, unearthed this clay pot — which was carbon dated to around 1165AD — jam-packed with seeds. Archaeologists get pretty excited about pots. But pots with things in?! Jackpot. The pot had been buried containing ancient…
What happens when Snapchat meets classic art at the Louvre? Well, some pretty hilarious captions appropriate to the modern age. Hands off, wench. They’re the work of a BoredPanda user who recently visited the famous Louvre museum in Paris, France. Famous French cuisine. Where, oh where did they…
Calling himself “the world’s first and most famous ‘Snow Artist’”, Simon Beck spends 5-12 hours walking with nothing but snow shoes and ski poles to create his incredible geometric snow art. Simon made his first artwork in 2004. After a…
Being a resturant server in the US is tough, particularly in states like Utah where the minimum wage is a pitiful $2.13 an hour. Waiters and waitresses rely heavily on tips for the bulk of their salaries. So when they received generous $200 tips…
You might know Darth Vader as the evil Sith Lord intent on destroying the Jedi Order, but actually he’s just a normal guy with everyday life problems. Damn! Forgot half the stuff I was supposed to buy. Everyday Vader is a project…
How many ways are there to express your love for your cat? For Germany-based animation student Julija K., there are 12. She’s used her cat to explore different illustration styles, ranging from Disney and Tim Burton to Dr. Seuss. And they’re quite brilliant: Miyuli, as she’s…