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Park and street benches in the city of Chester in England were recently the target of pranksters who attached brass plaques with funny (albeit offensive) messages, mimicking dedication plaques. According to the Metro, the pieces were installed by anonymous artists to protest Chester council’s…
Christine McConnell is the super talented artist, photographer, and baker whose terrifying cookies and cakes we’ve written about before. This Halloween, she’s transformed her parents’ home in Southern California into the stuff of nightmares. It’ll be a brave trick or treater who knocks on the door…
Koko the gorilla had always wanted her own babies, so for her 44th birthday she received a very special gift: two adorable kittens! The gorilla, famous for her knowledge of American Sign Language, was presented with a box of kittens…
Meet Willow Lee, a 3-year-old from California who has already been dubbed the undisputed queen of Halloween. It’s still two weeks until the holiday, but Willow’s elaborate costumes — including prison chef Red from Netflix’s Orange is the New Black,…
#1. Buns in the oven. #2. Wrapping up. #3. Letting it all hang out. #4. Argh! #5. This Mom is too busy incubating her egg to have time to dress up. #6. Master of disguise. #7. Meet Octomom. #8. Baby and mummy unicorn.…
Judging from the faces of these gentlemen (and ladies), Nightmares Fear Factory in Niagara Falls, Canada, is one hell of a scary place. These hilarious hidden-camera shots capture the exact moment these couples are scared witless. #1. No, he’s not…
This Halloween, how about spending the night with 6 million dead bodies? Well, if that sounds appealing you’re in luck, because Airbnb is hosting a contest to give two brave people the opportunity to spend Halloween night in the catacombs of…
It was an abandoned 1920s bank on Chicago’s South Side, crumbling and decaying — the roof had long collapsed, exposing the inside to snow and rain for years. Now, it’s a stunning arts center. But Stony Island Savings & Loan building found a…
Celebrate the release of the new Star Wars movie with these Darth Vader and R2-D2 showerheads. Produced by Oxygenics and sold internationally by Bed, Bath & Beyond, the Vader model lets you bathe in the Sith Lord’s tears — after all, what better…
#1. This Shiba who makes the best of bad situations. #2. This Shiba who seriously miscalculated. “Help me… Please…” #3. This Shiba who’s stuck at work. #4. This Shiba who regrets getting on the rock because he really hates water. Now he’s…
Here comes the bride… To the rescue! Just minutes after she tied the knot with her husband, Paul, on October 3, Sarah Ray received a call that her grandparents and father got into a car accident on their way to her…
How addicted are we to our smartphones? If Eric Pickersgill’s photo series “Removed” is anything to go by, the answer is “very.” The American photographer removed smartphones and digital devices from his portraits of everyday life. The resulting photos are…
“Man and Woman” is a fantastic 8 meter (26 foot) tall, moving steel sculpture by Georgian sculptor Tamara Kvesitadze. Located in the seaside city of Batumi, Georgia, the two figures represent a Muslim boy, Ali, and a Georgian Christian princess,…
Choi+Shine Architects want to transform how utility structures are built. Their “Land of Giants™” design sees electrical pylons as human-shaped statues dotting Iceland’s countryside. “Like the statues of Easter Island,” write Jin Choi and Thomas Shine on their website, “it is envisioned that these…
Garrett Holeve is a mixed martial arts fighter. He also has Down Syndrome, and fought to overturn an injunction by the state of Florida that prevented him from fighting professionally. Holeve had planned to fight a man with cerebral palsy…
The toys our children play with during their formative years have a big impact on their identities. Kids today are inundated with Disney characters, heroes/heroines from Hollywood blockbuster movies, and Barbies. In an effort to inspire children with real-life people who are positive role models, doll-maker Wendy Tsao…