1Banpo Bridge (South Korea): The Fountain Bridge On September 9, 2008, the Banpo Bridge in Seoul (South Korea) got a major facelift: a 10,000-nozzle fountain that runs all the way on both sides. Immediately after being installed, the bridge turned into a major tourist attraction, as the bridge pumps out 190 tons of water per …
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10 People with Unbelievable Talents
1Tu Jin-Sheng: Pulls a Truck with his Penis As Kung Fu magazine puts it: “When a man can tow a truck with his genitals, that’s all anyone ever really remembers about him.” Tu Jin-Sheng, a 50-year-old man from Taiwan, is a martial arts grandmaster of Iron Crotch, a branch of Qigong said to have 60,000 …
10 People Who Survived the Impossible
1Vesna Vulovic: The Stewardess Who Survived a terrorist attack at 33,000 feet On January 26, 1972, a Yugoslav Airlines DC-9 departed from Copenhagen for Belgrade (via Zagreb) with 28 passengers and crew. At an altitude of 33,000 feet, a bomb in the cargo section, planted by the Ustashe Croatian separatist group, exploded. The plane disintegrated …
10 Manliest Ways to Die
We’re all going to die anyway, so at least do it like a man. Meet ten manliest ways to die. 1Steve Irwin: Impaled by a Stingray Is it even possible to start a manly list about anything without the Crocodile Hunter?Steve died as manly as possible on 2006, while filming a documentary entitled “Ocean’s Deadliest” …
15 Most Creative Bus Ads
“Atravesse na faixa” means “Go across the track” and reminds people not to cross the street whenever they feel like, or else… or else they might end up as this illusion. This advertisement for an insurance company was put on the back of buses in Amsterdam.
Top 10 Mad Scientists in History
1Vladimir Demikhov: The Two-Headed Dog Surgeon On 1954, soviet surgeon Vladimir Demikhov, revealed his masterpiece to the world: a two-headed dog. The head of a puppy had been grafted onto the neck of an adult German shepherd. The second head would lap at milk, even though it did not need nourishment — and though the …
15 Most Unfortunate T-shirts for a Mugshot
“I’m a Virgin but this is an old T-shirt” “I love midget porn” “World’s greatest dad” – a child sex abuser “I’m Rick James bitch” “If we get caught it’s all your fault” “Every great idea I have, gets me in trouble” “Nobody’s Perfect” “It wasn’t me” “I’m not Santa, but you can sit on …
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World’s Most Incredible Animal Prosthetics
1Tonka, the Turtle on Wheels Tonka, a Bay Area Turtle, lost mobility after her legs were bitten by a dog, so Peninsula Humane Society workers fitted the three-legged tortoise with a set of toy wheels. Suddenly, Tonka was off a rolling! slowly of course. And then, in the next couple of days, when her picture …
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Cool Bus Stops around the World
This increible bus stop was designed by Dennis Oppenheim in Ventura California This bus stop allows skaters to go on a mini ramp attached to a bus stop, it’s a Quiksilver ad Swing on a Bus Stop in London, part of Bruno Taylor‘s “Playful Spaces” art project Air-conditioned bus stop, presumably near Burj Al Arab …
10 Funniest Law-Firm Names
Payne & Fears… your worst nightmare Low, Ball & Lynch… can’t get your lower than this Weiner & Cox… touch me baby Smart & Biggar… and getting bettar Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf… how may I help you? Ball & Weed… and chicks, and rock and roll Boring & …
