Absurd Inventions Ever Patented
Obtaining a patent is a costly and time consuming process. Inventors must have unstoppable faith in their vision in order to realize their dream of acquiring a patent.
But sometimes these inventions come from a creative place so deep, they can be perceived by some as offbeat, unusual and possibly a bit eccentric. And that’s where [...]
Strange and mysterious sounds from the earth
If you listen closely, you’ll find that the earth is full of sounds. Some are things that you hear every day, some are truly remarkable and some sounds hail from origins completely unknown. What follows here is a list of “sonic mysteries” for your pleasure – many of them include audio.
1. The Bloop
At various times [...]
Most Amazing Treasures Nobody Ever Found
The Ark of the Covenant
To the ancient Israelites, the Ark of the Covenant was the most sacred thing on Earth. The central and paramount object of the Hebrew nation, this ornate chest was, according to the Bible, designed by God.
Measuring 44 inches long, 26 inches wide, and 26 inches high, the chest was made [...]
Scary Terminator Bear
As if the the Terminator is not freaky enough, they have now combined it with a bear, bringing the Bearbrick Terminator to life in a morbid and crazy looking toy.
Bearbrick makes some odd looking bears in different themes and fashion and now with the upcoming Terminator Movie made a new version of the endoskeleton model [...]
Presidential inaugurations through the years
George Washington
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This 1889 painting by Ramon de Elorriaga titled “The Inauguration of George Washington” depicts the first U.S. president taking his oath of office on the balcony of Federal Hall in New York City on April 30, 1789.
Andrew Jackson
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This artist’s rendition shows the crush of people after President Andrew Jackson’s inaugural ceremony, held on the [...]
Museum of Drugs Opened
Military commanders believe that opening the museum to the public will brought more harm than good …
Mexican Museum of opiates has recently expressed interest in exponates who were confiscated during anti-drug mafia.
In the museum are showed last made ways of production and smuggling of drugs in order to meet with specialists with all that is [...]
Weirdest Things Found in Sewers and Drains
At one time, the only things you worried about finding in sewers were alligators, but Roto-Rooter — the international plumbing and drain company — has rescued everything from guns, illegal drugs, GI Joe dolls, live cats, electric razors, currency, coins, snakes, prosthetic eyeballs, iPods and even an unexploded Civil War cannon shell from toilets, drainpipes [...]
7 Products You Rather Your Kid Won’t Even Know About
From Fake Beer to Suicidal Bathtub Plug : 7 Products You Rather Your Kid Won’t Even Know AboutSome trends can be considered as improvements and are easily likable. Others should better be left behind. Take this new freaky trend from the land of “no one can be crazier than us” for example: fake alcoholic drinks [...]
Greatest Conspiracy Theories In History
Chemtrails
Chemtrail conspiracy theorists believe that some contrails, which consist of ice crystals or water vapor condensed behind aircraft, actually result from chemicals or biological agents being deliberately sprayed at high altitude for some undisclosed purpose. The staple of right-wing radio shows in the US, there is fevered speculation that the chemicals being sprayed are part [...]
Most Interesting Bookstores of the World
Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht, Holland. The bookstore is installed in an old Dominican church. Photography by madcrow Flickr.com
The coffee shop of the Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht is settled in the altar of the church. Photography by edwin_wisse Flickr.com
Borderlands Science Fiction Bookstore in San Francisco is home to this hairless Sphynx cat. Photography by massdistraction Flickr.com
Shakespeare [...]
Flag of the Philippines
The present-day national flag of the Philippines has elements of the flags flown by the Katipunan secret society during the Philippine Revolution. The Pambansang bandila (”National Flag”) was first [...]
Steampunk Mouse
Terrible stuff. It looks really scary. Would you like to have it in your office?
97 Years old Fruitcake
Pierre Girard got a gag gift that lives up to its name. It keeps on giving – and it occasionally makes people gag.
Cocaine and other Drug Products of the Past
Cocaine toothache drops (c. 1885) were popular for children.
Not only would the medicine numb the pain, but it could also put the user in a “better” mood.
Dreadfully Different Dolls
I love internet shopping, because you can connect with artists and craftspeople who you’d never have heard of otherwise. If your Christmas list includes someone, a doll collector or not, whose taste runs to the unique, odd, or totally bizarre, I have some wonderful shopping suggestions. This is the world of doll making turned on [...]
The daughter of a Japanese mafia boss …
I wrote everything as it was, she said:« I need a lot of courage to decide and to do so.The family heads of Yakuza gangs are rampant peculiar about honor and duty.
She came into the world of violence even in junior high school, she often had to face with representatives of other gangs.
I was always [...]
Most Painful Animal Bite
‘Becoming a man’ in the Setere-Mawe society means intentionally letting yourself get stung by these ants. Not just by one but by hundreds of them at once. And not just on one occasion. There, you are not a man until you have done this ritual twenty times.
Twenty times wearing a pair of gloves each laced [...]
Top Ten Greatest Experiments
Top ten greatest experiments
1. Galileo Galilei (1564 to 1642)
Legend has it that in order to test how gravity worked, Galileo dropped two balls, a heavy one and a light one, from the Leaning Tower of Pisa, showing that they landed at the same time. Historians doubt this – because his actual experiment was much [...]
