World’s Strangest

Last week, we asked you to guess the funniest thing that could be inside the BattleShip Mystery Box. Today, we opened the box: The box itself is a work of art – the inside has printed flaps that look [...]

LinkScroll down for today’s pictures & links. “The Gift” from Kremlin A mysterious box, a rollicking chase, thrilling direction (by by Carl Erik Rinsch), a beautiful vision of the future: can it get any better than this amazing short film? We don’t think so. Link Today’s pictures & links: Hanging Out We all know that rent can be outrageous, but [...]

(video link) Videogum put together their annual retrospective of the best viral videos of the year. The edit is a delight in itself, as you see big memes and their spinoffs as well, all sewn together by the catchiest video soundtracks found on those videos. See a list of the clips used at Videogum, with links [...]

A 3-year-old cat named Pepper used a trick worthy of Houdini to escape from a burning kitchen in Stoke Gabriel, South Devon, England. Frightened by an exploding microwave, he leapt to a window and nudged the catch open with his nose. Neighbors noticed smoke billowing from the open window and alerted the fire department. Homeowners [...]

It won’t be long before you’re totally sick of jingling bells, angels on high and drummer boys. But how about Wookiees? There’s a bunch of Christmas songs out there that don’t get ridiculously overplayed at the holidays – here are a few of the stranger ones. I’m sure you have your own favorite weirdo holiday [...]

China’s hairiest man Yu Zhenhuan undertakes laser hair removal treatment Hair covers 96 percent of Yu’s body. He may be surpassed only by a pair of Mexican brothers: Victor “Larry” and Gabriel “Danny” Ramos Gomez, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as having 98 percent hair cover. The 26-year-old Yu is candid and unembarrassed [...]