World’s Strangest

Photo: Sandy Ferguson A cocker spaniel named Matt decided to frolic across a frozen duck pond in Kilmarnock, Scotland, but broke through the ice and became stuck. The scene went from peaceful to nightmarish instantly, but thanks to a quick response from rescue crews, Matt was pulled to safety in time. Stevie Logan, Kilmarnock Fire Brigade’s station [...]

(YouTube Link) Similar to what has been done before, but Orphans of Rwanda has made a stop motion video of a race directed by Matthew Harding of Where the Hell is Matt? fame. The workshop, which took place in Kigali, gave students an opportunity to develop their own ideas for a brief video and then film it. [...]

Image from Foxtongue [Flickr] The next time you get a bunch of WTF pictures on a viral email, remember this: human’s propensity for making weird (and weirdly wonderful) pictures predates the InterWeb. Take a look at these strangely compelling black and white images of yore over at Black and WTF tumblr blog: Link – Thanks Matt! [...]

You know him as the top-hat-wearing lead guitarist for Guns N’Roses, Slash’s Snakepit, and Velvet Revolver. Do you know where he got his signature hat and the name “Slash,” though? Let’s take a look at the man who’s darn near unbeatable in Guitar Hero. 1. He Grew Up With Rock Slash was born Saul Hudson in [...]

Since the mental_floss article Modern Marriage Proposals was published in 2007, I have read about many more marvelous methods men have used to asked for their sweetheart’s hand in marriage, plus a couple of proposals that started out traditionally and ended up in the news because of embarrassing unforeseen circumstances. 1. Hay Bales William Butler took advantage [...]

As a child, Matt spent a lot of time in hospitals – so as an adult, he decided to do an homage of sorts: he got tattoos of the various medical equipments that saved his life! Helen J. Grose of Viceland blog has the interview: Vice: What’s with the medical equipment obsession? Matt: I’ve always liked medical instruments, [...]