It’s where devotees can meet their babymaker. The Bible’s golden calf has nothing on Buddhism’s golden vagina. Thai Buddhists took golden idle worship to another level after praying at the altar of a giant gilded vagina, which was recently greenlit by authorities following some minor alterations. “We do ceremonies here to provide remedies for misfortunes,” … Read more
On a recent Thursday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m., a long line snaked out the door near the corner of East 54th Street and Lexington Avenue. Customers waited eagerly in an oily fog. “I love Taiwanese fried chicken, I’ve been looking for it for a long time, but it’s hard to find an authentic restaurant … Read more
Knit, knit, hooray! In honor of Saturday’s coronation for King Charles’, a team of knitters from England have created a 7-foot knitted statue of the monarch. The model, which was created by a group of 29 knitters from the Holmes Chapel Community Yarn Bombers in Cheshire, took four months to make and used over 75 … Read more
This may rub royalists the wrong way. Cocky pranksters mowed a giant penis onto the famous grounds of the Royal Crescent in Bath, England, where a major coronation party is set to be thrown in just two days. Residents awoke Thursday to morning wood, with the glaringly obvious penis trimmed into the lush grass overnight, … Read more
It was a half-baked idea. London advertising creatives Tom Snell, 25, and Dylan Hartigan, 27, have gone viral for making a food item no one asked for: Two tins of Heinz baked beans mashed into one giant tomato sauce-soaked baked bean. Originally posted to Reddit, the giant bean found acclaim this week on the F-cked … Read more
PORT ARANSAS, Texas – Take a look at the one that didn’t get away – but definitely tried. An exhausted Captain Tim Oestreich shows off his fishing pole, snapped in two by the beast of a fish lying below him. The 676-pound bluefin tuna battled all 16 anglers plus the five-person crew aboard the Dolphin Express charter fishing boat on … Read more
Royal fans are giving a costume-maker an earful. A costume resembling King Charles III, 74, has gone on sale via Amazon UK for about $40. However, some are saying the outfit is “cruel” due to the fact it comes with enormous plastic ears. The ensemble hit the market just weeks before King Charles’ May 6 … Read more
The scary-looking pup is anything but bite-sized. The owner of an enormous Central Asian Shepherd is speaking out about caring for his colossal canine Kenzo, saying passersby often mistake the pooch for a predator. London-based Jamal Miah adopted the dog back in 2020 and he now weighs a whopping 187 pounds and stands at 6 … Read more
When it came to deterring an attack, this man had the bear necessities. Footage captured the nail-biting moment when hikers came face-to-face with two giant brown bears on a path in Alaska. A video of the un-bear-ably tense encounter currently boasts 1.3 million views on TikTok. “This bear had other ideas,” Alex McGregor wrote in … Read more
He’s got a few kinks to work out. A gigantic, 56-foot fin whale with severe scoliosis was spotted swimming offshore near the city of Valencia, Spain earlier this month — and scientists were able to capture the rare sight on tape. The 40-ton fella — whose body was contorted into a V-like shape — wound … Read more
A recent video from the U.S. Department of the Interior shows a giant Pacific octopus crawling through the Yaquina Head tide pools in northwestern Oregon. According to the Department of the Interior, while giant Pacific octopuses may visit this location often, the animals are only spotted a few times a year. In the video, the red octopus can be … Read more
Coney Island’s Luna Park has some air-conditioned competition. A giant new playground for kids has cut the ribbon in Brooklyn. National chain Urban Air Adventure Park opened its first New York City location on New Year’s Eve, and the 40,000-square-foot venue was an immediate hit. (New Jersey, meanwhile, currently has six locations.) “We wanted to bring … Read more
Can’t bear to be alone this holiday season? A human-sized emotional support bear might be the perfect gift for you or a single friend. The Loving Bear Puffy is the shape and size of a male human body — but has the head of a teddy bear. Puffy is “a very personal product invented by … Read more
Sometimes you start something and have no idea where it will lead. So it was with Eduardo Filgueiras, a struggling guitarist whose family worked in an unusual business in Rio de Janeiro: They farmed toads. Filgueiras figured out a way to take the small toad skins and fuse them together, creating something large enough to … Read more
The three African elephants at the Milwaukee County Zoo had a smashing good time with a seasonal treat this October: giant pumpkins. The Milwaukee County Zoo posted footage of its “annual smash and squash” on its Facebook page on Oct. 26. The pumpkins are given to the elephants as part of an enrichment program, the zoo explained. … Read more
Bethany Casaurang and her husband, Danny, are separated by a foot-and-a-half in height, making for some interesting moments. Danny stands at 6 feet, 5 inches tall, while Bethany clocks in at a mere 4 feet, 10 inches. The couple document their mixed-size marriage on TikTok under the handle @bethanyanddanny. Some humorous experiences include Bethany tripping … Read more
Dunkin’ Donuts fans are in uproar Monday after the coffee giant altered its rewards program to devalue points and remove free birthday drinks. Dunkin’ rolled out its new rewards program nationwide last week, claiming in a press release that users would get “more food and beverage rewards.” Users on the company’s subreddit say the new program does … Read more
According to a new study by Northwestern Medicine, neurons in an area of the brain responsible for memory were significantly larger in SuperAgers compared to cognitively average peers. Post-mortem brains of SuperAgers reveal significantly larger neurons in memory region. SuperAger neurons are even larger than those in individuals 20 to 30 years younger These neurons … Read more
This Saturday’s big Netflix event (called Tudum, for the record, like the noise that the Netflix bumper makes) was full of announcements for a wide gamut of movies and TV shows that currently populate the streaming service. The Witcher, Bridgerton, Outer Banks, You, Dead to Me, Chris Hemsworth’s Extraction 2, and more got dates, trailers, … Read more