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  • Zoo Sells Reindeer Dung Ornaments

    What started with a childhood story involving chocolate drops left on the ground to look like reindeer droppings evolved into a marketing exercise that turned reindeer poop into Christmas ornaments. According to Pantagraph.com, the story came from the director of Bloomington’s Miller Park Zoo, John Tobias. According to family...
  • Human Tooth Jewelry

    Australian silversmith Polly van der Glas is beginning to get a name for her rather unusual jewelry. Van der Glas shuns precious stones for human teeth and for some of her other products, hair. The hair and teeth used in her creations are sourced locally; the teeth are sterilized...
  • The Unflattering Underwear Habits of Australian Men

    A survey commissioned by the Bonds underwear company that asked 1100 Australians about their underwear habits made some interesting revelations; half of the male study population responded that they sometimes wore the same pair of underpants for two or three days in a row. Furthermore, half of the men...
  • Drunk Driver’s Motorized La-Z-Boy On eBay

    Proctor, Minneapolis police have reported that the gasoline-powered La-Z-Boy recliner that was driven by a man in a drunk driving incident is currently up for sale on eBay and that the bidding will close on Tuesday. The recliner has a maximum speed of 20 mph, a steering wheel, headlights,...
  • Tiny Lighter Cufflinks are Both Functional and Elegant

    These working lighter cufflinks just sold out on Etsy. For an item originally dispensed in gumball machines 50 years ago, they are surprisingly stylish....
  • Airline Passengers Told To Void Bladders To Save Fuel

    Japan’s All Nippon Airways (ANA) is making use of “toilet monitors” to ask passengers whether they need to relieve themselves before boarding in a bid to cut costs by reducing weight....
  • Sanguinary Illumination From The Blood Lamp

    The Blood Lamp is a single-use lighting device that must be broken and provided with a drop of blood in order to work....
  • The Long Drop, a Roller Coaster-themed Table In Wood and Colored Concrete

    The Long Drop is a totally unique table; shaped like a roller coaster, with a surface of colored concrete and far too big to be practical....
  • Umbrella Performs Double-duty As Weapon

    Makers of the Unbreakable Umbrella claim that it is as strong as a steel pipe, despite weighing only 775g, and that it makes a useful self defense weapon....