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[3 Feb 2012 | One Comment | ]
Israeli scientists breed antioxidant-rich black tomatoes

Dubbed the ‘Black Galaxy’, the strange fruit was bred to contain higher than normal levels of antioxidants and Vitamin C, which means it may be more nutritious than a regular tomato.

Fun, Odd + Weird »

[3 Feb 2012 | One Comment | ]
Love the feeling of bare feet on freshly mowed grass? Then these flops are for you.

KUSA’s grass flip flops are made with a thick layer of artificial turf that looks and feels pretty similar to the real deal.

Odd + Weird »

[1 Feb 2012 | No Comment | ]
Brothel Buster Investigator: Every Man’s Dream Job

Imagine being paid $70,000 annually to “partake of sexual services” at brothels in New South Wales.

Nature, Odd + Weird »

[26 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Elephant gets contact lens

The idea of elephants wearing contact lenses may seem absurd at first. But when their vision has clouded to the point of total impairment, people find strange ways to help them get better.

Odd + Weird, Science »

[23 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Wine aged with 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite now on sale

I know nothing about wine, but a Cabernet Sauvignon aged with a 4.5 billion-year-old meteorite from the Asteroid Belt between Mars and Jupiter sounds interesting.

Entertainment, Odd + Weird »

[19 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Brits walk out over lack of dialogue in ‘The Artist’

“The Artist” has already won three Golden Globes (including one for best musical/comedy), but the perky comedy is also causing quite a stir in the United Kingdom.

Odd + Weird, World News »

[16 Jan 2012 | No Comment | ]
Transsexual Jackie Green enters Miss England pageant

A teenager from Leeds has become the first sex-change person in Great Britain to participate in the Miss England beauty contest.

Entertainment, Odd + Weird »

[14 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]
Male model stars in new lingerie campaign for Dutch fashion chain HEMA

At first glance, this is a seemingly an ordinary ad campaign for a push-up bra… until you realize that the gorgeous blonde is actually a guy!

Odd + Weird »

[25 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
Woman Held for Trying to Cook Chopped Body of Husband

A Pakistani woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her husband, chopping off his body parts and attempting to cook them.

Health, Odd + Weird »

[18 Nov 2011 | One Comment | ]
Teens resort to drinking bleach to pass drug tests

It’s one thing to accidentally ingest bleach, as one of my friends recently claimed to have done, but surely no one would do so on purpose, right?

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