These two daikon radishes were discovered growing next to each other in Akita Prefecture, northern Japan. Possibly NSFW... Not Safe For Wok picked by mitzuzake 8 months ago

A man has been arrested in Numazu, Japan for assaulting 5 schoolgirls with coffee via drive-by spitting attacks. Complete with Japanese news report video and way cool anime graphics. Japan, y'know... picked by mitzuzake 8 months ago

Look out Home Depot, here comes Poop Depot - a sanitation specialist in India has developed durable building materials from processed human waste. picked by mitzuzake 8 months ago

If you're not in the swing of the "Season" yet, maybe these adorable pets and their holiday fashions will put you in a festive mood. Christmas fashion is in for pets; the question is how will you keep up with them? picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

It's not fair, says Gonzalo Otalora. The beautiful people get all the breaks. Beauty is a natural advantage and he wants the good-lookers to be taxed to finance compensation for the ugly people. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Cute adorable Kewpie dolls, they've been delighting little children and bringing smiles to faces since 1909. Then Japan discovered them and things went terribly, horribly wrong... picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Got loads of multicolored, multi-layered melons? Given enough time and more than a little god-given talent, it's amazing what you can come up with! picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

With consumer demand for the new and unusual on the rise, brewers are getting creative — sometimes, a little too creative for their own good. Here are six beers that make us want to grab a High Life instead. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

They may not be "The Worst Toilet in Scotland" from the movie Trainspotting, but you still wouldn't want to be caught with your pants down in any one of these. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

The spectacular televised failure of Vanguard TV3 on December 6, 1957 deepened American dismay over the country's position in the Space Race. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Ever wonder what famous works of art would look like if the figures were Dachshunds instead of people? Me neither, but here they are anyway. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Call it Eel-lectricity if you like... but the Christmas tree set up just outside the electric eel tank at Kakamigahara city's Aqua Toto Gifu aquarium is no joke. Rather, it's a seasonal demonstration of just what electric eels can do with their unusual natural ability. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

This map, indicating the varying degrees of 'blondness' in Europe, shows how fair hair gets rarer further away from a central Scandinavian core area – even towards the north. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

The Oinochoe by the Shuvalov Painter in the Antikensammlung at Berlin is one of the most famous erotic depictions from ancient Greek vase painting. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Santa Claus is a recent feature of Christmas in Japan and sometimes a few details get lost in translation. Sometimes a LOT does... picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

"Hey I'm making the new menu, what's the English name for those flat crispy mushrooms?"

"Um, there isn't one."

"Well what should I put down here?"

"I don't know, look it up in wikipedia."

"What?"

"Wikipedia!" picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Since rabbit numbers exploded on World Heritage-listed Macquarie Island, massive landslides caused by overgrazing and tunnelling by 100,000 bunnies have sent entire hillsides falling into the Southern Ocean. At the same time, a living carpet of rats and mice have been feasting on the eggs in penguin and seabird colonies. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

A man who tried to return a printer to Target with fake printed money inside the machine was arrested. Upon frisking the man, police found a real $20 bill that matched the copy inside the printer. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

A macabre 17th century book about the execution of Gunpowder Plot conspirator Father Henry Garnet believed to be bound in the priest's own skin is going up for auction. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Preliminary genetic research suggests that African slaves are responsible for nearly every facet of one of the first rice varieties grown in the U.S., as well as one of the most lucrative crops in early American history. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Is Japan's futuristic cell phone culture too cool for school? Not according to Softbank, a Japanese cell phone service provider who just began offering college courses on the company's cell phones. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

A grieving widower is facing further heartache after becoming the target of callous thieves... yes, yes, yes, but how about that actual headline? picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Japan's annual whale hunt generates tons upon tons of meat from hundreds of "scientifically killed" whales. Where does it all go? Japanese food company Asian Lunch offers a spicy solution: Whale Curry. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

Piers Crombleholme, 27, was said to be "steeped in the drug culture". He admitted growing 39 cannabis plants at his shop selling knives and guns, but said it was for his personal use. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago

A North Korean factory boss accused of making international phone calls was executed by a firing squad in front of 150,000 people. Six people were also crushed to death and 34 others injured in an apparent stampede as they left after the execution. picked by mitzuzake 9 months ago