California teenager Matt Mina, who is 17 years old, was buried alive for 30 minutes when a six-foot tunnel that he was digging on Newport Beach collapsed on him. Rescue workers had to work feverishly to dig him out of the tunnel. He has since made a full recovery although at the time he thought he was going to die.

A gang of drug traffickers in Brazil is inserting pictures of late British singer Amy Winehouse in their bags of cocaine to improve sales.

You’re certainly not without knowing now that the protests over the death of a local man, Mark Duggan (29, father of four), caused by a police officer in London’s Tottenham degenerated into violent riots.

The photographer Sander Koot took old photos of these people and reproduced them by having the people mimic the poses.

These are some very funny magazine and advertising fails. Where are the proofreaders?

The Addams Family hand‏?

Riots in London. This is a before and after image of the landmark Carpetright building in Tottenham that was damaged in London during the recent riots.

These people in St. Petersburg, Russia must be very happy. There in no other apparent reason for them to be dancing in the streets.

This mentally retarded 12 year old Chinese boy who can’t speak was kept chained up for three years. His father explained that he was afraid that the boy would run away and get lost while he was at work.

If you have spent any time watching “movies” then you will be very familiar with these sad, but comical clichés. However, “films” are a different story.

Wall Street Stock Market vs German Stock Market.

The US bombed the Japanese city of Hiroshima 66 years ago. Approximately 100,000 Japanese citizens died on that day. Here are some photos of the aftermath of the bombing.

Asian teenagers love to dress up as their beloved characters from anime and manga. Inside this post, you’ll see cosplay youngsters who attended Hong King’s Ani-Com comic fair this year.

Sometimes Google Earth images look like real pieces of art. They are simply incredible!

While relying on makeup can prove to be quite a crutch for many women, some eye shadow, lipstick and rouge can turn plain Jane into a superstar.

Take a look at these dorky, bizarre and sometimes racy drawings pulled from various social networks.

If some websites require visitors to type in certain words in order to prove they are human, why not toss in some basic grammar to weed out the idiots?

The shock of titans.

16-year-old Qian Hongyan, from the Yunzhinan Swimming Club for the handicapped, practises during a daily training session at a swimming centre in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan province. About 30 disabled athletes from the club aged 10 to 22 are training for the London 2012 Paralympic Games. [Telegraph]