These athletes not only have the honor of participating in this year’s games but they have the funniest, most interesting, and coolest sounding names too.
Any ideas what they are used for?
A 110 ton truck overloaded with sand caused a concrete bridge to collapse in the outskirts of Beijing. After an investigation, the court came to decision that the driver is the only one to blame, so now a man named by Chinese media merely as Mr. Zhang will have to pay the astounding $25 million of compensation.
You won’t believe the kinds of strange animal signs found around the globe.
Czech artist David Cerny created this unique piece of art for the Olympic Games in London.
Imagine if some of the most famous Disney movie couples had kids.
Apparently any strange person can snap a mirror photo these days, and the following unfortunate ones are some of the worst.
These inspirational masterpieces are created by Gavin Aung Than, a freelance illustrator from Australia. He takes stories and quotes of famous people and draws cartoons that make you smile and think deeply at the same time.
Homemade firearms or zip guns are most often used by criminals and rebels. Basically, all you need to make such a weapon is a crude barrel, a chamber and a handle.
This partially paralyzed man from Wisconsin is lucky to stay alive. Firefighters saved him from the balcony of his burning house just in time before the flames engulfed everything.
Nilson Garrido, the former professional boxer from Brazil, established this gym practically out of nothing under the Alcantara Machado viaduct in Sao Paulo. All the equipment was bought through donations. The man’s intention was to get young people out of drugs and crimes through sports. Today more than a hundred people, most of whom have financial troubles, come here free of charge for the daily workout.
The next time you need someone to watch your kids do not turn to these weirdos.
A selection of creepy-looking places deserted and left to rot by their inhabitants.
A group of caffeine crystals around 40 microns in length.