Strange, Odd, Weird or Wacky

Evolution Eraser: Intelligent Design that Makes Errors Extinct

by Steve Levenstein

Evolution may be an ongoing process but Japanese designer Hiroyuki Shiratori has made it stationery, thanks to his revolutionary Evolution Eraser.

Burger King Japan Serves Up Mini Burgers with Spam

by Steve Levenstein

And now for something completely different: Spam burgers! Burger King Japan's latest fast food selection slips a sizzling slab of Spam into one of their new BK Bites burger pairs. The horror... actually, the Hormel.

Honey I'm Home! Beekeeper Battle is the Calm Before the Swarm

by China.new

The thrill of victory, the sting of defeat? In one of the more unusual endurance contests out there, a pair of Chinese beekeepers competed to see who could carry the heaviest load of live bees.

Libya Protesters Speak Out & Sign Off... in Chinese

by China.new

Call it a sign of the times: Anti-Gaddafi Libyan protesters are now flashing banners written in Chinese to get their message directly to China's TV-watchers without the 'benefit' of slanted commentary.

Customer Returns 3-Legged Duck, Didn't Check the Bill

by China.new

Buying the family dinner ain't all it's quacked up to be! A customer who bought a duck at a Chinese farm market was mighty angry when he noticed his purchase had a little extra 'kick' to it.

Melon Cream Soda Sandwich Drives Kids to Drink

by Steve Levenstein

Summer sandwiches don't get much cooler than the Melon Cream Soda Sandwich, one of 4 limited edition 'lunch pack' sandwiches seemingly designed by pre-teen chefs.

China's 'Bigfoot' Leaves Big Footprints in Chinese Cornfield

by China.new

Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Yeti... and now, the Shennongjia Wildman? Said to inhabit a mountainous, heavily forested area in central China, this legendary red-haired creature has once again made the news by leaving what appear to be footprints in a Chinese farmer's field.

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Propeller Pen from Japan Keeps Writers Cool

by Steve Levenstein

The Fan Pen Type R combines the best features of a ballpoint pen and a hand-held fan, allowing users to write hot, hard-boiled prose while keeping cool as a cucumber.

Ball-Jointed Stockings Give Girls the Living Doll Look

by Steve Levenstein

You may not be a living dolls but at least now you can look like one. A new type of patterned stocking makes the wearer's knee joints look like ball joints – the type found in some popular Japanese anime figurines.

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Design Your Last Appearance: Your Final Act Of Self Expression:

by Toby

... a London mortuary, Leverton & Sons, has now teamed up with make-up company to the stars, Illamasqua, to give funeral goers a sight they will never forget: the deceased's 'Final Act of Self Expression," directed by the deceased herself.

Punch Your Own Guitar Picks Out Of Your Old Credit Cards And Hotel Key Cards

by Gadgetry Inc

I went to college with this complete guitar freak who collected, among other guitar and music paraphernalia, guitar picks. He had tons of unique and personalized guitar picks and I'd have a lot of fun just looking over them when we would hang out at his place in between classes.

Super Combo Ramen Fork Spork Keeps Your Noodles Soupy

by Steve Levenstein

This cool designer ramen “spork” allows slurpers to gulp their noodles with a spoonful of soup on the side. Besides dispensing with wasteful disposable chopsticks, the souped-up spork adds a dash of artistic taste to any bowl of delicious hot ramen!

Animal Footprint Beach Sandals Make Walkers Paws

by Steve Levenstein

These stealthy beach sandals from Kiko-Kids have really got sole: animal footprint soles to be exact. Now your kid can make tracks to the beach right through your living room and blame it on the family cat, monkey, owl, gecko or dinosaur.

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Golden Bus Adds Bling to Nanjing's Gritty City Streets

by China.new

Old and busted: Drab, ordinary public transit vehicles. Gold and bussed: A very expensive promotion by a jewelry store in China that saw a Nanjing city bus covered in sheets of gold leaf.

Chinese Cafe Chills Iced Tea with Dry Ice Cubes

by China.new

This isn't the “carbonated” iced tea you were thinking of, though there's plenty of carbon in the ice cubes used to chill it. A Chinese cafe is offering customers wilted by summer heat a VERY cold way to chill out: Bubble Tea made with frozen carbon dioxide, aka Dry Ice!

Deep Frying Aims To Make The Kool-Aid Man A Little Rounder

by Kim Patterson

On a day-to-day basis I try to avoid deep fried foods (for obvious artery-clogging type reasons), but if I came across fried Kool-Aid, as is being offered at the San Diego, Calif., County Fair, I think that my curiosity would get the better of me.

Giving Thanks for the Mammaries at Japan's Best Breast Shrine

by Steve Levenstein

Thank God for breasts... and wouldn't you know, Japan has a shrine for that! Since 1678, Karube Jinja in Okayama prefecture has been providing hope and faith for Japanese women seeking the best for their breasts.

Rifle Umbrella Keeps You Dry, Could Trigger Panic

by China.new

Stop or I'll bumbershoot! The Rifle Umbrella from Brando.com may not be the most well-thought-out gadget but at least it'll keep you dry when sudden storms strike.

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Be A Proud Spaz And Own It By Chugging Down A Can Of Spaz Juice

by Gadgetry Inc

If you frequently forget where you placed things a few minutes later or regularly lose important documents, your car keys, or even your mobile phone, then you, my friend, are a spaz.

Black Market Human Milk Being Bought by the Bag in Beijing

by China.new

White milk, black market: Chinese mothers, leery of powdered milk due to a series of well-publicized scandals, are increasingly turning to online human milk sources to help feed their babies.

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