On October 5th 2005, Visa Parviainen and the BirdMan Rocket Team achieved the first ever jet powered, birdman flight over Lahti, Finland. He jumped out of a hot air balloon in a gliding wing suit and fitted with a pair of turbine engines strapped to his feet. Soaring at 2000 feet plus, he was able to maintain altitude for [...]

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There is no shortage of bizarre things in Japan. Off the coast of a small town in Wakayama prefecture, you can find an underwater mailbox - and it’s an actual collection point within Susami’s postal system. Each day the contents are collected from the box, presumably by a deep sea diving mailman, which reportedly contains as [...]

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At Yvonne’s Salon in Alexandria, Virginia customers are given the latest pedicures and massages by tiny schools of tiny fish known as Garra Rufa or Doctor Fish. People who have had a fish pedicure rave about the service, saying even though it tickles and feels very strange at first, it doesn’t hurt a bit. As talked about [...]

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 The Naha Harbor Diner in Okinawa, Japan lies at the very top of a huge Gajumaru tree about 20 feet above the ground. Sadly, that is not a real Gajumaru tree, its actually concrete. Customers actually have to get in an elevator inside the trunk to reach the restaurant. Don’t expect to see a lot of kids at this tree [...]

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The Ultimate Claw Game coming to an arcade near you. Instead of snagging a useless stuffed animal, or a pair of fuzzy dice, this “Sub Marine Catcher” arcade game, photographed in Osaka’s trendy Namba district, allows Japanese gamers to try their hand at catching live lobsters.  The $2-per play claw game doesn’t catch goofy stuffed animals, but live [...]

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Devil’s Pool at Victoria Falls This destination has been peeking curiosity forever, but is still captivating. I never would have believed that you could swim at the edge of one of the worlds highest waterfalls and live to tell someone about it. These are among the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. At the top of the falls lies [...]

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The Kish Qanat in Kariz, Iran is more than 2,500 years old and currently has been converted into an underground town at a depth of 16 meters below the surface, with an area of more than 10,000 sq m. The Qanat is an ancient system found in arid regions that brings groundwater from the mountains, following [...]

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