9 Reasons Why Everything Is Terrible

Get your comfort food ready.

Ben Rosen 2 weeks ago 207 responses

What Would Happen If The World Lost Oxygen For 5 Seconds?

Kind of just the end of the world as we know it, NBD.

Micaela_Mielniczenko a month ago 113 responses

This Is A Chinese Baby Smoking Cigarettes In A Park

Shanghai Style File spotted a Chinese toddler smoking cigarettes in Shanghai’s Fuxing Park on Easter Sunday.

Ryan Broderick a month ago 73 responses

Panda Hotel In China Does Not Have Actual Pandas, Just Creepy Guy In Panda Costume

Would you spend $80 a night to stay in a panda hotel? Yes, the answer is yes. Of course, you would.

Ryan Broderick 2 months ago 19 responses

Psy Performs At Inauguration Of South Korea’s First Female President

Oppa! (via nbcnews.com)

Ryan Broderick 2 months ago 14 responses

Wearing Women’s Panties On Your Face Is All The Rage In Japan

It’s called “Panty Face” and involves schoolgirls wearing women’s underwear on their faces. That’s it really. (via en.rocketnews24.com)

Ryan Broderick 3 months ago 150 responses

Photos Of The Destructive Aftermath Of The Russian Meteor

The 10-ton meteor that struck the Russian city of Chelyabinsk Friday set off a shockwave that caused untold damage to the area and injured nearly 1,000 people.

Ryan Broderick 3 months ago 59 responses

DIY Penis Implants On The Rise In Australian Prisons For Some Awful Reason

They’re called pearls, Yakuza beads, or speed bumps, and it’s unclear exactly why young Australian prisoners are doing it.

Ryan Broderick 3 months ago 82 responses

Meet Wang Xianxiang, The Chinese Eyelid-Weightlifter

Xianxiang can lift about four and a half pounds with each eyelid. Obviously, don’t click on this post if you’re squeamish about how eyes are supposed to work. (via behindthewall.nbcnews.com)

Ryan Broderick 3 months ago 18 responses

13 Things You’ll See At Macedonian New Year’s

The Vevchani Carnival in Vevchani, Macedonia is a 1,400 year-old annual party that’s kind of like a dirty, raucous mix of our Halloween and New Year’s, but way weirder.

Ryan Broderick 4 months ago 12 responses

Swedish Cleaning Woman Steals Train, Accidentally Crashes It Into Home

Luckily no one inside the apartment building was hurt. It’s still unclear what the thief was attempting to do with the stolen train.

Ryan Broderick 4 months ago 21 responses

Coverage Of The Sandy Hook Shooting From Around The World

A look at how some outlets abroad have covered the tragic school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

nycsouthpaw 5 months ago 24 responses

6 Pictures Of Women Training For The Afghan National Police Force

Women currently make up only 9% of Afghan police recruits, and many male officers say working alongside them makes them uncomfortable. That hasn’t stopped women from joining, though.

Ryan Broderick 5 months ago 20 responses

Completely Disorienting Synchronized Swimming Photos

They are walking in an upside down water world, right??

Lauren Yapalater 9 months ago 112 responses

A World Map Made Of World Currencies

Redditor The310Investigator made this awesome map by painstakingly superimposing images of the world’s currencies onto the countries in which they’re used. (via reddit.com)

Raymond Sultan 9 months ago 49 responses

Giant Googly Eyes Will Change The World

By making everything much cuter.

Lauren Yapalater 11 months ago 185 responses

800-Pound Woman Engaged, Gets Fitted For Massive Wedding Dress

The bride wore lots and lots and lots of white. Susanne Eman is an 800-pound Arizona woman who hopes to eventually be the world’s fattest, at 1,600 pounds.

Gavon Laessig a year ago 409 responses

World’s Shortest Woman Is Two And A Half Feet Tall

Meet Jyoti Amge of Nagpur, India, dubbed today by Guinness as The World’s Shortest Woman at 2-feet 6-inches tall. Jyoti is 18-years-old and has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia. She hopes to be a Bollywood star, and I have no doubt she’ll succeed.

Gavon Laessig a year ago 102 responses

22 Striking Firework Displays From Around The World

Insert Katie Perry line here. Fireworks are exciting, no matter what the occasion and with New Years coming up in a couple months we thought we’d get you pumped early.

hgrant a year ago 1 response

Happy World Sight Day!

Today is World Sight Day. Yay, vision! Did you know that 285 million people are visually impaired worldwide? All of a sudden, 20/20 feels like a damn luxury to me.

Mike Hayes a year ago respond

Animaniacs’ Nations Of The World Song

Granted, with the addition of South Sudan, this is no longer accurate. Did anyone else notice that they listed Palestine as a nation? [Ed. note- For those of you now back in school, this may come in handy. This is how us old people learned our countries.] Watch Video ›

Linda D. a year ago 107 responses

Cocaine Use Rising Worldwide

The Americas claimed more than 60 percent of cocaine users in 2009. The region still dominates the market in both number of users per capita and amount of cocaine consumed, but the drug is gaining traction in Europe and across the globe. Click to enlarge. View Image ›

Offbeat a year ago 11 responses

Norway’s Mass Murderer Anders Breivik Has Some Plush Prison Options

Anders Behring Breivik is probably having a nice laugh about the fact that he’ll be serving his time in one of the cushiest penal systems in the world. (via newser.com) View List ›

Dorsey Shaw a year ago 45 responses

Tweets From Around The World

Our friends in the Middle East have utilized the internet to help spread ideas about democracy. In the US, we tweet things like this. (via thehighdefinite.com) View Image ›

Ashley Baccam a year ago 56 responses

A World Map Of Video Game Villains

Interesting infographic breaking down the nationalities of villains in military-themed video games. China is quickly becoming the global boogeyman of choice. And apparently developers don’t find New Zealand very threatening. View Image ›

Gavon Laessig 2 years ago 11 responses

World’s First Double Backflip In A Wheelchair

Aaron “Wheelz” Fotheringham landed the world’s first double backflip in a wheelchair. It started off with many painful attempts and ended with Skittles rain. Watch Video ›

hindmezaina 2 years ago 74 responses

In A Perfect World…

In a perfect world, all of those annoying little things that go wrong would always just go right. And you know what? You probably wouldn’t even notice. View List ›

anteater 2 years ago 11 responses

Find The Other Side Of The World on antipodr.com ›

Not everyone can dig a hole to China — you might actually end up in the middle of some ocean if you made it all the way through… Here’s a fun tool that’ll tell you exactly where you’d end up if you made it to the other side of the world.

Lindsey W. 4 years ago respond