In 2010, an Australian boy named Sam Ballard, aged 19, was hanging out and drinking with his fellow rugby players at a local party. A garden slug came crawling across the backyard patio, and as part of an alcohol fueled dare, Sam ate it. Swallowed the poor creature whole. After eating the slug, Sam developed … More Sam Ballard – The Boy Who Ate a Slug and Paid for It Dearly
A woman from Cheshire, England came across what appeared to be a baby hedgehog on the sidewalk, and rescued it. The animal was placed in a box lined with newspaper, and with a generous bowl of food provided. When the woman noticed that the animal have failed to move over the course of an entire … More Mistaken Identity
A Japanese tourist bought an ice cream cone at a scenic location and prepared to take a selfie with it. To their surprise they managed to snap a picture of a seagull at the exact moment when it stole their ice cream: An utterly unrepentant expression. The University of Exeter have done a study on … More Ice Cream Thief
A Japanese person left their mattress to sun out in the yard one day. Realizing the wind outside had gotten very strong, they ran out to check on their mattress, fearing that it may have fallen or been blown off, only to find the mattress very well protected by two unexpected cats: Apparently these cats, … More Mattress Protectors
A photography studio in Thailand specializes in wedding photos with feline guests included. The guest featured in this particular photo shoot, however, seems surprised at the two people getting married: Is this shock or disapproval? Open disgust? Lending a hand: A reliable ring keeper: Surprised or confused? Finally getting used to things: And now, back … More Feline Wedding Guest
Chiikawa is a recent Japanese slice of life anime/manga featuring cute, blobby animals engaged in various adventures, known for its rather distinct art style. Some of the animals featured include a bunny, a cat and a hamster/rodent of sorts. A young lady in China is very fond of this show, and begged her artist grandfather … More Realistic Chiikawa
A Japanese person on twitter keeps 7 Cinnamon Java finches as pets decorated their Christmas tree with stuffed animal versions of the same birds: A real finch has been mixed in among the stuffed animals on the tree. Can you spot it? A close up of the bird on the tree: A clearer look at … More A Finchy Christmas Tree
A Japanese man captures scenes of his Shiba Inu dog shaking its head using slow motion photography. Some of them appear very unusual, to say the least: In the early parts of the head shake, one can see the dog’s face skin flapping in strange directions, but it’s not too weird overall. But then things … More Shiba Inu’s Head Shake
Twitter user Aaron Taylor has Starlink internet service at his residence. It suffers mysterious outages during winter until he observed the following scene: Apparently the satellite dish’s Snow Melt mode generates a modest amount of heat to melt the snow, and the local cats caught on to the fact and uses the dish as a … More Starlink Malfunction
A young girl from Los Angeles, California, reaches out to her local animal control office with an unusual question: Dear LA County I would like your approval if I can have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find one. Please send me a letter in response. A rather surreal and sweet response was … More Unicorn License
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