Steven Purugganan is an 11-year-old Filipino-American who holds the world record for all five categories (three individuals, two teams) of sport stacking.
Below is a video of Purugganan breaking the then Cycle record during the 2008 World Championships in Denver, USA… [his latest world record is 5.93s]
[credits to raydavid1965@youtube for the upload]
Archaeology – Oldest musical instrument [BBC]
Greece – Rocket ‘war’ between two villages [Youtube, via Wickedreport]
Japan – Beer machine [Youtube, via Japundit]
Japan – Men only train cars sought in groping fears [Reuters]
Korea – June 14 is Kiss Day [K-popped]
Malmö – Swedish women win rights to bath topless in swimming pool [Thelocal]
Paleontology – Oldest known elephant ancestor, size of a rabbit [NatGeo]
Stupid teens tried to rob a police station [Youtube]
Offbeat snippets from other sources…
China – Man have 100 needles in body [Vinaminh]
China – Pretty girls’ saliva for sale [Stareastasia]
Japanese anime teaches kids to poo [Benzbabbles]
Korea – The Obama Story in comic [Publisherweekly]
Taiwan – Man steals for free prison meal [Reuters]
Thailand – Elephant painted like pandas [Dailymail]
UK – Olympic hopeful discovered while catching bus [Neatorama]
US – Vintage photos of female officers in US Navy in WWII (pic) [Wickedreport]
Remember the Japanese comedy skit of “getting to work in 5-minutes?” Here’s another similar piece from the same show, of “getting your kid ready to school in five minutes,” featuring comedian Tomoko Murakami.
Not as brilliant imo, but quite funny nonetheless… [again, via Japanprobe]
An Indian temple in Taiping, Malaysia, is attracting hundreds of daily visitors hoping to get some luck by wrestling interacting with some wild boars…
Nakizumo (lit. crying sumo) is a traditional Japanese festival with 400-years of history. The event, believed to bring good health to the babies, is held annually in temples across Japan where the kids would face-off each other to see who’s crying the soonest (and loudest)…
The above video [credits to garyjpn@youtube for the upload] is probably from Hiroshima in 2009; there are other slightly different format in other places, including in Tokyo where some real sumo wrestlers were involved.
Offbeat snippets from other sources…
China – Dangerous road to school (pic) [Stareast]
France – Mini Paris model built out of trash [Thesun]
Fun – Viewcam, from sushi’s point of view [Youtube]
Malaysia – Telling your wife she’s not pretty may soon be illegal [Thestar] and some other strange laws around the world [Wicked]
Taiwan – A 500 seconds traffic light stop [Stareast]
UK – How an old lady spent 23 years moving her house [Dailymail]
WTF – Why North Korea is firing missiles at Japan [Wicked]
Offbeat snippets from other sources…
Cars – Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa (pic) sets auction record price [Motortrend]
Chainsaw wooden art [Wickedreport]
Extreme street cycling [Youtube]
Japan – Park plays high-pitch tone to discourage vandals (and perhaps celebrity drunkards who bare-naked) [Reuters]
Japan – Swine flu prompts karaoke boom [BBC]
Job – Have a drink, Facebook it, and get paid [Goode]
World record for the longest flight for a paper airplane [Telegraph]
World’s oldest tree [Flushrush]
