The plastic queen
Surgery obsessed glamour model Pixee has undergone hundreds of extreme procedures in her bid to become a living cartoon. In her pursuit of plastic perfection, Pixee has had over 200 cosmetic procedures and radical...
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Pachinko obsession explained
Pachinko machines were first built during the 1920s as a children’s toy called the “Corinth game”, based on and named after the American “Corinthian bagatelle“. Another likely inspiration was the Billard japonais, ‘Japanese billiards’, invented in Western Europe...
Meet the Panini addict who owns the biggest sticker collection in the world
Gianni Bellini owns the largest football sticker collection in the world. For most people, collecting football stickers is a mere hobby, but for this 54-year-old Panini enthusiast it has become a rite of passage....
Extreme World: human trafficking
Coming face to face with the horror of human trafficking reduced TV hardman Ross Kemp to tears. His encounters with slave masters and victims moved the Extreme World frontman very deeply. So he didn’t think twice...
A cryptocurrency without a blockchain has been built to outperform Bitcoin
Bitcoin isn’t the only cryptocurrency on a hot streak—plenty of alternative currencies have enjoyed rallies alongside the Epic Bitcoin Bull Run of 2017. One of the most intriguing examples is also among the most...
A look inside one of the world’s biggest Bitcoin mines
Bitcoin’s record rally is proving a boon for China, a country that is at the heart of the crypto-currency economy. It hosts some of the biggest exchanges and dominates the mining of new bitcoins....
How PayPal became the internet’s payment system
PayPal is an American company operating a worldwide online payment system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods like checks and money orders. PayPal is one...
5 shocking bitcoin stories
Bitcoin has been around for a few years now, enough time for the cryptocurrency to give us a few unforgettable stories. These are indeed shocking, as some of those involved in these events found themselves...
Gaius Appuleius Diocles
Gaius Appuleius Diocles (104-146) was a Roman charioteer. A native of Lamego, Lusitania (now Lamego, Portugal), his first notable victory outside his native land was in Ilerda (now Lleida, Spain) This success brought him...
Nábrók
Nábrók (necropants) are a pair of pants made from the skin of a dead man, which are believed in Icelandic witchcraft to be capable of producing an endless supply of money. The ritual was...
