Archive for Fun and Wacky News

  • Takeru Kobayashi Defeated Again in Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009 Takeru Kobayashi Defeated Again in Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest 2009

    For the third year in a row, Takeru Kobayashi was defeated in the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in the fame Coney Island amusement park.  Although, Kobayashi chowed down a record 64 hot dogs it was not enough as American Joey Chestnut also chowed down a record of 68 hot dogs. The wi...

  • Proper Way to Eat Sushi - Japanese Style Proper Way to Eat Sushi – Japanese Style

    If you live in Japan for any amount of time, you know everything has a correct etiquette and decorum way of doing something.  This funny videos mocks the the way Japanese eat sushi.  You can actually learn alot of their culture and customs by looking at the video. Source: Almost Japan...

  • Hong Man Choi vs. Jose Canseco in Dream 9 Hong Man Choi vs. Jose Canseco in Dream 9

    MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) has become one of the most popular sports in US and around Asia.  In Dream 9 event held at Yokohama, Japan, Hong Man Choi, 7'2" tall, defeated outcasted baseball player, Jose Canseco, in 72 seconds.  A 19-year Major League Baseball (MBA) player needed to fight because he...

  • Awesome Wildlife Pictures Awesome Wildlife Pictures

    Nice wildlife pictures from National Geographic.  Enjoy ...

  • Very Creative Print Ad from Nikon Very Creative Print Ad from Nikon

    Found the ad from Nikon to be very creative.  I'm assuming this poster is very old as it is touting the advantages 3M pixel over 2M pixel.  Apparently more pixel is better.  Cameras now a days are still touting high pixel resolutions eventhough most people will see no difference at all. ...

  • Japanese Heart-Shaped Watermelon Japanese Heart-Shaped Watermelon

    Japanese are known for their ultra expensive fruits.  This year, Hiroichi Kimura, a farmer from Kumamoto, Japan, created a perfectly Heart shaped watermelons just in time for Mother's Day.  They were sold for $160 USD at their local Department store.   Source: Asahi...