The Internet is so powerful!

Have you ever given thought to how many outrageous things you have come across on the Internet? Ironic, that you must come across this list of outrageous things made famous by the Internet, right here on the Internet.

10. Hashtags

Hashtags need to be stopped, only because we’re sick of seeing people write like this: I bought a white Lamborghini Murciélago instead of the black one, #my#life#is#miserable.

9. Ice Bucket Challenge

While most don’t even know about the existence of ALS, a few people understood the situation and created the Ice Bucket Challenge . Then everyone began realizing that the Ice Bucket challenge seemed like an excuse to go half-naked your love handles.

See Also: Did You Really Know The Inspiring Story Behind The Ice Bucket Challenge?

8. Memes

Internet memes usually make use of a picture with a caption. As of today, there are thousands of memes, many of which diss Internet cultures, movie characters, the average doofus and your mom.

7. Thug Life Videos

In short, a Thug Life video focuses on a person and what he’s saying, indicating that he’s the thug, the real G, the one who can make the Godfather pee his pants. Of course, it’s a big joke.

6. Mia Khalifa's New Title

While most men are okay with Mia Khalifa ’s “expertise”, the residents of Lebanon are beyond mad at her. Tweets and status updates all over the Internet made her more celebrated. However, in most Muslim countries, Mia was being shamed.

5. Save-A-Life Posts

The Save-A-Life posts pretended to have a person at stake, suffering from XYZ disease, waiting for our one like. Let’s face it, no doctor is waiting by the operating table only if the number of likes is more than or equal to hundred.

4. Harlem Shake

The Harlem shake videos have been very ambitious, shot at random places, with ever-growing groups of people.

3. Kim Kardashian's Pictures

Paired up with photographer Jean-Paul Goude, Kim bared her all in a few pictures. Soon enough, there were billions of memes of them. On one of her pictures, Kim balanced a champagne glass on her buttocks, no kidding. And the woman believes that’s her talent.

See Also: How Kim Kardashian Would Look Without Her Famous Butt?

2. Twerking

After Miley Cyrus ’s performance, Twerking videos have been bombarding the Internet. As a matter of fact, we’re certain we saw a YouTube channel dedicated to showcasing competitions where women Twerk over spectators, trying to outshine their rivals.

1. 2012 Apocalypse

We aren’t sure about who first came up with the news, but it was circulating around the Internet. Purportedly, as per the Mayan civilization’s Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, we were supposed to die on the 21st of December, 2012.

Although, in the end? We lived.

It’s time to show your number one fan how much you appreciate them..

Not sure what to get? Check out the Top 10 Mother’s Day Gifts!

10.  D.I.Y Surprise

Moms love it when you show your creative side and put some time into their presents.

Bust out your markers and make your mom a homemade card, or an I.O.U booklet for chores around the house that she can redeem any time!

9.  Bubbles and Bathtime

Lots of moms look forward to Mother’s Day because it’s a guaranteed day that they can put their feet up, so help your mom pamper herself with some bubble bath or body lotion.

8. A Book

If your mom is the intellectual type, you might want to help her escape for the day into a great book.

7. Flower Power

Tried, tested and true, a beautiful bouquet of blooms is a perfect and simple way to show your mum that’s she’s number one!

6. Pajama Parent

If the queen of your house likes to spend the day in bed catching up on some shut eye in her off time, try getting her a fun pair of pj’s – your Mother’s Day could be an all-day pajama party!

5. Sweet Treats

Has your mum got a sweet tooth? Indulge her sweet side by making her cookies or a cake – or if baking isn’t your bag, run out to your bakery and surprise her with a box or sweets ready to eat.

4. Accessories

If your mom is all about style, try buying her a fun accessory that she can flaunt all day long, like some jewelry, a bag or a patterned scarf.

3. Movies for Moms

Taking mom to the movies is a great way to “get away from it all” and to spend quality time with her as a family.

2. Spa-tacular!

If you want to go above and beyond for your mum then band together with your siblings or dad and get her a day at the spa!

If that’s a little over-the-top for you, you can always just book a massage or a pedicure since being a mom means never getting to put your feet up!

1. Dine and unwind

Whether you show your mom your culinary chops by serving up a homemade meal or you take her for a treat on the town,  planning her evening by taking care of the Mother`s Day meal will give her the perfect opportunity to dine and unwind!

But remember, no one knows your mom better than you, so just make sure that whatever you decide to get her is something you know she’ll like, and whatever you decide on will show how much you care.

(source:www.kidzworld.com)

With the legalization of same sex-marriages last year in Brazil, France, England and Wales the total number of countries where same-sex marriage is legal has risen to 17.

While modern trends seem to be pointing toward increased acceptance, there remain certain countries that are still enacting laws to restrict homosexual behaviour, often countries led by conservative religious practices, continue to enforce criminal penalties for homosexual acts.

Here are top 10 gay friendly countries in the world.

10. South Africa: Same-sex marriage legal since 2006

It was not too long ago that South Africa was getting attention for its discriminating laws. It now makes the list as the most gay-friendly African nation.

In a continent that contains many of the most anti-gay countries, South Africa was a pioneer in its legislation with relation to gays and lesbians.  Same sex marriage was legalized in 2006.

9. The Philippines: 73% acceptance

The Philippines is a good destination for any gay person looking for an Asian country to visit.

73% of its population, according to the Pew research centre survey, accepts homosexuality.

This is obvious when watching the nations most popular talk show host Boy Abunda.  He is an openly gay man, who has been a fixture on the Filipino entertainment scene since the mid 90’s.

8. Iceland: Same-sex marriage legal since 2010

Iceland has the distinct pleasure of having the country governed by an openly gay individual.

Although late in the passing of the same sex legislation there is now a complete set of laws that ensure a peaceful visit.

Furthermore the law was enacted without opposition. The population is extremely tolerant with over 10% of the nations total population turning out for the last year’s pride festival.

7. Australia: 79% acceptance

Australia is a very exciting and accepting country. 79% of people surveyed were accepting of homosexuals in society.

There is a long history of Australia and lesbian and gay rights.

Sydney has been named one of the most gay friendly cities in the world. Its annual three week-long Mardi Gras festival is testament to that fact.

It is known as one of the top events in the world and is testament to what Australia has to offer to the gay traveller.

Australia is also a land of great natural wonders. The country would rank higher if it had a law with regard to same-sex marriage.

6. Argentina/Brazil Tie: First and second countries in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage

Argentina was ahead of all of its continental partners in terms of legalization and general acceptance.  It has recognized same sex marriages since 2010 and 74% of its population responded favourably to the survey.

Furthermore Buenos Aires is an incredible destination for gays and lesbians, which are part of the city’s fabric.

Brazil fared much worst on the survey with only 60% of its population accepting of homosexuals in their society.

In 2013 Brazil passed a same-sex marriage law, the second South American country to do so.  This coupled with the incredible gay and lesbian scene found in its big cities allowed for this ranking.

Rio de Janeiro is the place to be. A 2009 survey conducted by the University of Sao Paulo showed that 14.3% of the cities population is homosexual.

5. Germany: 87% acceptance

The German population is accepting of gays and lesbians. An impressive 87% Germans responded positively to the pew survey.

This is obvious by the numerous gay and lesbian festivals throughout the country.

Many of which have attained legendary status, every major townin the country has some sort of gay pride event or festival.

All of which are very well attended. The only reason it is in the 5^th position is its failure to have a same-sex law on its books.  Rest assured, however, as a visitor you will have a blast in Germany.

4. Canada: Same-sex marriage legal since 2003

Despite its close proximity to the powerful US, Canada has been a leader in the field of gay rights for a long time.

Same-sex marriage has been legal since 2003, as is same sex adoption and a ban on all anti-gay propaganda.

80% of Canadians answered the Pew survey in a positive manner. The summer is a great time to visit Canada, with most large Canadian cities holding gay festivals and parades.

Montreal is world renown for its gay village, a definite destination to visit.

3. Belgium: Second country to legalize same-sex marriage

Belgium was the second country to legalize same-sex marriage and has established itself as one of the most progressive European countries.

Although not part of the survey, Belgians are seen as pushing the envelope to bring legal rights to gays and lesbians across the European Union.

62% of Belgians polled believe that all the countries in the Union should be made to adopt same-sex marriage laws. Brussels has many gay bars, clubs and shops.

Some of the gay parties in Brussels attract gay and lesbians from surrounding nations.

2. Netherlands: First country to legalize same-sex marriage

The Netherlands was the pioneer in the area of gay and lesbian rights.

They were the first nation to legalize same-sex marriages and most of the population supports equal rights for gays and lesbians.

Although not part of the Pew survey a recent poll conducted in May 2013 showed that over 85% of the Dutch support same sex marriage and adoption.

Amsterdam has a wonderful gay scene, but many of the smaller cities also have a gay scene.

Amsterdam’s annual Gay Pride week is world famous attracting over 500000 people to the famous Canal district.

1. Spain: 88% acceptance

The nod went to Spain, not only because of its treatment of gays and lesbians but because Spain is the only one of the top three that was in the Pew survey, with results proving they are among the most accepting, as 88% of those polled were in favor of same-sex marriage.

The population on the whole is very accepting of homosexuality.

Just southwest of Barcelona lies the coastal town of Stiges,  known for its picturesque views as well as itsmen-only (swimsuits optional) beach.

A few minutes walk from the beach you can find yourself  dining at one of the many gay restaurants or unwinding at one of the many gay bars.

As for your stay, the hotels are all gay friendly.  It is clear why Spain ranked number 1 on our list!

(source:therichest.com)

Christmas is a time of joy and peace, love for all mankind, and yearly rituals that bring out the spirit of the season. However, some Christmas traditions may have most of us scratching our heads in confusion, such as the spanish poop style.

In fact, many of them feature witches, spiders, or hobgoblins. From wooden logs that poop presents to machine gun-toting Santas, the world can surely be a strange place in your mind after reading top 10 weird christmas tradition over the world.

The state of Arizona has a reputation for right-wing politics and a distaste for gun control laws. So is it any big surprise that Arizona's Scottsville Gun Club would host one of the most bizarre yearly Santa Claus meet and greets that has probably ever existed?

"Santa and Machine Guns" allows families, including children and babies, to take their pick of weaponry from a large arsenal of pistols, shotguns, AK-47s, grenade launchers, and machine guns and use them as props in a cozy Christmas photo with dear old St Nick.

Families grin from ear to ear, with automatic weapons poised and ready, as they take photos for their holiday cards with a friendly, white bearded Santa Claus.

A team of elves is on hand to give gun safety instructions to the uninitiated before the photo is taken. This event is so popular that it has many hundreds of folks lining up around the block for this annual opportunity for strangeness.

For most of us, the thought of holiday fun and defecation definitely do not go together. Sure, rich holiday foods can often cause a troubled digestive system, but most of the time relieving one's bowels is nothing to celebrate. That is, unless it is Christmas time and you are in Catalonia, Spain, home of the extremely odd Caga Tio.

Literally translated, Caga Tio means Pooping Log and this hollowed out, smiley-faced piece of wood brings laughter and joy to Catalonian children in a long established tradition. It is cherished because it "poops" out presents.

Beginning on the night of December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the Caga Tio is placed by the fireplace, covered with a blanket, and treated as a pet. Each evening the children of the household feed the log fruit, nuts, and chocolate in hopes that it will grow bigger. Loving parents secretly swap out the log with a progressively bigger one until magically, by Christmas, it is full grown.

On Christmas day, the children of the household gather round their Pooping Log pet and sing songs to urge it to release its loot.

The song lyrics translate as "Poop log, poop candy! If you don't poop well, I'll hit you with a stick. Poop log!" The children then beat the little log with sticks to force it to defecate traditional presents like Turon nougat candy, small toys, and coins.

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While Santa Claus rewards good little children who dream peacefully of dancing fairies and sugar plums, there is an ancient demon afoot in parts of Austria, Germany, Hungary, and some neighboring countries. This hairy, evil beast has horns, hooves, a long tongue, and sharp claws. He is known by the name of Krampus.

His job is to wreak general havoc and dish out well-deserved punishment to the bad little children of the world. He carries a large wicker basket on his back, similar to Santa's sack. Instead of delivering presents in his basket, however, he uses it to kidnap the naughtiest children and deliver them straight to hell.

Although Krampus' origins are based in ancient pagan customs, the Christians came in and made him a useful part of their holiday tradition. Since the 1600's he has accompanied St. Nicholas on his feast day of December 6, taking on the bad cop role to Santa's good cop. There's no need for St. Nick to deliver lumps of coal when Krampus is ready to whip a child with the menacing lash that he carries at all times.

Since the early 1800's, Krampus festivals have kick-started the holiday season in many parts of Europe and it has become a holiday to celebrate with costumes, food, and strong drink. Weird and interesting Krampus-themed cards have been exchanged since that time period, as well, and have become quite collectible.

Today, Krampus is spreading to parts of America, particularly in more urban areas like Los Angeles and New York. A new generation of people there have imported the tradition and use it as an excuse to create elaborate Krampus costumes and throw bacchanal parties. Even the best of us can have a little sympathy for the devil.

4.Santa Claus World Championships: Samnaun, Switzerland

The little town of Samnaun, Switzerland is the center of a weird competition called ClauWau, also known as the Santa Claus World Championships. Here, teams from all over the world, dressed to the nines in snazzy red and white Santa suits, meet at a local ski resort to compete in holiday-themed contests.

There are snowshoe relay races, a wooden rocking horse obstacle course, sled races, a gingerbread decorating contest, and more, all with the goal of crowning the best Santa team. In the chimney climbing contest numerous St. Nicks throw bags of toys over their backs and race to ring a bell at the top of of a chimney structure. S

Seeing hundreds of red Santa suits contrast against the gleaming white snow is truly a strange spectacle. The object here may be to win, but having some jolly holiday-inspired laughs is the real goal of this event.

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Switzerland seems to take the cake with their oddball Christmas festivities. In yet another small Swiss town, an age-old pagan celebration to ward off evil spirits has evolved into the tradition of Klausjagan, which literally means "chasing the Klaus." In this two-hour festival, which begins after dark on December 5 and is celebrated as St. Nicholas Day, villagers proceed by cracking 8-foot-long whips, all with the intention of harassing Santa Claus.

Afterwards, a procession of 200 locals dressed in giant illuminated stained glass-style bishop hats follow in line, while over 20,000 spectators ogle the offbeat pageant. The lighted hats glow gloriously in the dark, giving watchers a sense of awe and peace.

The festival concludes with a march of over 1,000 locals who are loudly blasting deafening cow bells, instruments, and horns.

While this strange celebration makes sense with its original intent as a protection from evil, it is quite strange that Santa Claus has become the focus of the chase. When early Christianity found it necessary to merge old pagan customs into their theology so as to gain more followers, some odd customs were definitely created.


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6.La Befana, The "Good Witch" Who Brings Presents: Italy

In addition to Santa Claus, who is known as Babbo Natale in Italy, good Italian children are doubly in luck. Eleven days after Christmas, on January 5, the eve of the Ephinany, a haggard, old, and dusty witch named La Befana flies by on her broomstick and delivers additional toys and candy to well-behaved children.

Soot covered, wearing shoes with holes and patched clothes in tatters, this well-intentioned witch enters houses by flying down chimneys in order to deposit loot in kid's shoes or stockings. Children who have misbehaved are threatened with lumps of coal or perhaps just a sweet lump of coal-colored sugar.

Originating from an ancient year-end pagan custom which burned an effigy of a withered old woman on a pyre to symbolize death and rebirth, La Befana was recreated in the 13th century with Christianity in mind. The established legend tells us that La Befana turned down an invite from the three wise men to visit baby Jesus in his manger. Feeling guilty, she now travels the world on the eve of the date when the wise men reached the manger, forever delivering presents to children to make up for her regretful mistake.

An odd, yet creative, Christmas tradition has existed in the Oaxaca region of Mexico for 116 years. La Noche de Rabanos, or Night of the Radishes, is a somewhat surreal art festival held yearly on December 23 in which artisans compete by carving oversized root vegetables, some weighing as much as six pounds. It has evolved into a worldwide tourist attraction, drawing long lines to witness the stiff competition between artists who create elaborate sculptures.

The custom originated with 16th Century Spanish missionaries. While converting the indigenous people of the region to Christianity, they decided to incorporate the native's local carving practices into the conversion.

The giant local radish was chosen to be honored and carved and a Christmas ritual was created. Nowadays there are cash prizes for the best radish sculpture, which feature designs that run the gamut from religious and Christmas themes to random pop art. Over one hundred annual competitors, who take this contest very seriously, provide assurance that this weird holiday institution continues to be observed.

Started in 1994 in San Francisco by the oddball group The Cacophony Society, which is known for testing limits and pushing boundaries with staged group events, SantaCon has become a worldwide annual tradition in which hundreds of thousands of people participate.

Originally created as a thinking man's demonstration to lightheartedly protest the consumerism of the season, SantaCon has taken on a life of its own and keeps getting bigger.

Essentially, SantaCon is a meet-up wandering party where thousands of followers dress in mandatory Santa Claus, elf, or reindeer costumes and travel around a given city in a massive pack, bursting out into planned Christmas songs, stopping at local bars, and generally stunning passersby.

Lately, it has evolved into an elaborate party and drinking event with widespread rowdiness and public drunkenness. SantaCon's website has explicit rules of conduct to try to keep the event under control.

A record for the Guinness World Book was set in 2007 when over 13,000 Santas converged at one SantaCon in Ireland, but the SantaCon website claims that the record was actually topped the year before in 2006 when 70,000 Santas clogged the streets of Moscow.

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Most people think of spider webs as a spooky Halloween symbol, but in the Ukraine spiders and their webs represent a most lucky kind of Christmas. Tradition calls for Christmas trees in this part of the world to be decorated with spider webs to insure blessings and good fortune in the coming year.

This custom is based on an ancient Ukrainian legend in which a poverty-stricken widow had no funds to decorate her family's Christmas tree. Her desolate children were left saddened and crying.

After the children went to bed, some friendly spiders who had sympathized with the children's tears spun gorgeous, light-reflective webs to decorate the bare tree. When the children awoke on Christmas morning they were joyous to find the beautifully decorated tree. From that day forward the poor family was prosperous and lucky.

Christmas Eve is regarded with great superstition in Norway. Very much like the Halloween tradition in other countries, Norwegians believe that this is the night when evil spirits taunt the living. It is customarily believed that this is when witches come out and search for brooms to steal from hapless citizens in order to fly off into the cold, dark night.

In order to prevent this, it is a yearly tradition for women to hide all of the brooms and mops in a given household, lest a nearby witch might steal one of them. The men are then responsible for firing guns into the sky to frighten away evil entities.

(source:oddee.com)

What distorted our senses and changed our perception of reality?

Last year we saw a lot of street art works that pushed creative boundaries like Strok's figures walking on walls and Aakash Nihalani's piercing neon shapes.

Among them here are the top 12 most mind-bending illusions in 2014.

12. Strok's Shadows of Figures Walking on School Walls

Using his signature technique of multi-layered stencils, Norwegian-based street artist Anders Gjennestad, also known as Strøk, creates photorealistic images that fool the eye.

They distort perspective using strong shadows and gives the illusion that people are walking up walls.

11. Aakash Nihalani's Neon Shapes Pierce Human Torsos

New York-based artist Aakash Nihalani has moved away from his previously admired interior and landscape tape illusions and has turned towards human subjects as his newest canvas.

In his series, Landline, Nihalani cleverly pierces human torsos throughout Brooklyn with three-dimensional isometric rectangles and squares made out of neon tape.

10. Deteriorating Swimming Pool by Jeroen Bisscheroux

The pool that artist Jeroen Bisscheroux crafted isn’t the type that you’d swim in.Instead, it’s a completely flat art installation and optical illusion.

The carpet-like painting is titled POOL, loss of color and it depicts a nearly empty, deteriorating swimming pool.

9. Optical Illusion Drawings by Ramon Bruin

Dutch artist Ramon Bruin, aka JJK Airbrush, is a master at creating optical illusion drawings that blur the line between art and reality.

Bruin, who is mostly self-taught, brings his anamorphic drawings to life by photographing them at precise angles, making the subjects appear to pop right off the page.

8. Bold Tattoo That Makes You Do a Double-Take by Paul O'Rourke

Paul O’Rourke of Allstar Ink in Limerick, Ireland created this clever tattoo that will definitely make you do a double take.

The swirling column that’s inked on his client’s arm appears to dip into two deep crevasses of the skin. From first glance, it seems like you could grab onto the “handle” of this person’s lower bicep.

7. Endlessly Melting Sculpture by Takeshi Murata

Melter 3-D appears to be a continuously moving sphere of liquid metal but, in fact, this amazing sculpture is actually an optical illusion developed by digital artist Takeshi Murata.

Recently revealed at Frieze New York 2014, the small chrome sphere sits alone in the corner of a dark room, illuminated by strobe lights from various angles.

The lighting is synchronized with rapid spinning to create a hypnotic, repetitive impression of movement.

6. Murals Appear as 3D Sculptures Floating in Mid-Air by Odeith

Portugal-based street artist Odeith creates incredible paintings that will fool your eyes into thinking that they’re 3D sculptures floating in midair.

Here, he’s used similar shading techniques and an impeccable handling of perspective on the corners of walls.

The results are optical illusions of these decorative texts spanning across the space.

5. Levitating Building in London by Alex Chinneck

This surreal architectural sculpture, entitled Take My Lightning But Don't Steal My Thunder, is a mind-blowing piece in which a section of a building appears to be levitating in mid-air.

Created by British artist and designer Alex Chinneck, the large-scale optical illusion sits directly in Covent Garden in London and was modeled after the original architecture of the184-year old Market Building.

4. Mind-Bending Placemat by A.P. Works

Japanese design studio A.P.Works playfully mimics the imagery of Albert Einstein's space-time fabric theory with this mind-bending placemat.

By warping the grid pattern, the trick mat creates the illusion that the plate and silverware are weighing down the placemat's seemingly elastic surface, in the same way that planets and stars distort the plane of space-time.

3. Ceramic Sculptures That Look Like Inflatable Toys by Brett Kern

West Virginia-based artist Brett Kern has mastered the art of illusion with handcrafted ceramic sculptures that deceptively look like inflatable toys.

Each figure in this ongoing series of work presents a set of whimsically simple characters, be it a minimalist dinosaur or a cartoonish astronaut.

2. The Hovering Tree by Mario Schyster

Graphic designer Daniel Siering and art director Mario Schuster have taken a solitary tree in Potsdam, Germany and transformed it into a split, hovering trunk with nothing more than some paint and tin foil.

To create the illusion, Siering and Shu wrapped a section of the tree in foil and proceeded to spray paint it in the likeness of the surrounding environment.

From the precise angle, the tree looks as though it is floating in mid-air.

1. The Parrot That's Actually a Human Being by Johannes Stroetter

Can you see her?

Although this may look like a simple image of a parrot perched on a tree stump, believe it or not, it's actually a photograph of a woman whose entire body has been perfectly painted to resemble the tropical bird.

This is the work of fine art body painter Johannes Stoetter, who is an expert at creating intricate body art illusions that look incredibly lifelike.

(source:mymodernmet.com)