Billing itself as the only establishment in the world entirely devoted to parasites, this quirky little museum has become a popular offbeat attraction - and even date spot - in the relatively quiet Meguro neighborhood of Japan's sprawling capital.
The ground floor might seem harmless enough - lights flash on oversize maps of Japan to show where different parasites are present - but go up the stairs and things take a more gruesome turn.
Photographs show the severely distended testicles of the unfortunate human host of a tropical bug. Nearby, a giant herpetological parasite pokes out of a bottled turtle's head. The museum has over 45,000 immersed and prepared parasite specimens in its collection.
But the prize attraction is undoubtedly the world's longest tapeworm - all 8.8 metres of it - accompanied by a rope the same length that you can "play with" to get a real "feel" for its dimensions. The small gift shop sells a cheery range of parasite-themed T-shirts, keyrings, and birthday cards.
British Airways is back with another tearjerker!
As some of you may remember, last July British Airways unveiled their "Visit Mum" campaign, which was one of the most brilliant things I've ever seen.
It takes a lot for me to get emotional, but this one really did it for me. I think as travelers we can all relate to the sentiment expressed in the video in one form or another. And that doesn't even account for how beautifully the video was produced.
While British Airways has had some decent ad campaigns since then, nothing has quite matched "Visit Mum," in my opinion... until now.
British Airways just unveiled their latest ad campaign, entitled "The Welcome of Home." It might just be on par with "Visit Mum," and is a tearjerker.
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A video is circulating the web of a hotel housekeeper rummaging through a guest's belongings.
This video was apparently taken on November 5, 2014, at a US hotel, and based on the room design it looks to me like a Hampton Inn (though I could be wrong).
In the video a housekeeper is seen:
-- Looking at a package the guest received
-- Trying to log into the guest's computer multiple times
-- Looking at the guest's video games and tablet
-- Using the same gloves to make the bed that she used in the bathroom
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Over the weekend American’s “status buy back / buy up” page went from ‘offer expired’ to ‘coming soon.’ That made it a pretty good bet that American would be re-introducing a way to either buy back status you had in the previous year but didn’t requalify for, or buy elite qualifying miles to put you […]
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