Persia on the go

There are many Sovietera remnants scattered all over the Russian Federation but few as blatant as this old Zighuli car covered in Persianstyle rugs that recently went viral on social media The Zhiguli VAZ was a popular car model produced in Soviet Russia and exported all over the world Outside of the Soviet Union it was sold under the LADA brand so it might look familiar even if yoursquore not from Russia It was always considered a reliable vehicle that could take some punishment and still run but overall it was one of the many symbols associated with the Soviet UnionNo model was ever as Sovietised as lsquoCarpetsrsquo a unique VAZ 27011 that captures viewersrsquo imagination with its unusual exteriormdasha layer of old Persianstyle rugs that were once all the rage in communist countriesStill no model was ever as Sovietised as lsquoCarpetsrsquo a unique VAZ 27011 that captures viewersrsquo imagination with its unusual exteriormdasha layer of old Persianstyle rugs that were once all the rage in communist countrieslsquoCarpetsrsquo is the creation of Georgy Makarov an automobile enthusiast and student at the Moscow Automobile and Highway State Technical University who wanted a car that was cheap but that could also stand out He inherited the love for old Russian cars from his father who has been involved in vehicle restoration for 30 years and is one of Russiarsquos vintage car expertsMakarov inherited the love for old Russian cars from his fatherldquoCarpets is my vision made real It is made up of three concepts the Soviet Union the lsquoZhigulirsquo brand and carpetsrdquo Makarov said ldquoFor me these are inseparable things so I connected them in one car Now it is an art object a historical monument and just a means of transportationrdquoTears from hellA girl in rural India has been crying small stones out of her eyes every dayA 15yearold from Gadiya Balidaspur UP has been crying stone tears for the last two months According to the girlrsquos family small stones started falling from her eyes on July 17 and she has been crying between 10 and 15 stone tears every day since then More than 70 socalled stone tears have been collected in over two months since the bizarre phenomenon was reportedApparently 15yearold Chandni starts eliminating small stones from her eyes from around six in the morning and continues to do so until evening For some reason the stones donrsquot form in her eyes during the night In a video that went viral Chandni can be seen exhibiting a small lump on her left eyelid After being massaged down by hand the lump turns out to be one of the stones that have been giving the girl problems for over two months Ophthalmologists have however claimed that such a phenomenon is impossibleWill you eat thisJapanese food artist Izumirsquos frosted cookies look too good to eat He uses his talent to create incredible threedimensional cookie decorations by hand and has developed the skill to recreate almost any anime character Izumi who posts on social media under the moniker kiri0izm also creates icing out of fondant Pics CourtesyInstagramBurned house sells for almost 400KA home in Massachusetts seriously damaged by fire has been listed on the market with an asking price of 399000 The online listing for the burned threebedroom 1857sqft home starts with a call out as ldquoHouse is in need of a complete renovation or potential tear down and rebuild House being sold as isrdquoMissing drunk man joins own search partyA man who joined the search for a missing man was able to help track him down when he realised it was him that they were looking for Beyhan Mutlu 50 was declared missing by his wife after going out for drinks with friends before wandering off into woods in Cayyaka TurkeyChimp uses a plastic bottle as a sex toyIn what may be a first for the species a chimpanzee from Uganda was observed masturbating with a manmade sex toymdasha discarded plastic bottle Much like humans male apes masturbate during times of stress or when theyrsquore unable to find a mate Itrsquos also the first case of a wild ape using human refuse for sex This indicates the animals are being increasingly exposed to plastic pollutionJapan sells first genomeedited tomatoesTokyobased startup Sanatech Seed Co teamed up with scientists at the University of Tsukuba to develop a new variety of tomatoes using CRISPRCas9 geneediting technology Named Sicilian Rouge High GABA this new type of tomato contains five to six times the normal level of a type of amino acid called gammaaminobutyric acid or GABA According to Japanese media the company removed an inhibitory domain within the tomatorsquos genome to enable it to produce these high levels of GABAArtist flees with money for artworkA Danish artist who was given a pile of money by a museum with which to create a piece of artwork submitted two empty canvasesmdashtitled Take the Money and Run Jens Haaning was given the equivalent of nearly 84000 in Danish kroner and euro bank notes by the Kunsten Museum of Modern Art in Aalborg ldquoThe artwork is that I have taken the moneyrdquo Haaning told a radio show His move immediately won fans on social media ldquoBrilliant Clever guyrdquo one user saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever