A list of intriguing things
One: A truly golden hotel: The Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is the first in the world to be gold-plated on the inside and the outside! The Guardian has an eye-popping gallery of photos.
Two: This is not a gingerbread house. This is a ‘charcuterie chalet’: “a small model cabin constructed using soft cheeses for the glue and cured meats for basically everything else. The Cut waxes eloquent on this latest culinary travesty.
Three: This is a speaker-phone plus computer mouse aka Tele-mouse. Yes, it’s real, and was back in 1998—when phones and modems shared the same line. Nope, it wasn’t a hit but it reveals how technological innovation happens. Vice explains.
Four: This is a limited edition weighted blanket sold by… Pizza Hut (who else!) for the low, low price of $150. No, it is not available in India. Yes, we are crying on the inside.
Five: This is an astonishing example of an octopus in camouflage.
