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Japan’s weird sex hotels – offering everything from prison cell bondage to vibrator vending machines There are more th

There are more than 37,000 “love hotels” in Japan, which can be rented overnight or by the hour for lovemaking sessions.

They started in the 1960s and are now widely used by everyone from young couples in love to married men and women indulging in affairs.

Many of the hotels have themed rooms, based on the customer’s sexual preferences.

The spaces are steeped in fantasy, with decor ranging from fake subway cars and Greek palaces to religious bondage and pirate ships.

Some of the rooms are more sinister though, with schoolgirl uniforms and children’s bedrooms incorporated as part of the fantasy world.

There are also numerous extras that customers can use during sex, including swings and vending machines that dispense vibrators.

The American photographer Misty Keasler visited many of the love hotels during a visit to Japan for a photography book called Love Hotels: The Hidden Fantasy Rooms of Japan.=read more

Weird £5 "portable lawn" sparks internet frenzy and has already sold out

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Groupon has created the world's first portable lawn, and while many of us would never be seen dead chillaxing on a personal human-shaped patch of grass, we are apparently wrong, as the portable lawn was quickly snapped up and is now officially sold out.

The aptly named 'Lawnsie' was only £5 a pop, designed to allow Brits to take green space with them wherever they went, and is quite literally, a patch of fake grass in the shape of a body that allows you to pitch up and sunbathe anywhere.=read more

Weird' toe wrestling event returns

New toe wrestling champions have been crowned this weekend after the unusual competition was held in Derbyshire.

The World Toe Wrestling Championships, which is like arm wrestling but with feet, was held at Bentley Brook Inn, Fenny Bentley, Derbyshire.

Alan "Nasty" Nash won the men's competition for the 14th time and Rebecca Beech won the women's title.

The championships were created in the 1970s.-read more

The weird and wonderful world of pub games

As long as there were pubs and inns there were always games," says historian and 'doctor of darts' Patrick Chaplin. While his PhD is in the social history of that pursuit, the world of pub pastimes is far from restricted to the dartboard or the pool table. Anyone for a spot of dwile flonking or a game of devil among the tailors?read more

Dull, bland and boring: Towns band together to become more exciting

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BORING: Many visitors have been tickled by the town's name

The small Scottish community of Dull forged ties with Boring, in Oregon US, in 2012.

They were twinned after Dull resident Elizabeth Leighton was cycling around the US state while on holiday and passed the strange settlement.

Tickled by the name she phoned home with the idea about developing ties between the two oddly-named places.

“We heard about it and thought it would be even better if it became Bland, Dull and Boring”

Neil Pokoney

But the two communities have become more interesting after the Australian shire of Bland joined the “League of Extraordinary Communities”.

The stunt has proved successful for the Highland community, which has gone on to become a tourist sensation in its own right after erecting a 10ft sign announcing the Bring partnership in 2013.

Councillor Ian Cambell has even invited the Mayor -read more

10 weird things only British people do with toast

There is no such thing as just eating a piece of toast with a delicious topping such as peanut butter, we like to push the food boundaries, come up with different concoctions and above all find new ways to enjoy the humble food that is toast.

Believe it or not beans on toast, toasties and enthusiastically dipping it into egg yolk aren’t things that other nations do.

Obviously they’re missing out.

1. Toasties

This is a bit like the British version of the beloved American grilled cheese delight, but of course way better.

Nothing brings your tummy delight like a serving of two near burnt cheese, baked beans and red onions toasties, with a side of tomato ketchup.

Simple to make, so fil

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2017/07/20/10-weird-things-only-british-people-do-with-toast-6781975/#ixzz4n0FNdecb