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Top 50 Bizarre Trends in April 2010

From Toddler Tattoo Artists to Locust Pizza Topping

— May 1, 2010 — Top Lists
For the month of April 2010, these are the Top 50 bizarre trends, which include Toddler Tattoo Artists, Extremely Stilted Heels and Mythical Creature Taxidermy. The rankings are based on millions of views and 2100 new trends.

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Selling Whole Towns
Selling Whole Towns
The Village of Wauconda is the First Town in the US to be Privately Purchased
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49
Pig Racing
Pig Racing
The Piglet Kentucky Derby Will Make You Squeal
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48
Locust Pizza Topping
Locust Pizza Topping
Locust Pizzas are Becoming Popular in Australia
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47
Veggie Head Photography
Veggie Head Photography
The Winter Vegetables Collection May Make You Become a Carnivore
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46
Lava Chefs
Lava Chefs
Icelandic Chefs Cook Up a Literally Volcanic Meal
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45
Shoelace Gardens
Shoelace Gardens
'Field' by Dominic Wilcox Consists of 500 Terra Plana Shoes
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44
Narrow Electrocars
Narrow Electrocars
Figo is Designed to Reduce Traffic Congestion
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43
Speedily-Charged Scooters
Speedily-Charged Scooters
Econogo Yogo Electric Scooter Gets a Full Charge in 1 Hour
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42
Horn-Headed Editorials
Horn-Headed Editorials
'Animalistic' Ben Lamberty Schon Magazine Shoot is Wild
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41
In-Home Museums
In-Home Museums
Marc Da Cunha Lopes Keeps It Bony and Weird With 'SKLT'
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40
Trashy Chocolate Couture
Trashy Chocolate Couture
Terracycle's Gown Made From Old M&M Wrappers
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39
Crispy Star Wars Recreations
Crispy Star Wars Recreations
The Bacon AT-AT is Darth Vader's Dream Breakfast
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38
Monthly Period Fashion
Monthly Period Fashion
Walter Raes Turns Tampons Into Wearable Art
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37
Galactic Cars
Galactic Cars
Dean Shorey's Battlestar Galacti-Car is the Viper of Battlestar Galactica
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36
Boars as Crash Test Dummies
Boars as Crash Test Dummies
Germany's Wild Boar Crash Tests are Not 'Lion King'-Friendly
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35
Prickly Porcupine Dresses
Prickly Porcupine Dresses
Susie MacMurray's 'Widow' Garment Surely Killed its Husband
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34
TV Show Cult Cards
TV Show Cult Cards
Alex Griendling's 'LOST' Tarot Cards Predict Fortunes With a Dark Theme
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33
Insectified Hair Pins
Insectified Hair Pins
Calourette Creates Bizarre Jewelry to Adorn Your Neck, Fingers & Clothing
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32
Ghoulishly Eerie Photography
Ghoulishly Eerie Photography
Todd Hido's Photographs are a Perfect Background for Ghosts
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31
Abstract Animal Sculptures
Abstract Animal Sculptures
Jared Pankin Mashes Animals With Wood to Create Creepy Crafts
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30
Scrap-Happy Limousines
Scrap-Happy Limousines
Nissan UK Has Unveiled 11m Long Assembled Car
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29
Mood-Matching Toilet Paper
Mood-Matching Toilet Paper
Renova Toilet Paper is Custom Tailored to Fit Your Personality
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28
Chivalrous Zombie Art
Chivalrous Zombie Art
Kira Shaimanova's 'Chivalry is Undead' Depicts a Wonderful World
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27
Mythical Creature Discoveries
Mythical Creature Discoveries
The 'Oriental Yeti' Emerges from the Woodlands of China
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26
Off-Kilter Cars
Off-Kilter Cars
Japanese VIP Tuning Style Creates Off-Camber Vehicles On Purpose
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25
Llama Themed Weddings
Llama Themed Weddings
Laura and Simon's Llama Nuptial Shows Up the Camel Themed Wedding
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24
Colorful Wired Women
Colorful Wired Women
The Eccentric Kasey McMahon Connected Project
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23
Beautified Weapon Art
Beautified Weapon Art
The ‘Moments of War' by Mariusz Kozik is Disturbing but Beautifu
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22
Braille Jewelry
Braille Jewelry
Braille Rings are Wearable Love Notes
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21
Snail Shell Headdresses
Snail Shell Headdresses
This Diego Diaz 'Sickhead' Shoot is Strangely Stunning
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20
Fruitless Veggie Chases
Fruitless Veggie Chases
Sven Prim's Digitally Manipulated Photography
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19
Uber-Efficient 3-Wheelers
Uber-Efficient 3-Wheelers
The E-Rex Trike by OptaMotive is 3 Times More Efficient Than a Prius
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18
Anonymous Emotive Photography
Anonymous Emotive Photography
The Alberto Polo Ianez Photography Collection Creates Heartfelt
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17
Half Drowning Photography
Half Drowning Photography
Ina Jang's Photography is Bizarre and Beautiful
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16
Frightful Predator Rings
Frightful Predator Rings
Formidable Finger Fashions for the Huntress
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15
Macabre Makeuptography
Macabre Makeuptography
Jon Jacobsen's Dilerious Digital Images
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14
Evil Clowns For Hire
Evil Clowns For Hire
Hire Something Scary for Your Next Birthday
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13
Sticky-Sweet Sandwich Wallets
Sticky-Sweet Sandwich Wallets
The PB & J Pouch Keeps Your Money Safe and Your Stomach Growling
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12
Whip Tailed Headgear
Whip Tailed Headgear
Bob Basset's RP6 Masks are Sinister
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11
Electro Sports Bikes
Electro Sports Bikes
The E-TX Urban Bike is a Futuristic Sports Bike
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10
Comic Book Ink
Comic Book Ink
These Superhero Tattoos Look Poised to Fight Crime
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9
DIY Dentistry
DIY Dentistry
Francesco Sambo 'Selfportrait' Project is Mechanized Mania
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8
Private Nerd Gardens
Private Nerd Gardens
The Garden of Cosmic Speculation is for Time and Space Contemplators
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7
Extremely Stilted Heels
Extremely Stilted Heels
Caroline Sciancalepore Makes a Statement About Pumps
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6
Infamous Murderer Inks
Infamous Murderer Inks
These Charles Manson Tattoos Make Me Wonder Why You Would Get One
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5
Hairy Headdresses
Hairy Headdresses
CuldeSac and Studio Marisol Take Hair to its Outer Limits
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4
Color-Coated Performance Art
Color-Coated Performance Art
Melodie Mousset's Amazing Technicolor Dream World
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3
Faux Icon Inktography
Faux Icon Inktography
Jean Luc Moerman Tattoos The World's Biggest Stars
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2
Mythical Creature Taxidermy
Mythical Creature Taxidermy
From Professor Copperthwaite's Collection of Fictional Travels
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Toddler Tattoo Artists
Toddler Tattoo Artists
Three-Year-Old Ruby Dickinson is the World's Youngest Tattoo Artist
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