German Granny Has Been Battling Hate Speech All by Herself, for 31 Years
72-year-old Irmela Mensah-Schram is a special kind of cleaning lady. For the last 31 years, she has been travelling across Germany, cleaning its streets of hateful messages, be they propaganda posters or graffiti. She has received death threats from neo-nazis and the police have fined her numerous times, but she continues her fight against racism, antisemitism and […]
World’s First Automatic Toothbrush Takes Brushing Out of the Equation
Technology is changing every aspect of our lives and apparently tooth brushing is no exception. Amabrush, the world’s first automatic toothbrush promises to clean your pearly whites in just 10 seconds, with no effort required on your part. You may never have thought about it before, but you lose tens of hours a year just brushing […]
Umbrella Sharing Company Loses Most of Its 300,000 Umbrellas in a Couple of Months
Sharing E Umbrella, a new umbrella sharing company based in Shenzen, China, recently announced that it had lost most of the 300,000 umbrellas it made available since it launched, in April. China’s sharing economy has been booming, with companies offering anything from bicycles and basketballs to smartphone battery banks on a rental basis. Customers make a […]