China Builds World’s Deepest Underground Laboratory to Study Dark Matter
Located 2,400 meters under the Earth’s surface, the Deep Underground and Ultra-low Radiation Background Facility for Frontier Physics Experiments (DURF) is the world’s deepest underground laboratory. In December 2020, Tsinghua University and Yalong River Hydropower Development Company, Ltd. began work on a daring project under Jinping Mountain in Sichuan’s Liangshan Yi Autonomous Prefecture. Designed to […]
McDonald’s Restaurant in the “Middle of Nowhere” Sparks Conspiracy Theories
A McDonald’s restaurant that only opened a week ago has already gone viral on social media because of its unusual location – in rural Quebec, Canada, surrounded by farmland. McDonald’s is one of the world’s most recognizable brands, and one of the ways it built this reputation was by opening restaurants in busy areas that […]
Unusual Number of Bald, Beardless Men Going into Barbershop Leads to Drug Bust
Italian police recently arrested a Genoa barber for drug dealing after noticing that many of the clients going into his shop were bald and beardless. The Carabinieri (Italian police) had received reports of drug dealing activity in Genoa’s Foce area, but they didn’t really have any strong leads. An investigative unit was charged with gathering […]
Months of Punctured Tire Incidents Revealed to Be Work of Dog Suffering from Gingivitis
The people of Vastogirardi, a town of 600 souls in the south of Italy, have finally solved the mystery of a series of flat tires over the last few months – a local dog with a bad case of gingivitis. It all started in July of this year when the quiet town of Vastogirardi was […]
Once Hailed as China’s Youngest University Student, Prodigy Now Content with Sitting Around
A former Chinese whizkid who entered university at the age of 10 and was already a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics at 16, spends his days doing nothing and relies on his parents for money. Zhang Xinyang had always been destined for greatness. At just two and a half years old, he learned over a […]
Japanese Bar Offers Controversial Face Slapping Service
A Japanese izakaya bar has come under fire for offering patrons the rather controversial service of being slapped on their faces before having their meals served. The Shachihoko-ya izakaya in Nagoya served its snacks with a hearty side of slaps delivered by its female staff. The bizarre service is said to have revitalized the establishment’s […]
The Forklift Driving World Championship Is a Surprisingly Exciting Event
Every year, Germany hosts the Stapler Cup, a competitive event that sees hundreds of forklift drivers from around the world going head to head in a series of difficult challenges for the title of world’s best forklift operator. Competitive forklift driving probably doesn’t sound like the most exciting competitive event in the world, but that’s […]
Dental Clinic Cleaner Poses as Dentist, Unnecessarily Extracts Man’s Front Teeth
A Turkish man had to endure over a month of excruciating pain after he had four of his front teeth extracted by a cleaner posing as a dentist at a clinic in Istanbul. According to documents relating to a recently resolved case filed with the Istanbul Civil Court, 42-year-old Hakan Yıldırım, an Istanbul man suffering […]
Android Waitress in Chinese Restaurant Goes Viral, Is More Lifelike Than Meets the Eye
An android waitress working at a restaurant in Chongqing, China, went viral last month, mesmerizing viewers with its precise robotic movements, but she turned out to be nothing more than a choreographed illusion. With the threat of AI-powered robots stealing humans’ jobs looming over the world these days, the sight of a humanoid robot seemingly […]