Pakistan’s Famous Chained Tree Has Been Under Arrest for Over a Century
The Chained Tree of Peshawar, in Pakistan, has been under arrest since 1899, when a British officer decided to teach it a lesson for moving away from him. It has remained chained ever since. 125 years ago, a drunk British officer by the name of James Squid performed one of the most bizarre arrests in […]
Meet Emily Pellegrini, the ‘World’s Hottest Model’
Emily Pellegrini has only been on Instagram for four months, but she already has nearly 150,000 fans showering her with compliments and date invitations. Only she’s not a real person… AI-generated social media influencers are on a tear these days. A couple of months ago, we featured Aitana Lopez, aka Fit Aitana, a Spanish model […]
Pesticide Company Holds Temple Ceremony in Honor of Killed Bugs
Every year, Japanese pesticide company Earth Corporation holds a ‘transcendence ceremony’ at the Myodoji Temple in Ako City to honor insects that sacrificed their lives for research purposes. Earth Corporation prides itself on being the ‘no. 1 preferred household insecticide company in Japan’, a status it has achieved over decades of research and trial & […]