New World’s Thinnest Mechanical Wristwatch Is Just 1.65 Millimeters Thick
The ThinKing by Russian watchmaker Konstantin Chaykin is only 1.65 mm thick, making it the world’s thinnest mechanical wristwatch. The “arms race” for the world’s thinnest wristwatch has been in full swing for a few years now, with some of the most prestigious watch brands on Earth trying to one-up each other with ingenious designs. […]
Sick Man Brought to Bank on Hospital Bed to Confirm His Identity
A severely sick Chinese man was pushed to a local bank branch on a hospital bed by his family in order to confirm his identity for a money transfer. A video that has been doing the rounds on Chinese social media shows a woman struggling to push a man on a hospital bed in a […]
Viral Chinese Street Food Looks Like a Lump of Black Hair
A new snack served on the streets of Chengdu, in China, has been getting a lot of attention because of its unusual appearance; it looks like a lump of black human hair. Fa Cai or Fat Choy is a type of dried cynobacterium that has long been a part of Chinese cuisine. It grows mostly […]
Woman Finds Out Aristocratic Husband-to-Be Is a Scammer Two Weeks Before Wedding
A young English woman who thought she was marrying a “lord” found out that he was a romantic scammer who had already put her tens of thousands of dollars in debt. 27-year-old Megan Clark was working as a manager at a bar on the Isle of Wight when Lord Bertie Underwood first walked into her […]
Startup Charges Parents-to-Be $50,000 to Screen Embryos for Higher IQ
American start-up Heliospect Genomics is charging wealthy parents-to-be up to $50,000 to screen their embryos for IQ and other desirable traits. Wish you could ensure your unborn child has a higher-than-average IQ? Well, apparently now you can, with the help of genetic enhancement technology. This is controversial territory, as it tends to normalize the idea […]