Esports Team Holds ‘Esports Dissuasion Course’ to Discourage Young Gamers
To discourage young gamers from becoming addicted to video games with the dream of becoming professional esports competitors, a Chinese esports team holds ‘esports dissuasion classes’. With esports becoming increasingly popular internationally and world-class competitors finally being able to support themselves with their earnings, more and more young gamers dream of one day becoming esports […]
The Pencil Portraits of Kei Meguro Look Like Black-and-White Photographs
Japanese artist Kei Meguro is known for her incredibly detailed portraits created mainly with pencil and graphite, which blur the line between drawing and black-and-white photography. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Kei discovered the joy of drawing at an early age, and she was encouraged to explore her talent by her family. In 2006, she entered the […]
Couple Going on Vacation Abandon Son with Expired Passport at Airport
An employee at Barcelona’s El Prat Airport recently recounted the “totally surreal” story of a couple who left their 10-year-old son at the terminal after discovering that his passport had expired. Lilian Limasin, an air traffic controller at the El Prat Airport in Barcelona, recently took to TikTok to share an incredible story that took […]
Austria’s Heaviest Inmate Costs Tax Payers 10 Times More Than Normal
A 289-kilogram man in Austria, dubbed the country’s heaviest inmate, has sparked outrage in the European country due to the unusually high cost of supporting him on taxpayer money. The 29-year-old man, who weighs nearly 300 kilos, was arrested after a search of his home in Vienna, where police discovered large quantities of drugs, including […]
Woman Wnds Up at Emergency Room After Popping Pimple in ‘Triangle of Death’
Popping pimples in the ‘Triangle of Death, a triangular area of your face between the bridge of the nose and the corners of your mouth, can cause serious medical complications and even death. Lish Marie, a young mother of three, recently went viral on TikTok after posting a video about how popping a pimple below […]
World’s Most Inaccessible Library Is Carved into the Side of a Cliff
The Mianhua Library, located near the village of Mianhua, in China’s Guanxi Province, is a unique library housed in a large grotto, on the side of a rock cliff. Ever since it opened in May of this year, Mianhua Library has been going viral on Chinese social media. Libraries aren’t usually very popular online, but […]
The World’s Cheapest Computer Case Only Costs the Delivery Fee
Swedish consumer electronics company Teenage Engineering recently launched the world’s cheapest PC case, which only costs the fee to have it delivered to the customer. The Computer-2 isn’t the world’s most innovative, durable or attractive-looking case, but it is by far the cheapest! You basically get it for free, as long as you cover the […]
Owner of Famous Chinese ‘Nail House’ Finally Moves Out Because of Traffic Noise
The Eye of Jinxi, the most famous nail house in China’s Jianxi Province, was recently abandoned by its owner, who couldn’t stand the noise of the cars passing by his home 24/7. The Eye of Jinxi made news headlines in China in April, when a highway built around it was inaugurated. Like other nail house […]
Silent Man Has Been Blocking Traffic in UK Town for Over a Decade and No One Knows Why
David Hampson is one of the UK’s greatest unsolved mysteries. For over a decade, he has been silently blocking the same intersection in the city of Swansea, for reasons no one can uncover. We first wrote about David Hampson four years ago, when he made news headlines in his home country of England for his […]
South Korea Deploys Life-Size Holographic Police Officers to Prevent Crimes
Seoul Police has been testing life-size holographic police officers as a way to increase people’s perception of safety and discourage crime in South Korea’s capital. Every evening, between 7 pm and 10 pm, a uniformed policeman measuring over 170 cm tall appears in Judong No. 3 Park, a busy area in Jung-gu, Seoul, reminding residents […]
Real-Life One Punch Man Trains for 1,000 Days, Turns His Life Around
A failed fish farmer in China who found inspiration in the Japanese manga ‘One Punch Man’ managed to turn his life around after 1,000 days of grueling physical training. Born in a poor rural family in Shandong province, Li Shuangyong never had the easiest life, but he hit rock bottom in 2021 when his fish […]
Man with Sore Nipple Shocked to Learn He Had Knife Blade in His Chest for 8 Years
A Tanzanian man who came to the hospital complaining of pain and pus discharge from his right nipple was shocked to learn that he had been living with a large knife blade lodged in his chest for eight years. Doctors at the Muhimbili National Hospital in Tanzania recently published a most unusual case study in […]
75-Year-Old Pensioner Asks Wife for Divorce After Falling in Love with AI-Generated Girl Online
A Chinese old man recently fell victim to the deception of artificial intelligence by falling so in love with an AI-generated online model that he asked his wife for a divorce. According to the Beijing Daily, a 75-year-old man named Jiang came across an AI-generated female avatar while browsing social media. To those familiar with digital […]
World’s First Humanoid Pregnancy Robot Sparks Controversy in China
Reports about the world’s first-ever humanoid surrogate robot nearing completion at a robotics company in China have sparked controversy about the potential ethical implications of such a device. On August 8th, Chinese science and technology media outlet Kuai Ke Zhi published an interview with Zhang Qifeng, a PhD at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and […]
Sandal-Wearing Indigenous Runner Wins Ultramarathon Dressed in Traditional Garments
A 30-year-old Mexican woman with no running experience and no running equipment managed to win a 63km (39 miles) ultramarathon while wearing sandals and the traditional dress of her indigenous tribe. With a time of 7 hours and 34 minutes, Candelaria Rivas Ramos won the 63-kilometer women’s category Canyons Ultramarathon in Guachochi, Mexico, with no […]