Chinese Restaurant Adopts “Pay What You Want” Policy, Loses $15,000 in a Week
A naive restaurant owner in Guiyang, China, who thought that appealing to people’s inherent goodness would be a good way to attract customers to his new karst cave-themed restaurant, managed to lose over 100,000 RMB in just seven days. Liu Xiaojun and his two business partners did the math, and decided that promoting their new restaurant […]
This New Los Angeles Nightclub Will Only Admit Attractive People
Beautiful people sick of having to share the same partying space with less attractive human specimens will soon get the chance to mingle only with their own kind at a new bar that turns away ugly people. It sounds like a joke, but, sadly, it is not. The new venue is being opened by BeautifulPeople.com, an […]
The Mexican Town That Threw Out Criminals, Politicians and Police
Five years ago, the people of Cherán, a small town in Mexico’s Michoacan state, made international headlines for taking up up arms against the powerful drug gangs threatening their livelihood, driving off local politicians and police in the process. Today, the self-governed settlement is a beacon of hope for many other Mexican communities. The inspiring story […]
Man Tries to Surprise Wife with Pokemon Plush Toys, Almost Destroys His Marriage
A thoughtful husband in Singapore recently ended up fighting to save his marriage after buying three Pokemon plush toys as a surprise for his wife, a big Pokemon Go fan. The poor guy, known only by his handle – featherlit – on online marketplace Carousell, posted an ad on October 12, pleading with people to get […]
World’s Best Dressed Farmer Works the Fields Wearing Fancy Suit
Kiyoto Saito, a young rice farmer from Kengo, Japan’s Yamagata prefecture, is trying to change people’s perception of agricultural work through his unusual attire. Whether he’s driving a tractor, or is standing up to his knees in the marshy rice fields, Kiyoto is always wearing an elegant suit complete with shirt and tie. Kiyoto’s family […]
World’s Most Exclusive Social Network Charges Rich Snobs $1,000 a Month
Snobby rich kids sick of sharing the social media space with plebs can now sign up for the “world’s most exclusive social network”. It’s even named after them and only costs $1,000 a month. What’s not to like, right? These days, anyone with a smartphone, tablet or laptop can just go online and create an […]
This Levitating Indoor Cloud Is the Coolest Bluetooth Speaker Ever
American designer Richard Clarkson has recently teamed up with Crealev, a company specializing in levitation technology, to create ‘Making Weather’ – a Bluetooth speaker disguised as a realistic-looking levitating cloud. This wonder of design and technology is a continuation of Clarkson’s 2014 ‘Smart Cloud’ project. Originally unveiled as a hanging lamp, his indoor cloud has recently […]
French Florist Spends 15 Years Decorating His Shop with 800 Water Cans
Bruno Geyer, a passionate florist from the quaint village of Rougemont Le Chateau , in the Franche-Comté region of France, has been decorating his flower shop with water cans for the last 15 years. He currently has around 800 of them hanging from the walls and roof of his shop, and even covering a nearby hillside. It’s […]
New York Restaurant Employs Cooking Grandmas Instead of Professional Chefs
When it comes to tasty food, nothing beats grandma’s cooking! Well, except maybe more grandmas cooking in the same kitchen, which is exactly what goes on at Staten Island’s Enoteca Maria, a charming restaurant that employs grandmas from various parts of the world, instead of professional chefs. Enoteca Maria owner Jody Scaravella says that he […]
Rich Chinese Bachelors Are Touring Siberia in Search of Beautiful Brides
Faced with a shortage of eligible women back home, China’s successful businessmen are apparently turning their attention to Russia. They are apparently paying thousands of dollars to go on ‘wife tours’ in Siberia, hoping to find the brides of their dreams. Elena Suvorova, head of a marriage agency in Novosibirsk, Russia’s third largest city, organized the first […]
Australian man Spends 12 Years Turning Potatoes into Dairy-Free Cheese Called ‘Chato’
Andrew Dyhin, an Australian inventor and founder of the PotatoMagic company, claims that he has spent the last 12 years researching ways of transforming common potatoes into a cheese-like product that is completely dairy-free. “The product is called chato – cheese potato. It looks like cheese and melts like cheese, but it is nothing but […]
Russian Programmer “Ressurects” Deceased Best Friend as an AI Chatbot
It’s hard to let go of loved ones, especially when they pass away suddenly. But thanks to rapidly evolving artificial intelligence, you soon may not have to let go. Well, not completely, anyway. Case in point, Eugenia Kuyda, the co-founder and CEO of a Russian artificial intelligence startup called Luka Inc, who recently brought her best friend […]
Leotards for Dogs Are Actually a Thing Now
Believe it or not, the best answer to your dog’s shedding problem may be a pair of skin-tight leotards. Reminiscent of 1980’s aerobic outfits, the Shed-Defender is a canine leotard that is supposed to keep falling hairs from covering your entire home. Tyson Walters, founder of Shed Defender, recently revealed that he came up the idea for the funny-looking leotard after […]
The Iguana Whisperer – Mexican Man Spends 40 Years Setting Up Unique Sanctuary for Iguanas
For the past 40 years, Ramon Archundia, has dedicated his life to the preservation of Mexico’s endangered iguanas. His magical ‘iguanario’, a reptile sanctuary in the center of Manzanillo city, is now home to 642 iguanas, as well as other wild animal species. The story of Iguanario Archundia began over four decades ago. Sickened by the plight of iguanas at […]
Chinese Boss Forces Female Employees to Kiss Him Every Morning
The male boss of a company in Beijing, China, has recently come under fire for forcing female workers to line up and give him a kiss every morning, claiming that it enhances the corporate culture and improves relations between manager and employees. Women working at a company that sells home brewery machinery, in Tongzhou District, Beijing, are required […]