Ghana’s Drunkard Association Protests High Alcohol Prices

Ghana’s Drunkard Association has given the country’s government a three-week ultimatum to lower alcohol prices for both beverage vendors and consumers.

One may be tempted to think that the Drunkard’s Association is just a stupid gimmick to draw the public’s attention, but this is one of Ghana’s most well-known informal organizations, boasting a member count of over 6.6 million people across the African nation. In a viral post on X (Twitter) last weekend, the association’s president, Moses Onyah, popularly known as “Dry Bone,” decried the continued rise in prices for alcoholic drinks, fueled by a surprising appreciation of the national currency, the cedi. The frustrated members of the group marched through the city of Accra and demanded that the government lower alcohol prices.

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Moroccan Man Sued for Impersonating Muscular Italian Man on Tinder

A 50-year-old Moroccan man was recently acquitted of sexual assault charges after impersonating a muscular Italian man on Tinder to sleep with a woman.

In one of the most bizarre legal cases we’ve ever covered, a Belgian man of Moroccan descent allegedly deceived a 47-year-old woman into sleeping with him by posing as a muscular Italian man named ‘Ben’. In 2018, the accused and his “victim” met on the popular dating app Tinder and agreed to engage in consensual sexual relations inspired by the hit book and movie series Fifty Shades of Grey. The woman agreed to be blindfolded during their encounter to better recreate the Fifty Shades of Grey atmosphere, but at some point, she felt like something was off, so she took off her blindfold to discover that the Italian hunk she had met on Tinder was a Moroccan man with a visible belly.

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Chinese Man with Small Eyes Keeps Triggering Car’s ‘Asleep at the Wheel’ Warning

A Chinese motorist claims that his new Xiaomi SU7 Max driver fatigue warning keeps triggering because of his really small eyes.

Mr. Li, a young driver from China’s Zhejiang Province, recently bought the luxurious Xiaomi SU7 Max, a beautiful EV sedan powered by a powerful motor capable of taking the car from 0 to 60 mph in just 2.78 seconds. It’s one of the most coveted electric cars in the world right now, but for Li, it has been a pain to drive. Soon after taking his new ride out for a drive, the Chinese man started hearing the “Please focus on driving” warning sound, even though he was not distracted and was watching the road in front of him. The message “Focus on driving, pay attention to safety” kept showing up on the car’s digital display as well, and it took him a while to figure out that his eyes were the problem.

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Angry Beekeeper Sets Bees on Police During Routine Traffic Stop

A 70-year-old Spanish beekeeper was so upset about being stopped by traffic police that he set his bees on the officers, causing them to take shelter in a restaurant.

An unusual incident took place last Friday, on the N-II road in Cervera, a small town in the Catalonian province of Lleida. A local police patrol noticed that the driver of a van wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and was driving erratically, so they pulled him over. The 70-year-old man immediately set the tone of the interaction with the phrase “I should have run you over!” and things only got more heated from then on. Suspecting that the man was under the influence of alcohol, the officers asked him to take a breathalizer test, which yielded a result of 0.38mg/l, but when they asked him to repeat the procedure to confirm the first reading, the driver became really upset and threatened to kill them.

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At China’s ‘Beer Exchange Bar’ Prices Fluctuate According to Demand, Like Stocks

Inspired by iconic stock markets like Wall Street, Qingdao Beer Exchange is a unique bar concept where beer prices fluctuate in real time according to customer demand.

Located in Qingdao, China’s unofficial beer brewing capital, the Qingdao Beer Exchange offers a unique beer drinking experience, with patrons being able to purchase various types of beer at constantly changing prices directly influenced by their purchases. A dynamic circular display above the large venue shows real-time prices and sales data, with the most purchased beers surging in price and the least purchased brews getting a discount. Rising beer prices are displayed in red, and falling ones in blue. Prices can only fluctuate by 10 percent every day, to ensure that no serious market manipulation occurs, and the beers are reset to base price every day. Every week, based on sales data, the facility considers lowering the base prices of the beers and temporarily increasing the price fluctuation range to 20 percent.

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Man Suffers Heavy Metal Poisoning After Using Same Thermos for 10 Years

A Taiwanese man died of suspected lead poisoning after using the same rusty thermos for over ten years, despite visible signs of metal degradation.

Taiwanese media recently reported the tragic death of a man whose severe lung infection was exacerbated by heavy metal poisoning. The man reportedly started experiencing health problems about a year ago, and blood tests showed that he was suffering from heavy metal poisoning. While trying to discover the source of the contamination, doctors learned that the man had been using the same thermos on a daily basis for the last 10 years. Upon examining the container, they discovered rust had formed inside of it, which hadn’t prevented the patient from using it to store acidic beverages like coffee, tea, and juice.

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Pink Refrigerator in the Middle of the Namibian Desert Is a Modern Oasis

The Namib Desert in Namibia is said to be the oldest and driest desert on Earth, so the last thing you would expect to find right in the middle of it is a working pink refrigerator.

Imagine walking through an African desert, nothing but rocks and barren mountains as far as the eye can see, and all of a sudden stumbling on a pink refrigerator and a metal table with two small chairs next to it. Sounds like one of those infamous desert mirages, but not only is this Barbie-inspired fridge real, it also works, and it is constantly restocked with refreshing drinks.  Located about a 20-minute drive from the main road traversing the Namib Desert from north to south, the pink refrigerator was installed by the Namibian government’s tourist board and has become one of the most popular attractions in the African country. It was designed as a modern take on the desert oasis for weary travelers looking to quench their thirst.

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China’s Godlike Math Genius Stuns Internet With Extremely Frugal Lifestyle

Wei Dongyi, one of China’s most famous mathematicians, recently went viral for his unkempt looks and extremely frugal lifestyle, reportedly living on just 300 yuan ($40) per month.

It’s safe to say that China has no shortage of math geniuses, but one among them stands out both for his prowess as a problem solver and his unusually frugal lifestyle. Born in 1991, Wei Dongyi showed amazing potential in the field of mathematics from a very young age, but he only started making news headlines in China during his high school years, when he won gold medals with perfect scores in the 49th and 50th International Mathematical Olympiads. His achievements allowed him to enroll at the prestigious Peking University without taking the infamous gaokao college exam, and he later became a respected teacher there. But, despite his fame as a math genius, Dongyi often attracts attention because of his simple way of life and modest looks.

 

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Man Convicted of Posing as Flight Attendant to Fly for Free 120 Times

A 35-year-old American man has been found guilty of impersonating a flight attendant at least 120 times in order to avoid having to pay for plane tickets.

Federal prosecutors accused Tirone Alexander of entering the secure area of an airport under false pretenses and committing wire fraud at least 120 times between 2018 and 2024. The 35-year-old man reportedly took advantage of a common airline policy that allows flight attendants and pilots from other airlines to fly for free. Alexander, who allegedly had worked as a flight attendant for regional airlines between 2013 and 2015, would go to various airline websites and check the “flight attendant” option during the online check-in process. The form required applicants to provide their employer, date of hire, and badge number, and Alexander used falsified information that apparently no one bothered to check.

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Macey Nemer’s Edible Cupcake Bouquets

Sydney-based baker Macey Nemer is recognized as an innovator in the baking world and the creator of the world’s first standing cupcake bouquet.

Flowers are always a well-received gift, but so are sweets, so why not combine them into an offering good enough to eat? That’s not quite how Macey Nemer came up with the idea for her famous cupcake bouquet, but the result was definitely the show-stopper she hoped it would be. The young Australian had always been passionate about food and art, so even though she lacked any formal baking training, she didn’t shy away from starting a cupcake business, experimenting for countless hours until she found the right consistencies and designs. Once she mastered a bunch of eye-catching floral designs for her cupcake frosting, she decided to assemble them into gorgeous edible bouquets.

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English Teenager Sues Parents for Tricking Him into Moving to Ghana

A 14-year-old English boy recently won a legal battle against his parents, whom he accuses of tricking him into flying to Ghana and then preventing him from returning home.

The unnamed teen and his lawyers told a London Court of Appeal that in March of 2014, he was tricked by his parents into flying to Ghana under the pretext of visiting a sick relative, only to be enrolled at a boarding school in the African country. Despite the 14-year-old’s best efforts to return to his home country, he was prevented from doing so by his parents, so he found some lawyers and took them to Court. Initially, the High Court in London ruled in favor of the parents, who claimed to have had the boy’s best interests in mind when they shipped him to Ghana under false pretenses, but a Court of Appeal recently revoked that verdict and sided with the teen, considering that his freedom of choice had been infringed.

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Morphing Drone Can Seamlessy Switch Between Flying and Driving Mode

Engineers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have developed a transformer-like drone that can easily switch from aerial to ground driving mode in midair.

Dubbed ATMO (aerially transforming morphobot), the innovative drone developed by Mory Gharib and Ioannis Mandralis of Caltech is capable of something that the aerospace industry has been struggling to deal with for probably more than 50 years – midair transformation. Using a single motor to move a central joint that alters the orientation of its four thrusters, ATMO can seamlessly transition from a flying drone to a Rover-like vehicle before it touches the ground. This midair transformation is critical because rough and unpredictable terrain can cause the transformation system to malfunction. Interestingly, the round shrouds that protect the drone’s four thrusters also act as wheels when the gadget is in drive mode.

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Filipino Healer Treats the Sick with Pit Viper Bites

For years, Rosalio Culit, a self-described healer from the Philippines, has been treating the sick by allowing them to be bitten by venomous pit vipers.

Rosalio Culit, also known as Datu Kamandag among his fellow Manobo tribe members in Surigao del Norte, Mindanao, is a controversial healer who uses viper venom to treat various ailments. He claims that he only discovered the curative properties of snake venom by accident, after being bitten by one of his pet pit vipers many years ago. At the time, he was battling several illnesses, but just days after being bitten by the snake, he felt a lot better, so he deduced that the bite had cured him. He has been preaching the benefits of the North Philippine temple pit viper (Tropidolaemus subannulatus) venom ever since, and has made a name for himself as a snake healer.

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South Korea’s “Mukbang Queen” Baffles Fans With Her Extremely Thin Figure

Tzuyang, a young mukbang streamer and one of South Korea’s most popular YouTubers, is somehow able to consume absurd amounts of food in a single sitting and maintain a slender figure.

28-year-old Tzuyang’s physique has long been the topic of online debates and conspiracy theories. Mukbang streamers often get accused of “fake eating” by speeding up their videos or cutting certain parts of them, and of throwing up most of the food they ingest to give the illusion of an impossibly large stomach capacity, but we’ve never seen any evidence of Tzuyang engaging in such shady practices. Some people speculate that she suffers from an eating disorder, but she has always appeared very healthy, and there has never been any evidence to suggest any problems. She livestreams most of her mukbang sessions from various restaurants and almost never takes bathroom breaks or goes off camera, instead consuming dozens of portions in one sitting, sometimes more than once a day. So, how can she eat over 10,000 calories worth of food per day without gaining any weight?

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Chinese City Moves Entire Historic Neighborhood Using Hundreds of Hydraulic Legs

Shanghai authorities recently moved a traditional shikumen-style building complex at a pace of 10 meters per day with the help of an army of 432 hydraulic-powered robots.

The Huayanli complex, located within Zhangyuan in Shanghai’s Jing’an district, has been touted as China’s largest relocation project of its kind, both in terms of size and complexity. The tight layout of the building complex, which dates back to the 1920s and 1930s, made traditional construction and relocation tools virtually unusable, but authorities needed to find a way to move the entire block several hundred meters for the construction of a three-story underground structure. The project required all sorts of advanced technology that allowed the team in charge to temporarily relocate the 7,382-ton (7,500 metric ton), 13,222 square foot (4,030 square meter) building complex.

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