Woman Sends Cheating Boyfriend 1,000 Kilos of Onions Because “It’s His Turn to Cry”
Chinese media recently reported the bizarre case of a heartbroken young woman who took revenge on her cheating boyfriend by sending a tonne of onions to his doorstep so he could cry as much as she did over his treason. For most young Chinese couples, May 20 is a very special day, the equivalent of […]
Family Sues Video Game Company After Children Jump Off Building to Imitate Favorite Mobile Game
A Chinese family recently sued Chinese gaming giant Tencent after their two children were left fighting for their lives a after jumping off of a building to see if they would come back to life like their favorite video game characters. The two siblings, aged 11 and 9, reportedly became addicted to popular video games […]
Lipstick King – China’s No. 1 Beauty Influencer Is a Man Who Tries On Lipstick on Camera
At just 27 years old, Li Jiaqi is already one of the most successful online personalities in China. He specializes in selling makeup, particularly luxury brand lipsticks, which has earned him crazy nicknames “King of Lipstick” or “Iron Lips”. With over 40 million fans on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, and millions others on various […]
South Korean Man Has Been Training by Banging His Head Against a Tree Every Day For Five Years
Last month, South Korean television featured the bizarre case of a shoe repairman from Seoul who has been conditioning his body by banging his body and his head against a tree for the last five years. Would you ever pick on a man after seeing him violently banging his forehead against a full-grown tree trunk? […]
One of China’s Most Popular Female Cosplayers Is Actually a Dude
Looking at photos of Chinese cosplayer CROME拉面猫就是星空萌 dressed up as some of the most famous anime heroines, you would never guess that the person under all that makeup and female clothes is a man. A former art teacher, CROME拉面猫就是星空萌 now works as a full-time cosplayer, regularly posting new photos and updates for his legion of online […]
Woman Forced to Literally Sleep With One Eye Open After Botched Plastic Surgery
A Chinese woman claims she has had to use a strip of tape to sleep at night after botched double eyelid surgery left her unable to completely close her eyes. The woman, referred to by Chinese media only as Ms. Ma, reportedly paid 20,000 yuan ($2,800) for a double eyelid surgery at the Jimei Plastic […]
Man Returns Home After Seven Months, Finds It Taken Over by House Plants
A Chinese man who spent seven months away from his apartment in Langfang, Hebei Province, recently returned to find his home had transformed into a small botanical garden. The unnamed man took to social media to share videos and photos of what he found when he entered his home, after being away for almost seven […]
Chinese Parents Take Wealthy Son to Court For Not Taking Care of Them
An elderly couple from China’s Henan province took legal action against their own son for neglecting his duty of financially supporting them. Filial piety isn’t that important of a notion in the Western world, but in China it’s a big deal. Failing to take care of your elderly parents is actually considered a legal offense […]
The Controversial Case of a High School Teacher Imprisoned for Bullying a Student to Death
South Korean media recently reported the disturbing case of a high-school teacher who scolded and humiliated a student in front of the class, causing him to take his life that same day. On April 26th, 2020 ethics professor at Youngshin Middle School in Pohang City referred to only as “A”, for personal privacy reasons, was […]
Aquarium Draws Criticism for Writing Popular Surnames on Live Fish
In a bid to make its exotic fish tank more appealing to visitors, an aquarium in the Chinese city of Guizhou wrote popular Chinese surnames on the live fish, attracting the wrong kind of attention in the process. Staff at the Guizhou Polar Ocean World thought they had struck gold when they came up with […]
China’s Plastic Surgery Poster Girl Has Had Hundreds of Procedures Done Since She Was 14
China’s cosmetic surgery market was estimated to be worth around $31 billion in 2018, with double digit growth per year, and at the forefront of it is a 30-year-old self-confessed cosmetic procedure addict who had her first work done when she was only 14. Wu Xiaochen, or Abby, as she is known on social media, […]
Hindu Man Allegedly Cuts Off Own Tongue to Stop the Spread of Coronavirus Pandemic
A 24-year-old Indian man was recently hospitalized after he allegedly cut off his tongue as an offering to the Hindu goddess Kali Mata, to stop the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. From putting quarantine offenders in haunted houses to people locking spouses in the bathroom, we’ve seen people do some pretty extreme things to stop […]
Japanese Lace Bra-Shaped Face Masks Sold Out Minutes After Launch
Remember those bra-cup face mask memes doing the rounds on social media not too long ago? Well, a Japanese company decided to make them a reality, and they sold out almost instantly. Getting your hands on a proper medicinal face mask in Japan is pretty hard these days, but clothing companies around the country are […]
Politician Locks People in “Haunted House” for Breaking Covid-19 Quarantine Rules
Fed up with people constantly neglecting self-isolation and quarantine rules, a local politician on Indonesia’s Java Island decided to lock rule breakers in a haunted house to set an example for others. Kusdinar Untung Yuni Sukowati, the head of Sragen regency came up with the idea of taping into the locals’ fear of ghosts as […]
The Curious Case of Two Chinese Covid-19 Patients Whose Skin Turned Brown
Chinese media recently reported the case of two doctors who got infected with the novel coronavirus while treating patients and suffered a drastic change in skin pigmentation, going from white to dark brown. Dr. Yi Fan and Dr. Hu Weifeng, both 42, became infected with the coronavirus in January, while treating patients at the Wuhan […]