80-Year-Old Woman Scammed Online by Fake Astronaut Who Claimed to Be Stuck in Space
An 80-year-old Japanese woman ended up sending around 1 million yen ($6,700) to an online scammer who posed as an astronaut stuck in space and in need of money to buy oxygen. Hailing from Japan’s northern Hokkaido island, the hapless octogenarian reportedly met the scammer on social media back in July. They claimed to be […]
China’s Gray Hair Reversing Injections Spark Controversy
Gray hair injections, a controversial way of reversing hair discoloration, recently went viral on Chinese social media, sparking a heated debate regarding their efficacy. The secret of reversing age-related hair discoloration has long eluded scientists and doctors all over the world, but Chinese medicine-inspired ‘gray hair injections’ are currently getting a lot of attention in […]
19-Year-Old Suffers Paralysis Ater Keeping His Neck Bent Forward for Long Periods of Time
A Chinese teenager suffered the fright of his life when he woke up one day with no feeling in his body due to a habit that is becoming more and more common. Like many youths his age, Xiao Dong, a 19-year-old third-year student at a university in Quanzhou, China’s Fujian province, spent a lot of […]
Teenage Girl Sells Boyfriend into Slavery to Scam Ring for $14,000
A 19-year-old Chinese man barely survived the worst four months of his life after being seduced and then sold into slavery by his 17-year-old girlfriend. Chinese media recently reported the shocking case of a young man from Zhanjiang, in China’s Guangdong province, who endured four months of captivity and torture at the hands of a […]
Man Tries to Create 3D Digital Model of Deceased Dog, Ends Up with Spiky Monstrosity
A Japanese man recently shared the bizarre result of his attempt to recreate his deceased pet in 3D using a PC without enough computing power. Earlier this month, a Japanese X (Twitter) user named “アラキレイヤー” shared a screenshot of a 3D computer model of his deceased pet dog, which quickly went viral due to its […]
Woman Goes into Depression After Being Seen Sleeping Naked by Window Cleaners
A Chengdu man reported that his wife developed depression and anxiety after being seen naked by two window cleaners at their high-end apartment in the Chinese city. The bizarre incident occurred back in April, but the man, identified only as Mr. Cheng by the media, claims that his wife has been suffering from depression and […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
China Literally Shaves Down Mountains to Make Room for Expressway
Why bother drilling tunnels when you can simply shave down mountains? That was apparently the philosophy behind the new Lu’an Expressway in China’s mountainous Guizhou Province. We have already written about the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge, the soon-to-be-inaugurated world’s highest bridge (625 meters or 2,051 feet above the Beipan River Valley), but the expressway running […]
28-Year-Old Woman Suffers Severe Appearence Changes During Pregnancy
A 28-year-old Malaysian woman recently shared the dramatic transformation she suffered during her pregnancy, when her face became inflamed and full of wrinkles, like an old woman’s. Farah Faizal, a marketing manager living in Malaysia, caused a stir on social media when she posted an image of her incredibly deformed face while pregnant at the […]
Man Scammed into Buying 300 Years of Gym Membership
A Chinese man was recently scammed by a Hangzhou gym into spending more than 870,000 yuan ($121,000) on hundreds of years of gym memberships and private lessons. The average life expectancy in China is around 78 years, but one Hagzhou man will have to figure out a way to live a lot longer if he […]
Chinese Youths Fight Stress with Adult Pacifiers
There is a bizarre stress-relief trend sweeping through China these days – thousands of grownups are relying on adult pacifiers to mitigate stress symptoms like anxiety and insomnia. From work-related stress and financial burdens like mortgages and car payments, to complex interpersonal relationships, modern life is full of anxiety-inducing problems, but who would have thought […]
Valedictorian Student’s Mother and Tutor Caught Breaking into School to Steal Exam Papers
A South Korean student’s mother and her tutor were recently arrested after trying to break into the girl’s school in order to steal exam papers and ensure that she aced her tests. South Korea’s education system was recently rocked by a scandal involving illegal tutoring, breaking and entering, as well as attempted theft of exam […]
Teenage Girl Almost Dies After Eating Only Veggies and Laxatives for Two Weeks to Lose Weight
A 16-year-old girl from Central China’s Hunan province almost lost her life after attempting a dangerous diet of just vegetables and laxatives to lose weight fast. In a desperate attempt to fit into a new birthday dress, the Chinese teenager, identified only as Mei, adopted a crash diet that landed her in the hospital. For […]