Chinese Teenager’s Found with Rotting Feet after 6-Day Gaming Binge
China’s serious video-game addiction problem is once again in the news, after a 19-year old boy was found passed out in some bushes with badly infected feet, after a 6-day gaming marathon at an internet cafe. Police discovered the avid gamer collapsed near some train tracks. They quickly called an ambulance as the man’s feet […]
Chinese Man Walks Around with 40Kg Rock on His Head to Lose Weight
A 54-year-old man from Jilin, China, is making international headlines for his bizarre exercise routine. Cong Yan claims daily walks with a 40-kilogram rock balancing on his head have helped him lose 30 kilograms in the last three years. Cong Yan is a familiar, albeit unusual sight in Jilin parks. Every day, he can be […]
$249 Smart Pen Scans and Replicates Any Color on Earth, Allegedly
The Scribble Pen is one of those awesome things that exist in our imagination, but that we never expect to actually become a reality. This high tech pen lets you draw in any color imaginable just by scanning things around you. ‘The world’s first color picking pen’ incorporates a color sensor and microprocessor to detect […]
Bumper Cars a Unique Driving Opportunity for Women in Saudi Arabia
In a country where women are not allowed to drive, bumper cars have become an unlikely alternative to real automobiles. Unlike men, most of whom love nothing more than to bump each other when using the popular amusement park attractions, Saudi Arabian women prefer to cruise beside each other while honing their driving skills. For reasons […]
This “Impossible Burger” Is Made of Plants, Tastes Just Like Real Meat
San Francisco-based startup Impossible Foods might have just achieved the impossible – making plants tastes like meat. Their Impossible Burger is made entirely of plants, but sizzles on the grill, oozes fat and reportedly tastes like a delicious cooked beef patty. Red meat consumption around the world is at an all time high, but producing […]
Woman Divorces Paralyzed Husband, Marries His Best Friend So They Can Take Care of Him Together
In what is one of the strangest stories of spousal devotion I’ve ever come across, a woman in China divorced her paralyzed husband, married his best friend, and together they are now taking care of her ex. Xu Xihan and Xie Xiping, from the Chinese city of Ankang, in China’s Shanxi Province, got married in 1996, and […]
Jobseeker Becomes Robot to Increase Chances of Landing Tech Job
With the imminent rise of the machines and everyone anticipating that robots will be taking all our jobs, a proactive human jobseeker has decided to become a robot in order to improve his odd sof landing a tech job. If you can’t beat’em, join’em, right? Meet Canu, a man trying to stay ahead of the […]
Introducing the World’s First Natural Blue Wine
Red, white and rosé wines have been around for hundreds of years, and if you’ve gotten a little bored with them you’ll be happy to know that you can now enjoy a cup of bright blue wine, as well. Spanish startup Gïk has spent the last two years working with scientists at the University of the Basque Country […]
Japan’s Hardcore Minimalists Live in Virtually Empty Homes
The minimalist lifestyle trend has been gaining popularity in the Western world for a while now, but we’re still far from the hardcore minimalism Zen-loving Japanese have adopted in their quest to achieve a stress-free life. Space has always been an issue in crowded Japanese cities, so from that point of view it makes sense […]
Nashville Man Sells His House but Refuses to Move Out
Buying your first house is supposed to be a joyous occasion, but for young Tamara Holloway, from Nashville, Tennessee it was a terrible nightmare she couldn’t wake up from, because the man she bought the house from refused to move out. Holloway closed on the home on June 1, and although there was no clause in the contract that […]
New Material That Looks and Feels Like Leather Is Made from Pineapple Leaves
Animal leather alternatives like Polyurethane and PVC leather may have solved the fashion industry’s animal cruelty problem, but they are not the most environmentally friendly solutions. Piñatex – a new leather-like material made from pineapple leaves – on the other hand, may just be the all-around eco-leather we’ve all been waiting for. Piñatex or “vegan leather” is […]
Australian Teens Are Taking Up Smoking So They Can Have Small Babies
In what is likely the most disturbing teen trend we’ve ever reported about – and there have been quite a few – pregnant young girls in Australia are turning to smoking tobacco cigarettes to keep their babies’ weight low and make childbirth less painful. The shocking finding that young Australian pregnant women are more terrified of childbirth […]
Would You Spend $60 on a Pair of Underwear That Has Been Hung in Hawaiian Air for Two Days?
It’s a dumb question, I know, but that’s exactly what Japanese company Seiren is trying to find out with its limited-edition of Deoest cotton underwear called Hawaiian Breeze. Apparently, each pair of boxer briefs were hung on a clothesline in the U.S. island state for 48 hours before being packaged in a sealed glass container. To promote its […]
Chinese Loan Sharks Are Asking Young Women for Nude Selfies as Collateral for Online Loans
Loans are notoriously hard to get for Chinese college students, and some of them will agree to almost anything for some much needed funds, even providing nude photos of themselves as collateral to unscrupulous loan sharks. The disgusting practice was brought to national attention when a victim – a university student going by the pseudonym of Li Li […]
Man Takes Revenge on Cheating Wife by Selling Her Things on eBay
An angry husband recently made headlines for selling his “cheating wife’s belongings” on the internet, after she reportedly ran off with someone who “looks like Beppe from Eastenders”. The anonymous man, who goes by the handle Calibristeve on eBay, listed piles of clothing, shoes and even a black Smart car on the popular online shopping site. Describing […]