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A Japanese train station in the rural parts of Hokkaido, Japan, has been operating for years solely to pick up one passenger. The train stops at the Kami-Shirataki train station situated in the northernmost island of Japan only twice a day. Its first stop is to pick up a high…
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In recent years, there has been more studies supporting the fact that exposure to light at night has serious consequences. Studies have shown that viewing your smartphone or laptop at night suppresses the body’s production of melatonin, which can affect sleep quality and the way…
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg wants the Chinese ban on his company’s social media service to be lifted. That’s apparent judging by his busy weekend drumming up PR in China, during which he jogged through Beijing, participated in a two-man panel discussion with Alibaba founder…
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If you are thinking that it would be cool to ask rapper Xzibit to “pimp” your ride these days, jokingly or otherwise, you’d better think again. The idea, of course, gives reference to the rapper’s hugely popular but now defunct MTV show “Pimp My Ride,” wherein cars in poor…
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A heartbreaking discovery was made by divers off the remote island of Kokoya, Indonesia, last week. Divers swimming near the island found two dugongs, close relatives of the manatee, being held captive in underwater cages in the shallow ocean floor. The rare marine mammals…
· Laura Dang
The man who founded IKEA, the world-famous Swedish furniture store, insists on flying economy and buying his clothes secondhand at flea markets. One of the richest and most mysterious self-made billionaires, Ingvar Kamprad has an incredible rags to riches tale that began on the…
· Laura Dang
Hopeful parents don’t usually want children who are rowdy and rebellious, but there might be a reason why they should. A study published in July of last year in the journal Developmental Psychology revealed that defiant children are more likely to make more money as adults than…
· Ryan General
A brilliant hacker from India found a dangerous weakness in Facebook’s “Forgot Password?” algorithm that can be exploited to gain access to any profile. Instead of utilizing it to do harm, he notified Facebook about the loophole and was rewarded a cool $15,000. Security engineer…
· Max Chang
After five nominations and 25 years of acting his heart out, Leonardo DiCaprio has won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in “The Revenant” and the world can rest easier knowing a great artist has officially (and finally) been recognized. But let’s say, for whatever…
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Not following dress codes in school can land you in the principal’s office, but wearing a particular yellow T-shirt in Malaysia can land you in jail. In a court ruling today, the judge decided that the yellow shirt worn by pro-democracy demonstrators can land people in prison.…
· Laura Dang
Tony Horton is the 57-year-old creator of the world famous home workout regime P90X. He has helped countless people around the world achieve their physical health goals in the comforts of their own home and built a multi-million dollar fitness empire in the process. Born in…
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Bill Stanton, popularly known as “Wild Bill,” is a New York City-based private investigator and safety expert who has dedicated his life to teaching others survival techniques for mass shootings, child abductions, and theft, among other things. Stanton’s career started when he…
· Laura Dang
Tony Horton is the 57-year-old fitness guru who created the P90X fitness system. As a highly sought after fitness instructor, Horton charges $5,000 per workout session and has trained celebrities like Sean Connery, Tom Petty, Bruce Springsteen and Usher. Horton’s 90-day workout…
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When one man learned from his wife that her FitBit, the wearable fitness tracker, was malfunctioning and reporting a higher than normal heart rate, the concerned husband turned to Reddit to ask users how to fix the device. He explained what was happening on the FitBit subreddit:
· Sarah Lesnar
When you’re broke after having maxed out your credit cards and are wallowing in sadness over a recent breakup with an ex-boyfriend, signing up for a sugar daddy website doesn’t sound like such a bad idea. Besides, you’re single and you have a whole life ahead of you filled with…
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If you’re the kind of guy who wishes they could just have sex all day long with hundreds of beautiful women, this man will tell you that it really sucks. Benny James, 22, of Croydon, U.K. claims that he’s had so much sex that it’s virtually ruined his life at a critical time…
· Laura Dang
A dean from the renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is setting out to create an unorthodox university with no majors, lectures or classrooms. Professor Christine Ortiz, MIT’s dean for graduate education, recently announced her plan to leave her position in order…
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A saxophonist in Taiwan is the latest target for internet fame for both her beauty and jazz skills. The woman was identified as Wendy Wen, who also goes by the name Sax-Wendy.
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Obsessive social media use has made meal conversations nearly extinct. Instead of interacting with the people they’re eating with, diners are too busy staring at their phones or taking selfies and food photos. IKEA Taiwan thinks that this has to stop. According to Vice, the…
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A woman in China has dedicated her life — and considerable amount of money — to taking care of stray animals. After retiring from her career as a successful doctor, Weng Xiaoping sold two properties for 1.8 million yuan ($273,800). She’s used that money to take in hundreds of…
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
SM is tied to idol groups, tours, fan clubs, and the long-running system behind some of K-pop's most recognizable acts.
