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Man Buys Meat From Farmers’ Market in China — Discovers That it Glows in the Dark
One man’s shocking pork discovery will not be helping the poor reputation of meat from China. A man, surnamed Jian, from Leshan, China, found that pork he had purchased at a farmers’ market glowed blue while in the dark, reports the People’s Daily Online (via Daily Mail).
· Laura Dang
Revolutionary Alarm Clock Has The Best Way to Get You Out of Bed in the Morning
Know someone who is guilty of hitting the snooze button every morning when they should be getting on with their life? Well here is the perfect gift that will help anyone get out of bed and start their day off right. Ruggie is a memory foam-padded rug and alarm clock that…
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Former Convicted Felon Now Devotes Himself to Helping Veterans and the Homeless
Jason “Jay” Cook, 41, has been out of prison for only a few weeks. However, he has already put $1,000 from settlement check he received from the Rhode Island Department of Corrections — from an ACLU lawsuit over the prison’s mail policies — to use for a good cause. Cook has been…
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One Supermarket Created the Sexiest Tomato Ad You’ve Ever Seen
Supermarket chain Aldi, which owns Trader Joe’s, has taken to creating tantalizing and romantic ads to sell their foods. Their latest ad for tomatoes uses a Boyz II Men-themed cover similar to the song “I’ll Make Love to You” and we guarantee you won’t see a hotter ad for the…
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Science Explains Why We Get That ‘Warm and Fuzzy Feeling’ During the Holidays
According to new research, somewhere in our brains, there resides an area (or not) where there’s a spot for that warm, fuzzy feeling we get during the cold holiday season is held. A team of scientists from Denmark associated with Copenhagen University have found what they dubbed…
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Guy Poses as Korean Celebrity in Chinese Mall, Gets Swarmed By Everyone
YouTube Channel Re-Productions went to a shopping mall in China to see how the public reacted with a totally unknown person posing as a Korean celebrity.
· Sarah Lesnar
New App Claims to Determine a Woman’s Cup Size By Putting a Phone Between Each Breast
A new “health care” app in Japan claims to be able to determine a woman’s cup size by simply putting a smart phone between their breasts. The app, ChiChi, which has not been approved for the App Store as of this article, is still in their beta test phase. The creators aim to…
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Chinese Tourist Puts Bare Feet on Fellow Passenger’s Armrest, Zero F*cks Given
A Chinese woman claims she had to suffer through a 4-hour flight with another passenger’s bare feet propped up on her armrest. Ms. Wu said a Chinese woman seated behind her on a Nov. 29 AirAsia flight from Bangkok to Xi’an put her feet up on her chair after boarding and was not…
· Alan Van
HOAX: Woman’s Heartwarming Walmart Story of Cashier’s Mom Committing Suicide is Fake
// My Friday experience….. This will hit home…. You never know who’s fighting what battle. Watch what you say…..
· Editorial Staff
This Heartbreaking German Christmas Ad Will Make You Rethink Your Holiday Plans This Year
A recent Christmas ad from German supermarket chain Edeka is eliciting tears from viewers online everywhere this season.
· Editorial Staff
Former Millionaire in China Goes Broke Saving Thousands of Stray Dogs From Death
Wang Yan is a 29-year-old former millionaire in China who has gone completely broke dedicating his life to saving stray dogs.
· Laura Dang
Former Model Who Quit Social Media Attacks ‘Instagram Couples’ in it for the Money
The Essena O’ Neill saga continues as the former Insta-famous Australian model tears down fake couples in the social media world. O’Neill, the 19-year-old woman leading the crusade to expose fabricated realities on social media, has posted a new video to her social justice…
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Former Vegan Reveals the Terrifying Health Consequences She Suffered Because of Her Diet
A blogger and author of a new memoir is speaking out on the harm caused to her body by her formerly vegan diet. Jordan Younger is the 25-year-old behind The Balanced Blonde, her popular blog on which she used to extoll the benefits of veganism.
· Laura Dang
Social Media CEO Blasts Former Instagram Model For Living A Lie
Social media CEO and Youtuber Zack James says former Instagram model Essena O’Neill should assume responsibility for the choices she made with social media that led to her unhappiness. O’Neill has been the subject of conversation since embarking on her crusade to rid herself…
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This Bot Has an Algorithm That Determines How Good (or Bad) Your Selfies Are
Need another opinion your latest selfie? A new bot trained to scientifically evaluate selfies is dishing out grades on Twitter. Selfie Bot (@deepselfie) was created by Andrew Karpathy, a PhD student at Stanford University’s Computer Vision Lab, and is powered by a Convolutional…
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New ‘eHarmony for Pets’ Wants to Hook You Up with Your Adoptable Dog Soulmate
A new pet matchmaking service promises to match potential adopters with their furry soulmates using an algorithm that purportedly has a more than 90% accuracy rate in predicting pet compatibility. PawsLikeMe first gives adopters a short personality assessment quiz that focuses…
· Riley Schatzle
Columbia Student Opens Up Restaurant in Dorm Room that Becomes Big hit
An economics student at Columbia University is running a restaurant out of his dorm room that has become so popular it’s booked from now until Christmas. Jonah Reider, 21, has been interested in food since he was a young boy, and now he is balancing his time between his studies…
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Once ‘Poor and Fat,’ German Tycoon Now Spends $100K a Month on Lavish Lifestyle
A Beverly Hills playboy and his wife are turning heads with their version of the “Baywatch” lifestyle called the “Yotta Life.” Ever since Bastian Yotta was a young boy in Munich, Germany, he has been obsessed with “Baywatch.” Now that he is 38, he is finally living the life he…
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Homeless Man Sobs After His Puppy is Ripped From His Arms in Heartwrenching Video
A video of a French animal rights group wrestling away a puppy from a distraught homeless man in central Paris has outraged viewers. In the video, members of the Lilles-based Cause Animale Nord are seen forcibly taking the man’s dog away and then leaving. The homeless man is…
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Here’s All the Incredible Gourmet Food Google Employees Get to Eat For Free
By now, many people know that if you work for Google, you eat for free. But what exactly does that entail? At the Mountain View campus alone, there are over 36 different cafes that offer a variety of different specialty foods. From fresh sushi to Indian food and exotic salads,…
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Company · Korea · NYSE:CPNG
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GoTo Group
GoTo is the app Indonesia runs on — Gojek rides, Tokopedia shopping, and GoPay wallets woven into daily life for the world's fourth-most-populous country.
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Company · Korea · KRX:035720
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Company · China · HKEX:1024
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Kuaishou is China's number-two short-video platform, where livestream selling turned everyday creators into a shopping channel and rewired how goods get sold.
Company · Korea · KRX:035420
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One of the layers behind Webtoon, LINE, Snow.
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Alibaba is China's commerce-and-entertainment backbone — Taobao and Tmall shopping habits fund Youku streaming and Alibaba Pictures, tying online spending to what China watches.