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Tourists flock to the Japanese island of Ōkunoshima for one reason alone: to be smothered by the overwhelming cuteness of the numerous wild but friendly rabbits roaming the area. Known as the “Rabbit Island” (Usagi Shima, うさぎ島), the popular tourist destination located in the…
· Editorial Staff
A new study reveals that women who wear makeup and spend more time and money on grooming tend to get paid more than their less prepped counterparts. The study, conducted by Jaclyn Wong of the University of Chicago and Andrew Penner of the University of California at Irvine,…
· Editorial Staff
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…
· Ryan General
One Japanese shiba inu named Uni has become the latest pet to gain Instagram fame with her incredibly photogenic smile. With a dedicated website, YouTube channel and over 13,000 Instagram followers, the five-year-old shiba inu is destined for stardom. Raining all day long. Love…
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Sales at this year’s Yulin Lychee Dog Meat Festival in China are on the decline. The annual Yulin Dog Meat Festival, which celebrates the consumption of dog meat in areas of China, saw a decrease in sales from last year. The 10 day festival started yesterday with vendors and…
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Animal rights protesters who targeted Chinese-Americans to protest China’s Yulin Lychee and Dog Meat Festival in New York City’s Chinatown are now being criticized as misguided and ignorant hypocrites. Last Friday, a group of animal activists and their dogs gathered in Chinatown…
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Chinese scientists have made a crucial breakthrough in the world of plastics after discovering how to convert polyethylene, the world’s most common plastic, into liquid fuel using an energy efficient process. Because of the inert nature of polyethylene, it takes a very long time…
· Ryan General
Apple Inc’s dropping sales figures is about to get another downward nudge as China’s state regulators handed an injunction that bans selling of its iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in Beijing. Beijing’s municipal intellectual property bureau’s ruling went in favor of Shenzhen Baili, a…
· Waylae Gregoire
Less than a week ago, shooter Omar Mateen walked into the Pulse gay bar in Orlando, Florida and opened fire with a Sig Sauer MCX semi-automatic rifle, murdering 49 people before he was killed in a police shootout. In any active shooter situation, most of us are taught to run,…
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This courageous man has faced several near death experiences after he began dedicating his life to saving dogs from the Asian dog meat trade. Marc Ching, founder of Animal Hope and Wellness, is raising awareness of the brutal practice of torturing and slaughtering dogs in Asia.…
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Many of us can’t afford to stay at five-star hotels, so chances are we don’t even know what a seven-star hotel looks like. The son of China’s richest man, Wang Sicong, recently spent $516.7 million dollars building Shanghai’s first seven-star hotel. Thanks to him, we can now…
· Laura Dang
An enormous 2,000-year-old lump of butter was discovered in a bog by an Irish farmer earlier this month. Jack Conway, from Maghera, Ireland stumbled across an immense 22-pound ball of ancient butter in a bog, a soft, wet and muddy terrain. According to The Irish Times, the “bog…
· Ryan General
Glass Office, a recently completed building in Hong Kong, is set to house the most transparent offices in the world — literally. The all-glass structure measures more than 193,000 square feet and is situated at 133 Wai Yip Street in the Kwun Tong waterfront, Hong Kong’s new…
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A 66-year-old man endured a six-and-a-half-year legal battle after he was sued by a man who bought his printer on Craigslist for $40. Doug Costello, of Ashland, Massachusetts, consequently spent $12,000 in legal fees and was found liable for $30,000 in damages for allegedly…
· Laura Dang
Panda lovers rejoice! The beloved giant panda is being considered for a lower vulnerable species status as their population in the wild increases. Giant pandas first appeared on the list of endangered species in 1990.
· Editorial Staff
China is hoping sales of rice cookers and smart toilet seats will pick up its economy. The Chinese government plans to focus on driving the economy with domestic consumption rather than trade and investment. According to South China Morning Post, cabinet documents reveal that…
· Laura Dang
A 14-year-old from Alabama allegedly turned down a $30 million offer for his first-aid vending machine idea. Taylor Rosenthal of Opelika, Alabama is the teenage CEO and founder of RecMed, which he launched in 2015. Rosenthal’s idea for a first-aid dispensing vending machine has…
· Waylae Gregoire
There’s a credit card you can get that’s way cooler than the exclusive black American Express Centurion Card, and the good news is you don’t have to be a millionaire to qualify for it. The Amex black card for the super rich requires you to spend over $250K a year for an…
· Ryan General
Tea enthusiasts with lots of money to spend may want to head to a town in southern China to find one of the most expensive tea varieties in the world. More popular for its price than its taste, the extremely rare and original Da Hong Pao (Imperial Red Robe) tea costs about…
· Waylae Gregoire
Meet Ira Pastor, the CEO of BioQuark, director of the ReAnima project, and a man who may soon bring the dead back to life. In the coming months, Pastor’s team of doctors will attempt to bring patients back from what science considers to be an irreversible death.
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.
