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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…
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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…
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A 13-year-old girl from Missouri surrendered herself to authorities after allegedly shooting an elderly Korean couple on Tuesday. She has not yet been formally charged. The victims, who are in their 70s, were listed critical. Each had been shot once in the torso, St. Louis…
· Ryan General
All-female music group Moranbong Band is not your typical “girl band.” From their “conservative sexy” looks to their eerily catchy tunes, North Korea’s own K-pop group is unlike anything you’ve seen or heard in the music industry. Composed of about two dozen female musicians…
· Ryan General
A Chinese mailman, who had no previous math training, has discovered a simplified process to solve complex mathematical problems, reminiscent of what Matt Damon’s character did in the classic flick “Good Will Hunting”. Yu Jianchun, a 33-year-old migrant worker who doesn’t have a…
· Ryan General
White people who live in some parts of China enjoy a special type of “white privilege” not even seen in America or other Western countries. In certain areas of the country, Caucasians are reportedly hired for work dubbed as “face jobs” or “monkey jobs” where all they need to do…
· Ryan General
Chinese scientists have found one more reason to keep drinking tea and coffee – both drinks could help people live much longer. According to a recent study by Chinese researchers, a natural compound found in both drinks was able to prolong the age of worms for up to the human…
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Let’s face it – catching ‘em all ain’t easy. These days, nothing seems more frustrating than spotting that rare critter but failing to get it! In response to this problem, Dutch company TRNDlabs developed a device that acts as an external camera and captures Pokemon right where…
· Laura Dang
Pokémon Go, the augmented reality game that has completely taken over your Facebook newsfeed, was actually just an April Fools’ joke at Google over two years ago. Back in 2014, Google released a video titled “Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge.” The video, published on March 31 on…
· Ryan General
Since the launch of the hit augmented-reality game Pokémon Go, thousands of players have heeded the call to get out of their houses and out into the real world to hunt and capture some cute Pokémon. The sought after creatures are well hidden by developer Niantic in a variety of…
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Yesterday Christina Xu, a writer and ethnographer, took to Twitter asking for help to craft an open letter to help the older generation understand why they need to care about Black Lives Matter. Asian-Americans who support BLM, we need to get ahead of our community organizing…
· Ryan General
Scientists have discovered that goats, too, can make great pets and may even rival dogs for the title of “man’s best friend.” A recent study by Queen Mary University of London researchers revealed that the goat, mainly domesticated for agricultural purposes, also possesses the…
· Ryan General
Serial entrepreneur, speaker and author Cameron Johnson shared his thoughts on what inspired him to start his first business, how he made his first million and the only thing he splurges on. Cameron Johnson started running an array of businesses as a young boy. Doing ventures…
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Mathematics has determined the magic number for marriage to be 26. The optimal age to settle down and commit to a life partner is 26. Journalist Brian Christian and cognitive scientist Tom Griffiths, coauthors of “Algorithms to Live By: The Computer Science of Human Decisions,”…
· Ryan General
A Chinese startup, which gave the all-too-common Q & A website formula a brilliant twist, has successfully secured a valuation of $100 million just 24 days after launching. Fen Da is an app that takes inspiration from Reddit’s “Ask Me Anything” (or AMA), where featured guests…
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The world’s highest and longest glass bridge is currently in China, and it takes “wow” to a whole new level after a recent safety test. With the public watching, a total of 30 volunteers tried their best to smash through the glass with a sledgehammer before a two ton SUV filled…
· Ryan General
South Korean longboard enthusiast Ko Hyo Joo is winning the hearts of netizens around the world with her distinct dance-like movement and eye-catching style atop the nine-inch-wide skateboard. She stars in several viral skating videos that feature her graceful freewheeling…
· Ryan General
A group of researchers claim that the harvesting of organs from executed prisoners in China has persisted despite the government’s pledge of eradicating the practice in 2009. The Chinese government has been collecting organs from executed prisoners to fulfill the huge demand…
· Ryan General
A small part of us continues to live on days after we die as some of our genes start springing back into action hours after our death, a new study says. Researchers at the University of Washington have revealed that more than 1,000 genes in the human body remain active…
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.
