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· Ryan General
Korean Author is Tired of Being Told to ‘Improve’ Herself So She Can Find a Man
During her early 20’s, Korean author Lee Jin-song was constantly told by people around her on how she can “improve” herself so she can do better in the dating scene. In an interview with The Korea Herald, Lee recalled how tips telling her how to look and act in certain ways came…
· Editorial Staff
Shiba Inu is Upset He’s Not Allowed on the Subway, Gets Carried Out by Authorities
One determined Shiba Inu determined to live his life-long dream of riding the subway was sadly foiled in his plot when he was so close to finally riding the subway. The shiba walked into the the Kitaoji Station in Kyoto, Japan trailing alongside two humans going through the…
· Editorial Staff
Man Reveals How Scam Artists Hack Amazon to Become ‘Best Selling’ Authors
Brent Underwood made headlines last month after uploading a photo of his foot to Amazon Books to prove how easy it is to become an Amazon “bestselling” author. He executed the stunt after he became fed up with individuals putting up obscure content on Amazon in order to get the…
· Ryan General
Author Randomly Decides to Check Her Junk Mail, Wins $150,000
You might want to skim over your junk email next time before you click “delete all” as you might miss out on some surprises. Australian author Helen Garner would have missed out on a huge cash prize if she hadn’t gone through her spam messages, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.…
· Editorial Staff
Homeless Man Becomes Bestselling Author After Writing a Book About Being Homeless
A Parisian beggar is now a bestselling author after his book detailing his life as a homeless man sold nearly 50,000 copies.
· Editorial Staff
Adorable Minions Try Selling Bananas in China, Gets Stopped by Authorities
Images of Minions (from the movie “Despicable Me”) selling bananas on the streets of Beijing, China, recently went viral on Weibo, China’s version of Twitter. Netizens’ hearts were melted by the sheer adorableness of the photos. “Big-eyed adorable Minions pulled over on the…
· Augustine Reyes Chan
Author Reveals the Real Difference Between ‘Wolf of Wall Street’ and the Real Wall Street
John LeFevre, the British-born former banker behind Goldman Sachs Elevator, has just substantiated for those outside the insular world of investment banking that the behavior on Wall Street is spot on with how the movie “Wolf of Wall Street” portrayed it. One discrepancy between…
· Benny Luo
Bestselling Author Tim Ferriss Reveals How to Master Any New Skill in Record Time
Tim Ferriss’ entrepreneurial journey began when he founded BrainQuicken in 2001. It was his first company and focused on selling nutritional supplements online. He ended up selling it to a private equity firm in 2010. In between that timeframe, he wrote his first bestselling…
· Max Chang
This Woman’s Innovative ‘Resumé’ Thoroughly Impressed Airbnb’s CEO
Nina Mufleh always wanted to work for Airbnb. After moving from the Middle East, Mufleh lived in San Francisco for a year, unable to land a single interview with the company after months of submitting job applications, answering listings and sending emails to the company — until…
· Editorial Staff
Iran Becomes the First Country to Completely Ban Pokémon Go
Iran is the first country to officially ban Pokémon Go for unspecified “security concerns.” The decision was made by the country’s High Council of Virtual Spaces, the body responsible for overseeing the nation’s online activity. Iranian officials reportedly contacted Niantic…
· Ryan General
Ryanair Passenger Sprints Across Tarmac to Catch His Flight, Succeeds
An airline passenger who arrived a bit late to catch his Ryanair flight from Madrid to the Canary Islands chose a brave course of action just to get on the airplane last Friday. The unnamed traveler who booked a flight with Ryanair reportedly failed to arrive on time and missed…
· Ryan General
Confused Chinese Tourists Lead Cops On a Car Chase, Didn’t Know They Had to Pull Over
A family of tourists from China inadvertently got themselves into a car chase with San Diego police officers after failing to recognize a signal and warning to pull over. According to ABC10 News, the clueless family was breezing through the freeway in a Honda CR-V when they were…
· Ryan General
Thai Grandmother Dies Watching Her Grandson Win a Bronze Medal at the Olympics
A Thai weightlifter’s victorious Olympic bronze finish on Monday became a moment of triumph and great sadness for his entire family back home. Celebrations were abruptly halted when the Olympian‘s 84-year-old grandmother collapsed and died while celebrating his success. Subin…
· Editorial Staff
ISIS is Threatening to Bomb the Miss Universe 2017 Pageant in the Philippines
Tourism officials in the Philippines said the threat from an Islamic State-related group to bomb the Miss Universe pageant in 2017 was “serious.” The threat was discovered by SITE Intelligence Group in a pro-ISIS social media channel, Rappler said. A video showing how to make…
· admin
Chinese Tourist Loses His Wallet in Germany, Accidentally Becomes a Refugee
A 31-year-old Chinese tourist ended up as a refugee after losing his wallet in southern Germany. According to The Local, the mishap began in the city of Heidelberg where the man noticed his missing wallet.
· Editorial Staff
Man Travels to North Korea and Captures the Most Spectacular Footage
If you’ve ever wanted to travel to North Korea or just live vicariously through someone who has then you probably want to watch this video. Lithuanian native Jacob Laukaitis recently published a video on YouTube about his seven day visit to North Korea.
· Editorial Staff
Vietnamese Restaurant Puts Up Signs Banning Chinese People From Entering
Chinese tourists aren’t exactly known for their polite manners and courteous behavior when traveling overseas. They’ve built up quite a reputation in the past and on more recent incidents involving the harassment of a Vietnamese banana vendor. Though the Vietnamese government…
· Ryan General
Russian Backpackers Hitchhike Their Way Through China With Absolutely No Money
Three unbelievably brave Russian adventurers have taken a bold, but rather ill-planned journey to China — without bringing any money. The pack of twenty-somethings, consisting of two men and one woman, were found Sunday morning, trying to hitchhike along a highway in Chongqing,…
· Editorial Staff
Scammer Cons Chinese Students out of $1 Million in Tuition Money at the University of Washington
Scammers have fooled international Chinese students in Washington to hand over nearly $1 million in tuition money. Yiping Jiang, a student at the University of Washington, moved to the U.S. from Shandong Province in China. He said that while on campus, he met another student who…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Students Are Excellent Critical Thinkers Until College, Study Finds
Chinese students have may have superior critical thinking skills than their American and Russian counterparts, but that advantage surprisingly falls during college, according to a recent study. Poor teaching skills at Chinese universities are to blame for a lack of relationship…