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Paris Hilton is Actually Better at Making Money Than Donald Trump
With the upcoming presidential election, Donald Trump has constantly said that his business acumen is what makes him qualified to run the country. But just how good of a businessman is he? In a question answered on Quora, user Kevin Flint compares Trump’s business history to the…
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Robbers Spray Chinese Tourists in Paris with Tear Gas Before Stealing Their Luggage
About six robbers have assaulted a group of Chinese tourists in Paris, spraying them with tear gas before stealing their luggage. The tourists, 27 in total, were loading their stuff onto a bus that was supposedly taking them to Charles de Gaulle airport.
· Jacob Wagner
Artist Who Made ‘Peace for Paris’ Symbol Mocks Our Tech Obsession in New Art Series
Jean Jullien is a French illustrator known for his satiral comics. Aside from that, he’s widely known for creating the “Peace for Paris” symbol after the terrorist attack in Paris last month. In a series of illustration, Jullien mocks our societies obsession with technology,…
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A 22-Year-Old Reveals How She Survived the Paris Shootings in Heartbreaking Facebook Post
Isobel Bowdery, a 22-year-old South African student studying in Paris, was in the Bataclan theatre when gunmen opened fire on the crowd, murdering a total of 129 people and wounding 352 others. In a chilling Facebook post, Bowdery describes chaos and tragedy of the scene,…
· Laura Dang
Paris is Banning All Cars For One Day For The Best Reason Ever
All hail pedestrians and cyclists! Paris is closing its streets off to cars for a day to make a statement about its terrible air pollution. The no-car holiday, La Journee sans Voiture, will take place on Sunday, September 27 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Paris is expected to close…
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Here’s a Comparison of Amazon and Walmart Just in Time for ‘Prime Day’
Tomorrow, July 15, is “Prime Day,” Amazon’s one-day shopping event that’s been advertised as having “more deals than Black Friday.” To make things a little more interesting, Walmart has initiated a sale rivalry with Amazon, potentially making tomorrow one of the biggest shopping…
· Max Chang
Chinese Company to Spend $15 Million on Four-Day Paris Vacation For 6,400 Workers
If you thought your company perks were great, you thought absolutely wrong. Tiens Group, a large Chinese company with 12,000 employees is sending 6,400 workers on an epic four-day vacation to Paris, France, according a report by The Guardian.
· Ryan General
The Price of the World’s Most Expensive Chili is Absolutely Ridiculous
A type of chili from Austria can burn through your tongue and into your wallet. The “Charapita” is a type of small yellow chili pepper harvested in the Austrian village of Frauenkirchen but originated from the northern part of Peru. According to Ruptly (via the Straits Times),…
· Ryan General
Being Gay is a ‘Human Weakness’, Says Philippine Catholic Bishop
The Philippines, which has recently been ranked as one of the most gay-friendly nations in the world, is about to get some “spiritual” intervention from the nation’s Catholic leadership. The Catholic Church in the Philippines, which was about to reaffirm its stand against…
· Ryan General
Philippine City of Cebu Gets Voted as The Worst Place in the World For Drivers
While Filipinos have recently been nagging on social media about how bad the traffic in Manila has become as the Duterte government tests new traffic control schemes, another Philippine city has earned the rating of being the “worst place in the world to be a driver.” According…
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Chinese Tourists Spent $74 Million EACH DAY in the U.S. Last Year
Last year, Chinese tourists that visited the United States dumped a total of $26.9 billion according to a report by Xinhua, China’s state-run media. This means that Chinese tourists spent on average $73.7 million each day of 2015 with nearly a third of that from shopping alone.…
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Korean Artists Creates Stunning Watercolor Paintings of the Cities She’s Visited
We travel for different reasons. Some break free from the stress brought by work, while others catch up with family and friends based somewhere else. And of course, there are those who fly miles just to get something posted on Instagram. See, anyone who travels these days almost…
· Ryan General
New Filipino TV Show Looks Eerily Similar to ‘Arrow’, Embarrasses Netizens Everywhere
The CW’s hugely popular superhero series “Arrow”, which is about to deliver its fifth season in October, not only helped spawn a new generation of DC superhero shows on the small screen, but may have also (heavily) inspired a television series in the Philippines. Based on the DC…
· Ryan General
This Hong Kong Restaurant Might Serve The Most Expensive Chicken Wing in the World
Food enthusiasts with a taste for the very expensive may find themselves right at home at Belon, a new French Restaurant in Central, Hong Kong, home of the $45 stuffed chicken wing. The serving is prepared with matsutake mushrooms and tiny cubes of foie gras, which are probably…
· Ryan General
18-Year-Old Arrested For Buying 24 Toy Guns in China, Gets Sentenced to Life in Prison
A young Chinese man from Fujian province was sentenced to life in prison for purchasing several toy guns from an online retailer. Liu Dawei was just 18 years old when he reportedly ordered 24 toy guns from a Taiwanese website back in 2014, according to Shanghaiist.
· Max Chang
Why Badminton is Way More Badass Than Tennis Ever Will Be
In the West, badminton is seen as a backyard sport played during BBQs and social events. In other parts of the world however, particularly in Asia and Europe, it’s a professional sport that packs stadiums during major competitions. Badminton is the second most popular sport in…
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Olympic Commentator Called Racist For Referring to Japanese Gymnasts as ‘Little Pikachus’
One French gymnastics commentator has stirred up the internet’s political correctness militia with a seemingly racist remark in relation to Pokémon Go. French gymnast Thomas Bouhail, a silver medalist at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and now-coach of the French national team, was…
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J.K. Rowling Had the Most Hilarious Response to a Hypothesis on Female Orgasms
J.K. Rowling is well known throughout the literary world, but she recently posed an interesting thought for scientists who are pondering the evolutionary mystery of the female orgasm. The New York Times recently published an article discussing the possible evolutionary roots of…
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Girls in China Are Making Up to $20,000 a Month Live Streaming Their Lives Online
Young social media stars in China are making loads of money by live streaming on their phones, according to ABC Australia. China’s live streaming industry has gotten so big that the market is now valued at $11 billion — bigger than the country’s film industry. By comparison,…
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Unemployed Korean Men Have a Hard Time Getting Married, Study Finds
Unemployed Korean men find it harder to get married than jobless women, a study has found. The idea is simple: Korean men are expected to be family breadwinners, so the unemployed ones are perceived as incapable of providing financial support. Developed by the Korea Women’s…
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