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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…
· Ryan General
Chinese Women Pass Out in the Streets After Arguing For 8 Hours
Two Chinese women ignored the burning summer heat and argued under the sun for hours until both of them passed out due to exhaustion. The warring women, both from Shanxi province, reportedly shouted at each other in an argument over an unsettled debt for the duration of the…
· Editorial Staff
Kid Tries to Be Like Olympic Divers By Jumping Off a Bridge — Gets Seriously Injured
A 17 year old suffered serious bodily injuries after attempting to dive off a 25-meter high bridge. The boy who is from Jiangxi, China, chose to jump off Xinjiang Bridge, a platform that is about two and a half times taller than the highest diving board at the Rio Olympics. The…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Paramedics Dump Patient’s Body After Realizing He Died Before Reaching the Hospital
An ambulance team in Anhui, China has been fired from their job after abandoning a dead patient’s body before getting to a major hospital. According to Anhui News, an elderly man had been injured in a traffic accident, leading his family to call an ambulance. The man, along with…
· 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.
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Tourist Survives 38 Hours at Sea After Falling off Cruise Ship
One Chinese tourist’s story of survival has shocked may after falling seven stories from a cruise ship an then swimming for over a day and a half in the ocean until she was rescued by fishermen. The 32-year-old woman, identified by her surname Fan, recently set sail on the Royal…
· Ryan General
4 Dead, 21 Injured As Multiple Bombs Targeting Tourists Rock Thailand
A series of bomb explosions rocked several tourist locations in Thailand, leaving at least four people dead and 21 more injured. Phuket island and the town of Hua Hin, both top tourist destinations in the country, were hit with multiple blasts within a 24-hour period beginning…
· Editorial Staff
This Asian Fruit Extract Can Dissolve Painful Kidney Stones, Research Shows
Hydroxycitrate, a natural fruit extract, was found to be capable of dissolving kidney stones. The finding, published in Nature, came as a result of computational, experimental and human studies.
· Laura Dang
Inside the Only Factory in the World That Makes Sriracha Sauce
Sriracha is the hot sauce loved and adored by people around the world, but few have actually been inside the factory where the magic happens. The fiery Sriracha chili sauce that is instantly recognizable by its iconic red and green bottle is produced at a single location in…
· Ryan General
Tour Guide Stabs Chinese Tourist to Death For Sitting in His Seat
An argument over dinner table seating arrangements ended up in a bloodbath after a Chinese tour guide lost his cool and began stabbing two tourists in Kenya on Monday evening. The tour guide, identified as Lee Changqin, was reportedly accompanying a group of Chinese tourists on…
· Ryan General
Woman Claims She Was Raped By a Pokémon, Husband Urges Her to Seek Psychiatric Help
A young married woman from Russia filed a formal complaint to the local police after she was allegedly raped by a Pokémon. The assault, according to the unnamed victim, happened inside her room in her apartment in Moscow. Police said the complainant fell asleep while playing…
· Editorial Staff
Chinese Teacher Stripped and Beaten After Having an Alleged Affair With Student
Family members recently sought vengeance by stripping and beating the Chinese teacher who had a rumored affair with his female student. Shocking footage of a teacher being beaten in Wei County, northern China’s Hebei province, has surfaced online. The unnamed man was attacked…