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With the Help of FaceApp, a 50-Year-Old Japanese Man Fooled Everyone

Sayings like “don’t judge a book by its cover” have never stopped us from doing just that — judging how something or someone looks. Often, this judgemental tendency of ours makes us victims of catfishing, especially with the use of face editing apps such as FaceApp. A “youthful” Japanese “female” motorbike rider, who has been ...

Armin Auctor

Yasuo Nakajim as Soya no Sohi.

Fran Lebowitz and Her Amazing One-Star Product Reviews

Fran Lebowitz is a public intellectual and an esteemed author, who also excels as a prolific Amazon reviewer. Her one-star product reviews come sprinkled with a dash of humor. Mentioned below are some such instances. Welcome Mat (Seventeen Inches by Thirty Inches) Fran Lebowitz writes that welcome mats set expectations for guests that they are welcome. ...

Raven Montmorency

A welcome mat.

3 Amazing Examples of Superpowers

Superpowers have been the main theme of stories, mythologies, and epic sagas throughout the ages. But just as often throughout the ages, there have been accounts of human superpowers that go beyond any framework of reasonable explanation. People have always been interested in revealing the secrets behind human superpowers. You may think that our advances ...

Hermann Rohr

Students in a library.

Cheat on College Entrance Exams and Face Jail Time in China

In China, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE), popularly known as gaokao, is one of the most important college entrance exams a student takes part in. Every year, millions of high school students participate in these college entrance exams that can make or break their future. Given the importance of gaokao, it is inevitable that ...

Max Lu

Students in a classroom.

Americans Voting in Dogs and Goats as Mayor

To be chosen “mayor” is considered a great honor and it’s certainly not a title to be sneezed at. Any individual who has won this highly respected position through a general election can be proud of themselves. Furthermore, being a good mayor is not as easy as it seems. Mayors need to have strong leadership ...

Raven Montmorency

A cat lying on its side.

Coronavirus Triggers a Run on Toilet Paper in Hong Kong

First, hand sanitizer disappeared from store shelves in Hong Kong; then, bleach and alcohol. People wake up at the crack of dawn to line up at pharmacies for surgical masks. But hand sanitizers and masks are products targeted for temporary needs; they’re not items normally kept in quantity around the house. It makes sense that ...

Max Lu

Empty shelves at a Hong Kong supermarket.

5 Incredible Coincidental Events

Life is full of unexplainable or coincidental events. Sometimes, there is a greater hand at work than we are aware of. 5 coincidental events around the world 1. The key shows up on time William De lives alone in the United States. One day he left home, forgetting his keys, and was locked out of ...

Raven Montmorency

A pair of keys.

Jeans, Jogging, and Other Things Banned Around the World

Recently, a meme became popular on social media that suggested furries had been made illegal in Germany. Many people mistook it to be true and wondered about the rationale behind the ban. However, even if it were true, it wouldn’t be the first time there have been strange things banned around the world. Some of ...

Armin Auctor

Furries.

Wife’s Tantrum Results in Loss of Job and Face for Police Chief

In China, a police chief was fired from his job after his wife threw a tantrum in public — a road rage incident. The woman apparently has a history of bad driving and has been charged with 29 traffic offenses since March 2016. The incident Tong Xiaohua was a police chief in southwest China. His ...

Max Lu

A woman in high-heeled shoes.