A newly built and unoccupied 13-story apartment building in Shanghai fell over with no apparent provocation. Miraculously, only one person died in the near-catastrophe.The building fell over in one piece. Footage of the collapse on Hong Kong’s Cable...
Topics: apartment building, China, collapse, News, Photos, Shanghai, shoddy construction, Videos, youtube

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An ordinary hen laid an extraordinary egg in China this week, and her owner says that it’s one for the record books.According to owner Zhang Yinde, the egg is, at 201 grams, 25 grams heavier than the previous record holder. The egg is 6.3 centimeters...
Topics: china, egg, eggs, guinness book of world records, hen, News, Photos

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Lawn ornaments can be a charming addition to any front yard – and for one Japanese man, they also make great conversational partners.Osamu Kimura, 52, is accused of stealing dozens of ceramic dogs, frogs, and raccoons in order to have someone to talk...
Topics: Japan, Japanese man, lawn ornaments, Loneliness, News

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A rare and beautiful type of algae called marimo grows in some lakes in Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. Marimo forms soft green globes that sit in clusters on the lake bottom.Combine the word marimo with the name of a phenomenon that’s not quite.
Topics: Hokkaido, japan, Marimokkori, News

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In an egregious act of animal cruelty, a city in China has opted to kill 36,000 stray and pet dogs. The motivation behind the killings was the elimination of rabies but even so, such an act would never have occurred in a country that recognizes the...
Topics: china, cruelty, dogs, news, pet, Shaanxi

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