Shoplifting Woes

A young person working at a retail store confidently boasts on social media that “One thing about me is if I see a customer shoplifting, I pretend I didn’t”, but bemoans the consequences of such behavior a year down the road: Strange, though, that they opted to blame capitalism over the shop’s products being locked … More Shoplifting Woes

The Art of Sheep Crushing – Is China the world’s most barbaric country?

A simple question was posted on /pol, the politics board of 4chan recently – “Is China the world’s most barbaric country?”.  the same post also had a 30 second long, soundless .webm video attached to it, along with a message giving more context to the contents of the video: This practice is called “yā yáng” … More The Art of Sheep Crushing – Is China the world’s most barbaric country?

Sam Ballard – The Boy Who Ate a Slug and Paid for It Dearly

In 2010, an Australian boy named Sam Ballard, aged 19, was hanging out and drinking with his fellow rugby players at a local party.  A garden slug came crawling across the backyard patio, and as part of an alcohol fueled dare, Sam ate it.  Swallowed the poor creature whole.  After eating the slug, Sam developed … More Sam Ballard – The Boy Who Ate a Slug and Paid for It Dearly

Mistaken Identity

A woman from Cheshire, England came across what appeared to be a baby hedgehog on the sidewalk, and rescued it.  The animal was placed in a box lined with newspaper, and with a generous bowl of food provided.  When the woman noticed that the animal have failed to move over the course of an entire … More Mistaken Identity

“Antisemitism”

Back in 2016 a political comic was published describing how Jewish people appear to interact with their white countrymen: Being a comic, one would expect the overall message to be greatly exaggerated.  Sadly, life has a way of being stranger than fiction: It’s both hilarious and sad that many satirical things from decades ago are … More “Antisemitism”

Ice Cream Thief

A Japanese tourist bought an ice cream cone at a scenic location and prepared to take a selfie with it.  To their surprise they managed to snap a picture of a seagull at the exact moment when it stole their ice cream: An utterly unrepentant expression.  The University of Exeter have done a study on … More Ice Cream Thief