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Hong Kong Sets 86 Square Feet as the Minimum Housing Standard, Creating Another Problem: Where to House so Many People

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Sometimes, solving one problem leads to a much bigger one.

With Rent Sky High, This Man Created a Workaround in a New York Hotel. He Paid the First Night and Stayed for Five Years for Free

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Mickey Barreto, the protagonist of this unusual story, also claims ties to Christopher Columbus and Portuguese royalty.

This Is Clever Japanese Technique Helps You Dry Clothes Faster in Winter

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Accustomed to rain and tiny apartments, the people of Tokyo have devised an ingenious way to dry clothes more efficiently: a technique called the “rainbow.”

There Was a Trick in the Bible’s Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes. Science Has Just Uncovered It

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While science doesn’t aim to question Jesus’ ability to multiply food, it turns out that something similar can occur in the real world.

Satellite Imagery Suggests China Is Building a Massive, Mysterious Ship

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It’s not a bird, an airplane, or Superman. The images show an alleged aircraft carrier.

Reading Parties Are the Latest Literary Trend in the U.S. They’re Attracting Large Crowds, and There’s Even a Waiting List

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Reading Rhythms started as an experiment among friends and has now become an international sensation.

Starbucks Tried to Reinvent Coffee by Mixing in Olive Oil. It Didn’t Work Out As the Company Expected

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The company has decided to step back from its Oleato line of beverages, which launched with much fanfare in 2023.

Elon Musk Has 11 Children From Three Different Women. He’s Reportedly Purchased Three Mansions to Live ‘Communally’

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According to The New York Times, he has bought three nearby mansions to create a residential complex for his family to live all together.

Shanghai Is Full of Cops to Fight Against the Chinese Government’s Unexpected Enemy: Halloween

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City authorities have deployed police on the streets to curb celebrations as they start.

Venice Was So Fed Up With Overtourism That It Introduced an Entry Fee on 54 Days of the Year

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Prices fluctuate like concert tickets, though critics argue this approach treats the city like a museum.

A Restaurant in Germany Was Thriving With Its Star Pizza Until Police Discovered Its Secret Topping: Cocaine

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German Police have just busted a drug gang by following an unusual clue: a pizza.

A Library in Ireland Held a 134-Year-Old Treasure: The Lost Story Bram Stoker Wrote Before Dracula

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The story, unknown to even Stoker’s biographers and literary scholars, has recently come to light.

Google’s New Interactive Map Shows You the Top Five Most-Searched Costumes in Your Area

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Shrunken Head Bob from Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the king of this ranking. Curiously, he’s followed by Raygun, the Australian breakdancer at the summer Olympics.

While Japan Stresses Over How to Combat Its Birth Crisis, One Man Is Trying to Break an Edo-Period Record by Having 54 Children

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His name is Ryuta Watanabe and he already has 10 children from his four “wives” and two girlfriends.

Totaled in the U.S., Sold in Europe. How Thousands of American Cars Ended Up in Car Lots Across Georgia

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Georgian companies buy damaged used cars from the U.S. and ship them back to Eastern European country.

China Is a Country Where There Are More Pets Than Children. It Only Makes Sense That People Are Sending Them Off to ‘School’

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Family balance is essential, no matter who the “little one” is.

Researchers Have Solved One of Asia’s Most Fascinating Mysteries: The Origin of Japanese People. The Key Was in a ‘Neighbor’

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Experts had speculated about one, two, or even three ancestral groups, but it was neither one nor the other. Japan’s population is, in fact, a “mixture.”