Looks what’s making headlines again. It’s the world’s shortest escalator, which we first told you about in 2011 here. This escalator, located in a popular store in Japan, features a vertical rise that’s just 32.8 inches high (83 cm). What’s worse is the the escalator goes down…not up. I mean, what’s the point? What’s even [...]
Here are your top stories for this Friday, December 7 , 2012: – Strong earthquake hits Japan – Poll: Obama approval up – Pearl Harbor survivor helps identify the dead – Elephant dung coffee: $50 a pop
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The astonishing video below of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan is just now starting to go viral thanks to a post on Reddit. This footage shows just how quickly the waters swept over the town of Sendai and how powerless man is against Mother Nature. The effects of that momentous events will [...]
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Have you heard about the latest fashion craze in Japan? Kids are injecting their foreheads with saline and sticking their fingers in the middle so that their foreheads looks like a giant bagel. You can’t make this stuff up, folks. Now, Jimmy Kimmels’ Aunt Chippy is chiming in on the phenomenon in a hilarious new [...]
Here’s something unconventional. Pepsi Japan has announced that it will roll out its newest soda flavor, “Salty Watermelon Pepsi,” in Japan for a limited time beginning July 24. Many are already predicting that Salty Watermelon Pepsi will outdo the company’s past bomb: Ice Cucumber Pepsi. Salty Watermelon is capitalizing on the latest Japanese craze where [...]
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Thousands of visitors flocked to the Tokyo Skytree today, hoping to be among the first people on the planet to catch a glimpse of the Japanese capital from the world’s tallest tower. The Tokyo Skytree climbs 2,080 feet above Tokyo. It was certified as the world’s tallest tower by Guinness World Records on November 17, [...]
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Chances are, if you went to your local grocery store and stumbled across some melons that were selling for $12,000, you would think someone had lost their minds. As it turns out, that would be a pretty cheap price if they were a couple of Japanese cantaloupes. Each year, top grade Yubari melons fetch astonishing [...]
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Here are your top stories for this Sunday morning, May 6, 2012: – Obama kicks off his re-election campaign – Guantanamo Bay hearing disrupted by accused terrorists – Japan turns off last nuclear plant – London fills Olympic stadium Mobile users: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNCeff9LWw
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