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In Hangzhou, China, statues of Song dynasty official Qin Hui (11th-century national traitor) and his wife Wang Shi kneel permanently in remorse at the tomb of General Yue Fei, whom they had executed. For centuries, people have traditionally spit, slapped, or kicked the figures as a symbolic act of eternal condemnation. Does anyone in your country deserve such a statue?

In Hangzhou, China, statues of Song dynasty official Qin Hui (11th-century national traitor) and his wife Wang Shi kneel permanently in remorse at the tomb of General Yue Fei, whom they had executed. For centuries, people have traditionally spit, slapped, or kicked the figures as a symbolic act of eternal condemnation. Does anyone in your country deserve such a statue?

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In 1984, German group Die Woodys released “Fichtl’s Lied,” a novelty synthpop song about little tree sprites called Fichtls pleading for humans to protect the environment. The music video, featuring smiling performers and wooden instruments, went viral online decades later.

In 1984, German group Die Woodys released “Fichtl’s Lied,” a novelty synthpop song about little tree sprites called Fichtls pleading for humans to protect the environment. The music video, featuring smiling performers and wooden instruments, went viral online decades later.

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Robin Williams's mother, Laurie McLaurin Williams, was one of the few people who could elicit his genuine, unguarded laugh. Williams often noted that his mother's playful spirit and wit were major influences on his own comedic talent.

Robin Williams's mother, Laurie McLaurin Williams, was one of the few people who could elicit his genuine, unguarded laugh. Williams often noted that his mother's playful spirit and wit were major influences on his own comedic talent.

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In the skies above Britain during the Cold War a sound existed that many described as the most terrifying and awe-inspiring noise in aviation history. This was the Vulcan Howl. The Avro Vulcan was a massive delta-wing bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons and it was powered by four Bristol Olympus engines. While the engines themselves were incredibly powerful the iconic sound did not actually come from the exhaust or the combustion process. The howl was the result of a strange aerodynamic coincidence. When the pilots pushed the throttles to approximately ninety percent power the massive volume of air rushing into the narrow intake ducts became restricted. This created a physical phenomenon known as resonance which is similar to the sound made when blowing across the top of a glass bottle. Because the intake ducts were so large the resulting vibration produced a haunting low frequency scream that could be felt in the chests of spectators miles away.

In the skies above Britain during the Cold War a sound existed that many described as the most terrifying and awe-inspiring noise in aviation history. This was the Vulcan Howl. The Avro Vulcan was a massive delta-wing bomber designed to carry nuclear weapons and it was powered by four Bristol Olympus engines. While the engines themselves were incredibly powerful the iconic sound did not actually come from the exhaust or the combustion process. The howl was the result of a strange aerodynamic coincidence. When the pilots pushed the throttles to approximately ninety percent power the massive volume of air rushing into the narrow intake ducts became restricted. This created a physical phenomenon known as resonance which is similar to the sound made when blowing across the top of a glass bottle. Because the intake ducts were so large the resulting vibration produced a haunting low frequency scream that could be felt in the chests of spectators miles away.

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In 2010, Francisco Domingo Joaquim, known as “Chiquinho” from Angola, set the Guinness World Record for the widest mouth, measuring 17 cm (6.69 inches). The record was officially measured on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on March 18. He could fit entire soda cans, bottles, and even his own hand inside his mouth.

In 2010, Francisco Domingo Joaquim, known as “Chiquinho” from Angola, set the Guinness World Record for the widest mouth, measuring 17 cm (6.69 inches). The record was officially measured on the set of Lo Show dei Record in Rome, Italy, on March 18. He could fit entire soda cans, bottles, and even his own hand inside his mouth.

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🚨Real-life Disney princess behaviour. This girl has gone viral for walking around with a civet in her arms while a porcupine trots beside her like a loyal dog.

🚨Real-life Disney princess behaviour. This girl has gone viral for walking around with a civet in her arms while a porcupine trots beside her like a loyal dog.

3,347,106 views • 26 days ago

5 years ago, a PE teacher in Myanmar accidentally filmed the execution of a coup while recording her morning aerobics routine. On February 1, 2021, Khing Hnin Wai set up her camera on a wide road in Naypyidaw. While she performed her exercise set, a convoy of military vehicles and black SUVs rolled silently behind her, heading toward the parliament buildings to finalize the seizure of power that had begun with detentions earlier that morning. The video became a global symbol of the event's surreal nature, heightened by the irony of her music. She was dancing to "Ampun Bang Jago," a remix of an Indonesian anthem often used during protests to mock arrogant authority figures.

5 years ago, a PE teacher in Myanmar accidentally filmed the execution of a coup while recording her morning aerobics routine. On February 1, 2021, Khing Hnin Wai set up her camera on a wide road in Naypyidaw. While she performed her exercise set, a convoy of military vehicles and black SUVs rolled silently behind her, heading toward the parliament buildings to finalize the seizure of power that had begun with detentions earlier that morning. The video became a global symbol of the event's surreal nature, heightened by the irony of her music. She was dancing to "Ampun Bang Jago," a remix of an Indonesian anthem often used during protests to mock arrogant authority figures.

6,622,592 views • 6 months ago

17 years ago, the Indian reality show Dadagiri on the Bindass channel produced a video that became a global viral sensation. In the 2008 episode, hostess Esha Bhaskar slapped contestant Ravi Bhatia; an act he stated was not part of the script. He immediately slapped her back, leading to an altercation with the crew as he shouted, "How can she slap?" The clip reached millions worldwide, even appearing on a famous art wall in Prague. Bhatia later became a successful actor in India and Indonesia.

17 years ago, the Indian reality show Dadagiri on the Bindass channel produced a video that became a global viral sensation. In the 2008 episode, hostess Esha Bhaskar slapped contestant Ravi Bhatia; an act he stated was not part of the script. He immediately slapped her back, leading to an altercation with the crew as he shouted, "How can she slap?" The clip reached millions worldwide, even appearing on a famous art wall in Prague. Bhatia later became a successful actor in India and Indonesia.

5,032,384 views • 6 months ago

In the 1980s, fitness instructor Tony Britts appeared regularly on the UK’s BBC Breakfast Time morning programme. He led short home workout segments in the “Twice as Fit” feature, wearing tight shorts and tank tops while guiding viewers through energetic dance-based exercises.

In the 1980s, fitness instructor Tony Britts appeared regularly on the UK’s BBC Breakfast Time morning programme. He led short home workout segments in the “Twice as Fit” feature, wearing tight shorts and tank tops while guiding viewers through energetic dance-based exercises.

5,536,335 views • 7 months ago

Well, I’d be scared too

Well, I’d be scared too

622,545 views • 1 month ago

10 years ago, a German teenager captured the most illegal view in Egypt. In 2016, 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski sprinted up the Great Pyramid of Giza. Knowing he would be stopped if he hesitated, he scaled the 146-meter ancient structure in just eight minutes, filming the entire ascent on his GoPro. He captured breathtaking footage of the Cairo skyline from the summit, but the police were waiting at the bottom. He was arrested, interrogated, and eventually banned from entering Egypt for life. Although authorities forced him to delete the files, he used recovery software to restore the images once he returned home.

10 years ago, a German teenager captured the most illegal view in Egypt. In 2016, 18-year-old Andrej Ciesielski sprinted up the Great Pyramid of Giza. Knowing he would be stopped if he hesitated, he scaled the 146-meter ancient structure in just eight minutes, filming the entire ascent on his GoPro. He captured breathtaking footage of the Cairo skyline from the summit, but the police were waiting at the bottom. He was arrested, interrogated, and eventually banned from entering Egypt for life. Although authorities forced him to delete the files, he used recovery software to restore the images once he returned home.

3,236,184 views • 6 months ago

In 1996, a King Penguin named Lala became a local celebrity in Shibushi, Japan. Rescued by the Nishimoto family after being injured in a fishing net, Lala refused to return to the wild. He lived in an air-conditioned room in their home and was famous for walking alone to the fish market wearing a tiny backpack. The fishmonger would feed him a fresh fish and place another in his bag for the trip home.

In 1996, a King Penguin named Lala became a local celebrity in Shibushi, Japan. Rescued by the Nishimoto family after being injured in a fishing net, Lala refused to return to the wild. He lived in an air-conditioned room in their home and was famous for walking alone to the fish market wearing a tiny backpack. The fishmonger would feed him a fresh fish and place another in his bag for the trip home.

3,342,292 views • 6 months ago

In 1999, Pepsi aired a television commercial featuring child actress Hallie Kate Eisenberg, the younger sister of actor Jesse Eisenberg. In the ad, she enters a diner accompanied by an older man, who appears to be her grandfather. He places an order for a large pepperoni pizza, while she requests a Pepsi to drink. When the waiter brings her a different cola brand, implied to be Coca-Cola, she responds by imitating Marlon Brando’s character Don Vito Corleone from the film The Godfather. She uses a deep, raspy voice to say, “You’ve insulted me and my entire family by offering me this whatever it is,” but offers him a chance to correct the mistake by serving the Pepsi instead.

3,033,550 views • 6 months ago

Did you know that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been using his own custom $2 bills for over 30 years? He doesn't print the money itself, which would be illegal. Instead, he legally purchases large, uncut sheets of genuine $2 bills directly from the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He then takes the sheets to a local print shop in his hometown of Los Gatos, California, which binds them into a pad and adds perforations so he can tear them off like a notepad. He even stamps them with his initials, "WOZ". Though each $2 bill costs him around $3 to produce, they are legal tender and he enjoys the novelty and the reactions he gets when spending them, a habit he calls a "joke" he enjoys sharing with people.

Did you know that Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has been using his own custom $2 bills for over 30 years? He doesn't print the money itself, which would be illegal. Instead, he legally purchases large, uncut sheets of genuine $2 bills directly from the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. He then takes the sheets to a local print shop in his hometown of Los Gatos, California, which binds them into a pad and adds perforations so he can tear them off like a notepad. He even stamps them with his initials, "WOZ". Though each $2 bill costs him around $3 to produce, they are legal tender and he enjoys the novelty and the reactions he gets when spending them, a habit he calls a "joke" he enjoys sharing with people.

3,478,331 views • 7 months ago

In 2015, two pigs named Henry and Horton were found wandering a road in the US state of Tennessee. At The Gentle Barn sanctuary, staff noticed Henry was keeping his brother alive by bringing him mouthfuls of hay. As Horton grew, his body (bred for rapid meat production) became too heavy for his legs to support. Henry refused to leave him, sleeping beside him until he died. Henry now spends his days comforting new rescues at the sanctuary.

In 2015, two pigs named Henry and Horton were found wandering a road in the US state of Tennessee. At The Gentle Barn sanctuary, staff noticed Henry was keeping his brother alive by bringing him mouthfuls of hay. As Horton grew, his body (bred for rapid meat production) became too heavy for his legs to support. Henry refused to leave him, sleeping beside him until he died. Henry now spends his days comforting new rescues at the sanctuary.

2,382,286 views • 5 months ago

A decade ago, 13-year-old Danielle Bregoli went viral on Dr. Phil after challenging the laughing audience with “Cash me outside, how bout dat?” Sent to a ranch for troubled teens for car theft and unruly behavior, she later pivoted to rap as Bhad Bhabie, becoming the youngest female rapper on the Billboard Hot 100. She later broke OnlyFans records by earning $1M in six hours.

A decade ago, 13-year-old Danielle Bregoli went viral on Dr. Phil after challenging the laughing audience with “Cash me outside, how bout dat?” Sent to a ranch for troubled teens for car theft and unruly behavior, she later pivoted to rap as Bhad Bhabie, becoming the youngest female rapper on the Billboard Hot 100. She later broke OnlyFans records by earning $1M in six hours.

2,650,637 views • 6 months ago

In 2013, Mike Tyson cut an interview short on HBO's Real Sports when asked about the 2009 loss of his four-year-old daughter. After struggling to answer, he became emotional and stopped the conversation. He told host Bryant Gumbel, "You have to go now, you understand me?" and the interview ended immediately.

In 2013, Mike Tyson cut an interview short on HBO's Real Sports when asked about the 2009 loss of his four-year-old daughter. After struggling to answer, he became emotional and stopped the conversation. He told host Bryant Gumbel, "You have to go now, you understand me?" and the interview ended immediately.

3,405,162 views • 7 months ago

55 years ago, the US government decided to see what would happen if they buried a massive hydrogen bomb inside an island and detonated it. This wasn't just any test; "Project Cannikin" was the largest underground nuclear explosion in American history, packing a force nearly 400 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. On November 6, 1971, on the remote Alaskan island of Amchitka, they pushed the button. The blast was so violent that it registered as a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The force physically lifted the entire island about 20 feet into the air before it slammed back down, collapsing the ground and creating a massive crater that filled with water to form a new lake which is still there today. The lead-up to the explosion was filled with panic. Scientists and critics warned that the shock could trigger a massive tsunami or even a chain reaction of earthquakes that would devastate the planet. While the apocalypse didn't happen, the shockwave instantly killed thousands of sea otters and birds. A small group of activists tried to sail an old fishing boat into the test zone to stop the blast. They failed to stop the bomb, but that specific voyage is what officially launched the organization now known as Greenpeace.

55 years ago, the US government decided to see what would happen if they buried a massive hydrogen bomb inside an island and detonated it. This wasn't just any test; "Project Cannikin" was the largest underground nuclear explosion in American history, packing a force nearly 400 times more powerful than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. On November 6, 1971, on the remote Alaskan island of Amchitka, they pushed the button. The blast was so violent that it registered as a 7.0 magnitude earthquake. The force physically lifted the entire island about 20 feet into the air before it slammed back down, collapsing the ground and creating a massive crater that filled with water to form a new lake which is still there today. The lead-up to the explosion was filled with panic. Scientists and critics warned that the shock could trigger a massive tsunami or even a chain reaction of earthquakes that would devastate the planet. While the apocalypse didn't happen, the shockwave instantly killed thousands of sea otters and birds. A small group of activists tried to sail an old fishing boat into the test zone to stop the blast. They failed to stop the bomb, but that specific voyage is what officially launched the organization now known as Greenpeace.

2,434,358 views • 6 months ago

47 years ago, Air New Zealand operated the ultimate sightseeing trip: an 11-hour flight from Auckland to Antarctica and back. On November 28, 1979, Flight 901 carried 257 passengers expecting champagne and views of the ice. However, a navigation error occurred the night before - the flight path coordinates were changed without telling the crew. The pilots thought they were flying over flat ice, but they were actually heading straight for Mount Erebus. A deadly optical illusion known as "sector whiteout" made the white mountain invisible against the white sky. They flew directly into the volcano at full speed.

47 years ago, Air New Zealand operated the ultimate sightseeing trip: an 11-hour flight from Auckland to Antarctica and back. On November 28, 1979, Flight 901 carried 257 passengers expecting champagne and views of the ice. However, a navigation error occurred the night before - the flight path coordinates were changed without telling the crew. The pilots thought they were flying over flat ice, but they were actually heading straight for Mount Erebus. A deadly optical illusion known as "sector whiteout" made the white mountain invisible against the white sky. They flew directly into the volcano at full speed.

2,387,932 views • 6 months ago

In 1988, at 3:00 AM, a recording engineer in Honolulu named Milan Bertosa received a call from a client who said, "I have this guy here who really wants to record something." That "guy" was Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (known as "IZ"), a 500-pound Hawaiian musician who arrived at the studio in a taxi shortly after. Bertosa quickly set up a single microphone, and in just one take, Israel performed a medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" accompanied only by his ukulele. The recording was so raw and beautiful that it eventually became a global phenomenon, appearing in countless movies and commercials.

In 1988, at 3:00 AM, a recording engineer in Honolulu named Milan Bertosa received a call from a client who said, "I have this guy here who really wants to record something." That "guy" was Israel Kamakawiwoʻole (known as "IZ"), a 500-pound Hawaiian musician who arrived at the studio in a taxi shortly after. Bertosa quickly set up a single microphone, and in just one take, Israel performed a medley of "Over the Rainbow" and "What a Wonderful World" accompanied only by his ukulele. The recording was so raw and beautiful that it eventually became a global phenomenon, appearing in countless movies and commercials.

2,031,538 views • 6 months ago

34 years ago a woman in Japan contacted the variety show Knight Scoop with a mystery: her dog, Sacchan, was gaining weight despite being on a strict diet. She suspected he was finding food elsewhere, so she asked the show's "detectives" to follow him. The investigation revealed that Sacchan had a secret double life. He was commuting daily to the local train station where he was a beloved celebrity. The camera crew watched as he visited multiple businesses, including a travel agency and a convenience store, where locals fed him treats like beef jerky and Pocky sticks. He had an entire network of enablers fueling his weight gain.

34 years ago a woman in Japan contacted the variety show Knight Scoop with a mystery: her dog, Sacchan, was gaining weight despite being on a strict diet. She suspected he was finding food elsewhere, so she asked the show's "detectives" to follow him. The investigation revealed that Sacchan had a secret double life. He was commuting daily to the local train station where he was a beloved celebrity. The camera crew watched as he visited multiple businesses, including a travel agency and a convenience store, where locals fed him treats like beef jerky and Pocky sticks. He had an entire network of enablers fueling his weight gain.

1,757,691 views • 5 months ago

Not every animal runs from a tiger. In this clip from Ranthambore, India, a tiger goes after a sloth bear, but the bear turns around and stands its ground. That is not random bravery. Sloth bears have long, powerful claws and can badly injure a tiger if the fight gets too close. A tiger can kill one, but it can also get hurt trying.

Not every animal runs from a tiger. In this clip from Ranthambore, India, a tiger goes after a sloth bear, but the bear turns around and stands its ground. That is not random bravery. Sloth bears have long, powerful claws and can badly injure a tiger if the fight gets too close. A tiger can kill one, but it can also get hurt trying.

197,403 views • 22 days ago

In 2007, during downtime at a US military base in Iraq, a female Army soldier challenged any Marine to a boxing match in the ring. A male infantry Marine accepted.

In 2007, during downtime at a US military base in Iraq, a female Army soldier challenged any Marine to a boxing match in the ring. A male infantry Marine accepted.

2,118,019 views • 7 months ago

In Uganda, an organisation called The Big Fix Uganda is teaching children that dogs are friends, not animals to fear or mistreat. For many of the kids, it’s the first time they have seen dogs calmly respond to commands. Small lesson, but it can change how a child looks at dogs for life.

In Uganda, an organisation called The Big Fix Uganda is teaching children that dogs are friends, not animals to fear or mistreat. For many of the kids, it’s the first time they have seen dogs calmly respond to commands. Small lesson, but it can change how a child looks at dogs for life.

200,597 views • 24 days ago

In 2000, during a techno street festival in Berlin, Germany, an unknown muscular, shirtless man with long blond hair was filmed confronting another participant after a push in the crowd. He pointed sternly before breaking into energetic dancing as people cheered. The amateur video, uploaded online in 2001, became hugely popular by 2006–2007, turning the man into the internet icon known as “Techno Viking.” [I intentionally omitted the festival name to avoid any potential issues with platform guidelines.]

In 2000, during a techno street festival in Berlin, Germany, an unknown muscular, shirtless man with long blond hair was filmed confronting another participant after a push in the crowd. He pointed sternly before breaking into energetic dancing as people cheered. The amateur video, uploaded online in 2001, became hugely popular by 2006–2007, turning the man into the internet icon known as “Techno Viking.” [I intentionally omitted the festival name to avoid any potential issues with platform guidelines.]

1,933,251 views • 7 months ago