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A 78-year-old woman asked a street cleaner for directions — and ended up reuniting with her long-lost daughter
Cai Youxiu had not seen her daughter, Hu Jun, in 24 years until the pair met by chance outside a school in China's Sichuan province. → Read More
Brad Pitt says his movie days are numbered: 'I consider myself on my last leg'
The 58-year-old is thinking carefully about the final stage of his career. "What is this section gonna be? And how do I wanna design that?" he said. → Read More
China plans to have every single comment reviewed before it's published on social media
Social media users are concerned that the proposed rules will further restrict what they can post online. → Read More
Beyoncé's new single, 'Break My Soul,' is being hailed as the Great Resignation anthem
"Is she telling us to quit our jobs?? Because I will, Beyoncé, I will!" a fan said in a tweet that has received more than 123,000 likes. → Read More
An awkward photo of Macron and Zelenskyy has become an instant internet meme
"Find yourself someone who looks at you the way Macron looks at Zelenskyy," wrote one social media user. → Read More
RIP Internet Explorer: People flooded Twitter with memes and nostalgic posts after the 27-year-old browser was shut down
The browser has always been an easy target for mockery, but nostalgic users acknowledge how essential it once was in their surfing history. → Read More
That haunting grandfather clock sound — how 'Stranger Things' inspired a TikTok trend
TikTokers are pretending to hear the ominous chimes of an old grandfather clock featured in the Netflix series — and are reacting accordingly. → Read More
The creepy robot doll in 'Squid Game' will have a boyfriend in Season 2
Young-hee, the robot doll from the first season, and her boyfriend, Cheol-su, are well-known characters from 1970s South Korean school textbooks. → Read More
China says it will 'fight to the very end' to stop Taiwanese independence
"If anyone dares to secede Taiwan from China, we will not hesitate to fight," said Chinese Defense Minister Wei Fenghe. → Read More
A theme park sparked a backlash after offering perks to visitors wearing school uniforms with short skirts
Visitors to the park were offered free photo shoots in return for wearing skirts that ended at least 3.9 inches above their knees. → Read More
Twitter says it overcounted its daily users for 3 years straight
The miscount came after Twitter launched a feature in 2019 allowing users to link multiple accounts together. → Read More
A South Korean DJ said she was kicked off an American Airlines flight and stood 'half-naked' in front of other people because her pants were 'offensive'
"I was harassed and humiliated," said DJ Soda, who ended up wearing her sweatpants inside out so that the print could no longer be seen. → Read More
YouTube Influencer pilot Trevor Jacob crashed his plane on purpose so that he could record it for a video, the FAA finds: report
The 28-year-old, who has 133,000 YouTube subscribers, had been accused online of faking a plane crash last year to get views and likes. → Read More
Media outlets incorrectly used photos of Randall Park to announce actor Ali Wong's divorce, renewing the #WrongAsian debate on Twitter
"Come on! Can we not ruin the news of Ali Wong's divorce with Wrong Asian racism?" blogger and author Phil Yu tweeted. → Read More
A divorce lawyer revealed the top 5 professions a woman should avoid marrying in a now-viral TikTok
In general, she noticed that men in these professions tended to be more "narcissistic" and "controlling." "They're gods in their professions," she said. → Read More
Influencer and one-time Penthouse cover model apologizes after sparking outrage for wearing the Vietnamese national dress without pants
"I do hope to have another opportunity to be back in Vietnam and of course, take a different approach to shooting my content!" Siew Pui Yi said. → Read More
Meet the richest person in Taiwan, who built an $11.7 billion fortune by making shoes for brands like Nike and Vans — and started it all on a pig farm
Zhang started his first shoe business on a pig farm next to paddy fields in Taiwan. Today, the founder of Huali makes shoes for Nike and Vans. → Read More
P&G apologizes after sparking outrage with social media post claiming women's feet smell '5 times worse' than men's
"Women's feet smell five times worse than men's. If you don't believe it, smell it," said the now-deleted post. → Read More
A woman was forced to have her eyelid cosmetic surgery stitches removed at the gate of her residential complex after the building was put into COVID lockdown
The woman, who lives in Shanghai, had undergone double-eyelid surgery and risked scarring if the stitches were left in her eyelids any longer. → Read More
Judd Apatow tweeted and then deleted a comment that Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars 'could have killed him'
"He could have killed him. That's pure out of control rage and violence," Apatow wrote in a now-deleted tweet. → Read More