Indian Teacher’s Sudden $10 Billion Bank Account
Compound interest is one thing, but interest run amok on a bank account is quite another.
For Indian schoolteacher Parijat Saha, who comes from the town of Balurghat in West Bengal state, his monthly salary is about $700.
The trouble began when he routinely checked his State Bank of India bank account online to confirm a 10,000-rupee (US $200) interest payment.
The results of his search were far from routine, as his new account balance came to a whopping 496 billi…
Sega Announces Video Game Console Controlled by Urine
I often think to myself, “Why can’t I play video games while I urinate?” Sure, I could sit down, but that’s just time wasted.
Thank God Sega exists.
Set to debut in Japanese bars (BRILLIANT!), Sega h…
China’s Weird Girls Project
The freedom to express oneself artistically might not be mentioned specifically in the Declaration of Independence, but it’s right up there with the pursuit of happiness and the need to be oneself at all costs.
To paraphrase the g…
China
China’s Weird Girls Project
The freedom to express oneself artistically might not be mentioned specifically in the Declaration of Independence, but it’s right up there with the pursuit of happiness …
Hong Kong
Forced Evictions in China and a Bucket of Scorpions
Straight out of a Grade B horror flick, residents of an apartment complex in Shenzen, China, which borders Hong Kong, woke to find hundreds of scorpions invading their home…
India
Indian Teacher’s Sudden $10 Billion Bank Account
Compound interest is one thing, but interest run amok on a bank account is quite another.
For Indian schoolteacher Parijat Saha, who comes from the town of B…
Japan
Japan Battles with Footwear Company
Considered by many to be one of the worst fashion trends in decades both from the point of view of safety and appearance, the Trade Ministry of Japan has instructed the mak…
North Korea
Flock of Birds, Family of Bears Mourn the Death of Kim Jong-Il
The recent death of North Korea’s diminutive leader, Kim Jong-Il, last month sparked a wave of mourning in the totalitarian state.
Citizens were scene weeping and…
Rest of Asia
Big Spenders Drop $108,357.80 in 2 Hours at Dubai Club
In approximately two hours, on January 2, an undisclosed person or persons racked up a $108,357.80 bill at Cavalli’s Club in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
…South Korea
South Korean Soldiers Strip to Train in Snow and Ice
American marines are known for their stamina “from the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli.”
Surely most of us in our right minds, however, would agr…
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