Ordinary Hen Lays World’s Biggest Egg

An ordinary hen laid an extraordinary egg in China this week, and her owner says that it’s one for the record books. According to owner Zhang Yinde, the egg is, at 201 grams, 25 grams heavier tha…

36,000 Stray Dogs Killed in China

In an egregious act of animal cruelty, a city in China has opted to kill 36,000 stray and pet dogs. The motivation behind the killings was the elimination of rabies but even so, such an act would neve…

Man’s Head Boiled with the Best of Intentions

If you’ve ever doubted that mental illness can be passed from parent to child, a woman in China’s Sichuan province just proved you wrong. Who knows where Lin Zongxiu’s information came from, …

Criminal Breaks In by Chewing Through Steel Bars

Steel window bars usually constitutes solid security for most shop windows. That is, until Xiong's teeth came along. Police in the Nanjimen region of Chongqing were stymied when retailers be…

Chinese Marry Off Dead Girls as Ghost Brides

Arranged marriages are nothing new, and in China, they even reach beyond the grave. A grieving father and four accomplices have been arrested in China for digging up the corpse of a teenage girl to…

9,000 Year Old Chinese Beer Hits Stores

American brewing company Dogfish turned to history for their new brand of beer. The ale comes from a recipe last brewed in China over 9,000 years ago. The recipe for "Chateau Jiahu" was extract…

Olive in Your Cocktail? Try a Toad Instead

Despite the name, no one’s ever found a filet mignon in a bottle of Beefeater gin. Likewise, you can swig Wild Turkey all day and never run the risk of choking on a wishbone. In fact, it’s fair to…

Mystery Worms Invade Northwest China

Seemingly part of the special effects of a bad horror movie, an invasion of long, thorny, green worms with black stripes (ugh) in northwest China has forced the evacuation of some 50 herdsmen and thei…

Why Did Chinese Officials Paint a Mountain Green?

Officials in Fumin County, which is located in southwest China’s Yunnan Province, have decided to paint an entire barren countryside green. While it seems likely that everyone involved in the decisi…

Locals Stage Peanut Rebellion

It started simply enough—with an argument in a Chongqing restaurant over whether or not a bag was lost there. It led to one of the most polite, effective protests of all time. Ever since M…

Mourners Use Murder Victims to Skirt the Law

According to Chinese tradition, the dead are never truly gone. They maintain their connection with loved ones, and can influence their lives even from beyond the grave. If the survivors don’t treat …

Balloon Dress Popularity on the Rise

Fashionistas drop big dollars for “investment pieces”, or clothes that will be stylish throughout time. But who would spend hundreds on an item that could literally only be worn once? Ballo…

Chinese Rapunzel’s 16 Foot Record Hair

Long, luxurious hair has been valued since the days of Rapunzel. But few women have taken it to her lengths – until Xie Qiuping. Xie has the world’s longest hair, at over 16 feet. Her ha…

7 Year-Old Discovers Racist Couch

Furniture shopping: Everyone’s done it… a sturdy new coffee table, a firm yet all encompassing easy chair for the TV room – or a full-size, extra cozy couch the whole family can enjoy. Canadi…