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In Christopher Nolan's masterpiece Inception, the characters of the movie perform a technique that allows them to communicate with a sleeping individual by invading their dream space. As it turns out, something similar exists in the real world. Scientists at Northwestern University in Illinois, U.S., have discovered a phenomenon that sees people in a state of sleep and dreaming having the ability to communicate with the waking world, including performing […]

In another case of "the customer isn't always right", a Thai hotel and a man freshly out of quarantine have become embroiled in a battle of "who wronged who". Almost immediately after being released from a 14-day quarantine at the Ambassador City Jomtien Hotel in Chonburi, Thailand, the man named Dunyawit Phadungsaeng – who had flown to Bangkok from San Francisco, U.S. – took to his Facebook page to complain […]

The world's largest fast food chain is getting a makeover. Wanting to refresh itself for the new decade, McDonald's has unveiled worldwide redesigns to its food packaging, meaning that you should soon see your favorites sporting completely new looks and vibes the next time you eat McDonald's. The redesigns were done in collaboration with creative marketing agency Pearlfisher, who helped to create a cheerful, uniformed look that was still able […]

Over the past few weeks, we've seen more and more people talk about the new social media kid on the block – Clubhouse. If you've paid attention to posts by your family, friends, and personalities that you follow online, there's a good chance that you've seen at least a few of them share about how they're now on Clubhouse and having fun listening in to conversations, or if anyone wants […]

Indonesian police in the town of Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia are looking into a strange claim made by a 25-year-old woman who says that she was made pregnant by a gust of wind – not via sexual intercourse – and proceeded to give birth to a baby girl. Even more strange is the claim made by the woman named Siti Zainah that it all happened within the span of an […]

There are really no limits to the macabre. Just when you think you've seen it all and can't possibly be surprised by the things some people conceive in their heads, someone else goes ahead and does something that confounds utterly. Like this man from Florida, U.S. who built a guitar using the remains of his dead uncle. To be more precise, the man – a metal-musician influencer named Prince Midnight, […]

Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia have drawn up links between individuals with lower intelligent quotient (IQ) levels and those who express prejudiced views against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) community. In a study from 2018, the group examined a sample of more than 11,500 Australians and analyzed data from the 2012 'Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia'(HILDA) survey. Based on the data, the […]

The Lunar New Year – or Chinese New Year (CNY) as it's most commonly referred to in Singapore – will be expectedly and rightfully muted this year. The need for social distancing during the pandemic has all but ensured it. But muted celebrations doesn't necessarily mean less of a festive atmosphere. According to Google, Singapore showed no signs of the CNY preparations slowing down and would still go ahead with […]

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has successfully managed to put its Hope Probe into an orbit around Mars, making it the first Mars mission successfully conducted by the Arab world. On February 8, 2021, the spacecraft beamed back a signal confirming its place in Martian orbit, effectively winning a sort-of friendly race between the UAE, China, and the U.S. to see which country's most recent Mars mission could reach the […]