Residents of the southern Italian city of Crotone were left speechless this week after a local man began construction of what he claimed would be the largest pizza ever made — big enough to be seen from space. The ambitious chef, Antonio Fabbri, 43, started work early Monday morning on the city’s football pitch, laying…
An ordinary Tuesday took an extraordinary turn for 62-year-old fisherman Takeshi Muramoto when the squid he was preparing for lunch suddenly twitched, launched itself off the counter, and leapt out of his kitchen window in Okinawa — squelching defiantly back toward the East China Sea. “I was just heating oil and getting the soy sauce…
In what meteorologists are calling “the most geographically confused weather event in recorded history,” a powerful and unprecedented snowstorm has blanketed much of Southeast Asia, grinding daily life to a halt and leaving locals stunned, shivering, and making snow angels in places where it was once dangerous to wear socks. Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City,…
In a surprise turn of events that has left economists, plumbers, and late-night talk show hosts equally confused, former U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Anchorage, Alaska on Friday to unveil their latest joint venture: a massive international toilet factory. The project, dubbed “FlushForce One”, aims to produce “the most…
In a splashy ceremony attended by trade officials, plumbing professionals, and several mildly confused schoolchildren on a field trip, Singapore officially opened the doors this week to its newest industrial marvel: The FreshPuck Solutions Manufacturing Facility, now the largest producer of urinal cakes in Southeast Asia. Located in the Jurong Industrial Estate, the factory is…
In a move that has baffled economists but delighted cleaning product manufacturers, the Chinese government has unveiled a $14 billion investment plan to dominate the global mop head industry by 2028. The plan — codenamed Operation Fibre Dragon — was announced during a surprise press conference by Minister for Industry and Surface Innovation, Zhu Lintao,…
In an unprecedented reversal of migration patterns, thousands of Russian men have reportedly crossed into North Korea in recent weeks to avoid being called up to fight in the war in Ukraine. According to sources in the region, the crossings have taken place at multiple points along the Russia–North Korea border, with would-be conscripts using…
