Cold-blooded clearance

A Chinese court is desperately trying to offload 100 tonnes of live Siamese crocodilesmdashroughly 200 to 500 of themmdashafter seizing them from a bankrupt company but buyers just arenrsquot biting The reptiles were owned by Guangdong Hongyi Crocodile Industry Company founded by Mo Junrong famously known as the ldquoCrocodile GodrdquoAfter the company defaulted the court took control of its assets and listed the crocs for auction Despite slashing the starting price from around 58 crore to 46 crore two earlier auctions held in January and February failed to draw any biddersWhile crocodiles are considered a valuable commodity in China and are used in everything from skincare products to medicinal wine this bulk buy hasnrsquot tempted anyonemdashmainly due to the fine print Buyers must manage transportation including capturing and loading the animals and must also hold a breeding license for aquatic wildlife and have a facility fit for housing hundreds of crocodilesThe court has made it clear that it wonrsquot assist with logistics With no one registered for the upcoming auction either the crocs remain in limbomdashdangerous expensive and increasingly difficult to sell Itrsquos proving to be quite the coldblooded conundrumEat drink scamA father and son scammed nearly 100 restaurants in France with a dineanddash schemeRepresentational PiciStockIn a bizarre tale of culinary con artistry a 48yearold man and his teenage son were arrested in Francersquos Toulon region after defrauding nearly 100 restaurants over three years Their tactic A slick dineanddash routine disguised as a technical glitch Theyrsquod enjoy fullcourse mealsmdashstarter wine dessertmdashthen claim a credit card failure leave an ID as ldquocollateralrdquo and never return The twist The dad would report the ID stolen and use a fresh one for the next hit They only targeted restaurants praised for kindness betting owners wouldnrsquot press charges Their scam unravelled when one frustrated restaurateur went viral onlineEscalated hikingAt Chinarsquos Lingshan Scenic Area hiking just took a wild turn A massive network of outdoor escalators will soon carry visitors 1500 meters up the mountain no trekking required While itrsquos hailed for accessibility purists argue it strips the soulmdashand sweatmdashout of the hiking experience PicYahoocomHe had a tattoo whereA surgeon in Queensland Australia was fined 10000 and officially reprimanded after taking a photo of a swastika tattoo on a comatose patientrsquos penis and sharing it in a WhatsApp group The patient had been in a coma following a pipe bomb accidentFrom rags to richesPicOddityCentralRussian photographer Semyon Rezchikov spotted Noppajit ldquoMeenrdquo Somboonsate sweeping streets in Bangkok and shared her photo on TikTok where it went viral The 28yearold single mother of two got a makeover from makeup artist Nong Chat and these photos went viral again launching Meenrsquos modeling careerMassaged too hardRepresentational PiciStockAfter a vigorous neck massage 26yearold Chinese programmer Xiao Zhang woke up with slurred speech and numbnessmdashhersquod suffered a stroke from a torn carotid artery Thankfully quick hospital care saved him Doctors say neck massages gone wrong can mess with major blood vesselsGanne Ka JuiceRepresentational PiciStockA viral Instagram audio clip featuring the phrase ldquoGanne ka juicemdashbada glassmdashbees 20 rupay kardquo is taking the platform by storm inspiring a wave of memes and reels Though the audiorsquos origin is a mystery its catchy streetstyle delivery has captured usersrsquo imaginations From catchy captions to people lipsyncing while sipping actual juice the trend taps into what seems to be desi prideSkinnysinkingRepresentational piciStockAre skinny jeans making a comebackmdashor is the economy just in shambles again According to the Internet every time skinny jeans trend a recession follows But itrsquos not just denim The resurgence of thinnessmdashfuelled by retro aesthetics and weightloss drugsmdashhas critics and feminists alike raising eyebrows Could this be just a style choice or a larger societal setbackatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params