Cannibalism. Chemical weapons. Torture. It sounds like a scene from a particularly dark post-apocalyptic horror movie — one you’d much rather skip watching. But for the people of Syria, these nightmares have become a part of daily life. When the rebels struck out against President Bashar al-Assad’s regime more than two years ago, the... Read More
South Korea has an education problem. Specifically, cheating. It's so widespread that the Educational Testing Service — the United States based developer and scorer of the SATs — just announced it was pulling the SATs from every school in South Korea, mere days before high school students were set to take them. The unprecedented move has... Read More
Nevermind that it’s cicada season right now — if you’re looking for a tasty snack, you may want to try the caterpillars of southern Africa. Supposedly, they’re pretty tasty.
No, this isn’t an elaborate and childish prank to get you to chew on some gross things (though, could you really blame us if we tried?). In fact, these are just a... Read More
Recently, a team of thieves hacked an Indian bank and stole about $45 million, making it the biggest ATM-related fraud in history. The heist involved two separate moves conducted by thieves operating in an estimated 12 countries. The New York Times reported that in New York alone, the team hit 2,904 ATMs over the course of 10 hours and... Read More