Bizarre ‘plastic eating’ trend for weight loss goes viral in China
We’ve seen a lot of unusual diets come and go, but the newest one gaining popularity is particularly odd.
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59-year-old Chinese streamer goes viral for besting world’s top Counter-Strike pros
Zhong Juanjuan didn’t start gaming until she was approaching 50. The pandemic prompted her to ask her son to teach her, and since then, she’s become a surprisingly skilled and intimidating player known online as ‘Auntie Juan,’ streaming her progress and quickly gaining a reputation as a formidable opponent.
Where is Allison Harvard now? America’s Next Top Model goes viral after Netflix doc
This new documentary revisits the popular competition series, looking at it with today’s values. It explores some of its most problematic past events, including instances of body shaming, pressure to undergo surgery, and reports of sexual assault.
Restaurant reveals viral one-star tamale review was actually a marketing stunt
A social media post showing a customer initially complaining about a Mexican restaurant’s food – then immediately changing their mind and giving it a five-star review – went viral, receiving hundreds of thousands of likes.
First US dementia village to include shops, restaurant and movie theater
Agrace, a nonprofit healthcare organization, is heading a large initiative to develop a new kind of community-based care for people with dementia. This approach offers an alternative to traditional nursing homes as more Americans are diagnosed with the condition.
Japanese energy company builds luxury “high-rise” building for cats with heated floors
In Japan, February 22nd is celebrated as Cat Day. To mark the occasion, a major oil company is releasing a special product designed to pamper cats.
McDonald’s teams up with Drake’s OVO for new Afters Meal launch
The partnership launched on the McDonald’s app on February 17, 2026, and included OVO’s iconic owl logo with the phrase “Where Night Owls Land.”
Digimon Story: Time Stranger 3rd DLC – Anti-ParadoX will add X-Antibody Royal Knights in March 2026
We already knew the third downloadable content pack would feature a new story centered around Asuna Shiroki and Monica Simmons. Now, we’ve learned about the Digimon that will be added. Similar to how the second DLC focused on school-themed Digimon, this pack will primarily include X-Antibody versions of the Digimon Royal Knights.
MrBeast pays over $1,000,000 to prove his videos aren’t rigged
Jimmy Donaldson, known online as MrBeast, creates popular YouTube videos featuring elaborate challenges and huge cash prizes for the people who compete.
Rare sleeper shark filmed in Antarctic waters for the first time
Jessica Kolbusz, an oceanographer with the Minderoo-University of Western Australia Deep-Sea Research Center, saw a shark while doing research in the Southern Ocean near Antarctica, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.