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Meet the Fourth Kim, and this isn’t just any Kim, this is Kim Jong Il’s G-son, Kim Han-Sol – the hipster with bleached hair, who’s not eating as much, also with stylish glasses. He was discovered in the last few weeks, (but news came out in the last 24 hours) after being accepted to a school, United World College in Mostar. The press release mentioned, “The entry of a student from North Korea, furthermore from a very well-known family, has understandably generated surprise and comment, some of it critical.” Since then he was tracked down on social media including Facebook and now all of it is closed down. But, is this really him? It would be funny if this were just some random kid with the same name. But the hair… it’s him. (yonhap – Kim Han-Sol)
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Fixie fans, don’t ride in Tokyo without brakes, you’ll get a ticket worth over $500. Yes, it’s hard to be that person who has a fixed gear bicycle that has hand brakes, but like a fake video security camera that really does nothing, then someone needs to invent cool fake brakes. Maybe it doubles up as a cell phone holder or a tagging marker, but it’s a law that bikes must have brakes. Not just a front, but both. (Yomiuri – Fixed Gear)
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TOTO, the powerful toilet company has developed a trike that runs of feces. It’s outfitted with a pooper as the seat and we suppose, if you ever see the driver pull over and continue down dark alleys, then you know what’s going on. The toilet trike offers no privacy and where’s the roll of TP? Is it a use the left hand clean and right hand to throttle situation? We’re sure that the vibrations can only help the drop rate. Either way, they’re proving the point that poo can now pay. Also what’s the gas milage? Ok jokes are done now. (wireduk – Toto Trike) Follow the travel with Toto blog as well.
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Chinese American doing it for the US. A recent World War 2 get together took place in Chinatown NY to reflect on their battles. Did you know 20,000 were enlisted? Some assisted Flying Tigers and some trained Chinese pilots to defend against Japan. Not much is known about the Chinese Americans in World War 2, so here’s your chance to catch up. (Huff Post – Chinese American Vets)
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The dream is to connect China, and to do it quick is important, yet why is it that a crash happened so fast? The bullet trains of China are infamous, but so is the big July wreck. It happened during a lightning storm, but really what happened? The word isn’t out. They say human error, but at the same time, this WSJ report mentions that the technology is so new, that the foreign components and pieces aren’t all understood. “…that local engineers couldn’t fully understand…” This is a good look into the system and technology. (WSJ – China Trains)
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