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style="margin-bottom: 10px"&gt;The oldest man in the world recently celebrated his 116th birthday together with his family. Jiroemon Kimura, born in 1897, said that his secret to long life is living a life of moderation, avoiding smoking, and eating until he is only 80 percent full. His motto in life, “to eat light and live long,” certainly [...]&lt;h3&gt;Author information&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div
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style="margin-bottom: 10px"&gt;In Hanoi, Vietnam, the police were called in to handle a rather unusual request. Trapped in a car were 53 sacked king cobras. After removing them from the vehicle, the local police took the snakes to a wildlife rescue center near the capital where they could be treated before being released back into the wild. [...]&lt;h3&gt;Author information&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div
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style="margin-bottom: 10px"&gt;In the past year, North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un has stated that he will bring an end to decades of strictness in North Korea. It seems that this statement is slowly taking effect because in Pyongyang a number of establishments, including department stores, restaurants, and high rise apartments, are being constructed. In downtown Pyongyang, for example, [...]&lt;h3&gt;Author information&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div
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style="margin-bottom: 10px"&gt;Being obese is never seen as being advantageous. Aside from putting one at risk for many illnesses, another disadvantage of being big-bodied is, well&amp;#8230;experiencing a failed suicide attempt. A woman from Jiehe, a rural town in Shandong, China, attempted to kill herself because she feared her husband would reprimand her for causing the potatoes of [...]&lt;h3&gt;Author information&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div
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class="ts-fab-content" style="margin-bottom:0.5em"&gt;Genevieve Baxa is a college student living in the Philippines. She has a great passion in writing, especially in writing short stories. This unpredictable lady loves everything about East Asia. She is enthralled by the culture and fashion of these countries. She also loves everything about children; teaching them; taking care of them; and playing with them. In addition to that, Genevieve especially loves to go on Mission Trips and serving different kinds of people. Above everything else, she is a lady who fears her God.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/WeirdAsiaNews/~4/lSV5ihNny78" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.weirdasianews.com/2013/05/21/womans-large-figure-suicide-attempt-fail/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments><p><div style="margin-bottom: 10px;"><a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2013/05/21/womans-large-figure-suicide-attempt-fail/" title="Woman’s Large Figure Causes Failed Suicide Attempt"><img src="http://www.weirdasianews.com/wp-content/thumbnails/55c4fb2dd4ed265346122f0aa560bfcb_100x100.jpg" alt="Woman’s Large Figure Causes Failed Suicide Attempt" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 10px">Being obese is never seen as being advantageous. Aside from putting one at risk for many illnesses, another disadvantage of being big-bodied is, well…experiencing a failed suicide attempt. A woman from Jiehe, a rural town in Shandong, China, attempted to kill herself because she feared her husband would reprimand her for causing the potatoes of [...]<h3>Author information</h3><div class="ts-fab-wrapper" style="overflow:hidden"><div class="ts-fab-photo" style="float:left;width:64px"><img alt="Genevieve Baxa" src="http://1.gravatar.com/avatar/912c614fe30bb9d85dc6ce4260a93ae5?s=64&amp;d=http%3A%2F%2F1.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536%3Fs%3D64&amp;r=G" class="avatar avatar-64 photo" height="64" width="64" /></div><div class="ts-fab-text" style="margin-left:74px"><div class="ts-fab-header"><div style="font-size: 1.25em;margin-bottom:0"><strong>Genevieve Baxa</strong></div></div><div class="ts-fab-content" style="margin-bottom:0.5em">Genevieve Baxa is a college student living in the Philippines. She has a great passion in writing, especially in writing short stories. This unpredictable lady loves everything about East Asia. She is enthralled by the culture and fashion of these countries. She also loves everything about children; teaching them; taking care of them; and playing with them. In addition to that, Genevieve especially loves to go on Mission Trips and serving different kinds of people. Above everything else, she is a lady who fears her God.</div><div class="ts-fab-footer"><a style="margin-right:1.25em" href="http://twitter.com/myoneinamillion">Twitter</a><a style="margin-right:1.25em" href="http://www.facebook.com/genevieve.baxa">Facebook</a></div></div></div></div></p><p>The post <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2013/05/21/womans-large-figure-suicide-attempt-fail/">Woman’s Large Figure Causes Failed Suicide Attempt</a> appeared first on <a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com">Weird Asia News</a>.</p><div class="yarpp-related-rss"> Related posts:<ol><li><a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2012/03/17/timetravel-attempt-kills-chinese-schoolgirls/" rel="bookmark" title="Time-travel Attempt Kills Two Chinese Schoolgirls">Time-travel Attempt Kills Two Chinese Schoolgirls</a></li><li><a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2011/11/01/large-chinese-cities-sinking-ground/" rel="bookmark" title="Large Chinese Cities Sinking into Ground">Large Chinese Cities Sinking into Ground</a></li><li><a href="http://www.weirdasianews.com/2009/11/30/failed-love-days-work/" rel="bookmark" title="Failed at Love? Take Two Days Off Work!">Failed at Love? Take Two Days Off Work!</a></li></ol></div> <feedburner:origLink>http://www.weirdasianews.com/2013/05/21/womans-large-figure-suicide-attempt-fail/</feedburner:origLink></item> <item><title>Chinese Woman Escapes Unhurt in Toilet Explosion</title><link>http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/WeirdAsiaNews/~3/KV7-ni1JlyA/</link> <comments>http://www.weirdasianews.com/2013/05/20/chinese-woman-escapes-unhurt-toilet-explosion/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 14:00:53 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jay Poon</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[china]]></category> <category><![CDATA[exploding toilet]]></category> <category><![CDATA[public restroom]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.weirdasianews.com/?p=67037</guid> <description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;div
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style="margin-bottom: 10px"&gt;Bizarre restroom incidents are not overly surprising anymore. But one recent story, in which a toilet exploded when it was being used, caught our attention. In Leqing City, in China&amp;#8217;s Zhejian Province, at around 6:00 a.m. on May 1, 2013, a woman was using a public restroom when the toilet literally exploded. The blast so [...]&lt;h3&gt;Author information&lt;/h3&gt;&lt;div
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