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Billionaire Who Offered $65 Million to Any Man Who Could Marry His Gay Daughter Doubles His Offer after 20,000 Suitors Fail

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 04:58 AM PST

A couple of years ago, we wrote about Cecil Chao Sze-tsung, a Hong Kong-based property and shipping tycoon who offered US $65 million to any man who could woo his gay daughter, Gigi Chao. At the time, 33-year-old Gigi had just announced her wedding to her partner of seven years, Sean Eav.

Fast forward to present-day and Gigi is still a happily married woman, but Cecil doesn't appear to have given up yet. He is in the news again for raising the reward to a whopping HK $ 1 billion (approximately US $130 million), even though thousands of eligible bachelors have tried and failed at the task. 77-year-old Cecil is still refusing to acknowledge Gigi's marriage, insisting that she is single.

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San Francisco Artist Turns Disposable Coffee Cups into Stunning Works of Art

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 04:19 AM PST

We love all kinds of unusual art here at OC, and Miguel Cardona's unique paper cups fit the bill perfectly. The San Francisco-based illustrator and professor of design takes ordinary coffee cups and transforms them into stunning collectibles. His doodles cover a range of subjects – from aliens to sea creatures, and even the face of Walter White (of Breaking Bad fame).

Cardona's love affair with cups began last year, when he happened to visit a café near his workplace. The barista tied a napkin around a takeaway cup, and Cardona thought it looked like a scarf. So he quickly sketched a hipster around it. On subsequent cups the scarf became a doo-rag and then a Ninja Turtles' mask.

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Jeweler Born with No Fingers Creates Masterpieces Worth Thousands of Dollars

Posted: 27 Jan 2014 03:00 AM PST

For a person born without fingers, 48-year-old Annette Gabbedey has the most unusual job – she is one of Britain's most talented jewelry designers and an expert goldsmith. It is surprising that she doesn't even use special tools to help her work around her condition. Instead, she adapts conventional crafting devices to make the most dazzling and intricate ornaments.

Because she has never had fingers, Annette says that she doesn't feel like anything is missing. In fact she prefers it this way, insisting that she is not disabled. "I tend to look at people with fingers and think well how can you manage with fingers because they must get in the way," she said. "It is just your own perception of how you look at yourself and for me I was born like it and I have never known anything different."

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