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Chinese Casanova Has to Leave Hospital with Police Escort after All 17 Girlfriends Show Up to Visit Him

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 04:41 AM PDT

When a man from China’s Hunan province got into a car accident last month, little did he know that his misfortune would actually affect his love life. He was rushed to the hospital following the accident, where staff began contacting his loved ones. To everyone’s great surprise, no less than seventeen women turned up at the hospital, claiming to be his girlfriends. And it didn’t take them long to figure out that they were all there to see the same guy. It turns out that the man, whose last name is Yuan, had actually been seeing all those women simultaneously and swindling them for large sums of money.

Most of the women are from Hunan province – the oldest is 40, while the youngest, a student, is only 19 years old. He was apparently married to one of them, and had a child with another. When they came to know the truth, all 17 of them were understandably shocked, and later, furious. "I was really worried when I heard that he was in the hospital," said Xiao Li, Yuan's girlfriend of 18 months. "But when I started seeing more and more beautiful girls show up, I couldn't cry anymore."

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Businessman Promises $1 Million Prize to the First Person to Live to 123

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 04:12 AM PDT

Moldovan businessman and multi-millionaire Dmitry Kaminskiy is passionate about longevity – so much so that he's offering a prize of $1 million to the first person to reach the age of 123 years. He himself dreams of living forever and hopes that his generous gift will trigger a new generation of 'supercentenarians' (people over 110 years of age).

"We live in the most exciting era of human development when technologies become exponential and transformative," said Kaminskiy, a senior partner of Hong Kong-based firm Deep Knowledge Ventures. "They may not realise it, but some of the supercentenarians alive today may see the dawn of the next century if they live long enough for these transformative technologies to develop."

"I hope that my prize will help some of them desire longer lifespans and make their approaches to living longer a little more competitive," he added.

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Canadian Couple Live on Amazing Man-Made Floating Complex Miles Away from Civilization

Posted: 15 Apr 2015 03:13 AM PDT

Canadian couple Wayne Adams and Catherine King are the proud owners of 'Freedom Cove', a colorful floating home off the coast of Tofino in British Columbia. The unique structure consists of 12 platforms, supporting wooden buildings, greenhouses, a lighthouse, and living spaces that are all interconnected through wooden pathways. Freedom Cove is special because it is a 'getaway' in the true sense – completely off the grid and self-sustaining in every possible way.

Adams and King, along with their two children, have lived at Freedom Cove ever since it was built in 1992. And they've managed to live a full life without the help of mainstream civilisation. They grow fruits and vegetables all year round in several greenhouses, and generate electricity through solar panels and photovoltaic energy generators.

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