“Google Immediately Fired All 28 Employees”: 40 Stories And Pics That Prove That Our World Is Strange

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A man in China, identified only as Mr. Liu, had a blind date.

Having set up this blind date through a matchmaker, Mr. Liu was quite eager to meet the lady. Only to find out, to his great dismay, that she did not come alone — she had brought along 23 of her relatives to the restaurant.It was a fairly high-end restaurant too, making things worse…

The woman’s relatives kept on ordering more and more food, cigarettes and countless expensive beverages, as the bill kept increasing… Mr. Liu, desperate at the insanity of the situation and helpless to do anything about it, was stressed out and overwhelmed. When the bill came in, it was nearly 20,000 Yuan ( approximately $2,800!) and he was completely flabbergasted. He immediately informed the crazy lady and her family that he would NOT be settling the bill and that she and her family would have to figure out how to pay the amount among themselves…

The woman eventually SUED Mr. Liu, trying to get him to pay back the entire amount. The court, mercifully, ruled in Liu’s favor and had him pay for only the food and drinks he and his date consumed, leaving the bulk of the bill to the woman’s family. But yes, this is the worst thing you could ever do on a date — you never, EVER, bring other people on the date unannounced and expect your date to foot the bill.

When lightning strikes sand, it often creates a fulgurite.

It melts all of the silica and then fuses it into glass—even though it doesn’t quite look like glass.

Scientists often refer to it as “frozen lightning”.

After qualifying for the 5000m Olympic trials in 1928, black athlete Dolphus Stroud had to make his way to Boston on his own. He walked, ran, and hitch-hiked for 12 days, arriving just 6 hours before his race.
Exhausted and malnourished, he collapsed on the 6th lap.
In June 1928, Stroud won the 5,000 metre Rocky Mountain regional Olympic qualifier. He expected the organizers to cover his transportation costs to Boston for the 1928 United States Olympic trials. After winning, he was informed that they would not be covering his expenses, alleging that he did not approach the previous record, which was a requirement.It was speculated that this may have been an excuse the organizers invented to prevent a Black man from riding on a bus with white athletes. After being declined funding, Stroud walked, ran, and hitchhiked for 12 days over the course of 1,765 miles.He departed at 4 a.m., wielding a "Denver to Olympia" sign, $10, a backpack, water, and a golf club for protection. Initially, the streets were desolate—he reported sometimes walking 20 miles without seeing another car—but coverage in the Chicago Daily News led to an increase in pickups.He ultimately arrived six hours before the start of his race. Due to malnutrition and exhaustion he was unable to complete the race, collapsing on his sixth lap

Microscopic view of tears. The left one is tears of grief, the middle is of happiness and lastly tears from onions.

Your eyes produce three types of tears: basal tears, reflex tears and emotional tears. Each type has a different function.

Basal tears. Basal tears are responsible for keeping your eyes lubricated. Your eyes constantly release small quantities of them to nourish and protect your corneas. They’re baseline tears that are present all the time and should never leave your eye. Basal tears help keep dirt and debris washed away from your eyes. They also help you see clearly.

Reflex tears. Physical triggers cause reflex tears to form. They help wash away harmful irritants like dust, smoke or onion fumes. Reflex tears contain antibodies to help fight bacteria.

Emotional tears. Strong emotions like sadness, joy or grief cause your body to produce emotional tears. Scientists are still studying the exact purpose of emotional tears, but they may help release stress hormones and promote social bonding

In 1774, Joseph Priestley, theologian and scientist, performed a curious experiment:

- He placed a lit candle and a mouse under a glass jar: both went extinct shortly after.

Priestley wondered what would happen if he added a plant to that same jar. He chose a mint plant, placed it in the jar with the mouse and the candle, and waited. To his surprise, the mouse survived, and the candle stayed lit longer.

He had discovered that plants "restored" stale air, and at the time, when the composition of air was unknown, he called it "dephlogisticated air." In fact, he had discovered oxygen! (O2).

And the phenomenon he was observing was photosynthesis, the process by which plants produce oxygen from light and carbon dioxide.

Finally, in 1779, Jan Ingenhousz discovered photosynthesis, when he showed that plants need sunlight to produce their food, releasing oxygen in the process and using carbon dioxide and water. His experiments were fundamental to understanding that plants not only needed soil and water, but also light to grow and live.

The Sheepshead, a name that evokes a sheep more than a marine predator, is actually a real fish, far from a figment of imagination.
It inhabits the waters of the Atlantic and can reach considerable sizes, up to 76 centimeters. But what makes it truly unique is its teeth: strikingly human-like incisors, followed by a set of molars arranged in three upper rows and two lower rows, all covered in enamel like a primate's mouth. This anatomy is not only bizarre, but functional: the Sheepshead feeds on crustaceans and mollusks, and those teeth are used to crush shells and carapaces with surgical precision. Despite its vaguely disturbing appearance, it is not an aggressive fish. Its dorsal spines can inflict painful stings if handled lightly, and a bite may hurt, but is not dangerous. In essence, it's a perfect example of how evolution can create creatures that look like they came out of a lab, but are simply the result of millions of years of adaptation

In Canada they plug in the vehicles in the winter.. These are not electric cars. But have a block heater. If the temperature falls below -20c your vehicle simply won’t start without “being plugged in” as your battery is too cold. Here in the Canadian Prarries (Manitoba) it can easily get to -40c and if your not plugged in…
“Your Gonna need a Boost”
Most employers will supply plugins in their parking stalls for their employees as after a 8 hour shift sitting in -25c to -40c their vehicles won’t start unless plugged in
This was the temperature reading outside a typical vehicle last winter… no way was this vehicle going to start if I wasn’t “plugged in” that morning.

This X-ray shows the position of a foot when wearing a high-heeled shoe.

High heels may enhance a woman's beauty, but human biology teaches us that the body is not adapted to this accessory. Therefore, overusing high heels can cause severe problems due to the improper biomechanical stress placed on the entire body.

Wearing high heels forces the foot to be on its toes for extended periods. This causes the muscles to adapt to this position with a shortened length, and in fact, muscle shortening of the triceps surae (gastrocnemius and soleus) and plantar muscles has been demonstrated as a result of this posture. In the long run, this can lead to pain in the back of the knee.

Portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus (1593) by Lavinia Fontana.

How many women out there have felt that they were too hairy to exist in a smooth-skinned world of constant razor advertisements? As in, the sight of your leg hair has caused you great dismay and discomfort? Imagine that everyday, but times a million and on your face.

This is what life was like for Antonietta Gonzalez and her hairy sisters, who stunned and puzzled 16th century observers with their rare and unique genetic condition: hypertrichosis, or werewolf syndrome. An excessive growth of hair about the face and body, of which only 50 congenital cases have been recorded since the Middle Ages.

The train station that runs through a residential building.

This station is unique in that it is located on the sixth to eighth floors of a 19-story residential building, with the monorail trains going through the middle of the building. It uses specialized noise reduction equipment to isolate station noise from the surrounding residence.

Contrary to some misreporting, the station and building were actually constructed together as one whole structure, and the monorail was not retrofitted through the middle of an existing structure.

In 1985, the infamous Action Park in New Jersey, USA, built this waterslide with a loop at the end. It was only open for one month before shutting down due to many injuries. Kids were coming out with scratches and cuts all over them. Sand, and rocks and was piling up at the bottom of the loop .Water pressure was not enough to wash all the way through .

In Malaysia they have a fragrant leaf called pandan, which they use to flavor bread. It also gives the bread this green colour.

Jewel Shuping was born with perfectly good eyes.

But since being a child, she was obsessed with becoming blind. It was all she wanted.

In 2006, she said a psychologist poured drain cleaner into her eyes, completely blinding her (this part isn’t verified but she is indeed blind now). My guess is she did it to herself.

She has Body Integrity Identity Disorder. It’s a rare condition where people who are born healthy believe they are supposed to be disabled. They don’t usually understand why they feel this impulse but they do. Some people with it have gone so far as to amputate limbs.

Jewel’s decision to blind herself ruined her relationship with her mother and sister.

Back in Victorian times, shoe fitters used this device to fit a woman’s shoe on.

They used this so that the fitter couldn’t see up the woman’s dress or make eye contact with her during the interaction.

The whole contraption feels a bit over complicated, but is interesting nonetheless.

The Goatmobile.

An American farmer demonstrates his Goatmobile.

The vehicle is powered by a goat, which is in a running wheel.

The vehicle could reach speeds around 12MPH.

"Well fired" rolls (bread) are a Scottish delicacy, specifically Glasgow rolls, that are intentionally baked longer at a high temperature to achieve a dark, sometimes slightly burnt-looking crust. The result is a roll that is airy and chewy on the inside, but with a more intense, robust flavor from the well-baked top. Some bakeries now market this "well fired" quality as a distinct product, though traditionally they may have been a cheap or discarded byproduct of the baking process.

Clara was 52 years old and had noticed for years that her nails were a little different. They were rounded, rounded, like upside-down spoons. She even joked with her friends that she had "artist's nails."

Because they caught her attention. They never hurt, they never changed color, so she thought they were just “just the way she was.”

She lived a quiet life. She was an elementary school teacher, an occasional smoker, and had stopped getting checkups years ago. “I feel fine,” she said. Only lately she was feeling more fatigued when climbing stairs, had a dry cough that wouldn't go away, and woke up a bit sweaty at night. But she attributed it to stress.

One day, while grading exams, she fainted. She woke up in hospital. The first thing the doctor noticed were her fingers: obvious clubbing. While running tests, the real shock came: an X-ray showed a mass in the upper lobe of her left lung. The CT scan confirmed the suspicion: advanced pulmonary adenocarcinoma with pleural metastasis.

She never considered that her nails, which she considered “part of her identity,” were actually a sign of hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy, a paraneoplastic manifestation common in some lung cancers.

Her friends still remember her smile… and her fingers. Today, one of them checks her nails more closely

In 2024, 28 Google employees went to the Google CEO’s office and said that Google should cancel all its contracts with Israel, otherwise they would sit in the office and protest until the contracts were canceled.

Google immediately not only fired all 28 employees, but also seized all their benefits such as gratuity, etc. Charges of breaching service contracts and indiscipline were filed against them, and serious criminal charges were lodged in any way possible.

Now all these 28 employees are apologizing, saying that they made a mistake and should be forgiven. And Google has written a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor stating that the H1B visas given to these employees are being canceled and they should be deported back to their countries.

"Transgender traffic lights" refer to pedestrian crossing signals that display transgender symbols and other LGBTQ+ icons, rather than the traditional green and red figures. These symbolic lights were installed in several locations, notably in London and Manchester, England, to show support for the LGBTQ+ community, especially during Pride parades.