Break-up revenge can be acrimonious, but seldom is it so well-thought out and executed. According to a thread on Reddit about break-ups the couple who owned the house (pictured above) got divorced and the wife got the house in the settlement. A neighbour explains: "Only the house and the immediate house lot, not the surrounding land, that went to the husband. The first thing he did was sell all the timber off the rest of the land. She went from living in a nice forest to living in a clear cut. Once the trees were gone he sold off the topsoil, then the gravel under that. By the time he was done her house was on a hill overlooking a barren landscape reminiscent of the lunar surface. This was years ago and the place is still hideous. Here's a Google Street View of the house."
Toddler-training for a better start
In Hong Kong, many parents want their kids to do their best at the competitive early childhood education interview process. The belief is that a good start will lead to a better education throughout their lives. A small number of places at a top school can have a thousand applications, so some companies now offer to train toddlers to perform better at these interviews. Eighteen-month-old Yoyo is asked to greet the tutor and introduce herself. The tutor then asks her to complete a number of tasks, including building a house with bricks, drawing a picture, sticking two felt eyes in the right position on a felt face, and identifying pieces of fruit.Yoyo's younger brother, still a baby, will begin interview classes in a few months, his mother says - when he's about 8 months old. (Source: bbc.co.uk)
Crisis age identified
Music giant Spotify believes it has pin-pointed the average age of mid-life crises as 42. Staff analysed data and found that users aged around 42 drop their usual playlists - which usually contain hits from their youth - in favour of today's cult bangers from the likes of Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift. Research suggested that young 20-somethings tend to listen to chart music. But during the late 20s and early 30s our taste changes as we attempt to broaden our musical horizons outside of chart tracks. But by 35 most adults stop caring about keeping up with music all together, apparently. Then, at 42, we burst back on to the music scene with a thirst for pop. (Source metro.co.uk)
