Sweden’s Museum of Failure comes to Shanghai
Shanghai: Products and services from Sweden’s Museum of Failure are being showcased in Shanghai, with the exhibition scheduled to last two months. Founded by Swedish psychologist Samuel West in 2017, the museum houses more than 100 failed products and services, including Coca-Cola’s coffee-flavoured soda, Apple’s Newton MessagePad, Colgate’s frozen lasagna, a bottle of green ketchup and a pen specially designed for women, reports Xinhua news agency. This is the museum’s first exhibition in Asia. “I was so tired of reading and hearing the same boring success stories, they are all alike,” West said. “It is in the failures we find the interesting stories that we can learn from. Innovation and progress require the acceptance of failure.” For entering China, the exhibition has been given a new name in Chinese, Cheng Gong Zhi Mu, which means “the mother of success”, as the old saying goes, “failure is the mother of success”. (IANS)
World’s cutest dog dies of ‘broken heart’
San Francisco: Boo, the world’s cutest dog, has died of a “broken heart”, his owners have confirmed. His death was confirmed in a post on Saturday made by his American owners to his 16 million Facebook followers. He was 12 years old, in human years, CNN reported. Boo, a pomeranian, and his companion Buddy, who died last year, became internet sensations when their owners started sharing pictures of their adorable antics. “Shortly after Buddy died, Boo showed signs of heart issues. We think his heart literally broke when Buddy left us,” his owners wrote. “He hung on and gave us over a year. But it looks like it was his time, and I’m sure it was a most joyous moment for them when they saw each other in heaven. “Our family is heartbroken, but we find comfort knowing that he is no longer in any pain or discomfort,” they added, noting that Boo “brought joy to people all over the world”. In addition to his social media presence, Boo was appointed in 2012 as Virgin America’s Official Pet Liaison. He also had a book deal, appearing in photo books including “Boo: The Life of the World’s Cutest Dog”, published in 2011. (IANS)
World’s oldest man, 113, dies at his home in northern Japan
Tokyo: The world’s oldest man has died at his home — a hot springs inn – in northern Japan at the age of 113. His family said Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido. The family said he died peacefully from natural causes. The supercentenarian, whose family has run a hot springs inn for four generations, was certified last year as the world’s oldest living man at 112 years and 259 days. Born on July 25, 1905, Nonaka grew up in a large family and succeeded his parents running the inn. He has outlived his wife and three of their five children. (AP)