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Kumon Tutoring Memories Go Viral On TikTok
TikToks about the educational center Kumon have gone viral with Millenial and Gen-Z humorously reminiscing about their childhood experiences.
Short video clips that received millions of views include jokes about tall stacks of homework and anxiety-inducing timed tests.
Though it brought painful memories for some, Kumon also provided a space for young Asian Americans to spend time with friends and cousins after school.
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BLACKPINK’s Lisa Goes Viral After Personally Visiting and Showing Love to Punch
BLACKPINK’s Lisa is going viral after visiting Punch, the baby Japanese macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan.
She posted the moment on her Instagram Story, showing full love to the beloved viral monkey. The photos spread across social media almost immediately.
What made the visit even more special was what Lisa brought with her.
She carried an orangutan plush toy identical to the one Punch is famous for clutching, the same toy that once comforted a baby monkey rejected by his mother and turned him into a global sensation.
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Punch Goes Viral for Jumping Onto His Caretaker After Getting Bullied by an Older Monkey
Punch was bullied by an older monkey again, and his plushie was not enough this time.
He leaped straight into the arms of his caretaker Kosuke Shikano, who rushed over the moment he heard Punch in distress.
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Wedding Goes Viral After Twin Sisters Married Twin Brothers & Were Attended by Twin Uncles
A wedding in China has gone viral after twin sisters married twin brothers and were both attended by twin uncles.
On the wedding day, there were four pairs of twins on site, the grooms, the grooms’ uncles, the brides, and the brides’ uncles, making the wedding nothing short of a miracle.
The two couples, both in their twenties, are from Fuyang, Anhui province in central China.
Their families lived close to each other for years, but it was not until 2022 that a matchmaker formally introduced the Shan sisters to the Song brothers, setting everything in motion.
Even now, the in-laws still mix up the sisters, and the sisters’ parents regularly confuse the two brothers.
The couples themselves, however, have no such problem. Years of being together have made them familiar enough with each other’s looks and personalities that confusion is rarely an issue.
The twin uncles turned out to be the biggest surprise of the wedding, as neither family had any idea the other’s uncles were also twins until they were all in the same room.
“Imagine if these two couples each had a pair of twins. I wonder how packed this big family would be,” an observer said.
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