Swollen arm leads to trolling

Olivia Klopchin 18 from Springfield Vermont has been on the receiving end of online hate for a condition she had no hand in The teenager was diagnosed with a vascular malformation when she was two months old after her family spotted a bruise on the inside of her elbow that had been there since birth It has now become her online baneKlopchinrsquos condition is caused by the abnormal development of blood vessels which can lead to discolouration or protrusions in the affected region However theyrsquore still fully functionalmdashsomething many social media users seem to disregard when they give her unsolicited adviceKlopchin regularly posts about her life and condition on TikTok including comments asking her to amputate her swollen arm Klopchin said she didnrsquot initially intend to make content revolving around her arm but itrsquos moved in that directionldquoI had never seen anyone with a condition similar to mine on the Internet So when the opportunity presented itself I grabbed it with open swollen arms I wanted people like myself to be able to go on their phones and say lsquoHey that person has what I haversquo or lsquoHey they look like mersquordquo she saidKlopchin had mixed reactions from people onlinemdashwith some telling her how beautiful she is and how much they admire her confidence while others trying to tear her down ldquoNegativity on the Internet has consumed so many peoplersquos lives but I choose not to let it consume minerdquo she said ldquoI canrsquot let some strangerrsquos comment bother merdquoldquoOther than pushing through the pain I was able to do sports I would hang out with friendsrdquo she explained ldquoI am truly thankful that my arm hasnrsquot given me any downsides to life I could consider the pain a downside but I choose not tordquo she saidSleep straightupTwo Japanese companies have teamed up to produce upright lsquonap boxesrsquo to help solve the countryrsquos overwork problemTo beat Japanrsquos overwork phenomenon in offices Tokyobased furniture specialist Itoki Corporation and Koyoju Gohan have come up with an ingenious idea The duo wants to produce upright wooden pods that allow people to enter and use them as private spaces to sleep standing up They have recently signed a licence agreement for the deviceWith Japanese workers spending so much time at work some sleep anywhere they can in their employersrsquo bathrooms on the train during their commute or even at their desks The nap pods at least ensure that they are comfortably supported so that they donrsquot fall overldquoIn Japan a number of people lock themselves up in the bathroom for a while which I donrsquot think is healthy Itrsquos better to sleep in a comfortable locationrdquo Saeko Kawashima communications director at Itoki said in a recent interview ldquoI think a lot of Japanese people tend to work continuously without breaks We are hoping that companies can use this as a more flexible approach to restingrdquoPink sauce mysteryA TikToker known as Chef Pii has sparked an uproar over her ldquopink saucerdquo after large scale issues were found To gain buzz for the condiment Pii posted a TikTok video of her making it in her kitchen which gained 64 million views The saucersquos main ingredient is dragon fruit which is what gives it its signature pink colour she said Users have complained of a lack of consistency with the colour and taste of the sauce with some comparing it unfavourably to ranch dressing There has also been an issue with the bottles exploding in their package before deliveryStop yelling at tourists say policePolice in an old Arizona mining town that gets 1 million tourists annually are warning residents to stop yelling at visitors Jerome population about 450 was once home to one of Arizonarsquos largest copper mines and is now a hub for artists Local residents have taken to yelling at tourists for perceived parking infractionsChicken hitches rideA Vermont familyrsquos chicken is back home after hitching a ride in the undercarriage of their pickup truck and ending up 20 kilometres away in the statersquos largest citymdasha journey that included speeds of 105 kilometres per hour on an interstate The family changed the chickenrsquos name from Bug to Amelia after the famed pilotMosquito helps cops solve caseAuthorities in Fuzhou China managed to track down a burglar after DNA testing the blood they found from a mosquito at the scene of the crime The squashed bug had left a bloodstain on the wall which allowed authorities to trace the criminal who soon confessed to all chargesWoman sends meme reverses job rejectionCarly Swanson a resident of Virginia claims she applied to a job then received a rejection email from the company The company reportedly changed its stance and invited Swanson for a job interview after she sent them the popular ldquoy thordquo meme which features the now Internet famous Pope Leon X after Raphael painting by Fernando Botero Swanson turned to TikTok to share the sudden turn of events on Friday and the video has gone viral with more than 22 million viewsMy dog Loves me loves me notA study undertaken in Beijing recorded the way dogs met strangers As the dogs became more familiar with the person they began wagging their tails more frequently to the right and less to the left The study found that rightsided wagging was associated with happy emotions and leftsided wagging was connected with sadness So if a dogrsquos tail wags to the left they may be feeling scared or nervous but if it wags to the right itrsquos likely they feel settled