International News Service (INS)
Ep 89 - Carrot Top, Wendy’s, Standup Comedy, Vintage Gaming
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Quick takeaways
- Illegal trade of donkey body parts in Nigeria has cost the country billions of dollars.
- The Villa in Barrel Lounge in Japan offers hotel rooms with a tap providing guests 10 liters of specially brewed beer per night.
Deep dives
Donkey Penises Seized in Illegal Trade
Nigerian officials seized 16 packages containing a total of 7,000 donkey penises being shipped to Hong Kong. Donkey parts, including penises and skin, are in high demand in China for traditional medicine. It is illegal to kill donkeys for body parts and export them from Nigeria, but the illicit trade has cost Nigeria billions of dollars. The seized packages were labeled as animal exports and emitted a pungent odor. The hotel Villa in Barrel Lounge in Shizuwaka, Japan offers guests free beer on tap in their rooms, brewed specifically for the hotel. Each room comes with a tap offering 10 liters of beer per night, and if guests don't finish it all, they can take it home in their own growlers. The hotel rooms are a reasonable price at around $215 a night.
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