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The Japanese Game Show That Inspired a Generation of Nut Shots

Though we’re now used to seeing painful nut shots and ‘Jackass’-style stunts on TV, much of it originated with Japan’s beloved 1990s variety show, ‘Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!’

‘Drive My Car’ Is About a Sad Man Learning He’ll Never Understand His Dead Wife

This acclaimed, enigmatic drama follows a theater director grieving for an unfaithful spouse — while hanging out with the actor she was having an affair with

Can Sumo Wrestlers Really Retract Their Testicles into Their Bodies?

Don’t tell me everything I’ve learned from the James Bond novels is bullshit

Mothra Is the Only Girlboss That Matters

While Godzilla may get all the attention, Mothra is the most glamorous of all giant monsters and I’m pretty sure she invented feminism