Self-defense devices for girls see surge in demand, 'haunted' house looking for resident, parents protest 'unlucky' dorm numbers.

Girls on guard after vicious attacks

Self-defense devices for girls have seen a massive surge in growth after several rape and murder cases were reported in August.

According to Taobao.com, China’s largest online shopping website, the sales of such devices have increased by more than 6,600 percent over the past 30 days. On the other hand, offline self-defense classes have been warmly welcomed by women. Apart from that, some college students and their parents are hoping that self-defense courses could become a part of military training for college freshmen, according to Zhengzhou Evening News.

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Candidates wanted for 'haunted' house

If you are tired of the foolish mortal life and want to take a peek at the other world, this job will fill you with ghoulish delight. The largest ‘haunted’ house in Wuhan in China's Hubei province is seeking scary actors to make life nightmarish.

According to the manager of the haunted house, the candidate should be pretty or "ugly in a unique way" and should preferably have an extrovert and funny personality, Chutian Golden News reports. The selected candidate will be paid more than 1,000 yuan ($163) per day.

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Baby survives falling from 17th floor unscratched

A baby boy fell from the 17th floor of a residential building and survived without breaking even a single bone in Hefei city, East China's Anhui province, according to haiwainet.cn on Wednesday.

The boy, who reportedly fell due to lack of parental supervision and window protections, survived unscratched as tree branches buffeted his fall.

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'Unlucky' dorm numbers cause worry

Some parents refused to allow their children to move in to dorms that had 'unlucky' numbers in Wuhan University of Science and Technology City College, reported Wuhan Evening News on Tuesday.

These parents had issues with the numbers 144 and 244 as the pronunciation of number "4" sounds similar to Chinese character Si, meaning "death". With double "four" in a dorm number, it is regarded more ominous by some.

The university rejected their requests.

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Payout set for man who died donating sperm

The family of a man who died as he was donating sperm is to receive 190,000 yuan ($30,975) compensation from the reproductive medicine center where the death occured. The man, a physician and PhD candidate, had donated sperm four times in 11 days at the clinic in Wuhan in 2011, Changjiang Daily reported on Tuesday.

His family claimed 4 million yuan from the center and a Wuhan university they alleged had encouraged him to make the donations. But a court ruled that the center and the man were responsible.

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