Do you remember the pet rock craze of the 70s? How about the invisible pet fad of the 80s? These were playful bits of counterculture in a bygone America. China is evidently experiencing a similar phenomenon.
Channel News Asia reports that young people in China are acquiring unconventional pets, including the aforementioned rocks, blobs of used toothpaste, sprouting mango seeds, and, most inventively, yeast cultures.
These novel pets get names and personality descriptions. Owners show them off online. Can a yeast culture be one of those Instagram pet influencers? I haven't found one yet, but surely that trend is coming soon.
-via Dave Barry
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