China’s Live Crab Vending Machine

The world's first vending machine to sell live crabs debuted in 2010 at a train station in Nanjing, China. It dispenses around 200 live crabs daily, with prices ranging from $2 to $7. A sign next to the machine guarantees that each crab will be alive upon purchase, offering a refund of three live crabs for every dead one dispensed.

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