Three people have been killed and more than 30 injured in a stampede at a supermarket sale in China. The stampede was triggered by the rushing crowd that burst through the market doors after having lined up at 4:00am and waited for hours to purchase cooking oil, which has soared by more than a third in price in the last year in China. Carrefour, which is the world's second-biggest retailer, was reportedly offering 20% off rapeseed oil. Read the whole story here.

Kind of makes lining up for three days for a sneaker drop a little absurd, doesn't it?