Pope goes green with next Popemobile
Pope goes green with next Popemobile
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The next popemobile will also be underpinned by a Mercedes-Benz M-Class
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I never knew Monster Trucks were so popular here
Although it appeared to be selling out fast back when my friend shared the link to the Monster Jam Singapore event some months ago, I could never expect just how popular the event turned out to be until the day itself. You see, originating in the USA, Monster Trucks aren't really an international phenomenon, unlike F1 or other forms of motorsports. Even someone like me, who's very interested in cars, doesn't really know much about these massive machines. And yet, on the day of the even Big things are funny things
Being anywhere tangentially close to current affairs news right now is deeply depressing. In so many ways, the world seems like it's going to s*it. In a bid to escape all that and cheer myself up a little, I've been recently amused and moderately infatuated with randomly huge things. Here are just a couple that make me chuckle: Yup, the world's largest chair. I also find the name of the company, XXXLutz, incredibly funny and more than a little blue. Otto the ot More aliens on Earth?
"Scientists Just Discovered a Creature That Breaks the Rules of Life". I mean, that's quite the headline. Sukunaarchaeum mirabile is also quite the name to pronounce. But yes, that's the name of a recently discovered organism that apparently challenges the traditional scientific definition of 'life'. There's a fair bit of scientific jargon to sieve through, but the quick summary is this: Cells are considered "alive" because of their ability to self-replicate and reproduce, whereas vi Doing the thing, minus the thing
You might have seen this viral clip on social media: m2-res_480p.mp4 This might be one of the greatest, funniest things I've seen in quite a long while. Put simply, its horse-racing, minus the horses. And look, of course it's all a bit of fun (clearly a stunt to gain social media attention, but it also raised money for charity). I think it might be best described as 'doing the thing, minus the thing'. And we've seen plenty of gimmicky conceits (I for one am quite a sucker
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