Thursday 7/1/21
Celebrate National Postal Worker, US Postage Stamp, Creative Ice Cream Flavors, and Gingersnap Day.
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Yesterday we talked about a butcher that has made hotdogs that fit hamburger buns..but what if you have the hot dog bun and a hamburger. This will get complicated!
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Police in the Australian state of New South Wales say they have levied fines against two nude beachgoers who had to be rescued after being spooked by a deer and running into a forest.
The two men were breaking coronavirus lockdowns by sunbathing naked on a remote beach south of Sydney, NSW Police Commissioner Mick Fuller told reporters Monday, but worsened their offense when, after being startled by a deer, they fled into the Royal National Park and got lost.
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What's next for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos? If petitioners have their way, it's buying and eating one of history's most famous works of art.
A bizarre petition with more than 11,000 signatures is calling for Bezos to purchase and eat the "Mona Lisa." Why, you ask?
"Nobody has eaten the mona lisa and we feel jeff bezos needs to take a stand and make this happen," reads a description of the petition on Change.org.
The actual value of the "Mona Lisa" is more murky. In 1962, the "Mona Lisa" set a Guinness World Record for highest insurance valuation for a painting. According to The New York Times, if adjusted for today, the Leonardo da Vinci painting would be worth $850 million.
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Facebook closed above $1 trillion in market capitalization for the first time on Monday.
The social media company is the fifth U.S. company to hit the milestone, joining Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google-parent company Alphabet.
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The woman who allegedly caused a massive pileup during the first stage of the Tour de France has reportedly been found and arrested ... ending a 3-day search for the spectator.
She is reportedly facing a fine for the incident ... and there could be further legal ramifications if a rider who was forced to retire from the race decides to file a complaint.
The Tour de France has been impacted by several major crashes since Saturday ... and it got to a point where the riders had to stage a protest in hopes of finding a middle ground with race organizers.
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