The octogenarian assured staff the shell, which was stuck inside his rear, was a collector’s item which had been deactivated
Go on, people of the Fediverse. Do your worst or, indeed, your best. My comments are open.
like this
"At first glance, Holmfield looks like a quiet village. But for some residents, their lives are being made a misery by a mysterious rumbling noise in their homes. Not everyone can hear it and investigations have failed to find the source. The BBC went to investigate what locals call the Holmfield Hum."
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leed…
A constant hum is driving some Holmfield residents to despair, but the source remains a mystery.By Alex Moss (BBC News)
like this
"Charitable donations peak in December, but what about the rest of the year? Sally Howard meets the people dedicated to random acts of kindness – and learns why giving anonymously is even better for you"
Hidden letters and numbers discovered on aluminium panel believed to be from famous aviator’s aircraft
like this
Previous hopes surrounding a panel thought to be Amelia Earhart's plane have been dashed by forensic researchMatt Jackson (Express.co.uk)
After all the out-there sexiness of contemporary culture, it’s a relief to relax into the warm embrace of twee once again
A reaction to the awful side of modern life? Just cute? Both? Neither?
Indiefotog likes this.
For more than a decade, a prankster spun a web of deception about the inventor of the electric toaster. His lies fooled newspapers, teachers and officials. Then a teenager flagged up something that everyone else had missed.
Huh! Next you'll be telling us that Jimmy Wales didn't invent Wikipedia! 😃
#interesting #funny #amusing #Wikipedia #hoaxes
bbc.co.uk/news/the-reporters-6…
How a 15-year-old schoolboy exposed a much-repeated "fact" as a Wikipedia hoax.By Marco Silva (BBC News)
Mark Bitter likes this.
Garry Knight likes this.
A man who spent £25,000 on a fake airport sign in mid Wales is bringing the prank to an end after 20 years. For the past two decades, a billboard for Llandegley International has been a landmark in the Powys village. It looks like an ordinary road sign, but actually signposts to an airport that only exists in people's imagination. After spending thousands of pounds to erect and maintain the sign, the owner decided it's time to take it down.
Llandegley Airport is no more!
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-636001…
Nicolas Whitehead has decided to remove the sign for the fictitious airport with a large fanbase.By Sue Charles (BBC News)
Silvia Aldovini
in reply to Garry Knight • • •"it rarely comes out from where it comes in”A new memorable motto
Garry Knight likes this.