27 mei 2023 om 10:05Update: 30 minuten geleden An Indian official had a reservoir partially pumped out last week because his phone had fallen into the water. In the end, two million liters of water were pumped out before the device was found. The phone did not survive the three days on the bottom. The … Read more
French customs have destroyed nearly 35,000 bottles of soda seized during a 2021 border check. The drink in the plastic bottles was labeled Couronne Fruit Champagne. But champagne was not in it. Champagne is a protected name in France and over a hundred other countries. Only sparkling wines from the French region of Champagne may … Read more
A fake photo of an explosion near the Pentagon caused confusion and a brief dip in the US stock market on Monday. The image was most likely created with artificial intelligence. The photo of a plume of black smoke appeared on Twitter Monday afternoon and was shared by multiple verified accounts with blue ticks. The … Read more
Police in the US state of Colorado arrested a drunk driver on Monday for speeding. When the driver was forced to a stop, he attempted to switch places with his dog to avoid arrest. The man was still arrested, the dog went free. Police chased the motorist in Springfield for speeding. When the driver was … Read more
27 apr 2023 om 22:54Update: 23 minuten geleden A vacancy for bird watchers has become available on the island of Gough in the Atlantic Ocean. The work is not for everyone: Gough is known as one of the most remote islands in the world. The boat trip from South Africa to the island takes at … Read more
Scottish police found thousands of pounds worth of hard drugs and a lamb in the back seat of a car. Three people have been arrested on suspicion of drug use and possession. The car was pulled off the road near Glasgow. The police found hard drugs in the back seat, thanks to a sniffer dog. … Read more
31 mrt 2023 om 13:38 The man who invented the first mobile phone fifty years ago thinks that people are currently staring too much at the screen. That says the now 94-year-old Martin Cooper in conversation with the news agency AFP. “It hits me when I see someone crossing the street while they’re looking at … Read more
26 mrt 2023 om 16:30Update: 10 minuten geleden Sniffing other people’s body odor could be therapeutic for social anxiety disorder. That is according to BBC from initial results of a Swedish study. The scientists used armpit sweat for their experiment. Their suspicion is that the smell activates brain cells connected to emotions. This could possibly … Read more
Door Robbert van der Linde 21 mrt 2023 om 21:54 Two ancient murals were discovered while renovating a kitchen in the British city of York. According to the British Department of Historical Heritage, the painting dates from at least 1660. The murals may be even older. Luke Budworth and Hazel Mooney have been living in … Read more
Hardcore Never Dies should, according to the maker, become the film about that time. Rotterdam was the birthplace and epicenter of the gabber culture in the Netherlands. It was the most popular youth culture in the Netherlands in the early 1990s. Happy hardcore is still played a lot, also on radio stations. The film follows … Read more