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So Red Bull doesn't actually 'give you wings' .......​

So Red Bull doesn't actually 'give you wings'

Anyone who's bought a can of Red Bull in the US is entitled to cash as a lawsuit finds the drink doesn't really "give you wings."

www.bbc.com

 

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In many parts of the world, watching a movie still comes with a built-in break. Cinemas in countries such as Iceland, Switzerland, Egypt, Turkey, and India often pause films midway for an intermission, especially during longer movies.

Usually lasting around 10 to 15 minutes, the break gives audiences time to use the restroom, grab snacks, stretch their legs, or chat before the second half begins.

In India especially, the interval remains a familiar part of the moviegoing experience, keeping cinema trips relaxed, social, and a little old-fashioned.

 

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Sweden has become so effective at managing waste that it actually imports trash from other European countries to help supply its waste-to-energy facilities. Instead of sending most household garbage to landfills, Sweden recycles a large share and burns much of the remainder in specialized plants that generate electricity and district heating.
As a result, only a tiny percentage of the country’s household waste ends up buried in landfills.

The system also allows Sweden to charge other countries for processing some of their waste, turning unwanted garbage into both energy and economic value.

Waste incineration isn’t pollution-free it still produces carbon emissions and requires careful management but Sweden’s approach shows how waste that might otherwise sit in landfills can be used as a resource.

 

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Fate has its way ....

The Pink Broccoli story in New Zealand follows Auckland chef Navseerat Kaur (Nav), whose dream of owning a cafe came true when British entrepreneur Simon Squibb gifted her roughly $50,000 to $70,000 NZD to buy and launch the venue after trying her cooking.

Kaur's dream became a reality after a chance encounter with global influencer Simon Squibb. The founder of HelpBnk.com, Squibb has gained a following of over six million on Instagram and over eight million on TikTok, and after a successful career as an entrepreneur, has since made the dreams of many others come true. Most of the time, these are people he has never met before.

After being impressed with Kaur’s culinary creations, Squibb (who lives in the UK and was on holiday in New Zealand at the time) gifted her NZD 50,000 to open her own restaurant and is not asking for it back.

Kaur said Squibb was only there to have lunch with his family, and it was a busy Saturday, meaning she was playing waitress as well as chef.

And nek minute (well, nek day) - a dream became real.

 

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Australia Is Almost as Wide as the Moon Is Across!

Australia covers around 7.69 million km² and stretches roughly 4,000 km from east to west.

The Moon is about 3,474 km in diameter.
That means Australia’s width is actually larger than the Moon’s diameter!

 

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This should happen out here.

 

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This should happen out here.


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I love this! I'm hoping to do it at our place, but only Bathurst burr, cat heads and barley grass grow well out here!

 

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I love this! I'm hoping to do it at our place, but only Bathurst burr, cat heads and barley grass grow well out here!

Champion @Suzie-Q - maybe you'll be surprised. Give it ago, what's to lose ...

 

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In February 2011, Dan Saunders, a 29-year-old bartender from Wangaratta, Australia, accidentally discovered a major flaw in the National Australia Bank (NAB) network during a late-night run to an ATM.

While trying to transfer money from his credit card to his savings account to cover a bar tab, the machine threw an error message, yet still dispensed the cash. Saunders quickly realized that between midnight and 1:00 AM, when the bank’s ATMs went offline for routine nightly system maintenance, the machines could not verify account balances against the central database. By executing transfers during this window, the system recorded the credit on paper without deducting real funds, giving him access to an endless supply of cash.

Over the next four and a half months, Saunders went on a wild, high-rolling spree, spending roughly $1.6 million AUD of the bank's money. He transformed into an overnight playboy, chartering private jets, hosting extravagant parties, staying in five-star hotels across Australia and Europe, buying high-end cars, and paying off his friends' tuition and bar tabs. However, the lavish lifestyle was accompanied by immense guilt and paranoia; Saunders later admitted he suffered frequent panic attacks and nightmares, constantly expecting the police to burst through his hotel room doors.

By June 2011, overwhelmed by anxiety, Saunders voluntarily stopped withdrawing cash and called NAB to confess. Bizarrely, the bank told him the matter was under police investigation and refused to meet with him, leaving him in legal limbo for years.

Seeking closure, Saunders took his story to Australian national television in 2013.

He was finally arrested in 2015, pleaded guilty to over 100 counts of obtaining financial advantage by deception, and served one year in prison (along with a community correction order) before quietly returning to his former life as a bartender.