News At A Glance #13

By ASH Smyth
June 2022

—    The Nelson Evening Mail, 22 January 1907

Historians doubt 25 famous people ever existed.

The Patriarchy controls the sisters of the Monastery Saint Claire, in Nazareth.

Meg Ryan is probably the most beautiful 59-year-old woman.

Ireland was petitioned in 1921.

In 1970 16 South African Rands was equivalent to about £8. It is now 7.5 (new) pence.

Some art has time on its side.

You may import lychees to the Falkland Islands.

At Jaisalmer, in Rajasthan, “at least 500 guests were smothered at a wedding feast.”

Ducks are pretty slow.

Field Marshals in the British Army never retire.

Rush Limbaugh made America worse.

George Formby is completely unknown in Germany.

In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death, taxes, and needing a shit when the cleaner is in the bathroom.