News At A Glance #22

By ASH Smyth
September 2022

—    The Nelson Evening Mail, 1 February 1907

The average lifespan of a human being is 4,000 weeks.

Orwell could not imagine the dishwasher.

Always place a toilet paper roll under the toilet seat at night.

In 1876, Mr WE Litt of Shrewsbury made the first bovine wooden leg in Europe.

As a result of intense high-level engagement between the European Commission and the Republic of Korea, EU countries can, as of today, export pork and poultry to the Republic of Korea more easily.

You need the same amount of law for 3000 people as for 300 million.

The carparks in SimCity aren’t to scale.

81,316 votes were cast for Liz Truss as Prime Minister. 92,896 votes were cast for Count Binface as mayor of London.

In most years in Canada, more carbon is lost to wildfire than from the burning of fossil fuels.

Sohar’s tackle was so massive that it could easily injure a man.

King Harold is back in Stock.

If you wanna be internet famous you gotta give the people what they want.

There are no official observations.