Snack firm Walkers has announced a recycling scheme – after Royal Mail begged campaigners not to post empty crisp packets without envelopes. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-leicestershire-45759712?fbclid=IwAR0AxOQ1Doj7LobAtv4cM_GoyLEPFpaLVg0U8ej46a8E6rlybiDVcTuDTrQ From December, snack fans will be able to post used bags – in envelopes, for free – directly to a recycling company. Campaigner Geraint Ashcroft, who launched the petition against Walkers, said it…
How Wojtek The Beer-Drinking Bear Became A World War II Hero
How an orphaned Syrian bear named Wojtek became a Polish army hero. Amid a long journey to join forces with the British Army in World War Two, one unit of the Polish II Corps stumbled upon an unlikely, and invaluable, comrade: A Syrian brown bear. By Bernadette Deron https://allthatsinteresting.com/wojtek-bear?fbclid=IwAR0xulgQQyf8Fj7wVisf9GojCvMlK89_o0RHjWo8nCtgjV16ryPmiUZhdeY A New Army And A New Mascot…
School Bans Bags So Student Brings His Books In A Microwave
Haircuts, trainers and fake eyelashes are just a few of the common causes of disagreement in the battleground that is the playground. By Jake Massey in NEWS http://www.ladbible.com/news/news-school-bans-bags-student-brings-his-books-in-a-microwave-20181022?fbclid=IwAR1kBZsCL4hysu2qn78kELjxScplX0uzcvJiqwqAlaeRH9sgpKoI1UX-C-w School uniform policy and its differing interpretations can often leave teachers, parents and pupils feeling frustrated. However, a bag ban is not exactly the most usual of rules, but…
Town in Italy starts using Silent Fireworks as a way of Respecting their Animals
Getty Images Any large celebration that involves fireworks is fun, but while we enjoy the sounds and sights of colourful explosions overhead, our animals feel very differently. http://travel.excite.co.uk/town-in-italy-starts-using-silent-fireworks-as-a-way-of-respecting-their-animals-N52632.html?fbclid=IwAR2LL7yDsDt5InViZ0-MQbudOS7bVlyzx9AO84x3y7BIKBK0fV2c_LSvR0Y The explosions caused by fireworks have been known to give some domestic pets heart problems, nausea, tremors, debilitating fears and light-headedness. We all know that animals have…
63 Artists’ Tributes To Late Comic Book Legend Stan Lee
Yesterday, on the 12th of November, one of the most famous American comic book writers and publishers, Stan Lee, passed away. Alongside other legends – Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko – he created such iconic heroes as Spider-Man, The Incredible Hulk, Black Panther and many more, leaving behind a legacy that will be remembered by…
Nice IKEA Store Opens Its Doors To Protect Stray Dogs From The Cold
Staff at this IKEA store in Catania, Italy, have gone above and beyond merely selling furnishing to fill a house — they’ve begun providing a home to pups who need it most. BY STEPHEN MESSENGER https://www.thedodo.com/close-to-home/ikea-store-italy-shelters-stray-dogs?fbclid=IwAR0nLYkrajlOSoXp9p85V5ftpPs9gIjkdhgZukWtDBtefauMLWAi2-H5POw And the reception from customers couldn’t be warmer. Beppe Liotta Martine Taccia was on a shopping trip to the retail…
Photographer Tiptoes Through The Tulips To Shoot Harvest Mice, And The Result Will Make Your Day
We all have bad moments in our life. Sometimes, what we all need is a break, time to switch off from it all and just look at some pretty and happy things. Like these adorable harvest mice for example. written by catfanclub https://kandoli.info/photographer-tiptoes-through-the-tulips-to-shoot-harvest-mice-and-the-result-will-make-your-day/?fbclid=IwAR30anrZdwpg24C5Pcxm1fxB8Ui6Fs10V1LODkzaCEYKMLaN5TCof7ChGw8 These super cute photos were taken by Miles Herbert, a British photographer who’s…
100-Year-Old Theatre Converted Into Stunning Bookstore
Tucked away in Barrio Norte, Buenos Aires is a beautiful bookshop called El Ateneo Grand Splendid. It is built within the almost 100-year-old Grand Splendid Theater, which opened in 1919. The theatre was later converted into a cinema and eventually, in 2000, it was converted into the El Ateneo Grand Splendid bookshop, which currently welcomes…
THE PERFECT ROAST POTATO FORMULA MAY HAVE BEEN CREATED BY A GROUP OF STUDENTS
Students have created a mathematical formula that they believe can be used to cook the perfect roast potato. By Sabrina Barr @fabsab5 https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/roast-potato-perfect-recipe-best-mathematical-formula-students-a8173901.html?fbclid=IwAR1JrpXdKQOggfRGYsQSV4eXRu6RVO0w5Xc2mKsrToE4cY-9g-wXVNyOZLo Pupils from the Edge Hotel School at the University of Essex collaborated with the Samuel Whitbread School in Bedfordshire to develop what they’ve named the “Edge Hotel School Method”. While calculating the…
What went right in 2018
There’s been plenty of bad news as usual this year, from EU uncertainty to the drama of a tweet-obsessed president. But lots of things changed for the better too. From conservation wins to new milestones for equality, here’s our annual round-up of what went right. Words by Lucy Purdy https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2018/?fbclid=IwAR2h5kUcl3f1DXvU-PFMtyrIkvR3UmpF7z-YZHLklQVs0f3A3Zjn4MvKUUALucy Purdy 1. Fresh evidence pointed…
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