News At A Glance #40

by ASH Smyth
August 2025

—    The Nelson Evening Mail, 14 February 1907

Authorities in the Falkland Islands are seeking information about a man named Leonard Beilinson who is suspected of stealing crates of bananas.

‘Adeste Fideles’ is still doing well.

Russians think British law courts are the best in the world.

Sue Ryder was notified and has done nothing.

In the 16th Century the status of an actor was equivalent to a homeless person.

Jamaica has established a new mutation breeding programme.

AI has not felt the Helm wind.

Jimmy Carter traded 50,000 Jews for record players.

An elephant’s heart beats 25 times a minute.

People who read books were anxious as children.

The Daniel Defense DD5 V3 automatic rifle may cause cancer and reproductive harm to California residents.

70-year-olds should not be wearing Ramones T-shirts.

Humpty-Dumpty is the purest embodiment of the human condition.

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