Tag: weekthatwas

Tesla dipped, every so briefly, into the surfboard business before completely selling out of their limited-edition, carbon-fiber, surfboards. Thieves kidnapped a shark from the San Antonio Aquarium by wrapping it in a blanket and disguising it as a baby in a stroller. The three-foot horn shark known as “Ms Helen” was found and is now…

A man who vandalized Trump’s Walk of Fame star was bailed out by James Otis, the man who vandalized Trump’s star the last time. Facing declining profits from cigarette sales, Imperial Brands made its first investment in the marijuana industry. The company behind the Kool and Winston brands, has joined with rap musician Snoop Dogg…

Crowds on South Street in Philadelphia got bored with the simulcast of the World Cup final and turned to re-living their Eagles win the Super Bowl from five months ago instead. The small town in rural Japan that is the birthplace of something called Ninja Tourism is facing a shortage of Ninjas. Scientists have detected…

Friday the 13th edition

One of France’s most notorious criminals escaped from prison again. This time, on a hijacked helicopter. “We’re not sure how many there were – there’s not much left of them,” said Sibuya reserve owner Nick Fox about the suspected rhino poachers that were mauled and eaten by lions on the South African game reserve. A…

Trump’s trade war backfired spectacularly when Harley-Davidson announced that it was moving production overseas to avoid crippling tariffs levied by the EU in retaliation. Shawn Mendes, Bryan Adams, Foo Fighters and the Dave Matthews Band were facing delays because a protected bird built a nest and laid her eggs on the exact spot where construction…

The agency that monitors seismic activity in Mexico said an “artificial quake” was registered in Mexico City, possibly caused by “massive jumps during the goal from the Mexico national soccer team.” One of the oldest and biggest names in cannabis, High Times, announced that it is officially going public on the NASDAQ. Multiple people in…

A New York apple orchard was the first to have it’s trees pollinated by unmanned drones. A shopping mall in China set aside walking lanes for people glued to their phones to keep them from bumping into other shoppers. Bloomberg writes about a new breed of real estate agents selling virtual plots in Genesis City,…

Researchers recommended that humming the Spanish dance song Macarena while performing CPR will help keep you on rhythm. Renovators discovered secret diary written by a worker on the underside of the floorboards at a French chateau uncovered a tale of infidelity and infanticide and gave historians a unique record of village life in the 1880s.…