Things that make you go .....Hmmm, that's interesting.

[AustinPowers]

Just saw a link there, said that following Brigite Bardot's passing,  there's only 3 people referenced in Billy Joel's 'We didn't start the fire' still alive.

Dylan is one but no clue on the other 2.

Chubby Checker and Bernhard Goetz (famous case: 1984 -shot 4 black lads on a NY subway who tried to rob him)...

What a quiz question that is.

Great question alright

Wheel of fortune is  still going. Bradley Walsh  was doing it (obviously)

Are the Belgians still in  the Congo?

[Truthsayer]

Irish News Sport
@irishnewssport
Former Tyrone football star Conor Meyler has highlighted "white middle class male privilege" in the GAA, contrasting that with the ongoing struggles for females in Gaelic games.

Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3fzp9ea3

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What I don't yet know. Is Meyler just batshit crazy, or is he  carving  out a career for himself as an arch contrarian?

An absolute load of bollox even by his standards.

[Aristo 60]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn42lp1135vo

Sting stung.

[AustinPowers]

Well f**k me , swearing is good for you

Here's the proof , you b*******s

https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2026/0116/1553390-swearing-health-benefits-pain-heart-stress/

[DaleCooper]

"looked at studies on swearing's pain-reducing effects and found consistent evidence that people who repeated taboo words could keep their hands in icy water significantly longer than those who repeated neutral words"

Wonder which taboo words they left out and why

[Orior]

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crl45x52ejgo

Sperm swim quicker in the summer.

Lazy holes take it easy like the rest of us in the winter.

So..... what were you googling to find that? lol

[seafoid]

Chasing cars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemKqzILV4
@janicewilde5807
3 years ago
When I had breast cancer I decided if I didn't make it I wanted this song played at my funeral. Instead 13 years later it was the first dance at my wedding. Will always be one of my favourites.

[LC]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjd94xrg47lo

Potential day of reckoning coming in relation to student fees, as if it was not dear enough already.

[LC]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c05d3zm42dqo

A potential few white elephants it would seem.

[RedHand88]

Today, the summer solstice, the sun sets in eastern Brazil before it sets in Ireland, despite the fact it is 5 hours behind us.
Currently dark in Brazil.

[gallsman]

Most of Brazil is 4 hours behind, not 5.

It also, much more relevantly, lies south of the equator...

[Franko]

Today, the summer solstice, the sun sets in eastern Brazil before it sets in Ireland, despite the fact it is 5 hours behind us.
Currently dark in Brazil.

That is interesting.

[DaleCooper]

For fellow archnophiles. New species of spider that traps ants nicknamed "Ballista" after roman weapon.

Scroll down to 2nd vid to see how the trap works.

Incredible

https://phys.org/news/2026-06-newly-australian-ballista-spider-snare.html

[gallsman]

That is incredible.

[Wildweasel74]

Ole King Charles pays 13 million in tax, must picked up a fair job i was unaware off!! When Trump outing his tax bill!