News and views about the stranger side of global news.

Follies: Humans Wasting Cash For Kudos

On September 5, 2014 by Tim Newman

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It seems that for as long as humanity has had time and money it has been wantonly wasting it. Money wasting is as human a trait as yawning or the pox. People have been...

American State Flags: Best Of The Best

On August 30, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I’m a fan of flags, but I don’t know much about them though to be honest. I enjoy flags in a childlike, “oooh look at the shapes and colours” sort of a way. I...

The Global Selfie Project #4

On August 18, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Here’s your fourth installment of the Global Selfie Project where we stare at people from around the world. The premise is simple, I wanted to collate a selfie from every country in the...

What Can You Do To Save The Rainforest?

On August 14, 2014 by Tim Newman

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I know that this article comes to you about 15 years after the “SAVE THE RAINFOREST” brigade stopped holding placards and became recruitment consultants and herbal pharmacists, but it’s still a worthy cause....

The Global Selfie Project #2

On August 9, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Welcome to part 2 of the Global Selfie Project. If you missed PART 1 click there. Basically, I thought that trying to find a selfie taken in every single country might be entertaining, and you...

The Global Selfie Project #1

On August 9, 2014 by Tim Newman

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Just because ‘selfie‘ is a new word, doesn’t mean I like it. I think it’s a disgrace that such a ridiculous term could jimmy its way into the proud annals of English. Joking. I’m...

Dushanbe Flagpole: The 2nd Biggest In The World

On July 24, 2014 by Tim Newman

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The Dushanbe flagpole used to be the tallest on earth, rising a proud 165 metres from the the dusty Tajikistan soil, it is now in second position (since the Jeddah flagpole in Saudi Arabia beat it...

Sexy Swimwear Edition (Click Bait)

On July 19, 2014 by Tim Newman

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My website stats are atrocious. I just can’t understand why hoards of people aren’t clicking on my recent and accessible posts about medieval Persian clothes or German WWII prototype aircraft? I mean, who...

Wonderfully Strange German Prototype WWII Aircraft

On July 19, 2014 by Muelo

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I’m right next to Farnborough at the moment, the place where they have the international airshow. This means I’m seeing and hearing a variety of different planes on a daily basis. As you...

Horrific Israeli Teen Tweets

On July 11, 2014 by Tim Newman

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A chap called David Sheen who writes for Mondoweiss recently posted up some pretty shocking screen grabs of tweets from young Israeli kids. He searched for the word “ARAVIM” which is the Israeli term...

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