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Tuesday Edition
Good morning, members, or as they would say in Korea, ‘Joeun achimieyo’. Welcome to another beautiful Tuesday morning! We hope you're all feeling good and ready for another day full of fun, laughter, and maybe a little learning too! We've got a lot of great stuff lined up for you today, so let's dive right in, shall we?
First up, let's answer yesterday's riddle!
A man was driving a black truck, his lights were not on, the moon was not out, and a lady was crossing the road. How did he see her?
We thought this one would stump most of you, but we were so wrong. A lot of you figured out that the answer is ‘it was a bright sunny day’! Why? The man didn't need his lights on because it was daytime, and he could see the lady crossing the road just fine. The moon wasn't out because it was daytime as well. If you got this one correct, scroll down to the bottom of this newsletter for your shoutout!
Now then, what's happening in Australia and around the world today?
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Urgent Product Recall: ACCC issues urgent recall of a popular kitchen appliance over concerns that it could cause serious
injury.
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This is not a drill! Cadbury has just released a new chocolate block flavour – chocolate lovers (including us) are in for a treat!
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SCAM ALERT, members! There’s a new scam going around targeting myGov users. Here’s what you need to know to protect yourself.
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A mum has wowed the internet with her simple Woolworths cake hack – it looks amazing!
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An angry Aussie grocer has set tongues wagging after staging a brazen act of rebellion over the store’s recent price hikes.
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Princess Diana's former bodyguard has made a shocking revelation 25 years after Diana’s untimely death.
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Check out this bizarre TikTok trend recommending women use bodily fluids as perfume – but doctors are warning it could cause some serious
health problems.
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A scorned woman took out a full-page ad in an Australian newspaper to send a clear message to her cheating husband—and it’s breaking the internet!
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When it comes to intimacy, we all have our fantasies. But for one man, his fantasies nearly ruined his 20-year marriage.
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Have you ever wondered how Queen Elizabeth has managed to live such a long life? Well, wonder no more! Here are 10 likely reasons.
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And finally, jazz up your weeknight chicken dinner with this Honey Lime Grilled Chicken. It’s easy to make and so delicious!
And that's a wrap of today's news, ladies and gentlemen! Stay tuned for more below, including a hilarious joke from our resident jokester @Skipton and a lovely memory from one of our members in our 'Yesterday's Australia' segment.
Also, check out today's OzWord, OzGrid, our Sudoku puzzles, and our Keep a Word, Drop a Word game for some fun brain training. Also, don’t forget to have a go at some of our card games such as Solitaire, Blackjack, and Mahjong. And if you have suggestions for other games you’d like to see, you can email us here.
As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!
- Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia, April & Maddie.
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Source: Pinterest
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Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter for the answer.
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Image source: Australia Remember When FB Page
Today’s ‘Yesterday’s Australia’ segment is thanks to member @Chris Hadd, who shared a lovely memory about his time with elephants. ‘My grandkids will never do this. Take elephants for a walk in a suburban street. Perry's Circus had their depot behind our house in Beaumaris, VIC. As a five-year-old, my days were spent cuddling the trunks of Ginny and Topsy and taking them for a stroll around the unmade streets for daily exercise. Occasionally, we would call Tex, the trainer, to bring an elephant to push a bogged car. This is how it was
always done, or so I thought. I realised years later that my childhood was unique. Elephants are my favourite animal.’
That's so amazing that you got to take elephants for walks when you were a kid! It's something that most kids nowadays would never get to do. It sounds like you had a really unique childhood, and it's clear that you have a genuine love for elephants! Thank you, @Chris Hadd, for sharing your lovely memory with us!
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Image Source: Member @Suzanne Rose
Beauty in my garden
How beautiful is this photo shared by our dear member @Suzanne Rose in our photography forum? It’s a photo of a black butterfly captured in all its glory; wings spread wide in her garden. The way the light shines off of the butterfly’s wings is just stunning. Thank you for sharing this one with us, @Suzanne Rose!
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1875 Florrie Forde [Flannagan], Australian singer and British music hall performer, was born in Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia (d. 1940).
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1930 The first colour sound cartoon Fiddlesticks by Ub Iwerks (former Walt Disney studio) was released.
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1957 Tim Farriss, Australian rock guitarist (INXS - ‘Kiss The Dirt’), was born in Perth, Australia.
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1991 United States President George H. W. Bush declared recession was near an end.
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2004 Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe wins the men's 200m freestyle in Olympic record 1:44.71, giving him the 200/400m freestyle double at the Athens Olympics.
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2008 Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt sets a new world record of 9.69 seconds to win the 100m gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics.
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After being married for 50 years,
I took a careful look at my wife one day and said, ‘Fifty years ago, we had a cheap house, a junk car, slept on a sofa-bed and watched a 10-inch black and white TV.’
Hahaha, this is a must-read, members! A big thank you to member @Skipton for sharing this one! Check out the rest of the joke here.
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Jurassic Park premiered on June 9, 1993, at the Uptown Theatre in Washington, D.C., and was released on June 11 in the United States. It went on to gross over $914 million worldwide in its original theatrical run, becoming the highest-grossing film ever at the time, a record held until the release of Titanic in 1997.
My goodness, what can I say? You guys have done it again! There were over 280 of you who got the answer correct that we cannot fit all of your names in this newsletter. So we’re giving you your well-deserved shoutout in our forum here. Congratulations, Riddle Masters!
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