Thursday Edition

Good morning

Good morning members, and welcome to another wonderful Thursday! We hope you are all doing well and are looking forward to today’s lineup. We’ve got some great things in store for you, so without further ado, let’s get right to it, shall we?

First things first, it’s time for us to give you the answer to yesterday’s riddle. For those of you who don’t remember, the riddle goes: 

I am made up of two words joined together and represent a meal. My first half is a famous genre. My second half represents a crop. What am I?

Did you get it? The answer, of course, is popcorn! Why? Because the first half of the word, ‘pop,’ represents a famous genre of music, and the second half, ‘corn,’ represents a crop. We hope you enjoyed that one. If you got this one correct, stick around, and you’ll find a shoutout waiting for you at the end of the newsletter.

Next on the agenda, it’s time to share with you a Fascinating Fact!

Did you know that the first use of the word “selfie” was in an Australian online forum in 2002? The home of Hills Hoist, dual flush toilets, and cask wine is also responsible for one of the most popular terms of the millennium. The term selfie seems to have originated in Australia when a young drunk used it to describe a self-portrait photograph. It wasn’t until 2013 that the term started to take off after it was added to the Oxford English Dictionary. The word has become so popular in the past few years that it has even been added to the Merriam-Webster dictionary. So, there you have it, the next time you take a selfie, you can say you’re taking part in a bit of Australian history.

Now, what’s happening in Australia and around the world today?

• This is not a drill! Tim Tam has been taken to a whole new level with a new flavour, and fans are going crazy for it!
• Shoppers are racing to get their hands on Krispy Kreme's world-first heavenly creation, which combines two decadent treats.
• Is this the tidiest Woolworths you have ever seen? Check out this Woolworths store's 'impossibly satisfying' neat aisle that has left customers speechless.
• Sex & The City star Sarah Jessica Parker is launching a new wine range, and we are the first in line to try it before the rest of the world!
• URGENT PRODUCT RECALL: Two popular Coles products have been recalled due to an undeclared allergen.
• A woman has been left furious after ordering a $51 lobster roll only to discover that it was not what the menu promised.
• Are you planning a luxurious cruise vacation? Think again. A woman who worked on a cruise ship for a year revealed the 'creepiest' secrets she discovered aboard.
• A creative DIY pro has wowed social media users with her 'genius' idea for creating a designer table out of two pots and dinner plates.
• Want to know how to dry your clothes quickly without a dryer? A professional home organiser has the answer.
• This woman has been labelled a "1950s housewife" because she cooks three meals daily for her husband. But here's the sweet reason she is doing it.
• Craving something sweet and savoury? Try this Pineapple BBQ Baked Chicken Foil Packets recipe!
• And finally, Europe has mandated that all newly introduced cars have a system that tells the driver if they are speeding as part of active safety measures.

That’s all for the news today, folks! We hope you’ve enjoyed reading and are looking forward to what else we have in store. We’ve got a great joke from @Skipton and a fantastic ‘Yesterday’s Australia’ photo for you all below.

Also, check out today's OzWord, our 'Last Two Letters' game, our Word Search, our Sudoku puzzles, and our ‘Let’s write a limerick’ game for some fun brain workout.

And last but not least, don’t forget to enter our ‘Nostalgia Competition’! All you have to do is simply tell us your most cherished memory from the Australia you grew up in for your chance to win a $100 gift voucher to Coles, Woolies, Aldi or IGA!

As always, members, stay safe and happy reading!

-Jonathan, Vella, Sean, James, Sethia & Maddie.