The Miracle of Light Hippies beware: this story may make you cry. The Guinness Book of Records has awarded the longest burning light award to an incandescent light located in the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department, after it marked its 110th birthday on June 18th. Since 1901, the 60-watt bulb has been alight 24 hours a day, operating at schweet 4 watts. Other than a few power outages, there has only been one break in its operation. It was removed from one building and fitted in another in 1976, giving the bulb a pleasant 20 minute rest. Thankfully, the Livermore-Pleasanton Fire Department has created a webpage and ‘bulbcam’ so members of the public can watch this light work its magic (visit http://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htm). It refreshes every 30 seconds and is about as interesting as watching paint dry, but for procrastination measures, it’s definitely worth a peek.
I <3 my hubcaps These days people just aren’t as caring as they used to be. Perfect example: Brittany Gonzales who, after running over a child, only went back to retrieve her damaged hubcap. Now, I was as shocked as the next person when I read this, but it seems reports are true. Witnesses say that whilst the boy was bleeding and wailing in the street, Gonzales quickly stopped, went to the scene of the accident and picked up her poor, damaged hubcap. The boy suffered a broken leg and other smaller injuries. As for the hubcap, it’s presumably just fine.
The meaty milestone of 25,000 big macs Thanks to USA Today, this news story is breaking news in America. Don Gorske has eaten his 25,000th Big Mac, 39 years after his 1st. Gorske was honoured after reaching the meaty milestone during a ceremony at a McDonald’s in his hometown of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The Guinness Book of Records recognised his achievement three years and 2,000 Big Macs ago, but it seems the 57-year-old has no desire to stop. Now, Gorske is not your regular Big Mac indulger; he is slim, walks regularly for exercise and his cholesterol is low. It’s surprising, as the longest he has gone without the McDonald’s burger is eight days and most days, he eats at least two. Now this is the kind of achievement we like to see congratulated.
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