It is billed as the world’s longest continuous cruise. But to sail around the globe in 245 days as one of the 930 passengers on the luxury Norwegian-owned Viking Sun you’ll need at least £66,990. Source: World’s longest continuous cruise that departs from Greenwich visits 59 countries and costs £67,000
Image Credit: Clifton Hill There’s a giant go-kart track coming within driving range of Detroit next month, meaning my childhood dream of Mario Kart racing in real life might actually come true. Niagara Speedway, located on Clifton Hill in Niagara Falls, Ontario, is scheduled to open in June as the largest multi-level go-kart track on
A real life “Jaws” named Hilton was spotted in the Gulf of Mexico just west of the Florida Keys this week. Source: Great white shark Hilton, 1,326-pound real life ‘Jaws,’ spotted off Gulf Coast
Streaming giant Netflix, which has been aggressively pursuing an original content strategy at the same time it’s lost a great deal of its licensed content , says it is on track to have created over 1,000 original shows and movies by the end of the year. Source: Netflix: We’re Going to Have Churned Out 1,000
Delta Air Lines will begin work later this year to redevelop and connect three terminals at Los Angeles International Airport as part of an ambitious $1.9 billion effort that began last year with the relocation of its operations within LAX. Source: Delta, LAX announce $1.9 billion in terminal upgrades
It turns out California lawmakers do not in fact care enough about Elon Musk and the Boring Company’s plan to sell $10 millions’ worth of really big crème brûlée torches tooled up to look like flamethrowers to pass a law preventing it, or at least they don’t care enough to anger the state’s gun lobby.
Customs seizes family’s life savings at airport… (First column, 14th story, link ) Advertise here Source: Customs seizes family’s life savings at airport…
A ‘treasure trove’ of ancient artifacts has been discovered at a fort in Scotland that archaeologists believe was razed to the ground by Vikings. Source: ‘Treasure trove’ discovered at ancient fort destroyed by Vikings
In the snap, Cruise dons a flightsuit and carries the exact same helmet he wore in the 1986 original. While his face is turned away from the camera, fans can see he is also wearing his iconic aviators Source: Tom Cruise feels the need for speed as he reprises Maverick role in first look at
Creators have put in more than five years of work on New Vegas prequel After more than five years in development, Fallout : New California , a total conversion mod for Fallout: New Vegas , will launch on Oct. 23 (for Windows PC, of course), the mod’s makers announced yesterday. Source: Gigantic Fallout: New Vegas
Beware is everything scary about driving on a dark, country road at night Nearly every driver who has ever driven late at night has experienced this: You’re the only one on the road, when suddenly, another car appears behind you. Source: A horror game that preys on every driver’s biggest fear
With no serious competition opening at the box office, Solo has officially collapsed with a catastrophic -68 percent drop in its second weekend. After grossing a measly (we are talking about a Star Wars movie here) $82 million in its debut weekend, Solo bottomed out in week two with just $28 million. Source: Box Office:
Sears will close another 72 stores as sales plunge and losses grow. The beleaguered retailer said it has identified about 100 stores that are no longer turning a profit, and the majority of those locations will be shuttered soon. Source: Sears to close another 72 stores as sales plunge
An egg-shaped ceramic jar covered with ceramic “rope” once held a prize delicacy: the oldest olive oil on record in Italy, a new study finds. Source: 4,000-year-old jar contains Italy’s oldest olive oil
Here’s the craziest video you’ll see today — pro surfer Makua Rothman wiping out HARD while attempting to ride one of the biggest waves ever documented … and somehow the dude escaped (mostly) unharmed. The 34-year-old Hawaii native was at Maxing… Source: Crazy Video of Surfer Wiping Out on Historically Huge Wave
Destiny and Halo studio to ‘begin the creation of new worlds’ Bungie, the studio behind the Halo and Destiny franchises, announced that it’s received investment from NetEase, a massive Chinese online gaming company. The partnership opens up China to Bungie’s games, including Destiny 2 , for the first time. Source: Bungie gets $100M from Chinese
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed a 2,200-year-old gold coin depicting the ancient King Ptolemy III, an ancestor of the famed Cleopatra. Source: 2,200-year-old gold coin discovered in Egypt
