An unusual wedding

The mayor of the Mexican city of San Pedro Huamelula married a female alligator named Alicia Adriana. Such a union symbolizes peace between the two ethnic groups of the region and, according to beliefs, brings luck, prosperity, and the blessing of the gods to the residents. Before the wedding, the mayor stated that they love each other.

A Piece of Mars is Being Sold in the USA

A piece of Mars is being sold in the USA. The meteorite weighs almost 25 kg. This rare stone landed on Earth after a powerful collision of an asteroid with Mars. As a result of the impact, the fragment was ejected into space. Millions of years later, it entered Earth's gravitational field and landed in the Sahara Desert, in the Agadez region. A professional meteorite hunter discovered it in 2023. The auction will take place on July 16 as part of the Geek Week scientific week. The price for the lot has already exceeded 1.9 million dollars. It is expected that the final amount could significantly exceed the stated upper estimate of 4 million dollars.

Tesla Builds Oasis Supercharger

Tesla has built a massive charging station called Oasis Supercharger for electric cars, powered by the Sun. It is located near the highway between Los Angeles and San Francisco and is self-sufficient with electricity generated solely by solar panels covering 121,000 square meters. The station has a total of 168 chargers, making it one of Tesla's largest.

Spanish Police Arrests Google Pixel Users

Spanish police are massively detaining Google Pixel phone users. It turns out these are the favorite phones of drug dealers and gang members in Spanish Catalonia. This is mainly related to the ability to install GrapheneOS, which protects the phone from surveillance and provides maximum privacy.

13-year-old student becomes Microsoft bug hunter

A 13-year-old student became a bug hunter for Microsoft and rewrote the rules of the game. The young talent discovered a serious vulnerability in Microsoft Teams and wrote such a professional bug report that he was invited to the MSRC cybersecurity team. As a result, Microsoft lowered the minimum age to participate in the bug bounty program to 13 years. Over the summer, the boy found 20 vulnerabilities and took 3rd place in the international hacker championship Zero Day Quest - among adult specialists from all over the world.

Swedish Sculptor Oskar Nilsson Brings Long-Deceased Faces Back to Life

Swedish sculptor Oskar Nilsson is engaged in a very important and exceedingly complex task - he recreates the faces of long-deceased individuals down to every wrinkle. He has been collaborating with museums worldwide since the late 1990s, restoring appearances based on remains found during excavations. For maximum accuracy, he conducts DNA analysis (to determine hair color, eye color, etc.) and uses forensic methods to reconstruct muscles, skin, hair, and other details layer by layer.

Soft Touchscreen Developed in England

A soft touchscreen has been developed in England that is capable of transmitting tactile sensations. In the future, thanks to this technology, it will be possible to literally 'touch' clothing, furniture, or other goods directly through the screen in an online store before purchasing.

Men with bellies are more attractive than muscular athletes

Men with bellies are more attractive to women than muscular athletes, Chinese scientists have found. 283 female participants from different countries were shown 15 black-and-white photos of men with various body types and asked to rank them by attractiveness. The conclusion: the most attractive body type for women had a body mass index from 23 to 37. Women associate body fat with high testosterone levels, which symbolizes masculinity.

Norwegian Restaurant ‘at the Edge of the World’

The Norwegian restaurant 'at the edge of the world', where seal can be served for dinner. Huset is located in Longyearbyen, the northernmost town in the world, on the Arctic island of Svalbard, and is said to be one of the best Norwegian restaurants overall. They have one of the largest wine collections in Scandinavia (around 20,000 bottles), and they mainly cook with what local hunters and fishermen catch.

Astronomers capture a dead star exploding twice for the first time

Astronomers have captured a dead star exploding twice for the first time. The supernova is located approximately 60,000 light-years from us: the primary detonation only destroyed the helium shell, after which the shock wave triggered the core explosion and completely annihilated it. The image was taken with a telescope in Chile.

Jaguar Ruins its Own Reputation

Jaguar ruined its own reputation - the brand's sales in Europe plummeted by almost 98%: from about 2000 cars per month a year ago to just 49 now. This downfall happened following the rebranding in November 2024, when the brand abandoned the iconic predator in the logo and replaced it with simple letters in a circle. The online audience reacted very negatively to the new style – and sales plummeted subsequently. A good example of why a strong identity should not be changed without a compelling reason – otherwise, you might end up with empty showrooms.

One of the scariest roller coasters opens in Ohio

In Ohio, one of the scariest American roller coasters has opened, shocking even seasoned thrill-seekers. The main feature is that the tracks at the top suddenly end, after which the rails with the cars tilt 90 degrees to connect with others, and the train plunges vertically downward, accelerating to nearly 100 km/h.

An Ark for Microbes is being built in Switzerland

As part of the Microbiota Vault Initiative project, scientists have frozen the most beneficial bacteria for the future - there are already 1204 human samples and 190 for fermentation. They are looking for a special place for the storage that can survive an apocalypse.

Endless Cruise: The Story of Sharon Lane

7-year-old Sharon Lane from the USA sold all her possessions and bought herself a ticket for an 'endless cruise'. Now her home is the liner Villa Vie Odyssey, which will sail around the world non-stop for 15 years, visiting the best ports on the planet. For $100,000, she received not just a cabin, but literally a subscription to life: food, cleaning, medical care, and even unlimited Wi-Fi are included. All of this is cheaper than living in South Carolina.

Giant Louis Vuitton Ship Store Built in Shanghai

A gigantic Louis Vuitton ship store has been built in the center of Shanghai for $14 million. The three-story boutique covering 1600 m² is spectacularly illuminated in the evenings, and aside from the store, there's an exhibition of the brand's history inside. Plus, there's a terrace with a café on the 'deck.' The building was designed in the shape of a liner for a reason: Shanghai is a port city. And this is a sort of tribute.

The 'Most Cat-Filled Street' Found in Saudi Arabia

The 'most cat-filled street' has been found in Saudi Arabia, where fluffy ones come almost by the hundreds every evening to chill and eat. The staff of the ethno-museum in the city of Unaizah constantly fed them, and eventually, the furry ones settled right at their doorstep, with locals having no objections to such a neighborhood.

Elon Musk on the Future with Neuralink

Elon Musk stated that in the future, people with a Neuralink implant will be able to 'transfer' into Tesla Optimus robots and feel their body as their own. According to Musk, the technology will resemble a first-person VR game: the user will control the robot and feel its movements and touches thanks to sensors all over its body. While a person relaxes at home, their 'second body' can work, explore, or simply stroll around the world. There is already progress - subjects have learned to move the robots' hands with the power of thought and even make gestures with them.

Chinese Airlines Withdraw Power Banks

Chinese airlines have begun massively withdrawing power banks due to the risk of fire. All power banks released without the 'CCC' mark, introduced only in 2024, are banned. This is related to the increasing number of fire incidents and problematic batteries from Amprius, which supplied them to Xiaomi, Baseus, Ugreen, and others - they have already announced a recall of millions of their batteries. Officially, the ban applies to domestic flights, but social media reports that they are being withdrawn on others as well.

Korean Sets New Guinness World Record

A Korean man completed 11,707 pull-ups in 24 hours and entered the Guinness Book of Records. Oh Yohan began training in 2019 when he joined the military service, inspired by competition and the achievements of the previous record holder. The athlete even exceeded expectations - he surpassed the previous record by nearly three thousand pull-ups.

Paul Walker to appear in final Fast & Furious installment

Vin Diesel announced that in the final installment of the cult franchise «Fast & Furious», the star of the series Paul Walker will appear. The actor made this statement at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The late actor will be 'brought back' to the screen using computer graphics, archival materials, as well as the participation of his brothers — Caleb and Cody — in the filming process. It is known that the final film will be released in theaters in April 2027 and will be a 'return to the roots'. Paul Walker died in a car accident on November 30, 2013. Despite this, his character Brian O’Conner was not removed from the «Fast & Furious» universe, as according to the plot of one of the films, he has 'retired'.