The vape frenzy has left not even wild critters alone — squirrels have been spotted with fruity smokes between their paws, puffing away for some flavoured air
These squirrels were found gnawing on different vapes.PIC/ODDITY CENTRAL
In a now viral video, a squirrel can be seen with the automated smoking device in its paws while perched on a fence in Brixton, South London. The animal seems to be clutching the device between its paws and chewing on it. Similarly, another TikTok user posted a video of a squirrel in Philadelphia gnawing on what looks like an Elfbar.
These squirrels were probably not attracted to the nicotine, but instead, the fruity smells that they could be mistaking for food. “In the old days, you’d see lots of discarded cigarette butts, but I don’t remember squirrels running around with them,” said Craig Shuttleworth, a red squirrel expert from Bangor University in Wales. “It would be reasonable to assume that a vape would be more attractive than a normal tobacco product that’s not fruity.”
However, the effects could be the same. The expert said that the critters could not just be consuming the microplastics when they gnaw on the devices, but could also be ingesting the nicotine. This just serves as a reminder to make sure that we responsibly dispose of our litter.
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No. of cigarette packs that hold the same nicotine as a single vape
World’s breast at pulling
A circus performer pulls a 990 kg carriage with his nipples, setting a world record
The Baron in action! PIC/GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS
Did you know that there was a world record for the heaviest weight lifted by nipples? Neither did we. A Finnish professional circus performer, known as The Baron, broke the Guinness World Record for the heaviest vehicle pulled by the nipples, hauling around 2,184 pounds (approximately 990 kg). He used the piercings on what he describes as “the world’s strongest nipples” to pull a carriage which had his partner sitting in it to bring it up to weight.
Record breaking is no new feat for the Baron though, for in 2013 he set the same record when he lifted 71.87 pounds of weight and held it for over eight seconds. Looks like someone’s been training hard.
High steaks!
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Participants celebrate setting a new Guinness World Record for the longest line of cheesesteak sandwiches – 1291 sandwiches – inside a departure hall at Philadelphia Airport on National Cheesesteak Day. The previous benchmark was 500 sandwiches.
Driven and how!
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A resident of Tarnów, Poland took 139 tries to pass the theoretical driving test. He took a whopping €1800 (R1.95 lakh) and 139 attempts to pass this theoretical test. “It shows that the driving licence is very important for him,” said the director of testing centre. Those of you who still haven’t got your driver’s licences — you have no excuse now!
Keeping up appearances
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In China, some foreigners are hired just for being white. Locals say this marketing tactic involves foreign nationals getting paid to pose as executives or
attend events, just to make the business look more global and prestigious.
Music that haunts you
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A major music streaming service has launched an urn that plays your favourite songs after you’ve died. For the price of $495, you can now take your favourite tunes with you to the afterlife. This is the world’s first-ever music streaming urn, with a Bluetooth speaker for a lid.
It’s all about sex ap-peel
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AI fruits now have a Love island series called “Fruit Love Island”. A TikTok account that posts the romance arcs between fruity contestants of this made-up reality show has reached three million followers in just nine days.
Grandpa’s got game!
Who says video games have any age limit? Ninety-one-year-old gamer Yang Binglin went viral for completing Resident Evil Requiem, a popular survival game. And he did this without using any guides, but by carefully mapping out puzzles and locations by hand in a notebook while he played.
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