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Big Ben, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace ... now tour- ists can add Wet Wipe Island to their lists of must-see at- tractions in England’s capital. The Times in London reported on June 24 that an island the size of two tennis courts and composed entirely of used wet wipes has appeared in the Thames River. Government ministers have asked people to stop using the wipes and are considering a ban on those that contain plastic.
Litterbugs Put Wet Wipe Island On The Map
es. It’s actually changed the course of the Thames.”
him to roll around the parking lot while trying to remove his shirt. He then jumped into the pickup and the pair of would- be thieves drove away; the company truck still had flames and smoke billowing from un- derneath, as seen on a surveil- lance video. No arrests have yet been made.
Neruno Daisuki, a Japanese illustrator and manga artist, stumbled into a new hobby as he tried to pass the time during the COVID lockdowns of the past year, Oddity Central re- ported. He started collecting the various little items that become stuck in the tread of one’s shoes — pebbles, glass
fragments, etc. — and layinga b them out neatly on boardsleg with grids. “When I was re-ed. moving the pebbles caught inarr the groove on the back of my6.5 newly bought sneakers,” heSo said, “I felt that it was a wasterei to just throw them away, andar I thought, ‘It would be inter-mi esting to collect them.’” Hepo ended up with 179 pebbles,pr 32 glass fragments and oneco nut. Now he’s consideringan further categorizing his col-ar lection between his left and right shoes. Go
Fleur Anderson, a Labour Party MP, said she has visit- ed the site: “I’ve ... stood on it — it’s near Hammersmith Bridge in the Thames and it’s a meter deep or more in plac-
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Environmental minister Rebecca Pow asked citizens not to flush the wipes and said a proposal for dealing with the problem would be forthcoming “very shortly.”
Least Competent Criminals
In Salt Lake City in mid- June, a couple of geniuses rolled up next to a company box truck in a parking lot in their own pickup truck. While one waited, KSL-TV reported, the other got under the compa- ny truck and drilled a hole into the gas tank, presumably hop- ing to steal fuel. But the perp’s shirt caught on fire while he was under the truck, causing
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