Pizza ‘a healthier breakfast than cereal’
And other stories from the stranger side of life
Pizza is a healthier breakfast option than cereal, according to a nutritionist. Chelsey Amer said: “You may be surprised to find out that an average slice of pizza and a bowl of cereal with whole milk contain nearly the same amount of calories. However, pizza packs a much larger protein punch, which will keep you full and boost satiety throughout the morning.” He also pointed out that that a slice of pizza won’t give you the “quick sugar crash” of many cereals.
Obscene cinema voicemail goes viral on TikTok
A cinema employee in New Zealand went viral on TikTok with his attempt at leaving a voicemail recording. The unnamed worker at Movie Max Cinemas was trying to record a voicemail message for the cinema’s answering machine to notify customers of the cinema’s closure due to Covid rules. The man repeatedly swore as he struggled to get his words out after each take, saying “f*** me!” and “oh for f**** sake!” He then accidentally uploaded the failed attempts.
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Man swallows Nokia 3310 phone
Another man had a bad day when he swallowed a Nokia 3310 phone. Doctors in Kosovo had to help the unidentified 33-year-old after the phone became lodged in his stomach, creating the risk that corrosive battery acid could have leaked out. Skender Teljaku, who led the medical team, shared photos on Facebook of the phone after it was removed, as well as X-ray and endoscope images while it was still inside.
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Chas Newkey-Burden has been part of The Week Digital team for more than a decade and a journalist for 25 years, starting out on the irreverent football weekly 90 Minutes, before moving to lifestyle magazines Loaded and Attitude. He was a columnist for The Big Issue and landed a world exclusive with David Beckham that became the weekly magazine’s bestselling issue. He now writes regularly for The Guardian, The Telegraph, The Independent, Metro, FourFourTwo and the i new site. He is also the author of a number of non-fiction books.
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