An influencer said his trip to Milan to buy a pizza cost less than a Domino’s delivery, according to Metro. Noting that one Domino’s pizza cost £19.99 plus delivery, Callum Ryan bought a last-minute ticket to Milan for £8 and on arrival ate a pizza that he says cost less than £10. Domino’s said: “We love Callum’s ingenuity and his dedication to a slice of the good stuff!”
Han Solo blaster breaks auction records
Han Solo’s blaster from Star Wars became the most expensive prop gun sold at auction when it fetched a price of $1,057,500. The BlasTech DL-44 Heavy Blaster was one of three used by the Harrison Ford character during the filming of 1977’s Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. It was modelled on a German-made Mauser C96, dating to World War One, noted UPI.
Howling dogs closer to wolves
If your pet dog howls it means it is more closely related to wolves, a study has found. When a dog is played the sound of a wolf pack howling at the moon, it is more likely to respond in kind if it is an ancient breed such as a Siberian husky or shih tzu, said the report, published in the journal Communications Biology. On the other hand, Yorkshire terriers are more likely to bark than howl.
The Week
Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.
Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.
For more odd news stories, sign up to the weekly Tall Tales newsletter.
-
How the FCC’s ‘equal time’ rule worksIn the Spotlight The law is at the heart of the Colbert-CBS conflict
-
What is the endgame in the DHS shutdown?Today’s Big Question Democrats want to rein in ICE’s immigration crackdown
-
‘Poor time management isn’t just an inconvenience’Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day
-
Epstein files topple law CEO, roil UK governmentSpeed Read Peter Mandelson, Britain’s former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal
-
Iran and US prepare to meet after skirmishesSpeed Read The incident comes amid heightened tensions in the Middle East
-
Israel retrieves final hostage’s body from GazaSpeed Read The 24-year-old police officer was killed during the initial Hamas attack
-
China’s Xi targets top general in growing purgeSpeed Read Zhang Youxia is being investigated over ‘grave violations’ of the law
-
Panama and Canada are negotiating over a crucial copper mineIn the Spotlight Panama is set to make a final decision on the mine this summer
-
Why Greenland’s natural resources are nearly impossible to mineThe Explainer The country’s natural landscape makes the task extremely difficult
-
Iran cuts internet as protests escalateSpeed Reada Government buildings across the country have been set on fire
-
US nabs ‘shadow’ tanker claimed by RussiaSpeed Read The ship was one of two vessels seized by the US military
