A US Navy pilot says he saw Noah’s Ark frozen on top of a mountain in Turkey. “It was a rectangular, slate-colored boat,” says William Todd. “Everyone stated it was Noah’s ark.” He says he took convincing photographs but he hasn’t got them anymore.
Restaurant launches robot waiter called Theresa
A small chain of restaurants in the south-east of England has introduced its first robot waitress. It comes with autonomous navigation, voice recognition, and automatic dish delivery. Ehab Shouly, Managing Director of The Tea Terrace, said: “We’ve christened the robot Theresa in a nod to the media’s nickname for Theresa May.”
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