Conspiracy theorists say a card game from the 1990s may have forecast the coronavirus outbreak. The Illuminati: New World Order board game features a card marked “Epidemic”, which depicts a face mask, gloves, medicine and body bags. In an online discussion, several people have got excited about the perceived prophecy but another remarked: “Unless I’m missing something, this is just a generic epidemic card.”
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Police searching for loose lion find it is a dog
Police in the Spanish town of Molina de Segura, who were dispatched to catch a lion on the loose, eventually discovered they were on the trail of a huge dog. The confusion came about because the dog's back half had been shaved to leave a mane of fur around its head. Its tail had also been trimmed back, leaving just a ball at the end. “The dog is fine,” said officers.
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