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On July 28, 2026, a Chinese robotaxi hit London streets for the first time — Baidu's Apollo Go began road tests in the borough of Brent, partnered with Freenow by Lyft.
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On July 21, 2026, France became the first EU country to ban social media for all children under 15, with both chambers of parliament voting in favor.
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On July 14, 2026, New York became the first U.S. state to ban construction of new hyperscale AI data centers — the very infrastructure every tech giant is racing to build.
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On October 30, 2025, Barcelona's Sagrada Família — under construction for 143 years — became the world's tallest church when its central Tower of Jesus Christ surpassed Ulm Minster in height, with Pope Leo XIV set to bless the completed tower on June 10, 2026, exactly 100 years after architect Gaudí's death.
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Ironic Twists
The Self-Defense Demonstration
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On June 15, 1904, the steamboat General Slocum caught fire in New York's East River during a church picnic outing, killing an estimated 1,021 of the 1,358 passengers — mostly German immigrant women and children from the Little Germany neighborhood — after Captain William Van Schaick ran the boat aground at North Brother Island.
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Listerine was a floor cleaner before it was a mouthwash 🧽
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The Lawyer Who Proved His Case
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Bizarre Human Behavior
He shot a fishing line between the Twin Towers with a bow and arrow. 🎯
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He tried to break a skydiving record — from 23 miles up 🎈
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She was killed by an animal that rarely kills adults 🐺