Scientists in Australia have discovered no signs of alien life after searching more than 10 million solar systems. The research team used a gigantic telescope in the Western Australian outback to perform the vast search, which they dubbed “looking for ET”. “We found no technosignatures – no sign of intelligent life,” one of the scientists said.
Teen bitten by a snake as he sat on the loo
A teenage boy has been hospitalised after being bitten on the penis by a snake as he sat on the toilet. “I looked down and saw there was a snake hanging in the toilet,” said Siraphop Masukarat, 18, who lives near Bangkok, Thailand. Back in January, a Thai woman was also hospitalised after a snake bit her thigh while she answered the call of nature.
Woman goes topless as she votes in New Hampshire
A woman in New Hampshire went topless in a polling station after officials complained about her political T-shirt. The woman arrived at the polling station with a shirt mocking President Trump and the late US senator John McCain. A moderator told her she could not wear it as she voted, so she removed it and voted topless. An eye witness said: “With everything going on in the world, it’s like, who cares?”
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