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Creator of mosquito-themed state flag says design was a joke
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) ??" A Mississippi man who submitted a proposal to place a giant mosquito on the new state flag, a design that went viral on social media, said he created it as a joke.Thomas Rosete, a deckhand on the Yazoo River, told the Clarion Ledger he created the "mosquito flag," which features a giant mosquito surrounded by a circle of stars, to poke fun at a coworker who had been against changing the flag. Working on the river, he said he is very familiar with Mississippi mosquitoes and it felt like a fitting way to represent the state.
"They're everywhere,"... Read More
Some coffee with your coffee? Dunkin' launching cereal line
CANTON, Mass. (AP) ??" As if 2020 wasn't weird enough, Dunkin' is getting into the cereal game.The Massachusetts-based coffee and donuts empire is releasing two new breakfast cereals based on two of its most popular coffee drinks: Caramel Macchiato and Mocha Latte.
The team-up with Post Consumer Brands, the makers of Honey Bunches of Oats, Shredded Wheat, Raisin Bran and other familiar cereals, is expected to hit grocery shelves later this month.
The companies say Dunkin' coffee concentrate is added to the cereal, which consists of little crunchy spheres... Read More
Israeli jeweler makes $1.5m gold coronavirus mask
MOTZA, Israel (AP) ??" An Israeli jewelry company is working on what it says will be the world's most expensive coronavirus mask, a gold, diamond-encrusted face covering with a price tag of $1.5 million.The 18-karat white gold mask will be decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters at the request of the buyer, said designer Isaac Levy.
Levy, owner of the Yvel company, said the buyer had two other demands: that it be completed by the end of the year, and that it would be the priciest in the world. That last condition, he said,... Read More
Bad week for Mexico tourism capped by mis-translations
MEXICO CITY (AP) ??" It has been a bad week for Mexican tourism promotion, and it got worse Friday when the English language version of the country's tourism website appeared with hilarious mis-translations.Entire states like Hidalgo and Guerrero apparently got machine translated as "Noble" and "Warrior."
Worse for the VisitMexico.com site, there was systematic and inexplicable re-invention of the names of some fairly well-known tourist towns. The Caribbean resort of Tulum somehow became "Jumpsuit." The nearby lagoon of Bacalar, on the Caribbean coast, was switched to... Read More
Eye candy: More than 50,000 pink flamingos mass in France
PARIS (AP) ??" Behold a treat for the eyes! Tens of thousands of pink flamingos have amassed in the wetlands of southern France along with their offspring still lacking flamboyant plumage.The long-legged birds resembling ballerinas in tutus have long drawn tourists to the marshes in the Camargue region that has served as France's salt mine since Roman times. But the numbers of pink flamingos this year may be the highest since experts began keeping records 45 years ago, said Thierry Marmol, the guardian of the vast ecosystem.
France's two months of strict confinement to... Read More
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