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Clean with baking soda to freshen things up all over your home. It’s a gentle abrasive, and a natural deodoriser, making it ideal for whitening grout, refreshing a stinky fridge, de-greasing dishes, and more.

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The queen of hearts

BBC News has reported that crocheted hearts and messages of kindness have been left around a town by a crafter dubbed ‘the queen of hearts’. The hearts and flowers have been found around Alcester, in Warwickshire, leaving residents keen to identify the mystery crocheter. They are attached to notes reminding finders ‘You are loved’. Residents said finding them has been ‘a pleasure’, and has helped them through difficult lockdown days. The identity of the person leaving the notes remains a mystery, but locals say whoever it is is ‘amazing’.

Quote of the month

“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” – Oprah Winfrey –

The hashtag symbol is technically called an octothorpe. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the ‘octo-’ prefix refers to the eight points on the popular symbol, but the ‘thorpe’ part remains a mystery. One theory claims that it comes from the Old English word for ‘village’, based on the idea that the symbol looks like a village surrounded by eight fields! Did you know? ?

What a wonderful world

Fly me to the moon Japanese billionaire Yusaku Maezawa has invited eight members of the public to join him for a trip around the moon on Elon Musk’s SpaceX flight, BBC News has reported. “I want people from all kinds of backgrounds to join,” he said in a video via Twitter, where he also shared a link to application details. He said he will pay for the entire journey, so those who come onboard will fly for free. “I have bought all the seats, so it will be a private ride,” he added. The mission, called dearMoon, is scheduled to fly in 2023. Applicants need to meet two criteria; they should advance ‘Whatever activity’ they are in to ‘help other people and greater society in some way’, and show they are ‘Willing to support other crew members who share similar aspirations.’

PUB QUIZ

1. Who was the owner of Buzz in Toy Story? 2. Which famous long-distance train had its first run in October 1883?

3. True or false: goldfish have a three-second memory? 4. Which is the largest planet? 5. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos pledged $10bn to help fight what global issue?

Answers: 1. Andy 2. Orient Express 3. False 4. Jupiter 5. Climate change

Knock me down with a feather

A miracle pup A puppy with six legs and two tails has been born in the US - and vets are describing her as a ‘miracle’, Sky News has reported. It’s believed that Skipper was supposed to have a twin, but they failed to completely split apart, meaning that she has twice as many body parts from the waist down. Although she has just one head and chest, she’s got two pelvic regions, two reproductive systems, and two tails. Veterinary specialists say they haven’t been able to find any published case studies of a puppy being born alive with her congenital condition.