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• Matthew McConaughey says he decided to quit smoking marijuana after an unusually intense experience when he was younger, involving a joint that left him far more intoxicated than expected.
• While sitting in his car before his birthday celebration, he became fixated on Janet Jackson’s 1993 hit “That’s the Way Love Goes” and listened to it 24 times in a row.
• The trance-like listening session lasted so long that McConaughey ultimately missed his own birthday party. By the time he went inside, his friends had already left.
• McConaughey said the experience made him realize how much stronger marijuana had become compared with what he remembered, causing him to quit. He still likes Jackson’s “cool, groovy” song and says he doesn’t blame the music for his bizarre birthday.

Original Source: Fashion Times

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• Builders renovating a property in Dendermonde, Belgium, discovered gold bars and coins worth an estimated $10.3 million while installing new sewage pipes.
• Eighteen-year-old summer worker Kobe initially mistook the coins for ordinary €1 pieces, until the crew spotted what appeared to be a gold nugget and realised they had uncovered something far more valuable.
• The workers handed the treasure to police, who are investigating its origins and attempting to identify the rightful owner; officials say keeping it would effectively be theft.
• The property belongs to welfare organisation CAW Oost-Vlaanderen, whose director hopes the fortune could eventually support the charity’s work, but determining who legally gets the money could take years.

Original Source: Metro

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• Shanghai-based Run Robotics unveiled what it calls the world's first AI-powered "centaur" wheel-leg hybrid robot at WAIC 2026, combining a four-wheel all-terrain base with a humanoid upper body to deliver both high-speed mobility and advanced manipulation capabilities.
• Built for hazardous and industrial environments, the robot is designed for autonomous inspections, firefighting, emergency rescue, mining, oilfield operations, and industrial maintenance. It can traverse rough terrain, carry payloads of 220–265 pounds (100–120 kg), and use robotic arms to clear obstacles, operate equipment, and assist responders.
• The robot uses a self-developed perception system that combines lidar, binocular vision, and depth cameras to detect people, pipelines, valves, gauges, and obstacles, allowing it to autonomously navigate, avoid hazards, and perform tasks with minimal human intervention.
• Run Robotics says more than 95% of the robot's core components are made in China, underscoring the country's growing robotics industry. The company has already secured commercial orders, plans to open an automated assembly line by late 2026, and unveiled the robot at a conference that showcased China's accelerating leadership in intelligent robotics.

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• A young black bear accidentally wandered into the shopping mall at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER) in Alaska after triggering the automatic sliding doors, then made a beeline for the commissary's produce section.
• The bear grabbed a single peach, took a few bites, and also left behind an unwanted "souvenir" on the mall floor before calmly strolling back outside. No people or the bear were injured.
• Wildlife officials said the encounter was purely incidental and described the bear's behavior as standard, non-aggressive foraging. Conservation officers safely guided it back toward nearby woods along Ship Creek.
• Bears are a common sight at the 65,000-acre military base, which records roughly 600 bear sightings each year. Officials say bear-related calls have dropped since bear-resistant dumpsters were installed earlier this year.

Original Source: UPI

• FlixBus has restored the iconic Route 666 between Kraków and the Baltic town of Hel after operating it as Route 669 for the past three years following complaints from some religious conservatives who objected to the number 666.
• Critics had argued that a bus labeled "666 to Hel" promoted Satanism, prompting the temporary renumbering, while many tourists and internet users lamented losing one of Poland's most memorable and quirky travel attractions.
• The route has become a novelty destination in its own right, with some passengers reportedly taking the full 13-hour journey simply for the bragging rights of riding "Route 666 to Hel", despite Hel being a real seaside town rather than a reference to the afterlife.
• FlixBus says the service exists to meet heavy summer travel demand to Hel, where severe traffic congestion regularly makes the journey feel far more infernal than the route number ever could.

Original Source: Blue News