Google
A baby in Indonesia has been awarded the title of “World’s Strangest Name” after it was revealed that his parents legally registered him as “Google.” No surname or middle name, just Google, like the search engine. They hope he will be helpful to others.
Outer Space
For the first time, the origin of a single radio pulse has been pinpointed to a distant galaxy several billion light years away. Scientists say the “fast radio burst” – a very short-lived pulse of radio waves that comes from across the universe – has been identified as originating from a Milky-Way-sized galaxy some 3.6 billion light-years away.
Dem Debate
The second night of the first primary debate took place last night. The 10 candidates including Joe Biden, Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Kirsten Gillibrand, Andrew Yang, and Pete Buttigieg, squared off on a wide range of issues.
Pete Buttigieg
The mayor of South Bend, Indiana, made history last night as the first openly LGBTQ candidate to stand on the stage and take part in a presidential debate.
Stonewall
The commemoration of the 50
th
anniversary of the riots will kick off a weekend of Pride events in New York City.
Charlie’s Angels
Yesterday, a trailer for the new film was released featuring a new song from Ariana Grande, Lana Del Ray, and Miley Cyrus.
Cookie Monster
Sesame Street’s Cookie Monster was the special guest of the Chicago Cubs yesterday and took the mic to sing his own version of ‘Take Me Out To The Ballgame’ with the Wrigley Field crowd. The Cubs won the game.
Taco Bell
Apparently, people were excited about the prospect of sleeping in a taco-themed room. So excited that reservations for the Taco Bell pop-up hotel in Palm Springs, California, sold out in just 2 minutes after opening at 12 P.M. Central time yesterday.
Alabama
A woman there was shot in the stomach last year and lost her pregnancy. Now, the shooter has gone free, and the woman has been indicted for manslaughter in the fetus’ death because police say she was at fault for initiating the shooting.
