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Boy cuts inauguration ribbon before Turkish president
A boy at a ceremony in Turkey took a short route to fame. He was part of the opening ceremony of a highway tunnel in Turkey which was to be inaugurated by the country’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
However, before Mr Erdogan initiated the ceremony, the boy got impatient and cut the ribbon with a pair of scissors in his hand. And, as expected, the video went viral on social media.
In the clip, a group of children stood before Mr Erdogan and other officials on a stage. While the announcements were being made from one side of the stage, a boy standing right in front of Mr Erdogan cuts the ribbon.
After realising his mistake, he tried to cover it up by holding the ribbon in place.
Soon Mr Erdogan tapped on the boy’s head and talks to him. After the ceremony, the president got into a talk with the children around him and exchanged pleasantries.
Most of them were happy to see the unexpected turn of events at the hands of a kid. “The highway tunnel inaugurated by the future of the country by his tiny hands… All’s well that ends well,” one person wrote.
A 98-year-old British World War II veteran, Harry Heasman officially became the world’s oldest wing walker when he stood atop a flying plane in England.
He spent more than 9 minutes atop the plane at a height of over 1,000 feet on Saturday at Duxford Airfield in Cambridge.
A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to officially certify Heasman as the world’s oldest wing walker.
“I have dreamed of doing this since I was a young child and to finally live that dream at 98 years old and to be a Guinness World Records title holder is beyond anything I could have ever imagined,” Heasman told Guinness World Records.
The nonagenarian said he spent 11 months working with a physical trainer to get his body and mind ready for the attempt.
His record attempt raised money for the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund and served as a tribute to his wife and son, who both died after battles with cancer.
“Harry is proof that it is never too late to chase a dream. At 98 years old, what he has achieved is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know him and seeing the determination behind this challenge,” said Lindsey Bidwell, a representative from the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund. Upi.com
Two old men are sitting on a bench. A truck passes on the road. It is pulling a trailer loaded with turf. One of the men says, “See, that’s what I will do when I win the lottery.””What?” asks the other one confused.”I will send my grass away for cutting!”
