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Here’s what’s making headlines today: landslide-driven floods devastate the Nepal-Tibet border, a viral golf ad sparks a corporate reckoning, and more.
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**On this day in 1955, which record-keeping reference book was first published? **(answer revealed below!)
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Landslide triggersdeadly Nepal-Tibet flooding 🌍Golf ad sparksmassive backlash 💼Meta settleschild-addiction suit for billions ⚖️
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A catastrophic chain reaction struck the Nepal-Tibet border. A landslide large enough to register as an earthquake set off an avalanche that crashed into a river.
The resulting flash flood tore away roads, bridges, and homes. It severed power and communications and wiped entire villages off the map. Officials warn more flooding may follow, with debris still blocking the river upstream.
**The toll:**Over 150 people are confirmed dead, and hundreds more, both locals and foreigners, remain missing. Rescue crews have deployed and residents in low-lying areas are being relocated. Flood sediment and high water are slowing the search, and other countries are sending aid.
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Callaway and Good Good Golf are facing backlash over a roughly 60-second ad for a new line of clubs. It showed a man shoving a woman to the ground as she reached for a driver.
Good Good, which grew from a YouTube channel into a golf media company, said the ad was meant as a horror-movie parody but it missed the mark. Callaway admitted the approval never should have happened.
**The fallout:**Both brands apologized and pledged to donate the campaign’s proceeds to a women’s organization. Good Good’s PGA Tour naming sponsorship is now in doubt, a Golf Channel premiere was postponed after a sponsor exited, and retailers listed its clubs as out of stock.
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Today’s Poll:Fairway FumbleCallaway and Good Good pulled their ad and apologized, but lost sponsors, a postponed show, and empty shelves followed.
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Meta agreed to pay U.S. states up to $18 billion to settle a lawsuit over child social media addiction. The states said its platforms harmed kids’ mental health and hid the risks. The deal came mid-trial, as Zuckerberg was set to testify.
Meta will also add limits for users under 18: a default two-hour daily cap, an overnight “night mode,” and a “school mode” that mutes notifications during class hours. The safety limits last at least five years, stretching to a decade if rivals like TikTok and YouTube adopt similar rules.
**The bigger play:**Meta is urging TikTok and YouTube to adopt the same rules, and part of the payout hinges on them joining. A judge must still approve it, Meta continues to deny wrongdoing, and Florida opted out to fight separately.
🍽️ Customs: In ancient Rome, wealthy dinner guests sometimes carried portable skeleton figurines to banquets as reminders that life is short. Nothing says "enjoy your meal" quite like tabletop mortality.
🦴 Anatomy: Goosebumps are a leftover survival feature from our furry ancestors, once helping trap heat and scare predators. Now they mostly show up for sad songs and aggressive air conditioning.
🐨 Animals: Koalas have fingerprints so close to ours they could smudge a crime scene. Nature’s tiniest suspects.
🤨 WTF: Tennessee once tried to ban teaching evolution in schools. Humans arguing about where humans came from is peak human behavior.
TODAY’S QUIZ ANSWER:
The Guinness Book of Records
First bound on August 27, 1955, the book was dreamed up by Guinness managing director Sir Hugh Beaver as a way to settle pub arguments. Now called Guinness World Records, it has sold well over 100 million copies. Fittingly, it became a record-holder itself, ranking among the best-selling copyrighted books of all time.
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