Quirky News / 09 June 2022
A skateboarding saint, the age-old washing up question answered, and the end of ‘Ted Lasso’…
The family of Ignacio Echeverría are calling for him to be recognised as a saint after using his skateboard to protect people from the London Bridge terrorists in 2017. The Spanish business analyst died from his injuries. With skateparks, plazas and a musical already named in his honour, canonisation seems to be the next step…
Norwegian scientists have answered a question asked by many a washeruperer: is a sponge or brush more hygienic? The brush came out on top, with scientists saying a sponge “can harbour a higher number of bacteria than there are people on Earth”. Eww…
If you’re a Ted Lasso fan, we hate to break it to you… but the 3rd season will be the last. Brett Goldstein (aka sweary Roy Kent) says that’s how the show was written, and “Spoiler alert: everyone dies.” Maybe Ted makes a mega batch of poisoned shortbread?
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