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Bloomberg
8 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Bloomberg
The Social Media Trend Machine Is Spitting Out Weirder and Weirder Results
Every Next Big Trend that has popped up on my phone for the past year has made me feel like I'm losing my mind, even the innocuous stuff. What the hell is a Labubu? Is Dubai chocolate a brand or, I don't know, just a genre of candy bar? Who is Benson Boone, and what does he want from us? At first, I thought this might just be another worrisome sign of aging: I no longer understand kids these days. But kids these days seem just as baffled as their elders by many of the things that they—and to a significant extent, we—are expected to latch on to. On social media, the confusion of teens and twentysomethings has become a meme unto itself, with users across platforms posting lists of trend nonsense: Labubu Dubai chocolate Sonny Angel matcha latte Love Island Crumbl cookie Pretty Little Baby moonbeam ice cream.
Daily Mail
a day ago
- General
- Daily Mail
Simple math equation leaves people bewildered as they forget 'golden rule' - can you solve it in 30 seconds?
The internet is torn over an elementary-level math equation, with people suggesting conflicting answers based on their approaches. The simple math problem went viral on X this week, leaving thousands of users confused. X users have weighed in on the basic problem - but not all came to the correct answer. User @BholanathDutta shared the equation on X. 'Can you SOLVE this? #math,' he wrote. Below is the equation, give it a try before reading on: 80 + 20 ÷ 5 = ?' Users were divided between the answers 20 and 84 with hundreds going back and forth between the two. Some users even suggested the answer was 25 or 320. But the correct answer is actually 84. So how do you get there? In order to get the correct answer, one has to follow PEMDAS - a concept typically taught in fifth or sixth grade under the Common Core Curriculum. PEMDAS is an acronym that stands for Parentheses, Exponents, Multiplication/Division (from left to right), Addition/Subtraction (from left to right). Using that order: First, you divide 20 ÷ 5, which equals 4. Then, you add that to 80, giving you a final answer of 84. 80 + (20 ÷ 5) = 80 + 4 = 84 Still, many users online missed the division step and just added 80 + 20 first — a common mistake if PEMDAS isn't used correctly.
The Sun
4 days ago
- The Sun
The international ‘London' airport that is 3,285 miles from the UK – and no flights to the English city
EVERYONE has faced a bit of airport confusion while travelling, but this terminal is particularly puzzling. London International Airport might sound like one you'd find in the UK, but in fact it's over three thousand miles away in Canada. 5 5 London International Airport is the terminal that serves London Ontario in Canada - a city between Toronto and Detroit. The airport itself even prepares for confused travellers and explains its location on its website. It reads: "YXU is our airport code. Sometimes people confuse us with the other bigger London.. but we are the Forest City, the City of Music, halfway between Toronto and Detroit." Despite the fact it's named after the UK capital, the airport does not fly to London, England. Locations it does offer services to include Calgary, Toronto and Vancouver. Starting in December 2025 until April 2026, the airport will also fly to Varadero and Cayo Coco in Cuba, Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic and Cancun in Mexico. To get from London International Canada to London Heathrow travellers will need to fly stop over in Toronto Pearson International, with the whole trip taking just under 10 hours. While no one has admitted to making the mistake of booking a trip to the wrong airport, the two London cities have been compared. Someone called London Ontario the "second best London in the world!" 'It was a bucket-list trip, I was lost for words,' incredible food, sights and history on Canadian break 5 5 Another commented: "London England is a wee bit bigger and more famous. London Ontario has more donut shops per capita." Someone on a Quora forum revealed that some of London Ontario's streets are named after places in London UK. Through West London in Canada is its very own Oxford Street - however it doesn't have designer shops and lots of foot traffic. Instead, it's a residential area with a busy road. In London Canada, there's even Hyde Park which again is a residential area rather than a sprawling urban park. On the outskirts of Hyde Park in Canada however are pretty rivers and wineries. Another pretty area in Canada's London is named after a very prominent UK area - Westminster. At Canada's Westminster Ponds explorers can venture through nature trails to see lots of birds and of course, the ponds. Other spots that Brits might recognise is St James Street, Trafalgar, Nelson Park, Gainsborough Road and the Thames River. Here's more on new flights for anyone planning from getting to Scotland to North America. And read more from one writer who visited a Canadian bucket list destination with a natural wonder of the world, stunning car-free islands and great wine.
Motor 1
03-08-2025
- Motor 1
‘I'm Sorry, But That's Not My Fault:' Woman Drives in to Fuel Up Her Car. Then She Learns That She's Pumping Someone Else's Gas
A woman is going viral after sharing a gas station mix-up that left her feeling confused and frustrated. Is She the A-Hole? In a trending video, content creator Ashley Miller (@millerpartyof7) shared the strange encounter she just had at the gas station. 'Am I the [expletive]? A story time, if you will,' Miller said. Miller explained that she was distracted while talking to her son and started pumping gas without realizing the pump had already been activated. Moments later, the gas station attendant rushed outside and told her she was 'pumping somebody else's gas.' 'I'm just like confused,' she says. 'And he's not explaining it.' At first, she assumed her own payment had gone through. But, after thinking about it, she realized she never entered her gas card PIN—something required for the transaction to process. That's when she asked the employee a clarifying question: Had he accidentally applied someone else's prepayment to her pump? His response: 'Maybe I did, maybe I didn't.' By that point, she'd already pumped the full $20. The attendant told her she needed to come inside and pay for it. But she pushed back, arguing that the mix-up wasn't her fault. 'It was a total accident,' she says. 'You screwed up.' What Did She Do About the Money? She describes standing there for a moment, angry and unsure of what to do next. Then, she noticed a young man nearby leaning against his car, clearly waiting. She asked if he was the one who prepaid, and when he confirmed he probably was, she apologized and handed him $20 to cover the gas. 'He like didn't want to take my money,' she says. 'But I just—I'm not going to take $20 from you.' The situation resolved without further incident, but the woman still had questions. Was it her responsibility to fix a mistake made by the attendant? Should she have gone inside and paid the gas station directly, or was reimbursing the customer the right move? She says she felt bad about how things played out, but also feels like the attendant could've handled it differently. 'Am I the jerk here?' she asks at the end of the video. Whose Fault Is It? A gas station shared in a blog that once payment is registered for a pump, the transaction is considered complete, even if the customer never fueled up. As they put it, when someone pre-pays inside and forgets their pump, and then another person uses it, the second person is seen as the one who received the gas, and the station won't usually reset the transaction. A legal advice forum echoes this, stating that even if the attendant mistakenly assigns payment to the wrong pump, the person who actually fuels may still be held responsible for payment. Refusing to pay could be viewed as theft, regardless of where the error originated. Commenters React 'I don't think you are. You made it right with the boy and the employee shouldn't have treated you that way,' a top comment read. 'The employee completely mishandled the situation and should have accepted responsibility for his mistake, corrected it, and apologized,' a person said. 'He works in a gas station. Can't really expect him to use the queen's English and offer you tea and crumpets as an apology,' another wrote. Motor1 reached out to Miller for comment via email and TikTok direct message. Now Trending 'I Immediately Text Our Salesperson from the Dealership:' Woman Buys 2021 Ford Bronco. Then She Looks in the Glovebox 'I Want To See a Picture:' Woman Takes Her Chevrolet Trailblazer to the Dealership. Then They Say Rodents Voided Her Warranty Get the best news, reviews, columns, and more delivered straight to your inbox, daily. back Sign up For more information, read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use . Share this Story Facebook X LinkedIn Flipboard Reddit WhatsApp E-Mail Got a tip for us? Email: tips@ Join the conversation ( )
CTV News
01-08-2025
- General
- CTV News
Leftovers from old Winnipeg Transit system cause confusion
A Winnipeg Transit sign with defunct route numbers is seen on Portage Avenue on Aug. 1, 2025. (Jeff Keele/CTV News Winnipeg) As Winnipeg's transit system enters its second month, leftover infrastructure, like shelters and signs, is causing confusion amongst bus riders. Jean Feliksiak, 93, said she relies on the bus to get around. 'We can't drive when we are old,' she said. 'I'm 93, nearly 94 years old.' Three weeks ago, she waited at her usual stop right out front of her apartment complex on Portage Avenue. 'Maybe 20 minutes, and then someone came out and shouted, 'Don't stand there; they don't stop,'' said Feliksiak, adding there was a sign with defunct route numbers and a bus shelter. She said she isn't the only person who believed it was still an active stop. 'I stopped waiting there, and I would look out, and people are waiting and waiting and waiting, then they would give up,' she said. CTV News spotted a woman standing at the shelter watching buses go by Friday morning. She later said she thought she was supposed to stand there. Winnipeg Transit said they are taking away the existing shelters and signs at the old stops. Out of 193 shelters at decommissioned bus stops, 71 have been removed to date. 'Transit staff are continuing to work on removing shelters, signage and unbranded courtesy benches from discontinued stops,' a transit spokesperson wrote in a statement. Work is expected to be completed by the end of August, according to the statement. That won't help Feliksiak and she wants her stop back because now she and others have to walk a block or so in either direction to catch the bus. 'We're prisoners here, particularly in the wintertime, the sidewalks!' she said, 'How are we going to go there or go there?'
