Fact Point

16 Nov 2024

A gentle reminder!

US special envoy to Greenland Jeff Landry, also the Republican governor of Louisiana, wrapped up his first visit to the island's capital Nuuk on Wednesday stating it is time for the US to put its footprint back on Greenland, citing national security concerns over Russia and China.

Greenlandic Prime Minister Jens Frederik Nielsen acknowledged the tension saying that while Trump's desire to control Greenland is completely disrespectful, they are obliged to find a solution.

Denmark and Greenland have firmly maintained that Greenland belongs to the Greenlanders and that no nation can annex another country regardless of security arguments.

At the height of the Cold War the US operated 17 military facilities in Greenland but has since reduced its presence to just one base at Pituffik in the north, with reports now suggesting Washington wants to open three new bases in the south of the territory.

Adhara Maite Pérez Sánchez, a Mexican child prodigy with an IQ reportedly higher than Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking, is expected to earn a master’s degree at just 11 years old.

She has gained international attention for her extraordinary intelligence and passion for space science.

Sushi Toro, an all you can eat buffet restaurant in Gelves, Seville, Spain has introduced a controversial vomit fee after a surge in incidents where customers overate to the point of getting sick on the premises.

The restaurant posted a notice stating it reserves the right to impose an additional charge on anyone who vomits on the premises as a result of excessive consumption, citing growing concerns over hygiene and disruption to other diners.

The exact fee amount has not been disclosed but the buffet itself costs between 16.90 and 23.90 euros depending on the day and time. The policy has gone massively viral online with reactions ranging from hilarious to outraged, with many calling it the most dystopian restaurant rule ever introduced.

Ashley St. Clair, a 26 year old former MAGA influencer and mother of one of Elon Musk's children, has made explosive allegations on TikTok claiming Musk told her in October 2024 that he was ready to deploy what he called an anomaly in the matrix using 10,000 lasers in space.

Saying he knew Trump had won hours before the Associated Press officially called the result. St. Clair says she has all evidence backed up with multiple people with instructions to release everything if anything happens to her.

None of St. Clair's allegations have been independently verified, no documents or recordings have been made public and Musk has not responded publicly to the specific claims.

Referring to his Starlink satellite constellation, to influence the 2024 presidential election. She claims Musk showed her real time voting data from America PAC that she said was impossible to obtain through standard campaigning and that on election night he texted her from Mar a Lago

The US president said the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar had asked Washington to suspend an operation ‘for two or three days’, claiming ‘serious negotiations were now’ taking place with Tehran.

Japanese scientist Dr. Toru Miyazaki has developed a groundbreaking injectable treatment that could nearly double the average cat's lifespan from 15 years to almost 30 years by addressing the leading cause of feline death, which is chronic kidney disease.

Commercialisation is expected to begin in Japan in 2025 with wider global availability projected by 2027, and researchers believe the discovery could also have significant implications for human medicine.

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The therapy works by delivering an activated form of a protein called AIM directly to the kidneys, restoring their natural waste clearing function that cats are genetically unable to activate on their own.

Trials have shown remarkable results with cats suffering from advanced kidney disease recovering after receiving AIM injections, and the treatment works both preventively and therapeutically.

Japan's Ministry of Defense has officially begun deploying the AirKamuy 150, a combat drone built primarily from corrugated cardboard by local startup AirKamuy, marking a revolutionary shift in military drone strategy toward low cost and rapid mass production.

Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi confirmed the Maritime Self Defense Force is already actively deploying these drones, with their decentralized production model designed to survive traditional factory disruptions during conflict.

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Priced between $2,000 and $2,500 per unit, the drone is significantly cheaper than competing models like the Iranian Shahed and can be assembled from a folded flat pack position in just five minutes.

Despite its humble materials the AirKamuy 150 reaches speeds of 62 miles per hour, stays airborne for 80 minutes and can be manufactured in any standard factory using a basic die cutter rather than a specialized aerospace facility.

South Korea's dramatic fall in birth rates has left dozens of rural schools on the verge of closure due to severely depleted student numbers, prompting local communities to find a deeply human solution by enrolling elderly women who were denied basic education during their youth.

The initiative has not only saved empty school buildings from closure but has given these women something far more valuable than reading skills, including newfound confidence, personal independence and the fulfilment of a lifelong dream long thought out of reach.

Follow us for more inspiring stories about education, resilience and the extraordinary ways communities around the world are rewriting the rules of what is possible.

Grandmothers who spent entire lifetimes unable to read or write are now attending daily classes, learning literacy skills for the very first time and experiencing formal education in their final decades of life.

A new UK study has found that many children are easily bypassing online age-verification systems meant to restrict access to adult content.

Researchers discovered that some minors fooled facial recognition tools using simple tricks like fake moustaches drawn with eyebrow pencils, while others used fake birthdays, VPNs, and borrowed accounts.

The findings have raised concerns about the effectiveness of AI-based age checks and the privacy risks involved in collecting users’ selfies and identification documents.

On May 17 2026, President Trump posted an AI generated image on Truth Social showing himself walking alongside a handcuffed grey alien in restraints at what appeared to be a military base, going viral within hours.

Trump added no caption to explain the image but followed it with additional AI generated posts showing himself at a space command centre overlooking Earth with screens reading "Space Force" and "Target Destroyed."

While many users dismissed it as a troll move, others viewed it as a deliberate cryptic signal that a world changing announcement about alien life could be imminent.

The post came exactly nine days after the Pentagon released 162 declassified UAP documents at Trump's direction, with the timing fuelling intense speculation about a major government disclosure on extraterrestrial life.

The Mursi people of the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia are one of the world's most recognised tribal communities, known for the striking large clay or wooden lip plates worn by many of their women as a symbol of beauty, maturity and social status.

One popular origin story claims the practice was introduced to make women less attractive to slave traders, though historians continue to debate whether this is historically accurate.

Today the tradition is at a crossroads as many younger Mursi women are choosing not to wear lip plates while others proudly continue the practice as a vital part of their cultural identity.

The tradition begins during the teenage years when a small cut is made in the lower lip and gradually stretched over time using increasingly larger discs, with some plates eventually reaching up to 12 centimetres across.

Health authorities say the virus has already spread to multiple new countries, raising concerns about wider international transmission.

Officials are monitoring new cases closely and increasing surveillance efforts as experts warn that global travel and human movement could accelerate the spread further.

JCB has revealed the Hydromax, a 32-foot-long hydrogen-powered streamliner built to exceed 350 MPH and potentially become the world’s fastest hydrogen-powered car.

Powered by twin 800-HP hydrogen combustion engines producing a combined 1,600 HP, the vehicle also features a unique ice-based cooling system designed to reduce drag during high-speed runs.

The British company plans to test the Hydromax at Utah’s Bonneville Speed Week, where driver Andy Green will attempt official hydrogen vehicle speed records.

In Llano, Texas, 70-year-old Robyn Griggs Lawrence used her $150,000 life savings to create a tiny home village called “The Bird’s Nest,” designed specifically for older women.

The community was built to provide affordable housing, companionship, and support for senior women who want to live independently without feeling isolated. Each resident has her own private tiny house while sharing a close-knit neighborhood focused on friendship, safety, and lower living costs.

At a zoo in Japan, two giant turtles have reportedly spent more than 120 years fighting after one accidentally bumped into the other during feeding time, according to a viral story circulating online.