The good ol’ days

Taking vintage shopping to an extreme a young couple has literally time travelled to the early 20th century Ruth Shelley and Robert Oestmann own a vintage car wear vintage clothing and have decorated their home to match their 1930s aesthetic They also do not watch TV and instead listen to wartime music on a gramophone Their favourite recipe is a Depressionera meatloaf made with tomato soup The couple has credited their lifestyle to benefitting their relationship allowing the two to be ldquopresent in the moment as opposed to being glued to Netflix or on our phonesrdquoShelley a research historian explained that as a unit they are captivated by history and try to implement as many 1930s lifestyle choices as possible into their lives She did however acknowledge that it does turn some heads ldquoThis style isnrsquot something you could wear if you are shy as we do get stared at a lot We donrsquot mind at all and itrsquos often positive feedbackrdquo Shelley said ldquoThe elderly love it as itrsquos like a flashback for them Sometimes people stop us and ask for photos which is totally finerdquo ldquoRobert and I dress like this all of the time as we are in love with the stylerdquo she added ldquoRobert mainly wears a suit and flat cap whereas I may wear clothing from the 1930s to 1940srdquoOestmann a whiskey salesman explained where his preferences stem from ldquoAs a kid my grandparents used to watch a lot of old filmsrdquo he said ldquoThey were inspirationalmdashas I grew older I began reading a lot of books and my style stems from stuff like thatrdquo He added that he had certain qualms with modernday fashion ldquoI also didnrsquot like the sound modern synthetic clothes make when I was walking Our wardrobe is unique and different from todayrsquos extremely casual onerdquo he saidNot a happy mealRussian woman who broke fast with a McDonaldrsquos cheeseburger is taking the fast food giant to court for delicious advertisingKsenia Ovchinnikova an Orthodox Christian from the Russian city of Omsk is reportedly taking fast food giant McDonaldrsquos to court for making her break her fast during Lent with its aggressive advertising showing delicious burgers The woman accused McDonaldrsquos of insulting her religious feelings by advertising delicious meat products during a time when Christians attempt to refrain from eating meat She is requesting 1000 rubles 14 as compensation for sustained moral damageIn her complaint Ovchinnikova is referring to an event that reportedly took place in April of 2019 while she was fasting for Lent The woman hadnrsquot eaten any meat for about a month but she happened to see an appetising banner ad for McDonaldrsquos cheeseburgers and went into the nearest McDonaldrsquos and ordered herself a burger The woman immediately regretted giving in to her weakness but blamed the fast food chainrsquos aggressive advertising for itMan makes exgirlfriend cowife at weddingA 20yearold Indonesian Korik Akbar ended up with two wives at his wedding Akbar was taking his vows at the wedding ceremony when his exgirlfriend broke into the venue asking that he marry her as well Instead of making a scene Akbarrsquos fianceacutee Kotimah agreed to the proposal and told the young man that she accepted his former fling as his second wifeLover boy sat for his girlfriendrsquos examsA student of the Gaston Berger de SaintLouis University in Diourbel Senegal managed to fool the faculty and supervisors at an examination centre into thinking that he was a female highschool student for three days Khadim Mboup wore a longhair wig partially covered with a traditional scarf earrings a dress bra and even face makeup to pass off as his girlfriend Gangueacute Dioum His identity was eventually discoveredPrincess Dianarsquos wedding cake slice sells for Rs 19LA royal fan named Gerry Layton has bought a slice of Prince Charles and Princess Dianarsquos wedding cake for 1850 pounds R19 lakh at an auction more than 40 years after the couple tied the knot The large piece of cake icing and marzipan base features a detailed sugared design of the royal coat of arms in gold red blue and silver It was given to Moya Smith a royal staffer who preserved it with cling film and dated it July 29 1981Now get weather update from insectsFor hundreds of years people have looked to the behaviour of animals on the planet to help predict the weather While most of this was considered superstition there has been some scientific evidence to suggest that the behaviour in insects does change depending on the incoming weather conditions particularly in the case of rainfall Dr Ken Paige professor and associate head of the Department of Animal Biology at the University of Illinois told the Chicago Tribune that insects and flies tend to bite before a storm as they are ldquolikely responding to falling barometric pressure preceding rainfallrdquo Researchers in the lab of Joseacute Bento an entomologist at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil have also discovered that certain insects avoid having sex when there are drops in atmospheric pressure before rainfallThis fish has a human mouthA fish with humanlike teeth is dropping jaws on social media after it was caught in Nags Head North Carolina Sheepshead fish actually are pretty common and ldquohave humanlike incisors and molarsrdquo to help crush their food and enjoy shrimp and oysters according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources