Spanx chief Sarah Blakey (above) has given all her employees first-class plane tickets and $10,000
The millionaire founder of Spanx
Felt she owed all her workers some thanx
So she gave each a flight
And to their delight
Some money to lodge in their banx
Reuters
An 8-metre-long dinosaur skeleton has sold at auction for €6.6m, more than four times its expected value
If you’ve ever wanted to own
A pile of triceratops bone
Then get ready to splash
Out a mountain of cash
Or else leave the whole thing alone
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Donald Trump has announced plans to launch a social media platform called TRUTH Social that will be launched early in 2022
Trump now claims he has a design
To host his own gossip online
So sign up, with delight
To his new website
And assume it will all work out fine
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Scandal-hit social media giant Facebook, founded by Mark Zuckerberg (above), is planning to rebrand the company with a new name
The scandals surrounding Facebook
Left its billionaire founder quite shook
So will he now choose
To stamp out fake news
Or distract us all with a new look?
North Korea has fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile into waters off the coast of Japan, South Korea’s military has said
For reasons that still baffle me
North Korea’s proud military
Just launched what they said
Was a high tech warhead
And started a war with the sea
Reuters
UK clubs face a bouncer shortage as a staffing squeeze hits nightlife
Club owners say that they need more
Big people to stand at the door
A team with the clout
To keep punters out
Is it really too much to ask for?
Pic: Wikipedia
British Columbia resident Ruth Hamilton says space rock came through the ceiling, landing on her pillow
Someone of Canadian stock
Encountered a piece of space rock
The size of her fist
Which narrowly missed
Her body but gave her a shock
Pic: Ruth Hamilton
Ancient faeces found in salt mines in Hallstatt, Austria reveal a surprising Iron Age diet
The boffins knew just what to do
When faced with millennia old poo
Their analyses
Found beer and blue cheese
Which may sound bizarre, but it’s true
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A new World Rugby law change allows male players to wear leggings during games
In winter some outdoors sports will
Lead to a chance of a chill
And if you get delights
From men wearing tights
The solution could give you a thrill.
Pic: Nike
North Korea’s leader has vowed to build an “invincible military” in the face of what he says are hostile policies from the United States
In news that is certain to stun
Joe Biden, the great Kim Jong-un
Says that in due course
He’ll have a fighting force
Undefeatable by anyone
