Raúl Castro is to retire and bring 62 years of Castro rule on Cuba to a close
There aren’t many left who admire
Raúl’s revolutionary fire
He fought the blockades
For many decades
But now it’s his time to retire
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The population of the Tyrannosaurus rex may have reached 2.5 billion, say dinosaur boffins
I have always wanted to know
About how T Rex lived long ago
Did they feel much frustration
In a vast population
Of two point four billion or so?
Pic: Wikipedia
Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly insists the State is now still on track to offer four out of five adults a coronavirus vaccine by the end of June
A reliable Minister said
That normality may lie ahead
So do you believe
This bold claim from Steve
Or will boredom continue instead?
Indian Jumping Ants shrink their brain for a chance to become queen, experts say
Some boffins have found an insect
Which at certain times can elect
To shrink its own brain
Which may sound insane
But it’s something you have to respect
NYT
A US rabbit breeder is offering $1,300 for the return of her world-record-holding, 4-feet-4-inches bunny, Darius (above)
Annette Edwards is offering money
For info on her stolen bunny
Whose astonishing size
Made it a tempting prize
Stop sniggering, this isn’t funny
Caters News Agency
China’s cyber regulator has launched a hotline to report online comments that defame the ruling Communist Party
If you see people starting to moan
About China then get on the phone
As their comments online
Mean they might get a fine
Or be moved to a forced labour zone
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Australian boffins claim herding sheep via drone is better for their welfare
If you don’t want a dog but you keep
On your pasture a large herd of sheep
You can’t leave them alone
So invest in a drone
It’s less harmful, if not quite as cheap
Readers of ‘The Golden Treasure of the Entente Cordiale’ could win an historic golden casket worth €750.000
It may be worth taking a punt
In this fiendish clue-finding hunt
For you could win treasure
With worth beyond measure
In a massive publicity stunt
A scene from Cinema Paradiso (1988) where the local priest had ordered sections of movies to be censored
The cinemas in Italy
Had a state imposed morality
But it seems now’s the time
To abolish the crime
Of letting folk choose what they see
Miramax
Wales-born stowaway Brian Robson (above) is seeking the two Irishmen who helped mail himself home in a crate from Australia in 1965
Some Paddies in Oz put their mate
Who was homesick inside a large crate
And sent him home by mail
Which is quite a fun tale
Though he could have met a nasty fate
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