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An 8 year old boy attacked by a shark

A viral video is circulating right now and this one shows an eight year old very proud of the fish he captured, but the scene gets pretty scary a few seconds later.

The young man, who goes by the name Manni Alam, saw a shark jump on him, grabbing onto his diving suit, which certainly prevented him from sustaining serious injuries.

This scene occurred in the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, and it has accumulated millions of views on Manni Alam‘s TikTok channel.

But we can say that the funniest part of this story is that the young man and his family find it funny when he explains this situation to the camera.

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Sports (en)

Yes, it is now post-Tom Brady era in the NFL

45-year-old quarterback Tom Brady took to his Twitter account (live) on Wednesday to announce that he was officially ending his career. He, who was sometimes thought to be superhuman, will no longer play in the NFL.

Let’s note that this time, it’s the right one, he had announced his retirement after the 2022 playoffs, to finally go back on his decision and play a real last campaign.

Of course, in his video, he emphasized the words “for good”, indicating that the process of last year was cumbersome and that he rushed to announce his retirement through the hubbub of his personal life which was hectic at the time.

It was after a more difficult season in which he completed 66.8% of his passes, with gains of 4694 yards, 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions that he revealed his future.

Remember that Brady is considered the G.O.A.T. by a ton of observers, being the quarterback with the most Super Bowl wins with a total of seven in ten appearances. Seven trophies over three different decades, isn’t that a rare feat?

Brady will have spent 23 years in the NFL, leading the all-time record with 89,214 yards through the air and 649 touchdown passes. He also broke the 5,000-yard barrier twice, including his last in 2021 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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Sports (en) Uncategorized

The world’s largest alligator strutted onto a golf course

Before we introduce the video featuring a monster alligator, you should know that we don’t know if it’s true, but all indications are that it is… until proven otherwise.

With that being said, here is the largest alligator that has ever been captured by a cell phone, on a golf course, while a golfer managed to capture some excellent images.

It’s monstrous, gigantic, intimidating and scary, but at the same time, it’s cute, right? He just walks and then lies down on the grass. Majestic!

In short, if you had been in the golfer’s shoes, would you have stayed on the spot like him to take the time to film the next Godzilla?

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Sports (en)

Super Bowl LVII: The ticket prices are outrageous!

On Sunday, February 12, the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs will face off at State Farm Stadium in Glendale in Super Bowl LVII.

Recall that the Eagles lifted the Lombardi Trophy in 2018 with Jason Kelce, and the Chiefs did the same with Travis Kelce two years later.

That said, tickets to a Super Bowl game cost two legs, two arms and more, and Super Bowl LVII will be no exception because the two Kelce brothers will be at the most popular sporting event of the year.

Back to the point. The lowest price that can be found on the market right now, via Vivid Seats, is $4560 before all fees are added.

As for tickets in the 100 sections, they start at $6110 before fees, obviously.

But if you want to attend Super Bowl LVII, the tickets may not be cheap, but the trip is worth it for football fans.

Also remember that the halftime show will be explosive due to a performance by Rihanna. In the case of the national anthem, it will be provided by the greatest of cowboys, Chris Stapleton.

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Beyoncé is the most decorated singer in the history of the Grammys

After winning four awards at the Grammy Awards ceremony held on February 5, Beyoncé is now the most decorated artist in Grammys’ history!

Indeed, the star who has won 32 Grammys since the beginning of her career has officially beaten the previous record of 31 awards held by the Hungarian-British conductor Georg Solti.

Beyoncé thanked God, her late uncle, her parents, her husband Jay-Z and her children for their support!

During that night, “Queen B” was able to beat this record by receiving the following awards: Best Dance Recording for Break My Soul, for Best Traditional R&B Performance with Plastic Off the Sofa, the award for Best R&B Song with Cuff It as well as the one for Best Electronic Album with Renaissance!

Are you a fan of Beyoncé?

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… February 7

2021

Super Bowl LV: Tampa Bay Buccaneers dominate defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, 31-9; MVP: Tom Brady, TB Bucs, QB; Brady’s record 7th SB win.

2014

XXII Winter Olympic Games open in Sochi, Russia.

1998

XVIII Winter Olympic Games open in Nagano, Japan.

1991

The Rev. Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti’s first democratically elected president.

1986

Haitian President-for-Life Jean-Claude Duvalier fled his country ending 28 years of family rule.

1979

Pink Floyd premiere their live version of “The Wall” in Los Angeles

1976

Darryl Sittler (Toronto Maple Leafs) set a National Hockey League (NHL) record when he scored 10 points in a game against the Boston Bruins. He scored six goals and four assists.

1969

Al-Fatah-leader Yasser Arafat becomes president of PLO.

1964

The Beatles pop group arrive in the United States for the first time; mass hysteria greets them at the airport.

1961

Jane Fonda made her acting debut on NBC.

1940

“Pinocchio” world premiered at the Center Theatre in Manhattan.

1639

Academie Française begins Dictionary of French Language.

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… February 6

2020

US astronaut Christina Koch completes the longest continuous spaceflight by a female astronaut after 328 days on the International Space Station, landing in Kazakhstan.

2019

Quadriga, Canada’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange is unable to get to $145 million of bitcoin assets after its CEO dies with its access passwords.

2018

SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy, world’s most powerful rocket.

2014

Jay Leno ends his time on “The Tonight Show”.

1990

Brett Hull becomes the first son of an NHL 50 goal scorer (Bobby) to score 50 goals himself.

1971

NASA Astronaut Alan B. Shepard used a six-iron that he had brought inside his spacecraft and swung at three golf balls on the surface of the moon.

1968

X Winter Olympic Games opens in Grenoble, France.

1958

George Harrison joined Liverpool group The Quarrymen. The group who were named after Lennon’s school featured John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Len Garry, Eric Griffiths and John Lowe.

Eight Manchester United F.C. players and 15 other passengers are killed in the Munich air disaster.

1952

Elizabeth II becomes queen regnant of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms upon the death of her father, George VI. At the exact moment of succession, she was in a treehouse at the Treetops Hotel in Kenya.

1936

IV Winter Olympic Games open in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

1922

Cardinal Achille Ratti elected Pope Pius XI.

1894

Bottle opener patented by William Painter.

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… February 5

2019

Pope Francis admits for the first time that clerics have sexually abused nuns.

1989

Kareem Abdul-Jabar becomes 1st NBA player to score 38,000 points.

1988

1st prime-time wrestling match in 30 yrs, André the Giant defeats Hulk Hogan.

1983

Former Nazi Gestapo official Klaus Barbie brought to trial.

1980

Gordie Howe plays in his 23rd and final NHL all-star game at age 51; Howe, from Floral, Saskatchewan, will retire from the Hartford Whalers at the end of the season.

1977

Sugar Ray Leonard beats Luis Vega in 6 rounds in his 1st pro fight.

1971

Astronauts land on the moon in the Apollo 14 mission.

1953

The Walt Disney’s film “Peter Pan” opened at the Roxy Theatre in New York City.

1952

In New York City, four signs were installed at 44th Street and Broadway in Times Square that told pedestrians “don’t walk.”

1944

“Captain American” serial film premieres starring Dick Purcell, first appearance of a Marvel superhero outside a comic.

1936

“Modern Times”, silent film directed by, written by and starring Charlie Chaplin, is released.

1922

Reader’s Digest magazine 1st published.

1919

Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, and D.W. Griffith launch United Artists.

1887

Giuseppe Verdi’s opera “Otello” premieres at La Scala in Italy, Verdi’s first new opera for over 15 years.

1663

Charlevoix Earthquake in Quebec, felt strongly in New England.

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Éphémérides (anglais)

It happened on a… February 4

2016

Morocco’s Mohammed VI switches on world’s largest solar plant near Ouarzazate. Planned to power 1 million homes when fully completed 2018.

2004

Facebook, a mainstream online social networking site, is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.

1997

A civil jury in California found O.J. Simpson liable in the death of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.

1988

Panamanian General Manuel Noriega indicted by US federal grand jury for drug trafficking and racketeering.

1977

“Rumours” 11th studio album by Fleetwood Mac is released (Grammy Album of the Year)

1976

XII Winter Olympic Games open in Innsbruck, Austria.

1970

“Patton” directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and starring George C. Scott premieres in New York (Academy Awards Best Picture 1971).

1945

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet at Yalta in the Crimea to discuss the final phase of World War II.

1932

III Winter Olympic Games open in Lake Placid, New York.

1924

First Winter Olympic games close at Chamonix. The Toronto Granite Club hockey team brings home the Gold Medal for Canada in ice hockey.

1789

Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States.

1783

Britain declared a formal cessation of hostilities with its former colonies, the United States of America.

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A video of a “cuddly” panda goes viral!

A baby panda was filmed hugging a human being who is taking care of him. This sequence is really cute, which has allowed this video to become one of the “cutest” of the last days.

In the video, we see the panda clinging to the guardian, who is kindly taking care of the evolution and health of the baby giant panda, remember.

The panda in question is called Fubao, he holds the leg of the zookeeper so that he gives him love and stays close to him. This sequence happened in South Korea and the video went viral, reaching more than 4 million people on YouTube.

For your information, a fully grown giant panda weighs between 80 and 125 kg, and its size varies between 1.50 and 1.80 meters long, which makes this beautiful animal quite intimidating.