Monday August 1 Daily Links

MONDAY 8.1


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Hitlers Watch Sells for Over a Million Dollars

A Huber wristwatch believed to have belonged to Adolf Hitler sold for $1.1 Million. The watch has a swastika and the initials AH.

First purchase by the billion dollar lottery winner?

Read more at BBC


Glasses Will Be Life Changing for Hearing Impaired

The revolutionary new technology in these “XRAI Glasses” will instantly translate audio into closed captions projected before the wearers eyes in real time.

This is incredible, but not gonna lie, thought we were finally getting x-ray specs and that was pretty exciting too.

Read more at Daily Mail


Mayor Adams Joined Homeless Sleep Out

The NYC Mayor joined activists who were raising awareness about the homelessness crisis by holding a “sleep out.”

Try it during the winter, then we’ll be impressed.

Read more at NY Post.


Russians Brand Themselves with a Z for Putin

Russian men who support Mad Vlad Putin are showing their loyalty by branding themselves with a red hot poker.

Z? Do they think he’s Zorro?

Read more at Daily Star


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SPORTS



Saudi Golf Tournament Lets Go Brandon Chant

Former President Trump joined the crowd by raising his fist to a Lets Go Brandon chant at the LIV golf tournament at his Bedminster Club.

No chants about 9/11?


Legend Bill Russel Has Died

The Hall of Famer won eight championships back to back and eleven in twelve years.

Five more championships than Michael jordan. So who’s the goat?

Read more at ESPN


Ric Flair Drank Every Night Till His Last Fight

The 73 year old wrestling legend said he got drunk every night leading up to last night’s fight- his last ever, and his first fight in 11 years. “I’m no good sober,” he said.

Why should this be different from any other day

Read more at TMZ.



CELEBS & ENTERTAINMENT



Nichelle Nichols Has Died

She played Lt Uhuru on the original Star Trek series, and broke down boundaries with the first interacial kiss on television.

She boldly went where no one on tv had gone before.

Read more at CNN


Peacock Outlook Not Amazing

Comcast has released a poor earnings lookout, with Peacock stalling at 13 million subs, while spending over $2 billion a year on content, which raises the question: will Peacock exist this time next year?

Who even knew it existed now?

Read more at The Ankler


Sylvester Stallone Back on the Attack

In the Elderly man attacks another elderly man category, Stallone is already back on socials ranting about Irwin Winkler, who owns and controls the Rocky Franchise. This time Sylvester is pissed that a sequel to the Ivan Drago story is in the works.

“Another Heartbreaker… Just found this out…ONCE AGAIN , PATHETIC 94 year old PRODUCER and HIS SELFISH USELESS CHILDREN are once again picking what is left OFF THE BONES of another wonderful character!!!” Stallone wrote about Drago. “Seriously, how do you weasels look in mirror??? I am sorry to the FANS , I APOLOGIZE to the FANS I never wanted ROCKY to be exploited FOR THIS GREED .. # no shame #sad day #Parasite.”

Sly no one has done more to hurt the Rocky legacy than you.

Read more at THR


Paul Haggis Sexual Assault Case Dismissed

An Italian Court has decided there is no basis for the case against Haggis to continue, and he’s a free man.

So if you’re going to rape, rape in Italy.

Read more at Variety.


John Favreau Didn't Want Iron Man Killed

The Russo Brothers told Vanity Fair that Jon Favreau tried to pressure them to change their plan to kill Iron Man in Avengers Endgame.“And I remember pacing on the corner of a stage on the phone with Favreau trying to talk him off a ledge. Because he’s like, ‘You can’t do this. It’s gonna devastate people, and you don’t want them, you know, walking out of the theater and into traffic.” They did it anyway.

There’s three Spidermen you don’t think there will be another Iron Man?

Read more at Coming Soon


Chris Rock Calls Will Smith Suge Smith

After Smith’s new “apology”, Chris Rock joked about Smith on stage. “Everybody is trying to be a f—ing victim. If everybody claims to be a victim, then nobody will hear the real victims. Even me getting smacked by Suge Smith — I went to work the next day, I got kids.”

Way to age yourself dude.

Read more at TMZ


Breaking Bad Statue Unveiled

Bronze Statues of Walter White and Jesse Pinkman were installed in Albuquerque on Friday. Aaron Paul and Bryan Cranston were present for the big reveal.
Wait, Albuquerque is a real place?

Read more at NY Post



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