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• Seal Hitchhikes on Paddleboard
• Gbadolite: The Versailles of The Jungle
• Celebrities With Surprising Pop Culture Obsessions

Seal Hitchhikes on Paddleboard Posted: 04 Oct 2020 04:12 AM PDT This seal is well-known among the people who live along the River Witham in Anton's Gowt, Lincolnshire, UK. He is called Dandy Dinmont (and he looks the role) and has been a resident since 2017. Recently, Dandy visited a group of paddleboarders. Lincolnshire Live reports that he climbed on two of the boards and stayed there for about 10 to 15 minutes. -via Super Punch

Gbadolite: The Versailles of The Jungle Posted: 03 Oct 2020 08:05 PM PDT The Roman Empire wasn't built in a day, and neither were most other fabulous realms of powerful men in history. But sometimes power is seized in a hurry, and new fortunes are squandered in a hurry. You may recall Mobutu Sese Seko, who ruled the Republic of the Congo/Congo-Léopoldville/Zaire (now named the Democratic Republic of the Congo) from 1965 to 1997. You are less likely to recall Gbadolite, Mobutu's ancestral home. Deep in the rainforest, more than 1,000 km from Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of the Congo, lies the decaying city of Gbadolite, home to nearly two hundred thousand people. Fifty years ago, Gbadolite was a just small village of 1,500 with mud brick houses. It wasn't even marked on maps, until Mobutu Sese Seko became the president. Within a decade, Gbadolite was transformed into a sprawling city with an airport, five-star hotels, supermarkets, hospitals with high tech facilities, and palatial homes for Mobutu. All of these are in ruins today swallowed by the jungle. Read how the city flourished in a hurry and was wrecked even more quickly at Amusing Planet.

Celebrities With Surprising Pop Culture Obsessions Posted: 03 Oct 2020 08:04 PM PDT Everyone is a fan of something, even if it's just the nightly local news broadcast. Most of us have a movie, TV series, video game, or band that we really enjoy, whether we admit to it or not. Come to think of it, being a fan of the local nightly news is one that people would want to hide. You probably know I am partial to The Walking Dead and Star Wars, even when they are subpar. Celebrities are the same. Read up on 15 celebrities and the unexpected pop culture they love at Cracked.

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