- Yellowstone bison can charge suddenly and surprisingly fast — up to 35 mph — while weighing as much as 2,000 pounds.
- A 65‑year‑old grandfather, Carl McDaniel, was tossed by a bison at Bridge Bay Campground on July 10 and suffered multiple fractures but survived.
- Yellowstone averages a couple of bison attacks each year; at least two people were attacked in the park in 2025.
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- Sebastia, a 3,000‑year‑old archaeological site near Nablus with Roman, Byzantine and biblical layers, is claimed by both Israelis and Palestinians.
- Israel recently moved to seize roughly 500 acres and pledged $10 million to develop the site as a tourist attraction—part of a broader right‑wing heritage push that critics say links archaeology to territorial control.
- The Palestinian Authority is racing to list Sebastia as a UNESCO World Heritage site as locals warn loss of access would wreck tourism and olive‑harvest incomes.
- A 5.5-magnitude quake near Sicaya in the Peruvian Andes killed at least six people, injured 30+ and displaced around 300 residents.
- The 1565 "Santiago de León" church and former convent — a national heritage site — and many adobe buildings were badly damaged.
- Families were left huddled outdoors seeking shelter; the tremor is a reminder Peru sits on the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where earthquakes are common.
- The Canterbury & Whitstable Railway — the "Crab and Winkle" — was a pioneering passenger line opened on 3 May 1830 linking the north Kent coast with Canterbury.
- The surviving Invicta locomotive, an improved, four‑wheel‑drive version of Stephenson’s Rocket built for hill traction, is on display at Whitstable Museum.
- Passenger services ended in 1931 and the line closed in 1952; much of the route is now a national cycle path.
- Two woolly Mangalitsa-cross pigs — described as curious and “slightly cheeky” — have been introduced to Brownsea Island to help manage bracken.
- By foraging and rooting they naturally turn the soil, reducing bracken cover and creating space for a greater diversity of plants and wildlife.
- The pair, loaned from Salt Pig farm, are settling into Dorset Wildlife Trust’s reserve on Brownsea Island in the Purbeck National Nature Reserve.
- The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool’s fresh “American flag blue” liner now looks noticeably grayer after being drained for cleaning of algae and debris, and the pool wasn’t ready by the July 4 target.
- What began as a $1.5 million repair promise grew to more than $16 million — roughly $14.7M to repaint/waterproof the floor and $1.7M for a water‑purification system.
- Park officials say the liner was cut by vandals and several people (including former Olympian David Hearn) have been charged, while critics argue the problems reflect shoddy workmanship.
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