The Daily Populous

Saturday April 29th, 2017 day edition

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Tom Harrison also known as Mr Gorilla makes his way crawling along part of the London Marathon course in aid of the charity 'Gorilla Organization' Thursday, April 27, 2017.

The London Marathon started five days ago, and Tom Harrison is nearly done as he crawls wearing his gorilla suit.

The man dubbed Mr. Gorilla is raising money for the Gorilla Organization _ so far more than 22,000 pounds ($28,500) have been pledged.

The London Marathon started five days ago, and Tom Harrison is nearly done.

It's that he's a slow crawler, particularly wearing his gorilla suit.

The man dubbed Mr. Gorilla is raising money for the Gorilla Organization — so far more than 22,000 pounds ($28,500) have been pledged.

He ran the marathon last year raising money for gorillas, but is finding crawling much more stressful. »

Mexican Congress approves use of medical marijuana

Authored by in.reuters.com

Pena Nieto, once a vocal opponent of drug legalization, has said the United States and Mexico should not pursue diverging policies on marijuana legislation.

Last year, he proposed a bill to allow Mexicans to carry up to an ounce of marijuana, a measure that has since stalled in Congress.

Recreational marijuana is still broadly prohibited in Mexico, but in 2015 the Supreme Court granted four people the right to grow their own marijuana for personal consumption, opening the door to legalization. »

Elon Musk Slices the Idea of Flying Cars with a 'Guillotine' Insult

Authored by inverse.com
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On Friday, Elon Musk seized another opportunity to shoot down the idea before it lifts off.

“There is a challenge with flying cars in that they’ll be quite noisy, the wind-force generated will be very high,” Musk said.

“Let’s just say that if something’s flying over your head, if there are a whole bunch of flying cars all over the place, that is not an anxiety-reducing situation.”. »

Europe’s Famed Bog Bodies Are Starting to Reveal Their Secrets

Authored by smithsonianmag.com

Nobody can say for sure whether the people who buried the bodies in the bog knew that the sphagnum moss would keep those bodies intact.

It’s hard to say exactly how many bog bodies there are (it depends on whether you count just the fleshy bog bodies or include bog skeletons), but the number is probably in the hundreds.

The search for the origins of bog bodies and their secrets goes back a fairly long way, too. »