The Daily Populous

That year, the release of Gay Bob, billed as the world’s first openly gay doll, caused a minor sensation.

Enraged consumers complained that a toy with a homosexual backstory would lead to other ”disgusting” dolls like “Priscilla the Prostitute” and “Danny the Dope Pusher.”

Rosenberg even pitched it to major department store chains, one of which liked the idea (but ultimately did not purchase it). »

High concentrations of heavy metals, like copper and gold, are toxic for most living creatures.

This is not the case for the bacterium C. metallidurans, which has found a way to extract valuable trace elements from a compound of heavy metals without poisoning itself.

It transforms the toxic gold particles formed by the weathering process into harmless gold particles, thereby producing gold nuggets. »

All 955 gold miners who were trapped underground for more than a day in South Africa following a power cut resurfaced unharmed on Friday, and were greeted by overjoyed relatives waiting at the site.

After several hours engineers were able to restore power, allowing the hoist to bring up the miners -- who had been trapped since Wednesday evening -- in batches.

At sunrise the rescued workers still in their work suits and helmets, underwent medical check-ups and left by bus. »

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