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| The Wispa Biscuit (or what's left of it!!) |
Now if you're reading this on your tea break, may I make a recommendation to you - Wispa Biscuits! These delicious treats are a delicious layer of biscuit, coated with that lovely Dairy Milk chocolate...with a layer of Wispa chocolate sandwiched in between! These are absolutely heavenly, and if you're a fan of Cadbury's (specifically Wispa-style chocolate) then I know this one is for you. The chocolately taste is just wonderful! Anyway, back to the day's top talkers, and our 2nd talker today is all about the most Influential Book in the World...
1. It's official: Christmas starts in August!
As a big fan of the season to be jolly, I'm delighted that it has officially been confirmed that Christmas does in fact start in August! The supermarkets have know all along that the Summer is in fact the time we start feeling festive (August is the month they put all the Christmas chocolate out - I had a Maltesers reindeer on August bank Holiday!) and now the Royal Statistical Society has said we start preparing on 19 August - to be precise!! Stats show August sees a notable increase for searches of words including 'Santa Claus', 'elf' and 'presents'. That means we're all ready to tuck into the turkey four months early...compared to 2007 when we started feeling festive in November! So, just remember that it is now official...Christmas is starting earlier and earlier (in August, to be precise!)
2. The World's most influential book to humanity is...
...The Bible! Yes, the Christian Holy Book has topped a survey for the Folio Society asking members of the public to rank books which are the 'most valuable to humanity'. Second on the list, compiled by a survey of 2,044 adults by You Gov, was the Origin of Species, whilst third place went to Stephen Hawkins 'A Brief History of Time'. Nineteen-Eighty-Four, To Kill A Mockingbird and the Qu'ran also made the top 10.
3. You can start going to the gym for £5 a month (yes, really!)
The excuse that you're saving up to go on a World cruise and so don't have enough money for all that complicated gym membership has just been quashed - Sports Direct have unveiled plans to open gyms costing £5 a month for membership (albeit with a £10 joining fee). A spokesperson for the chain said they are going to 'revolutionise' the budget gym market, although I may be fearful of health and safety on the equipment, if they're only getting £1 a week off me! But still, great to know we can shed the pounds without shedding our bank balances!
That's your lot for today then friends, thanks for joining me...do enjoy the rest of the week! Whilst you're here, you may find this story about a news presenter who wore the same suit FOR A YEAR interesting. Just saying.
See you again, Ben.
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