Englishman John Alfred Tinniswood, 111, becomes the world's oldest man following the deaths of 114-year-old Venezuelan Juan Vincente Pérez and 112-year-old Gisaburo Sonobe in Japan. The two centenarians died within days of one another, reports The Guinness Book of World Records, which now profiles a man with memories preceding World War I. — Read the rest
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This story first appeared in China Report, MIT Technology Review’s newsletter about technology in China. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Tuesday. I don’t know about you, but I only learned last week that there’s something connecting MSG and computer chips. Inside most laptop and data center chips today, there’s a tiny component called…
As Sheffield’s oldest fish and chips shop, and one of the longest-running in Britain, it had to be doing something right. But now Two Steps, on Sharrow Vale Road, has had the seal of approval from someone who knows a thing or two about chips. The comedian and writer Eddy Brimson is always on the look out for the best chips in town when he’s touring, and publishes regular reviews on social media. After being disappointed with the chips he sampled the last time he was in Sheffield, he headed out...
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The UK’s top spots for fish and chips have been revealed – and it seems nowhere is better than a chippy in East Lothian. East Coast, on Musselburgh’s North High Street, shared top spot with the Fish Lounge in London after a recent study by Betway. And that’s not all – Edinburgh’s own #Fish, on Marchmont Road, also claimed a place in the Top 10. The study, which revealed the top 12 fish and chips shops to try in 2024, measured the popularity of each location by a unique index score based on the...