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Send us a Text Message.⚖️ Saddam Hussein made his first courtroom appearance since being captured. Spoiler alert: he didn't exactly roll over and accept his fate. Defiant and dramatic, Saddam had some choice words and loads of theatrics for the court and President Bush. 🪐 Relive the groundbreaking journey of the Cassini spacecraft as it entered Saturn’s orbit. This monumental mission unveiled secrets of the ringed giant and its moons, reshaping our understanding of the outer solar system...

Send us a Text Message.🚀 We’re launching into space history when SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded human spaceflight. Funded by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, this bad boy reached an altitude of 100 kilometres and opened the door to the future of private space travel. ⚖️ The New York Court of Appeals declared the state's death penalty statute unconstitutional in People v. LaValle. The landmark decision effectively halted all death penalty cases and also impacted other ong...

Send us a Text Message.Hold onto your low-rise jeans nostalgia nuts, this week we’re chatting boobs, bluetooth and Mr Brightside🎓 What did you get for your graduation? A watch? A fountain pen? Or a set of breasts? Yep. Back in ’04 parents were gifting their 18-year-olds breast implants as a ‘well done on the exams results kiddo, here are some new cans’. With reality shows like Extreme Makeover fuelling body image issues in the early noughts, this controversial gift sparked many heated debates...

Send us a Text Message.This Week on T Minus 20 we rewind to tragedy in Riyadh, a cosmic crash and an indie film breakthroughs. 🌍 First on our radar is the chilling attack on a BBC news team in Riyadh, where courage met tragedy. We pay tribute to cameraman Simon Cumbers, who lost his life and salute Frank Gardner, whose resilience turned a moment of horror into a lifetime of advocacy for journalist safety. 💥 Then, we're dodging debris with the Archer family in New Zealand, whose quie...

Send us a Text Message.👑 Let's kick off with a tiara toss back to when Jennifer Hawkins conquered the (Miss) universe. Our Aussie queen strutted into a spotlight that catapulted her far beyond the pageant stage. Join us as we sashay through the sequins and into the savvy career moves that followed her crowning glory.🚜 Over in Colorado, Marvin Heemeyer’s bulldozing bonanza, aka the "Killdozer" rampage, took DIY demolition to a dark new level. When local politics pushed him over the edge, he pu...

Send us a Text Message.🚀 This week, we’re serving up a hearty slice of May 2004 chaos, with all the trimmings of scandal, tech tantrums, and pop culture pandemonium!🛫 First up, tragedy strikes at Charles de Gaulle Airport when Terminal 2E crumbles under the weight of poor design—literally. As the newly constructed section collapses, it leaves us questioning whether faster is always better... 📵 Meanwhile, North Korea hits the ‘end call’ button on mobile phones, banning them faster than yo...