In a delightful twist, about 20 Formula 1 drivers rolled into the 2025 Miami Grand Prix in drivable, life-size LEGO cars. Built from over 400,000 bricks each, the cars were part of a bold collaboration between LEGO and F1, and yes, they actually moved.

Equipped with electric motors, hydraulic brakes, real Pirelli tyres and steel chassis, the brick-built racers were engineered for action, not just display. Created in LEGO’s Czech factory, each car took 2,000 hours and a 26-member team to complete.

Lewis Hamilton called it the “most fun drivers’ parade ever,” with Max Verstappen joking about sweeping LEGO debris off the track.

Designed with classic System bricks, these rolling replicas combined nostalgia with innovation. With every aerodynamic detail perfectly captured, the quirky parade proved LEGO and Formula 1 share more than just precision, they share a passion for turning the impossible into pure spectacle.

Phone connects, Boyfriend disconnects

A May Day getaway in Chongqing ended abruptly when a woman's phone auto-connected to a hotel’s WiFi, prompting her boyfriend to accuse her of cheating and break up with her on the spot.

Li, the woman, insisted she had never been to the hotel before. Later, she realised the network matched one at a hotel where she once worked. A local TV station confirmed the networks were identical, and a cybersecurity expert explained phones can auto-connect to matching WiFi credentials. Despite being cleared, Li’s ex cut contact.

AI’s coffee cup reading leads to divorce

In a modern twist on fortune-telling, a Greek woman filed for divorce after using ChatGPT to interpret coffee grounds. Uploading photos of both her and her husband's cups, she claimed AI warned her of infidelity, naming a younger woman with the initial ‘E’.

Dismissing it as nonsense, her husband was blindsided when divorce papers followed within days. Legal experts have clarified that AI readings hold no legal weight, but the case has sparked debate on the role of technology and superstition in relationships.

$1 million win from a ‘wild hair’ decision

Kenneth Formyduval, a Whiteville man, credited a sudden impulse for his $1 million lottery win. After work one Friday night, he had a strong urge to buy a lottery ticket.

“Something just told me to get that ticket,” he said. He picked up a $30 MAX-A-MILLION scratch-off and discovered a $1 million top prize. The first person he shared the news with was a coworker, who gave him a fist bump. Formyduval plans to use his winnings to pay off his truck and possibly buy a home.

Sheep numbers shrink as New Zealanders close in

For years, New Zealand’s claim to fame was its vast sheep population, more sheep than people! But it seems the woolly dominance is unravelling. The country now has 23.6 million sheep and 5.3 million people, meaning just 4.5 sheep for every Kiwi, a far cry from 22 sheep per person in 1982.

Why? Falling wool prices and the rise of dairy farming. Despite the government’s efforts to revive wool, like promoting its use in public buildings, sheep numbers continue to fall. And it’s not just New Zealand, Australia’s sheep population is also on the decline.