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Sources: Météo France and https://www.franceinfo.fr/environnement/evenements-meteorologiques-extremes/secheresse/visualisez-la-secheresse-exceptionnelle-de-l-ete-2026-par-rapport-aux-annees-precedentes_8145884.html

Full title: Finnish wildlife photographer Lassi Rautianen documented the surprising friendship between a male brown bear and a female grey wolf. The pair was seen hunting together, walking together and sharing with each other.

Full title: This tiny scrap of magenta paper is the rarest postage stamp in the world. Originally printed in 1856 during emergency paper shortage, it is so valuable that by weight it is worth more than diamonds or platinum.

Full title: Ethel Caterham turns 117 tomorrow. Born in 1909, she has lived through two World Wars, six British monarchs, the sinking of the Titanic and the first Moon landing. Her advice for longevity: “I listen and I do what I like.”

Full title: Ethel Caterham turns 117 tomorrow. Born in 1909, she has lived through two World Wars, six British monarchs, the sinking of the Titanic and the first Moon landing. Her advice for longevity: “I listen and I do what I like.”

Full title: In 1915, British airman Louis Strange, whilst engaging a German Aviatik two-seater, fell out of his cockpit. He held on dangling from his machine only by the drum of his Lewis gun that he was struggling to change out.

Full title: In 1981, the Indian Space Agency, ISRO, prepared to launch its first communication satellite, named APPLE, into space. To test the satellite, scientists placed it on a simple ox-drawn wooden cart to create an environment free from electrical or magnetic interference for checking the instruments.

Full title: In 1989, this family was featured in Guinness World Records as the most living generations ever in a family: Augusta Bunge(109),daughter(89),granddaughter(70),great-granddaughter(52),great-great granddaughter(33),great-great-great-granddaughter(15) and great-great-great-great-grandson(1 month).