Sunday Round-up

Divided nation: It seems that the Republicans and Democrats both won the mid-terms if the reports are to be believed. Still, at least there was some comic relief on social media.

Lazarus: Dennis Hof was elected to Nevada’s state assembly, despite owning several brothels, facing an investigation into rape allegations. And also being dead.

Never too old: 106-year-old Maria Valles Vda De Bonilla became an American citizen on election day, just too last to vote in the midterms but she is looking forward to 2020.

Say cheese: More stunning photos, this week from the British Wildlife Photography Awards. Or if you want something more prosaic, how about twenty-six abandoned French discos.

As old as you feel: In this age of identity fluidity, 69-year-old Emile Ratelband has started a legal battle to officially knock twenty years off his age.

Hee-haw: Harriet the Irish operatic donkey went viral this week with her range being compared to that of Maria Callas.

Do not adjust your set: More than 7,000 households in the UK still watch television in black and white forty years after broadcasts began in colour.

Snap: What is it with footballers and statues? Following that widely mocked bust of Cristiano Ronaldo that had to be destroyed, a statue of Mo Salah that makes him look more like Leo Sayer or Marv from Home Alone.

Simple as pie: Scientists from Northern Illinois University have come up with an equation for creating the perfect pizza in a paper titled ‘The Physics of baking good Pizza‘.

Brief lives: Stuntman Peter Brace who worked alongside Sean Connery, Roger Moore and Michael Caine; mountaineer Tony Streather; social geographer Ceri Peach; jazz saxophonist Sonny Peach; Francis Lai who wrote the score for Love Story.

And lest we forget: A reminder that They Shall Not Grow Old airs on BBC2 tonight at 9.30 pm.