Good Morning Folks!!! In 2016, Aleix Segura Vendrell from Spain set an incredible world record for the longest breath held underwater! This amazing feat happened during a static apnea event, highlighting his extraordinary endurance and breath control. Can you guess how many minutes he managed to hold his breath? Stay tuned till the end of the newsletter to find out!

ECONOMY
Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour to Boost London’s Economy by £300M

One Liner: Taylor Swift's highly anticipated Eras Tour is set to deliver a massive economic boost to London, estimated at a staggering £300 million.

Starting June 21 at Wembley Stadium, her tour will draw nearly 700,000 fans to the city. London's Mayor, Sadiq Khan, praised Swift for her significant positive impact, highlighting special celebrations across the city in her honor. Swift’s tour not only promises unforgettable performances but also a major economic uplift for the UK capital 💪📈

TECH
Mumbai Doctor Scammed by Mukesh Ambani Deepfake!

One Liner: Mumbai doctor falls prey to a Rs 7 lakh scam after being convinced by a deepfake video of Mukesh Ambani promising investment returns!

In a bizarre turn of events, a Mumbai-based doctor lost Rs 7 lakh to a scam involving a deepfake video of Mukesh Ambani. The con artist used the fake video, where Ambani seemingly endorsed an investment opportunity, to gain the doctor's trust and siphon off the money. This incident highlights the growing sophistication of online scams and the need for increased awareness about digital frauds 🫣🥷

GOVERNMENT
Tobacco Tax Dodging Scandal: Decoy E-Way Bills Exposed

One Liner: Chewing tobacco manufacturers in a GST evasion plot! They used fake e-way bills to dodge taxes, costing the exchequer millions.

In a sneaky move to avoid paying GST, several chewing tobacco manufacturers have been caught using decoy e-way bills. These fraudulent practices have been costing the government significant revenue losses. By issuing fake e-way bills, these manufacturers managed to transport goods without paying the required taxes, spotlighting a major tax evasion issue in the sector 🤷👎

WORLD

Chile’s cold seeps, located at a depth of about 2,836 meters, house sea pigs, as unraveled by scientists during one of their quirkiest voyages in the Atacama Trench. These are spots where fluid suffused with hydrocarbons such as hydrogen sulfide or methane seeps upward from the seafloor underneath. These chilly seeps nonetheless are chemical energy reservoirs that supply sufficient boost for deep-sea creatures inhabiting without the sun’s rays and provide intangible insights on the evolution of life on earth owing to these circs.

EU sustainability measures are going hard on India’s exports, with rising compliance measures slated to roll out and become active by January 2026, as advised by the 27-member cohort. As per the mandate, eight core products stepping onto the member countries must hold all the prescribed details, ideal to prove that they are quintessentially sustainable. The farrago of exporter goods like textiles, mattresses, detergents, steel, etc. should come with a QR code revealing the information that testifies their adherence to European sustainability guidelines. The ESPR policy, or Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation, is the umbrella framework governing regulatory observance.

Listerine mouthwash, the ortho aficionado’s staple worldwide, is mired in precarious allegations, with researchers pointing out that its regular usage can welcome an unpleasant cancer condition. The study engraved in the Journal of Medical Microbiology highlights that the mouthwash was in close consonance with a heightened presence of familiar oral opportunistic bacteria steeped in colorectal and oesophageal cancer, periodontal diseases, and other systemic maladies. The final takeaways suggest that using Listerine mouthwash for daily oral care has to be reconsidered, although the refreshing liquid is not directly linked to bacterial increment per se.

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Laugh: The history of the device that measures your feet at shoe stores

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RIDDLE

The more you have of it, the less you see. What is it?

 ANSWER TIME!!

Answer(Trivia): 24 minutes and 37 seconds

Answer(Riddle): Darkness