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Watch: Melbourne floods, Spiderman talks grief with Elmo

Source: TND

Melbourne drivers were caught out by flash flooding, and a bus crash was avoided in the US thanks to quick-thinking passengers.

Also over the past week, a former Spiderman opened up to Elmo about grief after death and viral baby penguin Pesto showed signs he was growing up.

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Roads turn to rivers

Drivers in the Melbourne suburb of Frankston found their cars partially submerged after wild weather sparked flash flooding.

@char.zion #greenscreenvideo #floods #frankston #fyp #foryou #rain #melbourne #foryoupage ♬ Queen of Disaster – ella

Passengers save the day

Surveillance video shows the moment bus passengers prevented a bus from crashing after the driver suffered a medical emergency in Colorado Springs, US.

The driver died despite efforts of emergency responders. No other injuries were reported.

Trump’s Maccas stunt

Donald Trump pretended to work a shift at McDonald’s as part of his US presidential campaign; the restaurant was reportedly closed to the public during his visit.

Following his visit, that particular McDonald’s copped a flurry of poor Yelp reviews.

@teamtrump “I could do this all day… I like this job.” 🤣 #fyp #trump2024 ♬ original sound – Team Trump

Obama raps

Former US president Barack Obama rapped the lyrics of the Eminem track Lose Yourself after the rapper introduced him at a Kamala Harris presidential campaign rally in Detroit.

Muck-up day prank

A group of about 100 Melbourne schoolgirls stormed a McDonald’s dressed up as Ronald McDonald.

@sacbalz♬ McDonalds Beeping Sound – Matthew Barrie

Troye Sivan does viral Apple dance

The Aussie singer busted out some moves to the Charli XCX song to mark the end of the pair’s North American ‘Sweat’ tour.

 

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Spiderman’s heart-to-heart

Andrew Garfield had a touching discussion with the Sesame Street character about the death of his mother and how he has dealt with grief in the years since.

Weird Dad

American comedy musician Weird Al Yankovic shared a glimpse into his version of helping his daughter with her college radio show.

@alyankovicHelping my daughter Nina with her college radio show tonight♬ original sound – Al Yankovic

What’s for dinner?

A carpet python was caught with a special catch of the day – a platypus.

 

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Pesto starts big transformation

The world-famous baby penguin is growing up! Visitors to Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium filmed Pesto losing his brown baby feathers, showing hints of the adult black-and-white plumage waiting underneath.

@zoeholyground pesto is moulting. big things happening at sealife aquarium. also the nintendogs bath time music makes me so nostalgic #pesto #penguin #melbourne #pestothepenguin ♬ Nintendogs Bath – The Weens

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