Pizza Hut just broke the world record for largest pizza ever

Jan 26 2023

Pizza Hut has just set a new world record for cooking up the largest pizza ever as it takes up a whopping 14,000 square feet.

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The pizza had to be absolutely massive to beat the previous Guinness World Record holders for making the largest pizza ever. That one was cooked up by a team of five people in Rome back in 2012, and it spanned 13,580 square metres.

The glute free pizza, called Ottavia, required the chefs to bake the dough in 5,000 separate batches over the course of 48 hours. It required specialist equipment and beat the previous record holder which was set in 1990 by food company Dr Schar’s 122ft diameter pizza.

The new one was made in Pizza Hut by YouTuber Airrack, real name Eric Decker. It is so massive it had to be spread out over the floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center.

To bring this pizza together took 13,653 pounds of dough, over 8,800 pounds of cheese and 4,948 pounds of marinara source.

Over 630,000 of pepperoni were also scattered over the pizza’s almost 14,000 square feet top. Due to there being no oven large enough to cook this pizza, it had to be cooked in pieces and assembled on site.

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If you wonder what happened to the pizza after it was assembled and had photos taken of it, don’t worry as it was not left to rot. It is being donated to local charities, and quite a lot of them at that due to the pizza being cut up over 68,000 slices.

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‘Homosexuality not a crime’, Pope Francis hits out at anti-LGBT laws

Jan 26 2023

In a recent exclusive interview with the Associated Press, Pope Francis hit out at countries which still criminalise homosexuality and urged bishops and other Catholics to be more accepting of the LGBTIQ+ community.

He told the interviewer how being gay ‘is not a crime. Yes, but it’s a sin. Fine, but first let’s distinguish between a sin and a crime’

He went on to highlight how a lack of kindness or discrimination also goes against God. ‘It’s also a sin to lack charity with one another’ he said.

The Pope acknowledged that Catholic bishops in some parts of the world support laws which criminalise homosexuality or discriminate against it. However, he attributed such attitudes to cultural backgrounds and said that these bishops need to undergo a process of conversion wherein they apply tenderness and acknowledge the dignity of everyone.

Around 67 countries or jurisdictions worldwide criminalise consensual same-sex activity. According to the Human Dignity Trust, 11 of these can or do impose death penalties in regards to this issue.

The comments were met with a mixed bag of reactions. Some acknowledged that this was big coming from the head of the Vatican, saying that despite the rhetoric of sinfulness, it is still a big step in the right direction.

Others however still called this lip-service, as calling homosexuality a sin is still discriminatory, even if denouncing homosexuality being a crime.

Francis did to mention transgender or non-binary people, but some advocates LGBTIQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church still hailed the Pope’s comments as a momentous advance.

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Police investigate as corpse spotted at sea in Gozo

Jan 26 2023

Police were informed yesterday at around 1700hrs that a human corpse had been spotted at sea in the zone of Wied il-Mielaħ, Għarb, Gozo.

Acting on the information, the Malta Police Force immediately called upon the assistance of the Armed Forces of Malta who convened on site and retrieved the body to transport it to Imġarr’s bay.

Preliminary investigations showed that the corpse belonged to a man but the identity of said person has not yet been identified due to being in an advanced stage of decomposition.

Dr Simone Grech LL.D was informed about the case and opened an inquiry. An autopsy on the corpse is currently underway to establish the cause of death.

Investigations are still ongoing.

Rural area in Żebbuġ enjoys brand new aesthetically-pleasing facade

Jan 25 2023

A rural road in Zebbug’s Wied Baqqiegha now enjoys a brand new, aesthetically-pleasing facade after a number of works were carred out in the area.

In an attempt to elevate the country’s rural aesthetic whilst respecting the environment, Malta’s Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects Aaron Farrugia said that they made sure the road was given a more attractive facade than the ‘standard concrete’.

In a comment on the Minister’s Facebook post, independent councillor Steve Zammit Lupi called the Zebbug works “an example of work done with cooperation and communication with the Council.

“Thank you Aaron and Infrastructure Malta for welcome the proposal made by councillor Patrick and myself in order to give Zebbug’s rural area of Wied Baqqiegha the aesthetic look the rural area deserves, an area which is frequented by pedestrians and cyclists.”

What do you think of the glow up?

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