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A piece from one of Stonehenge’s giant sarsen stones was removed 60 years ago during excavations and was missing ever since. Now, the missing piece has finally been returned to the ancient monument by Robert Phillips, a British man who emigrated to the United States. Phillips, who turns 90 soon, worked on those archaeological excavations in 1958.
A missing piece of one of the @EH_Stonehenge stones has been returned! ➡️ https://t.co/Eewxh9nhes
— English Heritage (@EnglishHeritage) May 8, 2019
The stone 'core' was kept by Robert Phillips, who worked on the archaeological excavations in 1958. He returned it from America, just before his 90th birthday. pic.twitter.com/llDlXNUOJA
Most people wrote Liverpool off after they lost the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals 3-0 to FC Barcelona. On Tuesday, however, they proved why you still have to play the game, delivering a historic and memorable comeback. Liverpool beat Barcelona 4-0 on their home field and have advanced to the Champions League final.
Liverpool are in the UEFA Champions League final! 👏👏👏#UCL | #UCLfinal
— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) May 7, 2019
Uber and Lyft drivers have started to strike in several cities around the world in an effort to bring attention to issues like decreasing wages and a lack of job security. The strike includes drivers in a number of U.S. cities, as well as in countries like the U.K., Nigeria, Chile, Costa Rica, Uruguay and Kenya. No B.C. though! They’re definitely not striking in B.C.
Uber and Lyft drivers in many U.S. cities plan to strike today to draw attention to what they say are decreasing wages for drivers and a distressing lack of job security.https://t.co/Ovq55U2mvK
— NPR (@NPR) May 8, 2019
Tyra Banks was the first black woman to grace the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit cover solo when she did so in 1997. More than two decades later, the 45-year-old has come out of retirement to grace the cover once again. There are three different covers this year and the other two feature Camille Kostek and Alex Morgan.
TYRA! TYRA! TYRA!
— Sports Illustrated Swimsuit (@SI_Swimsuit) May 8, 2019
The #SISwim legend is our 2019 cover model! 😍https://t.co/bxnibZoWMW pic.twitter.com/kO215wRBrr
It took around a month for the MLB to produce its first no-hitter this season and it came courtesy of Mike Fiers. The Oakland Athletics pitcher did so for the second time in his career and became just the eighth pitcher to throw a no-no for multiple franchises. Fiers accomplishment was also the 300th no-hitter in MLB history, counting both regular season and post-season.
All 27 outs of Mike Fiers' *second* career no-hitter! #RootedInOakland pic.twitter.com/IgtOTeKhkd
— Oakland A's (@Athletics) May 8, 2019
Notable Birthdays (via Famous Birthdays)
David Attenborough (93), Enrique Iglesias (44), Stephen Amell (38), Adrian Gonzalez (37)
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