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The Surprising Place You Can Find Singapore's National Anthem

The National Heritage Board reports that Singapore’s national anthem made its debut in 1958. It was composed by Encik Zubir Said, and was first played to honor the completion of renovation works on the Victoria Theater. The song is simply titled “Majulah Singapura,” or “Onwards Singapore,” and it became the national anthem the following year. Said read these words, he stated in 1967 (per National Heritage Board), at the theater itself, and considered them perfect building blocks for a song that espoused the virtues of togetherness and pride that defined the people of Singapore.

The Weeknd splashes $70 MILLION on palatial Bel Air mansion after convincing the owners to sell

The Weeknd has spent a whopping $70 million on a Bel-Air mansion, complete with a outdoor infinity pool and music studio, in one of the largest real estate deals closed in Los Angeles this year. The Take My Breath hitmaker – whose real name is Abel Tesfaye – paid mega-bucks for the luxurious pad, which overlooks Bel-Air Country Club and wasn’t even up for sale. Media mogul Reinout Oerlemans and his wife Danielle had not planned on selling the stunning nine-bedroom home until the 31-year-old star’s agents approached them, according to the Wall Street Journal.

This Nifty Trick Will Make Perfect Pancakes Every Time Eat This Not That

Sometimes even mixing the pancake batter can feel like a lot in the morning—especially when you have little ones running around to care for. If you’re either feeling crunched for time or you’re feeling particularly lazy on a weekend morning, this nifty pancake trick truly makes the perfect little pancake in the morning—and it’s about to be your new best friend. Here’s the trick; prep a batch of pancake mix and freeze it in a silicone ice cube maker for future mornings.

Thomas Markle blasts 'idiot' Prince Harry and vows to visit UK

Thomas Markle has blasted Prince Harry as an ‘idiot’ and agreed that he is ‘whipped’ by Meghan – while announcing his intention to visit the UK for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.  In an interview with Dan Wootton on GB News, Mr Markle, 77, revealed he will be flying to London in June in an attempt to reunite with daughter Meghan and meet Harry and his grandchildren Archie and Lilibet for the first time.

Tragedy as man, 23, dies in car crash in Sheffield city centre

A 23-year-old man has died after a serious car crash in Sheffield city centre. The victim has been named locally as Junaid Latif, with tributes beginning to pour in for the 23-year-old online. The fatal smash, involving a single car, happened in the centre of Sheffield at around 3.41am on Sunday, with police racing to the scene and sealing off a road in the city. For more news from across Sheffield, click here Mr Latif was rushed to hospital but sadly died a short time after he arrived.