Grounds for Thought & Brewed Bits & Roasts from the World

Day: November 15, 2026

A colourful Rubik’s Cube on a sandy beach with ocean waves behind it

The Rubik’s Cube Comes Home: Hungary Makes the Famous Puzzle Again

Morgan from globalgrounds - Grounds for Thought & Brewed Bits & Roasts from the World November 15, 2026

Half a century after Ernő Rubik invented it in Budapest, the Rubik’s Cube is...

Two yellow rubber ducks, one wearing a sun hat, sitting by a swimming pool

Germany’s Army Opens a Shop, and a Rifle-Toting Rubber Duck Sells Out

Morgan from globalgrounds - Grounds for Thought & Brewed Bits & Roasts from the World November 15, 2026

The Bundeswehr wanted a fresh image. It got a bestseller: a camouflage rubber duck...

Old residential buildings with terracotta roofs in Lisbon, Portugal

Portugal’s Housing Revolt: Thousands March Against an Easier-Eviction Law

Morgan from globalgrounds - Grounds for Thought & Brewed Bits & Roasts from the World November 15, 2026

Thousands marched in Lisbon, Porto and dozens of other Portuguese cities against a bill...