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Cacao was often used for ceremonial occasions like weddings. It was brewed in both Mexican and Aztec culture, but the result was not at all similar to today’s hot chocolate as it was a far more bitter affair.

To find out the history of the invention of the humble doner kebab, you must look to Berlin. It was in the German capital that Kadir Numan set up his stall in 1972, widely considered the world’s first ‘kebabby’. Since then, the sales of ‘doner meat in brot’ have flourished, with over 1000 kebab businesses in Berlin and a massive 16,000 across Germany. So next time you’re blind and drunk and crying into your kebab, remember to thank Kadir.

The global interest in Fortnite in the month of March this year saw the stocks of publishers Take-Two Interactive and Activision Blizzard fall. The CEO of Activision later stated: "Fortnite is definitely a lot of competition right now...it’s been a really important catalyst in attracting new gamers to gaming.”