The Selective Service System plans to automatically register eligible American men between ages 18 and 25 for a U.S. military draft by December, almost a half-century after compulsory registration for the draft for that age group became law, a government filing shows.

The agency’s proposal would implement a requirement passed by Congress in December in the National Defense Authorization Act to include automatic registration for “every male citizen of the United States” between those ages.

There has not been a military draft since 1973, when U.S. involvement in the war in Vietnam was winding down.

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In the quiet village of Klejtrup, Denmark, one man turned a simple idea into an extraordinary reality .

Søren Poulsen spent 25 years, from 1944 to 1969, building a massive world map called Verdenskortet entirely by hand. Inspired by a stone shaped like Jutland, he began recreating the globe using soil, grass, and large stones along the shores of Lake Klejtrup.

What makes this achievement truly remarkable is how he did it.

With only basic tools and a wheelbarrow, Poulsen moved huge rocks—some weighing over two tons—often dragging them across frozen ground during winter . Every small section of the map was carefully measured, where just 27 centimeters represented 111 kilometers in the real world.

The result is a giant, walkable map where visitors can explore continents, cross oceans, and stand in places like Antarctica—all in one location .

Today, it stands as a unique attraction and a symbol of patience, dedication, and vision .

Poulsen didn’t just build a map—he built the world, one stone at a time.

Meet Bebe, a six-year-old white-winged parakeet from Iowa — living a life most humans wouldn’t dare try.

His owner, Steven Lawyer, didn’t just build him a cage…

He built him a submarine.

Called the Bebosphere, it’s a homemade underwater pod with oxygen monitoring, pressure systems, and buoyancy control — tested in a bathtub before taking Bebe snorkeling in the Bahamas.

But that’s just the beginning.

Bebe has been skydiving 15 times
At 1,000 feet, he flies out mid-air and chases the parachute down
He even joins a 500-mile bike ride with 20,000 people every year

Let that sink in…

A bird that dives, flies, travels, and explores like an adventurer.

Some people call it love.
Others call it crazy.

But one thing’s certain—

Bebe isn’t just living… he’s living wildly.

You should explore every inch of this booty