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The 50th-anniversary special was one of the most-watched television events of 2021.
Now Daryl Somers returns with Hey Hey It’s 100 Years: an all-new celebration of the iconic, long-running variety show Hey Hey It’s Saturday, coming soon to Channel 7 and 7plus.
The outrageous new special showcases a cavalcade of stars who appeared on the original series of Hey Hey and features some of Daryl’s funniest memories from much-loved segments including Red Faces and Celebrity Head.
The television event features appearances from the original Wiggles, Delta Goodrem, Kate Ceberano, Lee Kernaghan, Tommy Emmanuel and plenty more.
Daryl will also present a special Hey Hey tribute to Shane Warne and The Amazing Johnathan.
The special is dedicated to the late, great Ernie Carroll aka “Ossie Ostrich”.
"Hey Hey It’s Saturday’s" trademark madness and mayhem was essential family viewing for an incredible 30 years, featuring some of the biggest names in show business, from Australia and overseas.
The 50th-anniversary special, Hey Hey It's 50 Years, was a television sensation and the fifth most-watched entertainment program in 2021 with a total TV audience of 2.11 million viewers.
Hey Hey, It’s 100 Years is a Somers Carroll production for the Seven Network.
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You won't believe this epic life-size race car made out of nearly 300,000 LEGO bricks!
LEGO® Australia and McLaren Racing have teamed up to create a life-size build of the LEGO® Technic™ McLaren Formula 1™ Race Car.
Just like the real McLaren Formula 1 race car, the LEGO model has been designed to allow people to sit in it thanks to the removable halo and steering wheel.
The 5.7m long and 2.4m wide car contains 288,315 LEGO blocks and will be on display at this year’s 2022 Melbourne Grand Prix at Albert Park for fans to see and interact with.
If you’re a Formula 1 fan, you’ll notice the incredible attention to detail in the car, such as the V6 cylinder engine with moving pistons, steering activated from the cockpit, suspension and a differential lock.
The car celebrates McLaren's 2021 season livery while giving fans a hands-on interpretation of the new 2022 F1 car design. LEGO plates have even been used on the model to recreate the logos as seen on the real McLaren Formula 1 race car.
The car took 1,893 hours to construct with 27 people involved in the design and build including LEGO’s very own Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught, Australia’s only LEGO Certified Professional who features on Channel 9’s LEGO Masters TV show.
Check out a time-lapse of the build here
The build is a first-of-its-kind official partnership that embodies McLaren’s signature engineering and LEGO Technic’s spirit.
"The partnership between the LEGO Group and McLaren continuously develops each time we get together for the next collaboration," said Niels Henrik Horsted, Head of Product, LEGO Technic. "We never stop trying to excite and inspire our fans by pushing the limits of possibility through the technology and designs produced, both on the racetrack and with LEGO building."
If you can't get hold of the LEGO Technic McLaren F1® set in stores you can backorder it from LEGO.com
Images: LEGO Australia
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Big Brother Australia is celebrating its 21st birthday in 2022 and has invited some old friends to the party. In an exciting first look teaser released on social media, Big Brother fans are finally introduced to some of the housemates who will be competing to win the grand prize (and there are some familiar faces).
The theme for the newest season will be BB Royalty and New Contenders, with past housemates from the past 21 years returning to compete against completely new housemates. It comes after last season's theme of Big Brother VIP had Luke Toki reign champion, competing with big names like Caitlyn Jenner, Thomas Markle Jr and Omarosa Newman.
In the teaser, we hear Big Brother's voice introduce the new theme. He says, "Hello Australia, I first met you 21 years ago. You’ll never guess who’s coming to celebrate. But are my New Contenders good enough?".
Here's what we know about the housemates so far (In order of appearance)
Johnson (Superfan)
"I’m a massive Big Brother fan. I’ve watched every second of every episode."
Aleisha (Entrepreneur)
"I’m a very good liar. Lying comes scarily easy to me."
Sam (Intimacy Coach)
"Seduction is an art. I flirt with women just as much as I flirt with men."
Josh (Ex-model)
"I am an ex-international model."
Joel (Fitness Fanatic)
"I am a strong physical player."
Big Brother Royalty
Tim Dormer (2013 Winner)
"Hey Big Brother. Did you miss me?"
Tully Smyth & Drew (2013)
"History is not going to repeat itself."
Farmer Dave (2006)
"Last time was a wild ride."
Trevor Butler (2004 Winner)
Layla Subritzky (2012 Runner-Up)
Estelle Landy (2012)
Reggie (2003 Winner)
"This may be a new game, but I’m still the same old Reggie."
Who will rise to become the greatest housemate of all time? Who are you most excited to see return?
Although there hasn't been an announcement on an official premiere date, viewers will be able to watch it later this year on Channel 7.
Image Credits: (Screenshots via @bigbrotherau / Youtube)
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A Reddit post has gone viral with a simple question about whether people can see pictures in their head.
User grantedwishx33 posted “Can people really picture things in their head?” in the NoStupidQuestions forum, and it’s created a lively discussion with more than 2,000 comments.
“My friend told me to close my eyes and imagine a zebra in a green field. I obviously know what both things look like, and it registers in my mind but… I don’t literally see a zebra standing in a field… do some people actually have that ability?” they posted.
And the replies are… well, hurting people’s heads as they try to describe what they do - or don't - see.
Try it now: imagine a zebra in a green field
Do you see the image in your mind’s eye - the animal’s shape, maybe the head and legs, the black and white stripes, the green grass?
Or do you get nothing, just blackness or maybe fuzzy colours or shapes?
It seems you either can visualise images in your mind, or you can’t.
Which side are you on?
Obviously seeing something in real life is different to visualising or imagining it in your mind's eye, but many people can still see an "image" in their head.
The best description of seeing an image, ironically, was a musical reference, something you can’t see in real life!
These commenters also tried to explain it:
But some people can't see anything at all.
User OneLastSmile wrote: "I don't see visually like through my eyes in my brain. That doesn't mean I can't envision what things look like, it's more just my brain registers what I'm imagining without any visual to go along with it. I just know what I'm imagining."
Apparently not being able to visualise images in your mind is called aphantasia.
And it might explain why some people love reading novels and can visualise the story like a movie, while others just see words and don't always enjoy reading.
What's your experience? Can you see images or no images in your mind's eye when asked to imagine something?
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