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  A photo that shows a flash of green light resembling something like a comet above the peak of Central Java’s Mount Merapi was indeed from a meteor shower, authorities have confirmed.  The photo, which gained traction on social media over the weekend, was taken by a photographer named Gunarto, who shared three photos of the stunning phenomenon on his Instagram account @gunarto_song. “Meteor fell into the peak of Mount Merapi?” the caption reads. The post has received more than 23,700 likes at the time of writing since it was uploaded on Saturday. Gunarto said that he initially wanted to capture the nighttime scenery of Mount Merapi from a site named Batu Alien (Alien Rock), a place where a large rock from the top of the volcano landed after a blast. Mount Merapi, which is Indonesia’s most active volcano, is located on the border of Magelang and Sleman regencies. Gunarto said he was fixated on some clouds that suddenly appeared at the peak, when the light came down from the sk...

  Betsy Wetsy cir. 1957      In 1934 the Ideal Toy Company of New York introduced the “Betsy Wetsy” doll.  And in honor of the doll’s 87 th birthday, the Hasbro Toys who now holds the license is introducing an updated “Grandma Betsy Wetsy” doll.  According to Frank Shermocker Hasbro’s Chief Marketing Manager “This is an exciting time in the doll market.  Children still love their dolls and their parents love sharing with them.”  The Grandma Betsy Wetsy will work in much the same way as the original doll, in a new design.  Now young children can practice changing the diapers of their grandparents in a practice of their future.  The new redesigned doll will feature an older woman type look.  Betsy will offer the same great potty training fun you experienced in your childhood.  "Relive you childhood and teach your kids to change diapers", is the dolls tag line.  One wonders what Hasbro was thinking, in this doomed to fail p...