In this age of uber-safety, it wouldn’t be playtime without the proper equipment, so now there’s the Daddle from Cashel for your little cowboys and cowgirls in training, which has, of course, become a haven of hilarious user reviews on Amazon.

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There’s a rare caterpillar in the Amazon rain forest (formerly known as the Flannel Moth caterpillar) who struck it big in the name department thanks to the legendary ‘do of one Donald Trump or perhaps his prickly personality, depending on your perspective. The caterpillar’s “hair” actually consists of setae, which are long, fine silky appendages …

Someone at Amazon’s German offices made a colossal mistake when they hired a security firm called H.E.S.S. to oversee the security of seasonal migrant workers at Christmas. Hess of course, was the name of Hitler’s deputy. In this case it stands for Hensel European Security Services but that, combined with the uniforms and jack boots …