Let them eat onions

After an election and 16 years of petitions, Kellogg’s has finally bowed to democratic pressure and will roll out a green-onion-flavored version of Chex cereal in South Korea. In 2004, Kellogg’s put two potential new flavors up for a vote in the South Korean market. To the company’s surprise, South Koreans voted for green-onion-flavored Chex over chocolate-flavored Chex. Citing irregularities in online voting, Kellogg’s threw out the vote and offered the chocolate version. “We never expected consumers would be interested in this product for over 16 years,” Kellogg’s spokeswoman Kim Hee-yeon told the Reuters news service. “Every time we launched new cereals or had promotional events, online communities would repeatedly ask for the flavor.” Kellogg’s could extend the green-onion-flavored Chex cereal beyond its scheduled three-month run if sales are strong enough. And early measures indicate Koreans are excited to try the cereal: The first online offering of the cereal sold out in two days.

British treasure

Perhaps having watched National Treasure a few too many times, Mark Royden of the U.K. tried to steal an original copy of the Magna Carta. Royden reportedly caused more than $18,000 in damage to the document’s security case where it was displayed at Salisbury Cathedral, and he was sentenced last month to four years in prison for the offense. The document is one of four original copies of the 1215 charter that curbed the power of the king and became a precursor to the U.S. Constitution.

Signal in the sand

Just as in the movies, three men from Micronesia became stranded on a small island in the Pacific Ocean and were found after they made an SOS signal in the sand. The men reportedly took off in a boat heading for the Pulap Atoll but instead landed out of fuel on an island 118 miles south of their intended destination. A U.S. Air Force plane that was part of a search effort spotted the SOS in the sand and reported the location, and the Australian navy rescued the men.

Getting a leg up

On July 26, Chris Marckres jumped out of a plane with two legs. When he landed, he only had one. While he was strapped to an instructor during a sky dive over rural Vermont, one of Marckres’ prosthetic legs fell off. Figuring his leg was permanently lost, but holding out hope, Marckres put out a message on social media asking people in the West Addison, Vt., area to be on the lookout for the expensive appendage. Farmer Joe Marszalkowski found the leg in one of his soybean fields the next day. Marszalkowski told the Bangor Daily News he was glad his combine didn’t encounter the leg before he spotted it: “It would have destroyed it.”

A horse for the force

After a tour with the Air Force, a horse has joined the Space Force. Of course. The U.S. Space Force published an image of its new 5-year-old horse named Ghost on July 23. To be clear, the horse will not venture into space. Rather, Ghost will work at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the Military Working Horse Program. Ghost will help give Space Force personnel access to hard-to-reach parts of the base. Prior to the creation of the Space Force, Ghost had done a similar job for the Air Force.

A trip to the movies

Beginning in September, residents of several U.S. cities will be able to go to the movies without violating social distancing norms. An Australian organization called Beyond Cinema said it will host “floating cinemas” for several days on bodies of water near selected cities such as New York, Miami, Los Angeles, Chicago, and San Diego. Customers will have to reserve an entire boat that allows seating for eight people. Beyond Cinema said it will be able to accommodate up to 192 patrons per showing, and the floating cinemas will feature a mix of classic films and new releases.

Coin collectors

As businesses across the country adapt to what the press has dubbed a national coin shortage, one Alabama Chick-fil-A has come up with a bold plan. “For every $10 in rolled coins you exchange (for paper money) with us, you’ll receive a free Chick-fil-A Original Sandwich,” a Huntsville, Ala., Chick-fil-A advertised on its Facebook page in July. Many businesses are transitioning to cashless payment as they struggle to make change for customers. Columbia business professor Yiming Ma told Forbes the “shortage” is actually just a disruption caused by crashing demand at laundromats, vending machines, and car washes—businesses that have been severely hampered by social distancing and quarantine orders.

A bark for help

England’s highest peak may not be much, but it was too much for one dog. A 121-pound St. Bernard dog named Daisy collapsed while descending Scafell Pike with her human companions. According to the dog’s owner, the dog stopped moving after she indicated pain in her rear legs. The local police who fielded the emergency call contacted a mountain rescue team that quickly leaped into action and met the climbing party on the side of the 3,209-foot mountain. During the descent that followed, the rescue crew administered a special remedy to the St. Bernard: dog treats.