EltonJohn,Queen,U2,PhilCollins,DavidBowie- thenumberoftopmusicstarswhotooktothe
stageattheLiveAidconcertin 1985 washuge.
Butit wasnothingcomparedtothemassive
numberofpeopleintheaudience.In
London’sWembleyStadiumalone70,000
peopleattendedwhatatthetimewas
thebiggestrockfestivaleverheld.An
astonishing1.5billionpeoplearound
theworldwatchedthespectacleon
theirTVs.Theorganisershopedto
raise$30millionforaidinAfrica.
Thefinalfigure,however,turned
outtobemorethan$150million.
Sardinestraveltheworld’s
oceansingiganticshoals
measuringupto 15 kilometres
longandone-and-a-half
kilometreswide.Movingin
suchmassivegroupshelps
protectthemfrom
predatorssuchastunaand
mackerel,butsharksaren’t
soeasilydeceived.They
simplyswimthroughthe
shoalwiththeirjaws
open,ingestinganything
thatcomesinto their
mouths.Bangladeshisgoto
greatlengthsto
celebrateEidal-Fitr–
theMuslimfestival
markingtheendof
fasting– withtheir
families.Morepeople
descendontherailway
stationsthanthetrains
canhold,leavingmany
sitting on their roofs.78 April 2020