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One of Thor: Ragnarok’s best-known jokes came from someone who wasn’t in the cast or writers’ room—a child visiting through Make-A-Wish.

His idea emerged between takes.

Chris Hemsworth recalled that the young fan knew so much about Marvel that he began suggesting lines to Hemsworth and director Taika Waititi.

One suggestion fit a scene on Sakaar, where Thor is forced into a gladiatorial fight against the Hulk.

Seeing his fellow Avenger, Thor joyfully declares, “We know each other. He’s a friend from work!”

Hemsworth tried the child’s wording, and he and Waititi liked it enough to keep it.

The joke appeared in Marvel’s first teaser on April 10, 2017, months before the film’s November 3 U.S. release.

Hemsworth later called it the best line in the movie.

A visiting child had helped shape one of the film’s most memorable moments.

10/17/2026

An Australian family let a huntsman spider nearly as wide as a human face live in their house for a year because she helped control cockroaches.

They named her Charlotte and watched their enormous houseguest grow instead of removing her.

By 2020, Charlotte measured approximately 15 centimeters across, nearly six inches from leg to leg.

The arrangement unfolded in Cairns, Queensland, where Jake Gray shared photographs of the spider on Facebook.

He explained that his family had long tolerated huntsman spiders because they prey on cockroaches.

The Grays also avoided blanket chemical pest treatments, making Charlotte's hunting habits particularly useful.

Still, even in a spider-friendly household, an animal that large took some getting used to.

Jake said they chose her name to ease the worries of his children, Jack and Bella.

His mother, Annette Gray, also refused to kill the visitor who had settled inside.

Charlotte wandered from room to room, appearing unexpectedly while the family watched her grow over the months.

Unlike spiders that wait in webs, huntsmen actively chase prey, using their sideways-spreading legs to race across surfaces.

Despite their intimidating size, the Australian Museum says huntsman spiders generally prefer escaping to biting people.

Charlotte's diet wasn't limited to cockroaches. Jake also watched her eat an Asian house gecko.

Some relatives and friends joked that the house should be burned down, but Jake actually hoped Charlotte would grow even bigger.

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Pamela Anderson has transformed her Vancouver Island estate into a massive vegetable garden that helps feed local food banks and soup kitchens.

The former Baywatch star grows approximately 15,000 square feet of vegetables, producing far more food than her household needs.

Instead of keeping the entire harvest, she shares fresh produce with struggling families, churches, neighbors, and community organizations.

The garden sits on a seven-acre property called Arcady in Ladysmith, British Columbia, where Anderson returned in 2020 after decades in Hollywood.

Her connection to the land stretches back generations, having purchased the property from her grandparents roughly 30 years ago.

Her sons, Brandon and Dylan, also have childhood memories there, including taking some of their earliest steps on the family property.

Today, both sons have contributed to transforming the grounds into a flourishing garden filled with vegetables, herbs, and flowers.

Brandon has even created detailed planting plans, while Dylan contributes his eye for the garden's overall appearance.

The harvest includes heirloom tomatoes, beets, radishes, lettuce, and other vegetables that Anderson also incorporates into her plant-based cooking.

The garden has become so productive that its benefits extend well beyond her own kitchen.

Anderson confirmed the community donations in a June 2025 interview with Architectural Digest, describing how the harvest reaches food banks and soup kitchens.

Her gardening journey also inspired her cookbook, I Love You, which celebrates homemade meals and family traditions.

But the transformation carries another personal significance.

Anderson has described rebuilding the garden as an important part of rediscovering herself after returning home.

What began as a personal retreat has become a family project that provides fresh food to people throughout her community.

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