Pictures don’t quite do Milford Sound justice, but that’s not stopping people from trying.

The New Zealand landmark is the country’s most Instagrammed place in 2017, according to year-end geotagged data released by the company.

Widely referred to as the “eighth wonder of the world,” Milford Sound is a fjord located on New Zealand’s South Island. 

With its towering mountain peaks and cascading waterfalls, it’s a breathtakingly beautiful destination — although, really, there’s nothing quite like actually being there.

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Source: Mashable | New Zealand's most Instagrammed place should come as no surprise

Australia’s long road to marriage equality is almost at an end, with the bill to legalise same-sex marriage set to be passed in the House of Representatives early this week.

But there’s already cause for high emotion in the House, after an Australian politician proposed to his partner while speaking on the bill on Monday.

Liberal MP Tim Wilson, while discussing the Marriage Amendment (Definition and Religious Freedoms) Bill, took the opportunity to tearfully propose to his partner, Ryan Bolger, who was sitting in the public gallery. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Politician proposes to his partner while speaking on same-sex marriage in parliament

More than 20 years its release, gamers are still trying to master GoldenEye 007 on Nintendo 64, with a recent influx of speedrunners trying to play the game as fast as possible.

Many have tried to crack a long held record by speedrunner Bryan Bosshardt on “Dam,” the game’s first level. 

With a time of 53 seconds on the game’s lowest difficulty (Agent), many gamers have pondered if it was even possible to go faster126 people are tied alongside Bosshardt’s record. 

But now, after 15 years, that record has been broken by Australian speedrunner Karl Jobst, who clocked in with a run of 0:52 on Sunday.  Read more…

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Source: Mashable | After 15 years, this 'GoldenEye 007' speedrunning record has been broken