In the 1970s, Uri Geller became famous on television for the so-called powers of his mind, which allowed him, among other things, to bend cutlery. Thirteen years ago, he acquired a tiny Scottish island in the North Sea, named Lamb (“the Lamb”), reports the BBC. It is now the Wall Street Journal which is interested in the Scottish adventures of the British-Israeli, now 75 years old. “[Il] is now busy turning Lamb into a personal micronation, joining a galaxy of other fantasy countries based on old oil rigs, in various backyards and other bedrooms, and jostling for recognition on internationally.”
The island now has its own flag, its own anthem and a constitution “which offers peace and love to all humanity and to extraterrestrials”. “It’s a deserted place, a nature reserve no bigger than a football field, and home to colonies of puffins, guillemots and other seabirds.”
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