My recent Oracle SQL Developer update surprised me

After checking for an update of my Oracle SQL Developer installation, version 1.5.4 popped up in the wizard. I selected it and clicked Finish. The summary for the installation looked interesting - some colors, some sports and some food, where about to be deployed on my machine. Look at the screenshot:
A good laugh to start the day :-)

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