An Austrian man beat his own record for the longest full body contact with ice cubes on Saturday. Josef Koeberl managed to stay 2 hours, 30 minutes and 57 seconds inside a custom-made glass box filled up to his shoulders with ice cubes. More than 200 kilograms (440 pounds) of ice cubes were needed to […]
Detectives search for answers after discovering 153 mutilated horses
French investigators have made numerous arrests since a macabre series of attacks left scores of horses mutilated or killed this year and have opened more than 150 investigations into such cases, the interior minister said Monday. Sponsored: #1 fruit for weight loss Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced the start of night patrols by gendarmes to […]
“World’s loneliest elephant” makes highly anticipated move
An elephant who has become a cause celebre for animal rights activists around the world will be allowed to leave his Pakistani zoo and transferred to better conditions, the animal welfare group helping with the case said Saturday. Sponsored: Improve Breathing by 57%? Dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest elephant’ by his supporters, Kaavan has languished at […]
In Afghanistan, coronavirus shutdown ends
When the bowling alley reopened, Zohal Bayat was eager to get back to the lanes. For four long months amid Afghanistan’s coronavirus, it and other recreational facilities had been closed. So that meant Bayat, a member of the country’s national women’s bowling team, had been unable to practice, On top of that, Bayat was at […]
16-year-old swims English Channel
A 16-year-old from New Hampshire successfully swam across the English Channel, completing a 33-mile (53-kilometer) swim by reaching a sandy beach in France after darkness fell. Vera Rivard, of Springfield, left Dover in the United Kingdom around 9:30 a.m. and arrived on a beach near Calais, France, just before midnight on Tuesday. She crossed “roly-poly” […]
Destructive Hurricane Nana makes landfall
Hurricane Nana made landfall in Belize, pelting a relatively sparsely populated stretch of the country’s coast with heavy rain and wind before weakening to a tropical storm. The U.S. National Hurricane Center reported early Thursday that Nana hit land between the coastal towns of Dangriga and Placencia, at an area around 50 miles (80 kilometers) […]
Alleged Ponzi scheme cons 150 investors out of $12 million!
Two men who founded what authorities say was a fake financial services company in Florida that raised more than $12 million from at least 150 investors in Puerto Rico and beyond have been arrested, officials said Wednesday. Best Water To Drink In The AM [sponsored] Gary Steven Wykle, 72, and Alejandro Cortés López, 58, face […]
Randomly discovered hamster DNA baffles police
German police said Wednesday they are losing hope of finding out who left on a train a box of vials with hamster DNA, which caused alarm in the southwestern town of Heidelberg last week. Sponsored: CAN YOU GUESS: Which Alcohol Is Better For Your Health? Federal police sent a bomb squad to investigate after a […]
[Pics] 2 pythons collapse through man’s ceiling
An Australian returned home and was surprised to discover that his kitchen ceiling had collapsed under the weight of two large pythons apparently fighting over a mate. Sponsored: THIS Food Stuff Linked To Age-Related Memory Decline David Tait entered his home in Laceys Creek in Queensland state on Monday and found a large chunk of […]
[Video] 3-year-old girl caught in high-flying kite
A 3-year-old girl in Taiwan was reported safe after becoming caught in the strings of a kite and lifted several meters into the air. QUIZ: Which 1 Out Of THESE 3 Alcoholic Drinks Should You Drink? [sponsored] The unidentified girl was taking part in a kite festival Sunday in the seaside town of Nanlioao when […]
