The World's Biggest Liar competition is held every November at the Bridge Inn, Santon Bridge , in memory of Will Ritson (1808–1890...
Bishop Rock: The Smallest Island in the World
Bishop Rock is a small rocky ledge jutting out of the sea, 4 miles west of the Isles of Scilly in Cornwall. The rock rises from a depth...
French Cafe Charges Rude Customers More Than Double
Here's a cafe that's being proactive about customer behavior towards waitstaff: A Nice-Matinreporter tweeted a photo of the menu a...
An Island within a Lake on an Island within a Lake on an Island
Vulcan Point in the Philippines is the world's largest island within a lake (Main Crater Lake) that is situated on an island (Volca...
The world’s oldest cosmetic face cream
The world’s oldest cosmetic face cream has been found by archaeologists by excavating a Roman Temple on the banks of river Thames and wh...
Dancing Plague of 1518
The Dancing Plague (or Dance Epidemic) of 1518 was a case of dancing mania that occurred in Strasbourg, Alsace (then part of the Holy Roma...
Russell Brand says no to Katy Perry's $44 million fortune in 'amicable' divorce
WHEN you're legally entitled to half your ex-wife's $US44 million fortune, ($40.87 million) it's rare that a divorce would eve...
Tree of 40 Fruit
Sam Aken is an art professor at the University Of Syracuse, US. After growing up on a farm, he became an artist and it’s with these two t...
Chasing Bugs
Remember the first time you ever saw an ant hill? That parade of black insects pouring in and out of a small sand mound...most of us stopp...
Brazilian man has 10 operations on his eyes so he can look Asian
A man obsessed with Korean culture has gone to extraordinary lengths to look Asian after having 10 plastic surgery operations to change hi...
1.8-Million-Year-Old Skull Debunks Idea that Multiple Ancient Human Species Co-Existed on Earth
In a completely lucky and unexpected discovery, scientists have found a complete skull from a human ancestor believed to be 1.8 million ye...
Man Drives 20 Hours, Saves 11 Sochi Strays
One man, infuriated by Sochi’s program to exterminate thousands of stray dogs in preparation for the Olympic Games, took the rescue effort...
Teens chase down kidnapper's car on their BIKES and save five-year-old girl
Two Pennsylvania teens are being hailed as heroes after they chased down a man in a car who had snatched a five-year-old girl from her gra...
The Happiest Prisoners
In the shadow of Mount Baldy, where lodgepole pine and trembling aspen compete for space in Alberta’s spectacular Kananaskis Country, a...
U.S. family tries living without China
Lamps, birthday candles, mouse traps and flip-flops. Such is the stuff that binds the modern American family to the global economy, author...
Whales Can't Taste Anything But Salt
Tastes are a privilege. The oral sensations not only satisfy foodies, but also on a primal level, protect animals from toxic substances. Y...
This 9-Year-Old Built A Nonprofit, No-Kill Animal Shelter Out Of His Garage To Help Stray Animals
Ken, 9, has grown up dreaming about someday having a shelter to help the stray animals that live near his home, but he never dreamed he co...
Miracle mum brings premature baby son back to life with two hours of loving cuddles after doctors pronounce him dead
It was a final chance to say goodbye for grieving mother Kate Ogg after doctors gave up hope of saving her premature baby. She tearfully t...
US man files lawsuit seeking $2 undecillion over dog bite
NEW YORK: A man in the US has filed a lawsuit over a dog bite, demanding what is believed to be the largest amount of compensation ever —...
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