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Tiny Dachshund Pup Born In California, May Well Be The World’s Smallest Dog!
Monday, April 2, 2012 · 2 Comments
With national attention gaining momentum, the announcement of the tiny dachshund puppy’s birth is sparking debate on whether it should be crowned the World’s Smallest Dog. Weighing in at an impressive 1 ounce, the little tike could fit into a spoon when it was born! Beyonce was born in northern ...
Man saws off own foot to continue receiving jobless benefits
Friday, March 30, 2012 · 4 Comments
Unbelievable? BELIEVE IT! An unemployed Austrian man cut off his own foot with a circular saw so he could continue receiving jobless benefits. Hans Url, a 56-year-old from Mitterlabill, then took the foot and cooked it in the oven so doctors could not reattach it. “The planning was meticulous,” Franz ...
Burned at the Stake: A Retrial for a “Witch”
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 · 1 Comment
It was 385 years ago when Katharina Henot went from running the local postal office and attending local parties to being tried, convicted and burned alive at the stake for being a witch. Just recently, the same governing body that convicted her is re-opening her case and conducting a re-trial. ...
Not the Kind of Paper Airplane You Want To Throw At Your Teacher
Most of us can remember (if not still doing so) folding up our notebook paper into intricate and precisely engineered paper airplanes that would take flight into our 8th grade poofy-haired math teacher’s head. Even though most of us got in trouble (And it was well worth it) because it’s ...
Holy Big Bat in Brazil Batman!
Friday, March 23, 2012 · 2 Comments
Forget Gotham City – Batman has come to the rescue in Brazil! Retired cop, Andre Luiz Pinheiro has suited up in full cape and mask to fight crime long after his retirement. Pinheiro is part of Sao Paolo’s new measure to help fight crime where it starts – children. In ...
The Scuba Dive that Saved A Life
Last November, as homeowners and neighbors flee from the raging flames of a wildfire that was consuming nearby homes, Western Australia resident Peter Fabrici grabbed an oxygen tank and stayed behind to defend his house. As the raging fires drew closer, the brave 53-year-old was forced to dive beneath the ...
1 tiny boat, 2 men, 33 days, 300 miles at sea!
Wednesday, March 21, 2012 · 1 Comment
Two men were found weakened but in reasonable condition after spending over an entire month out in the middle of the pacific ocean aboard a tiny boat. The men, aged 53 and 26, were found washed up on an isolated atoll in the Marshall Islands. As odd as it may ...
Wedding Dress Made Entirely Of Human Hair!
Wednesday, March 14, 2012 · 2 Comments
Thelma Madine, a renowned dress designer has created an unbelievable dress made out of human hair! The size 6 dress, which took over 300 hours to make, uses 820 feet of hair and weighs about 33 pounds! Don’t forget the brush! A team of eight people put in around 300 ...
Video: A Coke/Mentos Powered Rocket Car!
Tuesday, March 13, 2012 · 1 Comment
One Sweet Ride The same guys who brought you all the awesome Coke and Mentos geyser experiments are at it again – but this time, they’re curious minds are pushing the limits of human propulsion! That is, with Coke Zero and Mentos of course…not the whole NASA-esque rocket-fuel thing. A ...
Not Your Average Hitchhiker
On December 12, 2011, conservation officers in Vancouver were being dispatched all around what seemed to be an unlikely place for a bear; in the heart of downtown Vancouver! Earlier that morning, a young black bear (around one to two years old) was rummaging through a dumpster when a driver ...
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