Molly - The Incredible New Orleans Pony

Molly the pony's story begins on August 28th 2005, after hurricane Katrina decimated the city of New Orleans. Abandoned by her owners, Molly spent a few weeks on her own before being rescued along with other abandoned animals by Kaye Harris. However, Molly's troubles were far from over!...

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Charmin(g) Wedding Dresses

Hundreds of budding designers got the chance to showcase their talents by designing wedding dresses for the fourth annual "Cheap Chic Weddings 2008 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest". However, these creations were not made from finest silks or satin, but from rolls and rolls of toilet paper, bound together by glue and tape....

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This Dog's a Klutz!

If there were a competition for the clumsiest dog in the world, 12-year old Chester would be a strong contender and most possibly the winner. For this British Lurcher is such a klutz, that he is always falling over things or getting stuck in weird places. It started the day his owner, Jim rescued him from an animal shelter about four years ago....

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16-Year High School Student Attempts Solo Sail

16-year old Zac Sunderland from Southern California just embarked on a journey that most adults would be hesitant to take. On Saturday, he left on his 36 foot sailboat Intrepid, to go around the world solo, in an attempt to break a 12-year old record set by Australia sailor, David Dicks....

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The World's Largest Pencil Drawing

Have you ever been so engrossed in doing something (TV doesn't count!), that you ignore your family and friends? Mexican artist Fielmon Trevino says that is what happened to him, when he was sketching the largest drawing in the world, to fulfill his lifelong dream of being in the Guinness Book of Records....

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Greeting Cards that Bloom!

Instead of wondering whether to keep or toss the birthday or thank you card you just received, you may now be able to grow it. Welcome to the new world of completely recyclable greeting cards that are coming to market. Not only are they eco-friendly, but they also cost about the same as conventional greeting cards....

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Cinders - A Pig That Fears Mud!

They call her Cinders, short for Cinderella. But unlike her namesake, this five-week old piglet will not leave home or the ball without her shoes. For Cinder suffers from a syndrome called mysophobia - or a fear of dirt!...

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Manhattan Skyscraper Created From Erector Sets

"What my dad gave me" is the name of the latest skyscraper to go up at the Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York. Unveiled on Tuesday, the 65-ft tall, 16,000 lb sculpture is made entirely from stainless steel replica Erector set pieces - about one million of them!...

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The 2008 Red Bull Flugtag in London

Hyde Park in London, was home to the hilarious Red Bull Flugtag competition yesterday. Over 80,000 people gathered to watch homemade, human powered flying machines in all shapes and forms trying to 'fly' off the 30-ft deck but mostly crashing into the freezing waters of the Serpentine River....

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Too Smart To Be Valedictorian!

16-year old high school student Anjali Datta will graduate from Grapevine High School in Texas, with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.898. This is not only the highest GPA in this year's graduating class but the highest ever in the school's 103-year old history! - Yet on graduation day, she will not be named Valedictorian....

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California Kids Compete in Soap Box Derby

On Sunday June 2nd, the Northern California town of Mountain View was home to the Silicon Valley Soap Box Derby competition, a qualifying event for the 71st annual All-American Soap Box Derby that will take place in Akron, Ohio on July 25th. Thirty-two kids ranging from 8-18 years entered the competition in their self-assembled kit cars....

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Got Cheese?

The way these grown men are falling all over themselves, you'd think they are vying for some great treasure. However, the prize at the end of this rough and tumble race is a 7-pound wheel of Double Gloucester Cheese! Welcome to the wacky annual cheese-rolling contest that took place in Gloucestershire, England, last week....

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Orphaned Heron Learns To Fly

Meet Dude; a three-month old Heron whose entire family was killed in a storm near Cornwall in the United Kingdom. Luckily, this little guy was rescued by wild life expert and bird lover, Gary Zammit....

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'Muggle' Creates Hogwarts Castle Using Matchsticks

In Harry Potter's world, 55-year old Pat Acton is a 'muggle' (human with no magical powers), who happens to be a big fan of the wizard. In honor of the young wizard's series of books, Pat recently created a replica of Potter's Hogwart School, built entirely from matchsticks....

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The Flying Dolphins of Moray Firth

The Moray Firth, a roughly triangular firth (inlet) of the North Sea is an incredibly beautiful area in Northern Scotland. It is also home to over 130 bottlenose dolphins whose amazing acrobatics attracts people from all over the world....

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Honda's Amazing Skydivers!

'If it's difficult it's worth doing' - that's the mantra of the folks at Japanese car company Honda Inc. They certainly proved it with this amazing new advertisement, broadcast live in England on Thursday night....

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California Sixth-Grader Aids Fellow Skateboarders

Quentin Favia, a San Francisco, CA resident is just a normal 12-year old who loves to skateboard but hates to wait in line for his turn. That is why he understood the pain of fellow skateboarders in the neighboring city of Oakland, who had a brand new park but not enough skateboards....

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Tama The Cat Promoted to 'Super' Stationmaster

Japanese people must really love cats. First they appoint a cartoon cat as tourism ambassador (Click Permalink for full article) and now this. Tama, a nine-year old stray cat has been promoted to 'Super' stationmaster at the Kishi Railway Station in the Japanese City of Kinokawa....

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