The Zeppelin Arrives In CaliforniaIf you happened to be near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Saturday afternoon, you may have spotted a white object flying across the clear blue skies - kind of like a Goodyear blimp with a small school bus attached to it....
Read news articleSnake Massages - The Latest In Beauty TherapyFirst there was the fish pedicure and now this. A Health and Beauty Spa in Northern Israel is offering a snake massage, which entails at least six snakes of all kinds slithering up and down and massaging the client's aching muscles....
Read news articleHigh School Musical 3 - Finally At A Theatre Near YouFor the last two years, we have all smiled, sung and danced with Troy, Gabriella, Sharpay, Ryan, Chad, Taylor and the rest of the gang as they journeyed through their high school years. Now comes the Grande Finale. As they get ready to graduate, Disney has spared no expense with its 3rd, but by no means final, High School Musical 3 - The Senior Year, extravaganza....
Read news articleOregon Hiker Survives On Bugs And Spring WaterWhat began as a one-day hiking trip to Mt Adams, Washington's second highest mountain, ended up being a five night ordeal for an Oregon man, who had to eat ants, centipedes and even spiders, in order to survive....
Read news articleTofu And Fin - The Surfing RodentsTofu and Fin must be the luckiest rats in the world. Not only do they live on the beautiful Island of Hawaii, but they are also not confined to a treadmill in a cage like most pet rats - Instead these one-year olds get to surf on the beautiful beaches, on their own custom-made surfboards....
Read news articleWhat Are You Going To Be For Halloween?With less than ten days left before Halloween, we are sure most of you already know what you are going to dress up as. For those of you who still haven't even thought about it or are still on the fence, here are a few ideas for costumes that can be made with a little help from mum or dad....
Read news articleExploring Our OceansThough oceans make up over seventy percent of our Earth, we know more about the surface of Mars than we do about the deep bed of the ocean floor and the amazing life it sustains. In an attempt to learn more about some of the mysteries that lie in our deep dark seas, four divers recently completed a diving expedition across all the oceans of the world....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - The Phoenix LanderWith the dark months of the harsh Martian winter approaching, the five-month old Phoenix Lander mission is expected to come to an end soon. The decline of the Sun will mean less power to charge the Spacecraft's batteries, eventually causing it to die. But scientists are hoping that before it loses power completely, it will be able send back some final crucial data about the Red Planet....
Read news articleAstronomers Discover Hottest Planet In the ConstellationAstronomers have found what they believe is the hottest exoplanet. Called Wasp 12-b, this charcoal black planet with temperatures exceeding 2,200 degrees Celsius (4,000 degrees Fahrenheit) is hotter than some stars, and about half the temperature of our own star - the Sun....
Read news articleChimp Makes Great Surrogate MumEver since she was an infant, Anjana has watched her keeper China York, nurture orphaned baby animals at The Institute of Greatly Endangered Species in South Carolina (TIGERS). It is therefore no wonder that the now two-year old chimpanzee has learnt a trick or two on how to be a caring and loving parent....
Read news articleCircus Performer's Nail-Biting StuntNik Wallenda is no stranger to nail-biting stunts. Born into the circus family, the Flying Wallendas, he has grown up watching his father, grandfather and even great-grandfather perform some hair-raising stunts. However, what Nik did on Tuesday, had everyone crossing his or her fingers....
Read news articleBerlin's Annual Festival of LightsTourists visiting the German city of Berlin are in for a special treat. For the next two weeks, the city's major landmarks, as well as hotels and embassies will be lit up with colorful lights in celebration of the fourth annual Festival of Lights....
Read news articleThe World's Longest InsectThis stick bug found by an insect enthusiast on the Malaysian side of Borneo has been declared to be the World's tallest insect. Named Chan's Megastick, after the naturalist who donated it, the insect will go on display in the Creepy Crawlies gallery at the Natural History of Museum in London, later this week....
Read news articleOne Big Happy FamilyTim and Jackie Ferrier love to entertain and invite guests for meals. On any given morning, afternoon or night, they may have up to 29 of them clucking, heehawing, barking, meowing and even neighing at each other. For the guests they invite, are not of the human kind but their menagerie of pets....
Read news article4-Year Old Racing WhizLeonardo Panayioutou is a normal four year-old who 'lives and breathes motor racing'. Except in his case, he gets to fulfill his passion twice or thrice a week on an actual track. For this pint-sized British boy is already an amazing Go-Kart racer....
Read news articleScaling The Sheer Cliffs Of Yosemite's El CapitanFor most of us scaling the peak of Yosemite's , El Capitan once in our lifetime, would be achievement enough - but not for speed climber Hans Florine. He has been climbing the sheer cliff over and over again since 1991, trying to out do himself each time - and Sunday was no exception....
Read news articleKenyan Elephants Use Text MessagingKenyan Ranger Richard Lesowapir was enjoying a peaceful day, when he received a text message from Kimani. The African bull elephant was back to his old tricks - heading to raid the neighborhood farms. Richard jumped into his jeep and rushed to try frighten Kimani back to his home at the Ol Pejeta conservancy....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Columbus DayToday, many people in America and other countries of the World celebrated Columbus Day - the anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas on October 12th, 1492. This week's video traces his journey from Spain to the shores of the new World, he mistook for India....
Read news articleThe Happiest Place On Earth Turns Spooooky!They may be the happiest places on Earth during the day, but in September and October, both Disneyland and Disneyworld turn spooky at night. Welcome to Disney's Not-So-Scary Trick or Treat party. Held at both parks on select week days and on weekends, they are a great way to jump start your Halloween celebrations....
Read news articleWorld Ironman Championship In HawaiiWhile there are more than 20 Ironman competitions held around the World, none compares to the Hawaiian Ironman, which took place in the city of Kona, last weekend. Now in its 30th year, this grueling one-day event is considered the toughest and most prestigious of all Ironman races....
Read news articleSpace - The New Tourist DestinationYesterday, Space Adventures, the world's first and only company catering to space tourism, blasted off yet another earthling, for a ten-day jaunt to the International Space Station. Richard Garriott, famous for developing the Ultima video games series, is the sixth passenger to be flown by the company, but the first ever offspring of a NASA Astronaut....
Read news articleVrooooom - This Motorbike Rocks!The crouching Jaguar affixed atop its namesake car is probably more popular than the car itself. Now a British motorcycle enthusiast has taken his love for the logo, to a whole new dimension....
Read news articleWisconsin Man's Unusual Mode Of TransportWe have heard of pumpkins being used to make pies, Jack-O-Lanterns and even a temporary coach to transport Cinderella to the ball, but a canoe? - That is definitely a first....
Read news articleJapanese Restuarant Hires Monkey WaitersYat-chan and Fuku-chan are the perfect waiters. They are polite, rarely mess up an order, and patiently listen to the incessant chatter of their patrons....
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