Man pulls Helicopter with his Ear
Watch as Lasha Pataraia, from the country of Georgia, earns himself a place in the Guinness World Book of records by pulling a 17-thousand pound military helicopter 28 and a half yards.
Monday, October 29, 2007
Hero Parrot saves family
Peanut the parrot may be a loud squawker. But his family credits the noisy bird for saving their life from a fire in their house.
Toilet Shaped House
A house shaped like a toilet is poised to go public in South Korea. The house under construction in Suwon, south of Seoul, is up for grabs to all comers at 50, 000 U.S. dollars a night to raise cash for a campaign to help bring sanitation to developing nations.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Dancing Cockatoo gets funky
'Snowball,' a cockatoo living at a bird sanctuary in Schererville, Ind., is an Internet sensation after video surfaced of him dancing to the 1997 Backstreet Boys hit "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." Owner Irena Schulz explains.
Worlds Oldest Blogger turns 108!
Meet Olive Riley. She's just celebrated her 108th birthday - making her what's believed to be the world's oldest blogger. And no, its not me!
Japans Best Bum Award
18-year-old Kaho Watanabe, who plans to lift Japan's image from the bottom up, heads to Germany later this month for the global finals in Munich.Dan Sloan reports.
Thief Leaves his ID at crime scene
A Florida thief left his ID card in a car he had burglarized, leading police right to him, and some of the items he had stolen.
Teen Coughs up Bullet
A month after being shot, a Washington teen coughed up the bullet that had been lodged near his spine
Cats invade Madison Square Garden
Move over, Westminster dogs, the Cat Fanciers' Association show kicks off Oct. 12 at Madison Square Garden. The AP's Carlotta Bradley reports.
Wife-carrying championships -- Anything for free beer
His wife's weight in beer -- and a trophy, too. That's what Keith Cardoza took home as part of the winning team in the North American Wife-Carrying Championships. Forty contestants waded through a muddy river, bounded over obstacles and ran the 275-yard course with their wives slung over Their backs.
Dog Adopts Kitten - Breast Feeding Included
A golden retriever's (honey) mother instincts kicked in when her owner brought home an orphaned kitten (precious).
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Meet the World's Smallest Dog, Just watch where you step
Boo Boo stands just four inches tall and entered the Guinness Book of World Records in September.
Hundreds Photographed Nude in Miami
International artist Spencer Tunick photographed about 500 people in the nude on trendy South Beach. He chose the Sagamore Hotel as the backdrop for his latest photograph, which he says is a commentary on excess.
Yep, they still have Rubik's Cube Contests
The Rubik Cube has baffled many, but for some nimble fingered people, the puzzle is easy to solve. Some of the world's best players recently competed in the fourth Rubik's Cube world championship.
Good Grief! It's the Great Pumpkin
An Oregon man won the annual pumpkin weigh-off here, presenting a gigantic gourd that came it at 1,524 pounds.
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