Two chimpanzees escape enclosure at Taipei Zoo
Taiwan’s Taipei Zoo revealed two chimpanzees were tranquilized after escaping from their enclosure and wandering into public areas.
Watch: Alligator found wandering loose at New York nature preserve
Animal rescuers on New York’s Long Island responded to a nature preserve to wrangle an alligator that had apparently been abandoned in the wild.
Watch: Nearly 230-foot Slim Jim breaks world record in Omaha
Conagra Brands unspooled a Slim Jim measuring 429 feet and 5.4 inches long in Nebraska to break the Guinness World Record for the longest meat snack.
Watch: Horse escapes New Mexico parade, runs through Santa Fe
Police in New Mexico teamed up with professional cowboys to wrangle a horse that fled while awaiting the start of a parade in Santa Fe.
Watch: Five generations of Iowa family share a single birthday
An Iowa family is being recognized by Guinness World Records for an unusual distinction: five generations sharing the same birthday.
Venomous sea snake makes rare appearance at California beach
A visitor to a Southern California beach captured video of an encounter with a rare visitor to the state: a highly venomous yellow-bellied sea snake.
Qatar’s 13-Year-Old Volleybal Giant Raises Eyebrows at Asian Championship
Qatar didn’t have the most impressive performance at this year’s Asian Volleyball Championship, losing all three games in its group stage against Thailand, Taipei, and South Korea, but it did stand out thanks to one of the most prolific scorers of the tournament – 13-year-old Mubarak Musa Thiik Madut, who scored 40 points in the…
Blind Man With No Driver’s License Drinks and Drives Car 150 Miles on Highway
In the early morning hours of June 29, when English officers patrolling the M6 motorway near Carlisle noticed an Opel Meriva swerving chaotically from one lane to the next, they thought they had caught a reckless motorist, but they were in for a big surprise. Not only was the driver visibly drunk, but he had…
Woman wins twice in a single lottery drawing for a total $100,000
A Maryland woman bought two identical tickets for a Pick 5 lottery drawing and ended up winning a pair of $50,000 prizes for a total of $100,000.
Watch: Wisconsin woman recaptures world record for salt and pepper collection
A Wisconsin woman reclaimed a Guinness World Records title by amassing a collection of 754 matching pairs of salt and pepper packets.