Watch: Gymnast takes on contortion challenge for fourth Guinness World Record
A South African gymnast earned his fourth Guinness World Records titles when he went into a backbend position and completed 19 full body revolutions in 1 minute.
Young Bird May Have Set Non-Stop Distance Record By Flying From Alaska To Australia
A young bar-tailed godwit appears to have set a non-stop distance record for migratory birds by flying at least 8,435 miles.
The Remarkable Individuals Who Have the World’s Strongest Human Bones
In 1994, a man was involved in a serious car accident that should have left him with at least a few broken bones. But he suffered no fractures at all, because he had the densest, strongest bones anyone had ever seen. When doctors looked at the X-rays of the man involved in the car accident…
The “World’s Loneliest Gorilla” Has Been Living in Shopping Mall Cage for 30 Years
A 33-year-old gorilla who has spent most of her life alone inside a metal cage on the seventh floor of a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, has been dubbed the world’s loneliest gorilla. Bua Noi was only one when she was put into the cage that would become her permanent home for more than three…
Store’s scratch-off shortage leads woman to $100,000 lottery jackpot
A North Carolina woman said a store being sold out of her favorite scratch-off lottery ticket led to her winning a $100,000 prize.
Man returns overdue library book checked out by his grandfather 84 years ago
A British library said a book that was 84 years overdue was returned by the late patron’s grandson — and he paid the $21.14 late fee.
Watch: Missouri second-grader’s lost birthday balloons float 500 miles to Tennessee
A Missouri second-grader whose birthday balloons flew off into the sky received some special gifts in the mail from a man who found the lost balloons 500 miles away.
Woman Cooks Recipes Found on Gravestones as a Hobby
A US woman recently went viral for dedicating herself to a very unusual hobby – cooking recipes etched into people’s gravestones as a unique way of remembering and celebrating their lives. About a year ago, Rosie Grant was studying library science at the University of Maryland and interning in the archives of the Congressional Cemetery.…
Watch: Greater one-horned rhino calf born at British zoo
The Chester Zoo in England announced the birth of a greater one-horned rhinoceros, a species considered vulnerable.
Look: Irish police seize electric tricycle due to lack of insurance
Police in Ireland said they seized an unusual vehicle — an electric tricycle — when the operator was found to be using it without a license or insurance.