March 04: A Maryland police department said an injured eagle rescued by an animal services officer was dubbed “Trust” by its rescuer. The Montgomery County Police Department said Animals Services Division Officer Jennifer Gill responded to a report of an injured eagle walking into a wooded area about 8:45 a.m. Thursday. “Officer Gill located the […]
February 26: The president of a car dealership in Hawaii is offering a plot of land in Oregon for free to anyone who promises to build a brewpub and restaurant on the property. Mark Benson, president of Honolulu Ford, purchased the eight-acre plot of land in 2004, intending to build a new dealership on it. […]
February 26: A University of London researcher shared video of penguins walking on treadmills to test their ability to balance while walking after putting on weight. Astrid Willener from the University of London’s department of life sciences led a team studying Antarctica’s male king penguins, which put on a large amount of weight once every […]
February 26: Members of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster, otherwise known as Pastafarians, registered their first official marriage celebrant in New Zealand. The group announced the news on its Facebook page, although the first couple that was set to be married by the new celebrant decided to call off their wedding. “Our happy […]
February 26: A herd of more than 20 horses broke loose from a Tennessee stable and hit the streets on Friday morning. Sevierville Police Department warned drivers of the escape in a series of tweets as the horses ran through an area near a local mall. “Traffic officers are in route to the area of […]
February 19: A Florida man showed off his balancing skills by riding a unique unicycle that featured a set of wooden legs in place of a wheel. Flaviu Cernescu shared video to Facebook as he attempted to maneuver the modified “walking unicycle” as far as possible while practicing at Nova Gymnastics in Fort Lauderdale. The […]
February 19: A Virginia deer paid a visit to a local liquor store after managing to push open the front door. Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage shared security camera photos of the deer that show the animal walking through the front door of one of the state’s oldest stores in Clifton Forge and making its […]
February 19: Aerial footage from a Virginia farm shows the eerie scene of 43 enormous busts of U.S. presidents rescued from a defunct theme park. The video, posted to YouTube, shows the statues in various states of disrepair in Croaker, Va. The 20-foot-tall concrete busts, which depict the first 43 presidents of the United States, […]
February 19: Visitors to Yosemite National Park’s Horsetail Falls are capturing photos of a stunning yearly phenomenon known as the “firefall.” The illusion, nicknamed “firefall” because it makes the waterfall appear to be flowing fire, is noted each year at the park when the angle of the sunset reflects off the water. “Horsetail Falls is […]
Valemount / February 5 : A snowmobile rider in British Columbia captured video of his “close call” when he was buried by the snow from an avalanche. The man, Trevor D., wrote online that he was on his way back to a cabin at Allen Creek in Valemount when he encountered the avalanche. “On the […]