December 18: A British runner set a Guinness World Record by completing a half marathon while pushing his 1-year-old twin sons in a stroller. The record-keeping organization confirmed Martin Steer, 40, was awarded the world record for fastest half marathon while pushing a double pram after he completed the Stevenage Half Marathon Nov. 1 with […]
December 18: A woman has posted a selfie taken on a plane in which she claims she was photobombed – by an alien . Olesya Podkorytov from the city of Kurgan in south-central Russia’s Kurgan Oblast region said she took the picture during the flight on a whim but when she posted it on social […]
December 18: A West Virginia shopper helped make a young girl’s day after being mistaken for Santa Claus. Facebook user Robert Riley posted video of his daughter speaking with a man sporting a white beard and red shirt during a trip to Walmart. “Sophie found Santa at Walmart this evening,” Riley wrote. “She saw him […]
London / December 12: London police released surveillance camera footage of a not-so-smooth voyeur taking photos up a woman’s skirt at a store. The CCTV video, posted to Twitter by the London Metropolitan Police, shows the perceptible perv doing a very poor job of hiding his actions as he repeatedly bends over to hold his […]
Barcelona / December 12: A wannabe magician showing off his slight-of-hand to an orangutan at the Barcelona Zoo caused the primate to erupt in laughter and fall over with amusement. Connecticut man Dan Zaleski posted a video to YouTube showing he caught the attention of an orangutan at the Barcelona Zoo and decided to show […]
Seattle / December 11: A startup company is offering couples the chance to be rewarded for their commitment, offering free loans toward a dream wedding for any couples willing to stay together for the rest of their lives. SwanLuv, a startup based in Seattle, believes “everlasting marriage should be rewarded,” offering couples a loan of […]
Minneapolis / December 11: Restaurant chain Buffalo Wild Wings announced a new flavor of wings inspired by citrus-flavored soda Mountain Dew. The flavor will be known as Zesty Citrus and was is meant to celebrate Buffalo Wild Wings’ sponsorship deal with the college football Citrus Bowl game. “The bold citrus flavor of Mountain Dew was […]
December 5: A small business owner in Louisiana took to the internet to send an emotional message to a burglar who broke into her coffee shop. Elizabeth Van Sant, co-owner of Campbell’s Coffee & Tea in Covington, posted the open letter on the company’s Facebook page. The letter is addressed “Dear Person Who Broke In […]
December 5: An Italian land artist has created a 24,000 square metre image of Christ in a field. Dario Gambarin prepared the huge artwork using a tractor – and achieved different depths and colours with the help of a rotating harrow and a plough. White spray paint and nylon cloth were used for his eyes. […]
December 4: A cat in Iowa, missing both of its hind legs, received a new pair of prosthetic legs as it moves towards recovery. Three-year-old Vincent, a domestic short hair, was fitted with a rare set of titanium alloy prosthetic legs by the Lloyd Veterinary Medical Center at Iowa State University. “It’s extremely rare. In […]