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Man And His Dog Killed In Bee Attack

Vermillion Cliffs, Arizona © Kristen Ortwerth-Jewell A missing Arizona rock climber was found dangling in his climbing harness, having apparently been stung to death by a swarm of bees. Experienced climber and hiker Steven Wallace Johnson, aged 55, was reported missing by his colleagues after he did not show up for work on Monday. Searchers [...]

Prince Harry to Attend Warrior Games

William Longwell wins gold at the 2012 Warrior Games © The USO The 2013 Warrior Games will be welcoming a special guest when it opens next week in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Britain’s Prince Harry will be on hand for the opening ceremony, as well as several of the athletic events. The Warrior Games is a [...]

Rockettes Christen New York Themed Cruise Ship

Norwegian Breakaway © madle-fotowelt.de When you have a New-York-themed cruise ship to christen, whom do you choose as its Godmother? Well, it turns out Norwegian Breakaway has lots of leggy ladies watching over it. New York’s famous entertainers The Rockettes christened the ship on Wednesday with the added flourish of performing their signature kick line [...]

Elderly Woman Goes Missing After Arriving at D.C. Airport

Missing woman Victoria Kong © Associated Press A search is underway for 83-year-old Victoria Kong, who wandered off after disembarking from her flight at Washington’s Reagan National Airport. The woman is known to suffer from mild dementia and was last seen walking away from the airport on a bike path. A wheelchair and attendant was [...]

The Met Gets Punked

Punk buttons © Ken Schafer Edginess might not be a characteristic that you associate with New York’s storied Metropolitan Museum of Art. The museum’s newest exhibit may change your mind. Punk: Chaos to Couture traces the aesthetic influence of punk on fashion and includes garments from designers Vivienne Westwood, John Galliano, Dolce and Gabbana, Alexander [...]

Conman Gets 10 Years For Fake Bomb Detectors

Iraqi security checkpoint © Dan Pupek A man who financed a decadent lifestyle by selling fake bomb detectors used in war zones has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his disgusting swindle. James McCormick sold a tricked-out golf ball finder that costs less than twenty bucks to UN security forces, police in Iraq [...]

Police Greet Qantas Flight After Aussie Politician Refuses to Turn Off Phone

© Leo Reynolds You know the drill. Invariably on a flight there is someone who does not heed the announcements about turning off devices during takeoff and needs to be asked individually by the cabin crew to stop using their phone. If the passenger does not cooperate, often law enforcement is involved. Such was the [...]

Spice Girls Musical Nixed

© senSATZionell Alas, the Spice Girls musical Viva Forever! has had a short run. The curtain will come down on the production prematurely in June, after lacklustre ticket sales, financial losses, and a series of bad reviews — including one critic’s comment that he wished it were possible to give it less than zero stars [...]

Rhinos Extinct in Limpopo National Park

© Donald Massyn No one has seen a rhino in Mozambique’s Limpopo National Park since January. It is now believed that poachers have killed the last of them. The park’s director announced earlier this week that they have concluded that rhinos are now extinct in the park and that poachers are now preying on the [...]

See Henry Ford’s Secret Room

Ford Model T &copy: Iain Watson Henry Ford knew he had a revolutionary idea when he conceived of the Model T. Visitors to Detroit can see where the Model T was born and the first 12,000 Fords were built at the Model T Automotive Heritage Complex (aka “TPLEX”) which has just opened for the season. [...]

American Tourist Charged With Plotting To Overthrow North Korean Government

© Gabriel Britto An American tour operator has been charged with plotting to overthrow the government of North Korea, an offence which carries a possible death sentence. Kenneth Bae has been imprisoned in North Korea since his arrest in the north-eastern region of the country in November, and it has now been announced that he [...]

Woody Guthrie Center Opens in Tulsa

Woody Guthrie © Library of Congress The catchy and perennially popular folk song “This Land Is Your Land” has inspired Americans to set out and explore their country since it was written in 1940. With the opening of the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, visitors will now be able to explore the history behind [...]

Balloons Fly Again at Luxor

Hot air balloon flight at Luxor ©Ray Euden If your dream is to soar above the ancient landscapes of Egypt in a hot air balloon, you will be happy to know that it is once again possible to do so in Luxor. The resumption of balloon flights for sightseers at Luxor has been authorized by [...]

Man Arrested Smuggling 53 King Cobras in Car

© Jonathan Crowe Police in Vietnam may have done this man a favor when they pulled him over, as it appears that he could stand to be protected from himself. Officers in Hanoi discovered sacks containing 53 venomous King Cobras in the car, each one of the large snakes having enough venom to be deadly. [...]

Man Stuck in Hotel Elevator for Four Days

© Andrea R A hotelier in Austria used his military training to survive being stuck in the elevator of his own hotel for four days. Thomas Fleetwood, owner of Hotel Eden was doing a final inspection of the hotel before it opens when he became trapped in the property’s one-person elevator. Fleetwood had left his [...]

Interstate Mullet Toss on the Horizon

How’s your training coming along? Are you ready to toss fish across state lines? The 29th Annual Interstate Mullet Toss is happening on April 26th-28th in Perdido Key, Florida, and in case your mullet tossing skills are not quite up to scratch, the organizers have helpfully provided this instructional video: If it strikes you that [...]

Man Rescued 27 Hours After Falling Overboard

Sunset near Mentawais © Phil Skeggs A South African traveler was found floating on his back 27 hours after he fell overboard. Rescuers located Brett Archibald, of Cape Town, 20 kilometers away from the spot where he originally fell off a tour boat. Archibald was reported missing, and the rescue effort initiated, the following morning [...]

Ukulele Gangsters Mob Toronto Subway

© iamtdj Self-proclaimed ukulele gangsters descended upon Toronto’s transit system en masse on April 17th. Theese minstrels performed an original song to cheer morning commuters. Project Ukulele Gangsterism (PUG) is the brainchild of Adil Dhalla, who applied for and received an Awesome Foundation grant to make the performance possible. Dhalla was inspired by a quote [...]

Emirati Hotties Deported from Saudi for Excessive Good Looks

This man in Abu Dhabi may be handsome, but not so handsome that his face cannot be shown © Visit Abu Dhabi Handsome men take heed. Apparently you can be ejected from Saudi Arabia for being dangerously good looking. Three men were deported from Saudi Arabia for being so good looking that they pose a [...]

Aristotle Onassis’ Private Island Sold

Skorpios © gichristof The private island that belonged to Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis has changed hands. Skorpios — which sounds like the perfect place for a supervillain’s diabolical lair — is located off the western coast of Greece in the Ionian Sea. Onassis bought the island in 1963 and made the nondescript island over into [...]

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