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A closed circuit television camera at a Madrid subway station captured the drama as a 41-year-old man fell onto the tracks. Were it not for the quick action of an off-duty police officer, things could have ended up being a lot worse. The officer explained: I observed a stir...
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Mill Hill Children’s Centre, Waterlooville, Hants (UK) has taken the unusual step of banning parents from drinking tea and coffee while they play with their children – at the center’s coffee mornings. The reason, center administrators think that drinking scalding beverages around toddlers amounts to an unacceptable risk –...
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If you want to spoil the magic of the spinning food coloring-milk-thing that is happening in this video, by all means listen to the scientific explanation that accompanies it, otherwise – turn off your speakers and enjoy the show. ...
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While I would like to believe that this photograph is part of a highly amusing prank (it wouldn’t be the first time that people had messed with product labels in a store), a big part of me is genuinely afraid that it isn’t and that someone was actually stupid...
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If you want to get your hands on what is arguably one of the most famous pieces of Montana countryside, now is your chance. A 1.4-acre plot that was once owned by Ted Kaczynski is on the market. Kaczynski, who is better known as the Unabomber, killed three people...
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This security camera footage shows the chaos that ensued when a Target store in Buffalo through open its doors for a 4 a.m. sale. Fortunately, everyone appears to survive the incident, which could very easily have ended in tragedy. What is interesting is the reactions of the people who...
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If there is a cool news story that you think we are going to miss, why not submit it yourself? If you look up at the top of the page, you can see a link that says “submit news“. Clicking it will take you through to a screen where...
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A couple of older gentlemen demonstrate how a 3-barreled pole cannon (so called because it would have been attached to a pole) might have been fired. It proves a formidable weapon, in spite of it having last seen action circa 1500. ...
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If you ever needed proof that we are lost in a sea of pointless rules designed to make traveling (and indeed life in general) more difficult than it ever needed to be, this is it. The eminent minds at TSA saw fit to confiscate an armed soldier’s nail clippers...