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Sheriff’s Office investigators have warned Cook County residents not to get to close to the bird-life in the Des Plaines area after a 37-year-old caretaker was harried to death by a large swan. The man, who has been identified as Anthony Hensley, a married father of two, worked for...
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A vicar aged in his 50s, and who shall remain nameless (for obvious reasons) is said to have sought medical attention at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital after an unfortunate incident involving a potato and his posterior. According to the UK’s Metro, the vicar in question assured staff that the...
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If you’ve ever wanted to spend a little time getting closer to the spectacularly awful characters of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, now is your chance. Think Geek has just released this interesting little boardgame that should probably be enjoyed in the company of a heroic amount of cheap...
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In case you didn’t know, Kazakhstan totally blew away the opposition in an international shooting competition in Kuwait yesterday – and in so doing played there part in creating the most awkward medal ceremony – EVER (and someone was kind enough to post it on YouTube). For whatever reason,...
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A Florida man is in the away stretch of a 60-day jail sentence for misuse of 911 – after he called the emergency line because his wife would not go to bed. Fifty-seven-year-old Doyle Hardwick of Wesley Chapel explained to the dispatcher that his wife would not stop sitting...
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Okay so Christopher Walken didn’t really read Where the Wild Things Are, but this guy sounds just like him – and his narration and commentary are both highly entertaining. My only gripe – and it is a small one – is that too many of the page shots are...
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Captured on video: a Raphael Nadal fan rushes to retrieve a tennis ball hit by his idol. In his haste, he fails to see the knee-high advertising fence, trips and falls flat on his face. Ever the gentleman, Nadal goes over to make sure that the man is okay...
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As far as feats of strength go, benchpressing two 45-pound plates is nothing special – barring debilitating injury it is something that most grown men should be able to do. A wheelie on a powerful motorcycle is a little bit more tricky, but something that most people can manage...
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Skipping out on restaurant bills is a horrible thing to do – but four men in Melbourne certainly did it interestingly when they ordered four cocktails and exited via a balcony on the 55th floor of Melbourne’s Rialto Tower. Chef Shannon Bennett explained: ‘I was in the kitchen last...