Russian Bear Model Steals the Spotlight With Fairy-Tale Photoshoots
There is an old maxim in show business that working with children and animals is deadly for an actor’s career, as both usually hog the…
Author: Doug Williams
A Polar Explorer Died While Trying to Light His Own Poo
A Greenland-born Inuit polar explorer named Jørgen Brønlund had no choice but to burn his own faeces in order to survive the dire conditions of…
7 Miles Down! Submersible Reaches the Deepest Place on Earth
Footage has been released of a manned submersible, Fendouzhe (also known as Striver), reaching 10,909 metres deep in the Mariana Trench. The Mariana Trench is…
Camels Store Water in their Humps, True or False?
According to The Times the answer is false! For years people have believed the myth that camels store water in their humps to survive desert…
Two Giant Sea Lions Sink Small Boat
Boats go sailing in and out of the harbours in Washington State in the U.S. so frequently it’s rare that people pay much attention to…
She or the Rooster has to Go After Complaints to the Authorities
Eliza Carthy received a noise complaint in the form of a letter from her local council about Lady, her rowdy rooster. The noise complaint was…
Lonely Camel Treks 62 Miles Home To Original Owners
Eight months after being sold, a lonely camel was so homesick, it decided to embark upon an arduous 62-mile solo trek to get back home.…
Rare Turtle Spotted for Only Second Time, Looks Like Melted Cheese
Plenty of modern abstract artists become famous for their vivid use of bright colours, like Jackson Pollock, whose works are sometimes nothing more than bright…
Bizarre Robotic Monster Wolves That Howl When Approached to Scare off Bears
According to The Mainichi, Japan’s national newspaper, the Japanese government has deployed some monster robot wolves to try to scare away wild brown bears that…
Chief Mouse Catcher at Southwark Cathedral, Doorkins Magnificat Laid to Rest
If it’s true that cats have nine lives, as the popular myth suggests, Doorkins Magnificat must have come to the end of her “renewals,” so…