Raining cats and dogs: Lucky puppy survives 30ft fall through the sky
It was almost raining cats and dogs in California recently after a young boy looked up to see a young puppy falling through the sky from a perilous height. The lucky puppy survive after falling from over 30ft (Picture: KSBW) The fortunate canine had a lucky escape after being grabbed by an eagle-eyed hawk and then flown through the sky as it struggled to escape from its clutches.He was finally released from the hawk's sharp talons, but was sent plummeting through the sky from over 30ft and into the arms of a loving young boy in Los Banos, California. (...)
MP sits on Energy Secretary in the House of Commons
Energy Minister Charles Hendry causes laughter in the Chamber after accidentally sitting on Ed Davey's lap.
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Why Is Yawning Contagious?
A yawn is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. Yawning is commonly associated with tiredness, stress, overwork, lack of stimulation and boredom, though recent studies show it may be linked to the cooling of the brain. In humans, yawning is often triggered by others yawning and is a typical example of positive feedback.
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How Much Are You Worth To Facebook?
Tomorrow, Facebook is expected to go public at a valuation around $100 billion. That's what Facebook is worth to the market. But how much are you worth to Facebook? Take this quiz called the 'Val-You Calculator,' which, based on your answers to seven questions, determines the dollar value you represent as a user. I'm not using Facebook but I'm still worth $2. (...)
Which Birthdays Are Most Common?
NPR data journalist Matt Stiles recently posted this informative infographic of the most common birth dates in the United States. It was constructed using data compiled by Harvery Kennedy School professor of public policy Amitabh Chandra, and later published in the New York Times. Chandra's table relies exclusively on birth date figures from 1973 to 1999.
The most popular birth date is September 16 (I was born on September 13). The least popular date is split between February 29 and December 25. (...)
Introducing The Frogmouth
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It's important that you get to know these adorably expressive birds. Not to be confused with owls, the frogmouth is a nocturnal bird related to the nightjars and native to Southeast Asia and Australia. They are named for their large flattened hooked bills and huge frog-like gape, which they use to capture insects.
Epic Time-Lapse Map Of Europe
Fast forwarding from ca. 1000 AD until 2003 showing Europe's shifting borders, alliances, unions, territories, occupied land etc.
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Where Did The Taco Come From?
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Jeffrey M. Pilcher, professor of history at the University of Minnesota, has traveled around the world eating tacos. For the past 20 years, he has investigated the history, politics and evolution of Mexican food, including how Mexican silver miners likely invented the taco, how Mexican Americans in the Southwest reinvented it, and how businessman Glen Bell mass-marketed it to Anglo palates via the crunchy Taco Bell shell.
9 Weapons That Failed Spectacularly (And 1 That Possibly Didn’t)
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Ever heard of the Holy Bat Bomb? The $40 Million Sunburn? The Killer Drum Solo? The Puke Ray? As history has shown, sometimes a military investment pays off. (...)
Terrified groom gets tricked by friends into stag party ‘bungee jump’
A mischievous group of French pranksters kept up the stag party tradition in spectacular style after convincing one blindfolded groom he was about to take a 50ft leap of faith as he stood next to a waist-deep duck pond. The unsuspecting groom stands by the edge of the lake (Picture: YouTube: Virals4) It's considered by many friends a duty to play pranks at the groom's expense on the eve of his big day as this petrified bachelor found out following this ingenious wind-up.Covering their unsuspecting victim's face with a balaclava, the group of jokers made the prank even more realistic by attaching the masked man to a harness. (...)
Is Earth Alive?
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Researchers at the University of Maryland have discovered a way to identify and track sulfuric compounds in Earth's marine environment, opening a path to either refute or support a decades-old hypothesis that our planet can be compared to a singular, self-regulating, living organism - a.k.a. the Gaia theory.
Proposed by scientists James Lovelock and Lynn Margulis in the 70s, the Gaia theory likens Earth to a self-supporting singular life form, similar to a cell. (...)
Pensioner survives being dragged under truck
Pensioner survives being hit by a truck and dragged down road
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