A Swiss man put his cold endurance to the test and broke a Guinness World Record by spending more than 2 hours buried in the snow while wearing only his swimming trunks. Elias Meyer, a competitive powerlifter, said he decided to take on the title for the longest time spent in direct full body contact with […]
A team of physicists from a British university used nanotechnology to create what they dubbed “the world’s smallest violin,” an instrument that can’t be seen without a microscope. The Loughborough University team said the platinum violin measures 35 microns — a measurement unit equal to one millionth of a meter — long, and 13 microns wide. The […]
A Georgia woman who received a Massachusetts State Lottery scratch-off ticket as a gift from her father ended up winning $2 million. Vanesa Menijvar Acosta, of Norcross, Ga., told lottery officials she received the ticket as a gift from her father, who bought it from the East Boston Corner Market on London Street in East Boston. The ticket, a […]
Bollywood superstar Deepika Padukone has officially joined forces with Telugu icon Allu Arjun for director Atlee’s next major venture. Backed by powerhouse production house Sun Pictures, the upcoming pan-India film — tentatively titled #AA22xA6 — is already generating massive buzz across industries and fanbases alike. Allu Arjun, who is still riding high on the success of Pushpa: The […]
A kitten heard calling for help from an underground pipe in New York was coaxed out by a rescuer and will soon be available for adoption. Pamela Gallagher, who lives in the Bay Shore area on Long Island, said she heard animal sounds coming from underneath her back deck and called for help from firefighters. Firefighters pulled […]
Firefighters in Australia came to the rescue of a wayward dog who found his way into a 26-foot-deep mine shaft. The Country Fire Authority in Victoria said a Labrador named Ted wandered off his owner’s property with a Labradoodle named Penny on Thursday and the dog duo made their way to Pronk Track in Trentham. Penny was […]
A devoted Maryland Lottery scratch-off ticket player scored a $100,000 prize — his third time winning a six-digit payout. The Bowie man told Maryland Lottery officials he bought a Monopoly X50 ticket from Forbes BP at 9701 Annapolis Road in Lanham using $10 he borrowed from his wife. The player recalled how he convinced his wife to give him […]
An Australian fitness enthusiast completed 7,079 pull-ups in 24 hours — nearly doubling the previous Guinness World Record. Olivia Vinson, 34, told Guinness World Records she was looking for a challenge when her husband and coach suggested she attempt the record for the most pull-ups in 24 hours (female). “I was looking for a bigger challenge […]
Ahead of the release of Karate Kid: Legends on May 30, Sony Pictures Entertainment India has dropped a teaser from a fun conversation between Jackie Chan and Ajay Devgn, possibly making it the biggest collab this year for movie promotions. In the light-hearted clip, Jackie Chan, who returns as Mr. Han, tells Ajay Devgn, “You fight, I […]
A cow was found alive on an Australian beach after being carried up to 11 miles by floodwaters. Layla Philipson found the cow alive on the sand on Old Bar beach, on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales. The cow was one of multiple bovines swept away by floodwaters brought on by torrential rains in […]
