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An upcoming birthday in a small Italian town of about 1,765 people is expected to earn the municipality an unusual distinction as the home of 10 people over the age of 100. Vittorio Lai celebrated his 100th birthday Saturday in the town of Perdasdefogu, on the island of Sardinia, and Piuccia Lai, who shares the […]
Singles Awareness Day (or Singles Appreciation Day) is celebrated on February 15 each year. It is an unofficial holiday celebrated by single people. It serves as a complement to Valentine’s Day for people who are single, and not married or in a romantic relationship. It is a celebration of love in all forms recognizing the […]
A Yemen man broke his own Guinness World Record when he managed to stack four eggs atop one another without toppling. Mohammed Muqbel, who first set the record when he stacked three eggs, beat his own record during an attempt in Istanbul, Turkey, where he managed to stack four eggs in a tower. Muqbel said […]
Power company workers in Vermont came to the rescue of a panicked parrot that flew 60 feet up a tree and was too afraid of flying to come back down. Massachusetts resident Thea Everest said she brought her macaw, Kaiba, along to visit her father in Battleboro, but before they went inside the house the […]
A talented nine-year-old dog has racked in £15,000 by selling their incredible paintings. Owner Lisa Kite, 58, began teaching her nine-year-old dog, Ivy, how to paint when she was just aged two. After noticing how quickly she picked it up, Lisa started trying her out with different types of paint, starting with watercolours before moving […]
A pair of Ohio radio DJs broke a Guinness World Record when they conducted a 25-hour, 35-minute interview on the air. Zachary Sinutko, executive producer of the 808s and Mixtapes show on John Carroll University’s WJCU-FM, and Collin Kennedy, the show’s co-producer, interviewed one another live on the air, and the show was simultaneously streamed live on Instagram and […]
An Idaho library said a book written and illustrated by an 8-year-old boy who personally placed it on the facility’s shelves now had a waiting list of 135 people hoping to check it out. Alex and Susan Helbig of Boise said their son, Dillon, 8, announced to the family in November that he had written […]
Like in Fiji, February 14th is celebrated as Valentine’s Day in South Korea. But in South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, only women give gifts. Traditionally, women give men chocolates as a sign of affection. And rather than be economical with their purchases, women may actually benefit by spending a lot on men. How? A month […]
A once-in-a-lifetime cup of coffee awaits visitors on top of a popular skiing resort in the western Himalayas — just make sure to pack an extra coat. This cup of coffee isn’t served inside a warm and toasty building, but rather inside one of the world’s largest igloos. Gulmarg, India, located about 8,600 feet above […]
Mahabharat actor Parvin Kumar Sobti, who played the role of Bheem in the series, has died after suffering a heart attack. The actor passed away on Monday. Actor Pravin Kumar Sobti, popular for essaying the role of Bheem in BR Chopra’s Mahabharat, has died at the age of 75. Kumar’s daughter Nikunika told indianexpress.com, “He […]
