Corinna Smith, 59, poured boiling water with sugar over her sleeping husband, Michael Baines, 80. Her daughter had told her that Michael had sexually abused her and her brother when they were children. “Livid” and “fuming” Smith boiled up two kettles of water and mixed it with three bags of sugar in a garden bucket....
There can be no limits to being careful, no matter how young or weak someone can be. In fact, even school teachers looking after elementary kids cannot be careful enough if today’s story is anything to go by. This horrifying story happened in Florida, and the tragic victim was a female school teacher. According to...
Believe it or not, cows are not all meaningless mooing and slow blinks. A study suggests that these animals communicate with each other about how they feel through their vocal expressions. Cows may not be the most intelligent creatures out there, but they are some of the compassionate, and humans must learn to respect this. ...
Every year, many people die while waiting on the organ donor list. The reason? They have to wait for someone else to die in order to receive an organ. Scientists and doctors have been trying to figure out how to alleviate this problem for quite some time – and they may have just found a...
Happy birthday to Jonathan the giant tortoise, who turned 190 years old this year. He is the oldest living animal, according to Guinness World Records. Additionally, Jonathan is the oldest chelonian — a category of animals that include tortoises, turtles, and terrapins — ever recorded. He resides on the remote tropical island of St. Helena,...
Did you know that over 70 percent of our planet is covered by water? Additionally, this vast expanse of water is largely unexplored. Many would say it is the so-called final frontier in terms of exploration. Hidden from all light, creatures grow to unimaginable size or develop unique and bazaar ways of hiding and hunting....
Did you know there is an abundance of gross things that actually benefit your health? It’s true! So many things that seem yucky, the kind that may give you the heebie-jeebies, are actually good for us. We have made a list of the best examples so you may stop avoiding them. You never know; you...
Witness the exciting moment when a surge of lightning suddenly struck an American Eagle plane carrying numerous passengers. Shortly after its landing in Arkansas amid a huge storm. The Embraer E175 had patiently awaited the storm’s passage before proceeding towards the gate. Suddenly, a massive burst of electricity shot through the aircraft yesterday afternoon. The...
Introducing the “Chicken Orb“. A remarkable metallic wire sphere designed to grant chickens the freedom to roam and forage while ensuring they stay away from restricted areas such as flower beds. While its existence dates back a few years, it recently gained substantial attention when captivating photos and videos of its practical implementation took the...
Although shark attacks are rare, they can still happen, usually provoking fear. What should have been a fun day at the beach turned into a nightmare experience for both an individual and all those present. In the resort city of Hurghada in Egypt’s Red Sea, a man was swimming when an unforeseen tragedy unfolded. Video...
Tracey, a 58-year-old teaching assistant from Leamington Spa, had a vision of a delightful two-week escape to the pristine white beaches of Hurghada. However, her idyllic dream quickly transformed into a nightmarish holiday experience when her family fell victim to a barrage of infected mosquito bites and suffered from unfortunate medication-induced incidents in the resort’s...
A recent article posted in several media publications spoke of a warehouse robot that had apparently collapsed after it had worked for 20 hours straight. According to a new report, it didn’t actually deactivate itself. Many believed it ‘got tired’, but some software/sensor errors led to its collapse. To put it chronologically for all our...