“I’m Harriette Thompson, and I’m 91 years old, and I’m running the marathon at San Diego.” That’s right! Ninety-one-year-old Harriette Thompson ran her way into the record books on Sunday after she completed the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll marathon for the 15th time. Completing the race in seven hours, seven minutes and 42 seconds, Hariette […]
“Oh my God!” “Oh my God! Oh my God! Oh my God. Oh my God.” Not quite what you want on your wedding day. It wasn’t just the bride and groom taking the plunge at this wedding in Minnesota, when the whole party ended up in a lake. The hilarious video shows the moment Dan and Jackie Anderson were dunked into […]
Yes, that is a group of small-clawed otters taking it in turns to play the keyboard. Zookeepers from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo decided it was time for a music lesson, placing a keyboard and a toy xylophone in reach of animals to play with. While the otters got on well with the keyboard, Bonnie the […]
It’s not the most renowned international sporting competition, but things were kicking off in a pub in the East Midlands, as they held the 38th World Toe Wresting Championships. Yes, that’s right! Competitors went toe to toe to battle it out, and it’s a bit more complex than it looks. “You’ve just got to get the other person’s ankle to […]
This is the moment a soldier ran onto a railway track into the path of an oncoming train to rescue a woman who had fallen onto the tracks. The man was standing on the opposite platform at Strood station when he saw the pensioner run for her train and fall. He then jumped down and ran over […]
A solar plane has made its first flight in Switzerland ahead of an attempt to fly around the world next year. The revolutionary plane which can fly day and night without fuel is as light as a car and is the product of 12 years of research. “This is the first aeroplane ever which has […]
A family in Florida had an unexpected dinner guest on Friday evening in the form of a black bear. The bear was caught on camera having a bit of “me time” and enjoying a break in Daytona Beach. He was seen chilling on the family’s garden hammock for around 20 minutes before neighbours turned on the lights which spooked him. “Got in the […]
Dramatic rescue operations took place on Wednesday after torrential downpours and flooding threatened the lives of cattle and horses in Argentina. Local farmers in the north of the country guided their cows, bulls and horses across a river to safety. The animals can be seen swimming and wading through the water, as they were anchored with ropes to small boats. Some […]
As fans tune in from around the world to watch the World Cup 2014, there’s a few looking in from out of this world. “We want to wish all the teams and fans on the ground in Brazil a great World Cup. Have fun and have peaceful games. May the best win.” German astronaut Alexander Gerst will […]
More than 100 rescuers are attempting to free a man who is trapped in a cave 1,000 metres deep in southern Germany. The 52 year-old man, who is one of the researchers who discovered the cave, was left with injuries to his head and chest after rocks fell on him on Sunday. He can’t climb back to […]