In 2014, a glacier archaeologist in Norway was dispatched to Mt. Digervarden in Reinheimen National Park in search of artifacts ceded by melting ice. Within minutes of arriving onsite, he found an Iron Age arrowhead. Shortly after, he uncovered one from the Bronze Age. Turning in for the evening, he spotted something of far greater significance: a…
Glacier Archeologists Uncover 1,300-Year-Old Wooden Ski With Leather Straps Preserved by Ice in Norway
Amputee Mama Cat Adopts 2 Orphaned Kittens: One Starving, One Found on a Scrap Heap
An amazing stray cat, who had already undergone an emergency leg amputation and given birth to a litter of four, delighted her rescuers when she adopted two orphaned kittens in dire need of a mother’s care. Yuki, who is recovering in the care of Wisconsin’s Safe Haven Pet Sanctuary, has also given two kittens a…
378lb Bride Walks Down the Aisle in Her Dream Dress After Losing Half of Her Body Weight
A beautiful bride enjoyed her dream wedding after losing half her body weight. Vicky Chaffer of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, was over the moon when her boyfriend, David, proposed in New York’s central park during a 30th birthday trip. But she was so self-conscious about her size-22 figure (UK size 26) that she refused to allow him to…
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient Roman Statues Under Norman Village Church in England
December 6, 2021
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An archeological dig in Buckinghamshire is dredging up artifacts from England’s remote past—ahead of a high-speed rail that’s laying the groundwork for UK’s rapid land-transportation future. Researchers from high-speed rail project HS2 unearthed at Stoke Mandeville a set of remarkable Roman busts from beneath what was once a Norman village church. The HS2 research team are calling…
Diver Forms 20-Year Friendship With Tiger Shark Who Follows Him Like Dog ‘Trying to Get Its Head Rubbed’
December 5, 2021
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Palm Beach-based scuba diver Jim Abernethy has spent a good chunk of his life under water. As owner and operator of Scuba Adventures, he regularly travels to the Bahamas to a place called Tiger Beach where he dives with clients—and forges lifelong friendships with tiger sharks. It sounds crazy, but the truth is: sharks aren’t…
Entrepreneur Makes Trendy Tiles, Shelves, Tabletops From Used Bamboo Chopsticks From Restaurants
December 5, 2021
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A Vancouver entrepreneur has transformed a most highly disposable object—the bamboo chopstick—into a viable business model, making trendily sustainable wall tiles, coasters, kitchenware, tabletops, and more. In a city that tosses hundreds of thousands of chopsticks per week, Felix Böck, 32, CEO of ChopValue, saw an opportunity. Initially, he floated several ideas for upcycling waste…
Photos: Rescued Chinese-Tibetan Mastiffs Are So Big That People Mistake Them for Lions
These massive golden pups are so large that strangers have mistaken them for lions while out on their daily walk, but their owner insists these “gentle giants” think they’re tiny lapdogs. Owners Shaun Kingsnorth, 42, and partner Katrina Springs, 40, from Corby, Northamptonshire, live at home with their two Chinese-Tibetan Mastiffs: 2-year-old Bear and 1-year-old…
VIDEO: Teen Football Player Thinks It’s Just a Normal Coin Toss—Until He Sees Army Dad Dressed as Ref
What started as a coin toss before a high school football game turned into a surprise reunion between a footballer son and his Army dad returning from deployment overseas. Servicemember Fred Grooms Sr. had never watched his son play a high school football game before; this would be a first. It would also be Fred…
Can You Spot These Hidden Snow Leopards? Now Meet the Man Behind These 4 Incredible Photos
An Indian photographer whose mind-boggling photos of camouflaged snow leopards became a viral sensation has shared a quiz, the all-important answers, and a behind-the-scenes glimpse of life as a wildlife photographer. Ismail Shariff, 41, from Hyderabad in southeastern India, has been clicking pictures of sunsets, sunrises, and wildlife since 2005. Snow leopards became his favorite…
90-Year-Old Dog Lover Passes, Leaves Over $32,000 to Buy Police K9s Bulletproof Vests
A lifelong lover of dogs—especially German shepherds—Pamela Mobbs left a gift of over $32,000 from her estate to the Volusia Sheriff’s K-9 officers after passing away in October 2020 at the age of 90. The sum is to be divided exactly in half, respectively going toward supplying bulletproof vests for K-9 units in the field…
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