A Weatherspoons pub surviving from Elizabethan times has yielded a set of remarkable wall paintings from around 1580—when the establishment was bought by Queen Elizabeth I’s Chief Adviser William Cecil, also known as the Earl of Salisbury. The series of six panels, showing significant wear, portray lavishly dressed figures donning the most fashionable couture of…
‘Incredibly Rare’ Elizabethan Wall Paintings From 16th Century Found in Pub in England
Bride Told She’d Never Walk or Talk After Falling Into Coma Dances With Groom on Wedding Day
A bride who was told that she would never be able to walk or talk again after falling into a coma and having a leg amputated was able to dance with her groom on their wedding day. Amy Peterson, who has suffered a host of health problems, said she felt “wonderful” after tying the knot with…
Astros Fan Promised to Take Daughter to World Series but Can’t—Until Braves Fan Gives Them Tickets
Houston dad David Bramlet and his 11-year-old daughter, Addison, are diehard Astros fans, and in 2017 he promised her if their team made it to the World Series, he’d buy tickets and take her to her first World Series game. When last month the Astros upheld their end of the bargain, David found himself coming up…
Woman Gives Birth to ‘Miracle’ Triplets After 2 Miscarriages: ‘We’ve Been Blessed’
After two miscarriages, a UK woman has become a proud mother of naturally conceived “miracle” triplets. Following the loss of two babies at 11 weeks, Natasha O’Grady, from Isleworth, London, learned the good news at the end of a grieving therapy program. Natasha, 32, and her husband, Ryan, 34, were in “total shock” when a…
Baby Born With Her Intestines on the Outside Now Has an Outie Bellybutton and Is Thriving
A mother of four was left terrified when she was told during her pregnancy that her baby girl would be born with her intestines on the outside of her body. However, the now-11-month-old girl, who received reversal surgery to reinsert her small and large intestine into her body, just has an outie belly button to show…
Video Shows Tender Adoption of Baby Chimpanzee by His Aunt After Mom’s Mystery Sickness
A pregnant female chimpanzee at a zoo in Switzerland has adopted her sick sister’s baby, caring for the vulnerable infant under the watchful eyes of zookeepers, even after the birth of her own baby. On Oct. 13, Basel Zoo, a nonprofit in the city of Basel, Switzerland, shared heartwarming footage of the adoptive mom with two young…
Nature Photographer Wins Grand Prize for Gorilla Joyfully Walking Through a Cloud of Butterflies
For photographer Anup Shah from the UK, taking pictures of wildlife is a way of connecting to nature authentically—sidestepping the masks that humans often put on in their interactions. Put off by the narcissism of social media, disenchanted with academia, Anup spends six months of the year going on adventures and connecting with nature through…
Mom Gives Birth to a Whooping 14lb 15oz Baby, Making Him the Third Biggest Baby in UK
A mother has given birth to a whopping 14-pound 15-ounce (6.77 kg) baby in Oxfordshire, making him the third-biggest newborn ever in the United Kingdom. Cherral Mitchell, 31, from Thame, Oxon, needed two midwives to haul out baby Alpha before he left staff shocked with his weight. The little boy, who was born at 38…
83-Year-Old Man From Alabama Becomes the Oldest to Trek the Appalachian Trail
An 83-year-old man from Alabama started walking when he retired more than a quarter-century ago—and has never stopped. M.J. “Sunny” Eberhart strode into the record books as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Eberhart, known by the trail name Nimblewill Nomad, acknowledged that despite having tens of thousands of miles under his belt,…
High School Runner Collapses on Final 75 Meters—Then Competitor Lifts Him to Cross Finish Line Together
For Brandon Schutt, a senior at Bellevue East, it would likely be his last cross-country event of his high school career. He and Omaha Burke sophomore Blake Cerveny on Oct. 14 were competing in a 3.1-mile A-2 District at Pioneers Park in Lincoln, Nebraska, where they, like all the others runners, hoped to make state….
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