A professional angler from Germany reeled in a rare bright-yellow wels catfish—like a giant, writhing banana with gills—while fishing with his twin brother on a lake in the Netherlands. The fisherman from Duisburg, Martin Glatz, on Oct. 4 was testing out a new lure, and at first thought he’d hooked a fish “comparable to a…
German Fisherman Catches Ultra-Rare Bright-Yellow Catfish That Looks Like Giant Banana
November 9, 2021
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New Zealand Couple Unearth ‘Ugly’ 17-Pound Potato—That Could Be the World’s Largest
Colin and Donna Craig-Brown were weeding their garden in New Zealand when Colin’s hoe struck something huge just beneath the soil’s surface. As the couple knelt down and began digging around the object, Colin wondered if it was some kind of strange fungal growth, a giant puffball. After Colin pried it out with his garden…
Family of 13 Lives in Tent for 3 Months Before Utah Realtor Buys Them Home: ‘A Huge Blessing’
A family of 13 given 30 days’ notice to leave a rented house in Utah suddenly found themselves with nowhere to live. With scant options for a family of their size, they moved into a tent. However, their fortune took a turn when a local real estate agent heard of their plight and offered to buy…
100 Volunteers Harvest 1,000 Acres of Land for Grieving Family After Farmer’s Tragic Death
Over 100 members of a tight-knit Iowa farming community came together after losing one of their own to harvest the crops he left behind. Cole Vanatta, who managed over 2,000 acres of row crops just south of Tabor, Iowa—with his father and grandfather—sustained a farming injury on Sept. 9 and died two days later. He…
Researchers Find Gold Ring With Amethyst Gemstone From 7th Century in World’s Largest Byzantine Winery
The excavation of a huge Late Byzantine period winery in Israel recently yielded a gold ring inlaid with a purple amethyst stone believed to date back to the seventh century. Researchers from the Israeli Antiquities Authority analyzed the ring, and the stone was determined to be composed of silica—a common material in many other gems—ruling…
84-Year-Old Kansas Woman Sells Her 1937 Ford Older Than Her, Whose Family Originally Bought It
An 84-year-old Kansas woman last month auctioned off her Ford truck for $16,000—that’s not unusual. What is unusual is that her Ford has been in her family since before she was born in 1937. The original “barn find” workhorse of a truck was originally bought by Great Bend woman Genie’s dad back when horse and…
Hardworking Teen Trainee Nurse Buys First Home at 19: ‘I Am a Saver at Heart’
A teenager has purchased her first home while training to become a nurse and working weekends in a take-away. Just weeks after she turned 19, Isabella Hunter single-handedly bought her 107,000 pound (approx. US$146,300) two-bedroom, semi-detached home. The savvy youngster from Dearham, Cumbria, in England, stepped onto the property ladder in April and, unfazed by the…
Bride’s Father Invites Her Stepdad to Walk Her Down the Aisle With Him: ‘Felt So Honored’
Making their daughter’s wedding even more memorable, the father of the bride invited the stepdad to join them while walking down the aisle. Bride Kelsey Griffith, 27, from Birmingham, Alabama, was accompanied by dad Jerry Ellenburg, 55, but he knew stepdad Andy Wallace, 60, was a big part of her life too, so beckoned him…
Video: Mom Without Arms Can Cook Food, Dress Baby, and Paint Using Her Feet
Meet the Belgian woman born with no arms who can cook food, dress her baby, and paint using her feet. Sarah Talbi, 38, from Brussels, Belgium, was born without any upper limbs. She learned to eat, dress herself, and brush her hair using her feet. As she got older, she developed more skills like chopping vegetables and…
2 Teens See Burglar Breaking Into 80-Year-Old’s House, Halt Him With Their Bikes, Hailed as Heroes
Columbus police Burglary Detective James Francis doesn’t advise bystanders to stop criminals in the act—but acknowledges that 14- and 15-year-old boys will “do what 14- and 15-year-old boys do.” Teens Aaromn Hunt, 15, and Desmar Woods, 14, on Sept. 5 crossed paths with a would-be burglar in their eastside neighborhood; the pair were riding their…
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