A cop in Canada saved a skunk that got its head stuck in a peanut butter jar . . . and managed to do it without getting sprayed……….. A guy in Nebraska named Duane Hansen broke a world record recently by hollowing out a giant pumpkin he grew, using it as a boat, and paddling 41…… read more »
A non-profit in Canada helped a 93-year-old woman go skydiving last week. Her name is Betty Cochrane, and it was on her bucket list. She said her only fear was that her dentures might fall out. Luckily, they stayed in place……… And on the subject of getting older, a study in Germany just found that a…… read more »
A retired doctor in New Jersey named Eric Greensmith lost 35 pounds so he could go back to his old job as a lifeguard this summer. The last time he worked as a lifeguard was 50 years ago in 1972 when he was 17. He says it’s always been one of the best jobs he’s…… read more »
Trans-Siberian Orchestra has announced their Ghosts of Christmas Eve 2022 tour dates. The trek includes the Spectrum Center in Charlotte on December 10, and PNC Arena, Raleigh on December 14. Tickets go on sale to the public on September 16. There’s a new Eddie Van Halen coffee table photo book coming out in September. Former…… read more »
Almost two decades ago, a basketball fan near Seattle named Tom Steury set a goal for himself to make a million free throws. And he finally did it last Thursday on his 82nd birthday. He initially started by taking 100 shots a day, and he’s gotten pretty good at it. He says his shooting percentage…… read more »
The best time of the year to fish is upon us. In a few weeks the Jumbo spots will show up so you might want to start scouting around for blood worms at your favorite tackle shop. The inshore fishing is great right now with Spanish mackerel hitting gotcha plugs and Clark spoons. Also there’s…… read more »
A team in Singapore created an invisible coating that basically makes wood fireproof, and it could help prevent house fires. You can hit it with a blowtorch, and it doesn’t burn. When hot flames heat the coating, a series of chemical reactions cause the material to turn into a char that expands to more than 30…… read more »
Check out the trailer for the documentary “DIO: Dreamers Never Die”, which will be released September 28. Eric Clapton tried to rewrite a lyric on Ozzy’s upcoming album about not believing in Jesus. In other Ozzy news, he says that he quit acid after having an hourlong conversation with a horse. He says, quote, “In the…… read more »
A 17-year-old named Mack Rutherford just landed in Bulgaria and became the youngest person to fly solo around the world. He did it bit by bit over five months. When he got his pilot license in 2020 at 15, he was the youngest pilot in the world………….. A 19-year-old near Boston named Savennah Mendes-Rodrigues was at…… read more »
Someone in Houston found an abandoned puppy under a junk pile on the side of the road. So they rescued it, posted about it on Tik Tok, and it got adopted by Sydney Ying, a 19 year old dancer for the Houston Rockets. (Here’s the video.)……….. Some lifeguards in England saved a cat from drowning…… read more »