Monday, September 6, 2010
“A Colombian has officially been declared the world’s shortest man by Guinness World Records officials — but his reign looks set to be short-lived.”
“Edward Nino Hernandez, who stands just 70.21 centimeters (2 ft 3.46 in) tall, inherits a title previously held by Chinese man He Pingping who died earlier this year.”
“But Hernandez is actually several [...]
Monday, September 6, 2010
“A MALAYSIAN man has admitted wildlife smuggling after his bag filled with 95 live boa constrictors burst open on an airport luggage conveyor belt.”
If I had a dollar for every time that happened…
“Keng Liang Wong, 52, who was previously convicted of wildlife trafficking in the US, was arrested at Kuala Lumpur International Airport after the [...]
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EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. –“On Tuesday evening police were investigating the theft of human remains from a Long Island mausoleum.”
“Suffolk County police said the break-in at the St. Charles Cemetery happened between 6:30 p.m. Monday and 7:30 a.m. Tuesday.”
“Authorities said they believe more than one person was involved in the incident. Police said the suspects hopped the fence [...]
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
“The facts: On August 27, 1891, a passenger train jumped the tracks on a tall bridge near Statesville, North Carolina, sending seven rail cars below and about 30 people to their deaths.”
“The legend: On the wreck’s anniversary, the sounds of screeching wheels, screaming passengers and a horrific crash might still be heard. You might also [...]
Saturday, August 28, 2010
“At 14 years old and 6′9”, Elisany Silva is the tallest teenager in the world. Her height hasn’t come without problems–she had to leave school and her parents don’t have enough money to determine the cause of or treat her inordinate growth. But Elisany wants to make the best of her [...]
British Columbia, Canada-”For decades, people on Vancouver Island have been swapping stories about the monster in Cameron Lake.”
“It’s been described as a long, black, eel-like creature, with big bumps on its back, and it dwells in the small lake along the highway in the centre of the island. The lake itself is rumored [...]
SYDNEY – “An Aboriginal elder who claimed to have seen the location of a missing child in a dream has led Australian police to a body — but it was not the corpse of a child but of an adult woman.”
The Aboriginal Elder’s psychic antennae was apparently working, but just a little bent. [...]
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“Peru’s health ministry has sent emergency teams to a remote Amazon region to battle an outbreak of rabies spread by vampire bats.”
“Four children in the Awajun indigenous tribe died after being bitten by the bloodsucking mammals.”
“Health workers have given rabies vaccine to more than 500 people who have also been attacked.”
“Some experts [...]
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“Ghosts at a Taiwan theme park’s house of horrors have developed a fear of visitors after three were attacked by spooked customers.”
“The Janhusen Fancy World said Monday that it recently issued a warning to the public not to hit the ghosts after staff members who dress up as spooks were assaulted.” [...]
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“Archaeologists have unearthed the largest species of rat ever discovered, which lived on East Timor until about 1,000 to 2,000 years ago.”
“The new species was three times heavier — about six kilograms (13 pounds) — than the biggest rats known to exist today, which are found in the tropical forests of [...]
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