Devotees say Bolivia’s lightning-struck ‚miracle tree‘ conjures luck
LA PAZ, Bolivia — Struck by lightning during a roaring thunderstorm 10 years ago, an ancient pine tree in Bolivia’s capital of La Paz is […]
Oddities
Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly […]
Humpback whale briefly swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia
PUNTA ARENAS, Chile — A humpback whale briefly swallowed a kayaker off Chilean Patagonia before quickly releasing him unharmed. The incident, caught on camera, quickly […]
Australia holds its nose for the 3rd rancid bloom of a rare corpse plant in 3 months
MELBOURNE, Australia — A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation’s third such extraordinary […]
The number of snakes removed from this Australian yard will make you shudder
MELBOURNE, Australia — A man described feeling “the shudders” as more than 100 venomous red-bellied black snakes were removed from a pile of mulch in […]
Facing a flap over cats, Scotland’s government denies it plans to ban felines
LONDON — The Scottish government wants everyone to know it does not plan to ban cats. First Minister John Swinney was forced to issue the […]
German hunters compete in national deer calling championship
DORTMUND, Germany — German hunters tried to convince the jury at a national stag calling championship that they can imitate a bellowing red deer most […]
No kidding! King Charles III bestows royal title on rare golden goat breed
Britain’s King Charles III, centre right, and Queen Camilla, right, view a rare Golden Guernsey Goats during a visit to Les Cotils at L’Hyvreuse, in […]
These Picassos prompted a gender war at an Australian gallery. Now the curator says she painted them
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — They were billed as artworks by Pablo Picasso, paintings so valuable that an Australian art museum’s decision to display them in […]
This nearly 10-foot Gatsby sub is made by a South African restaurant with a taste for the supersized
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — The idea came — as the nutty ones often do — over a few drinks in a bar. A South […]