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An Idaho man recaptured a sharpshooting Guinness World Record by using a water pistol to hit 47 targets in 30 seconds. David Rush, who has broken nearly 250 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, originally set the record at 36 targets hit in 30 seconds, but his record was broken by fellow serial record-breaker […]

A dog was rescued from an 18-inch storm drain pipe in New Jersey after being trapped about 150 feet into the pipe for up to a week. A neighbor heard the sound of barking coming from inside the drain pipe in Medford Township on Saturday, and the dog was soon identified as an 8-year-old coonhound […]

An Australian woman seems to have luck on her side after she won two lottery jackpots in as many months. The unnamed woman from the Gold Coast suburb of Nerang, won consecutive AU$100,000 jackpots this past June and July, according to Australia’s lottery holding company, The Lott. “Things like this just don’t happen to me,” […]

Mirror, mirror on the wall—what is the rarest artwork of them all? Under special lighting conditions, a plain-looking bronze mirror from the 16th century held at the Cincinnati Art Museum, reflects an image of a Buddha surrounded by numerous emanating rays of light. This “magic” mirror will be on display beginning July 23, 2022, for […]

An incredibly rare sea creature was saved from the jaws of death after restaurant workers were struck with its unusual color and called experts for a second opinion. A bright orange lobster arrived in a shipment at a Red Lobster restaurant in Hollywood, Florida, where an alternative universe would have seen it cooked on a […]

Wildflower meadows are beautiful; so beautiful in fact that a village in Britain has found they act as natural speed traps from motorists slowing down to look at them. The village of Long Newnton in Gloucestershire has a problem with fast moving through-traffic between nearby towns. Almost all drivers moving through areas they frequent will […]

British households have reduced their energy spend by an average of £22-a-month by making simple changes, such as leaving hair to dry naturally, switching devices off at the socket, and limiting use of the tumble dryer. A study of 5,000 adults found 28% say this is the first summer they’ve made attempts to reduce their […]