Tourists almost decapitated by planes landing in the Caribbean
From stuff.co.nz You have to keep your head down near these airports in the Caribbean – or you just might lose it. A photographer has captured incredible footage of a tourist who was lucky to escape with his noggin intact…
A guaíza: The tiny sculpture of a face found by archaeologists at an indigenous Dominican Republic house
From Culture24 Described by its finders as “enigmatic”, this sculpted face was buried by a house in the Dominican Republic, as archaeologist Alice Samson, from the University of Leicester, explains “A guaíza is a small sculpture of a face. This…
Dogs know best: New study shows your pup can tell how you feel
By JACQUELINE BOYD for The Conversation From Mashable Can dogs tell when we are happy, sad or angry? As a dog owner, I feel confident not only that I can tell what kind of emotional state my pets are in, but…
Scientists may have just made a huge breakthrough in explaining the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle
By Digital Journal From Business Insider Scientists may have solved an enduring mystery that has plagued us since records began in 1851. Scientists believe methane gas explosions may be linked to the mystery of the disappearance of as many as…
Legless dog Chi Chi leaves Korea for new life in Arizona
BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS From Mashable PHOENIX — A dog that was left in a garbage bag behind a South Korea meat market has a new life — and new limbs — on the other side of the world in…
Otter drowns after zookeepers give him ‘unauthorized’ pants
By HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable It can be so tempting to give cute animals human clothes, but sometimes we take it too far. At the Calgary Zoo last month, two zoo employees thought it’d be fun to give one of their otters,…
Mutation of Zombies
Pride, Prejudice and the Mutation of Zombies from Caribbean Slaves to Flesh-Eaters By Victoria Anderson in Blast from the Past, Book Culture From The Digital Reader When George Romero created what is now recognized as the first modern zombie flick in…
Couple loses wedding ring, finds it in unusual place
By Brian Koerber From Mashable Finding a lost wedding ring will bring a sense of relief to any couple. Until the moment you realize it’s currently working its way through your kid’s digestive track. Redditor iamclarkgriswold, who we will referred…
Blast from the past: Plant that once grew in Caribbean 45 MILLION years ago found in amber
By MARK WAGHORN From Daily Express UK AN extinct golden-coloured plant that grew on a Caribbean island up to 45 million years ago has been identified – trapped in amber. The fabulous flowers were intact when they were encased in…
The Nobel Prize winning economist who ate cat food
By Jamie Robertson From BBC World News Once upon a time a Nobel Prize winning economist had a cat called Lightning. Now, Lightning appeared to like his cat food, a rather pricey gourmet dish which claimed to be a cut above…
