Rare venomous mammal caught on camera

Very rare footage of one of the world's shyest mammals has been caught by scientists in the Caribbean for the first time. The creature, known as the Hispaniolan solenodon, is large, with a long, thin snout and looks...

Biting Humor and Politics, 'Permis de Croquer' Cartoon Exhibit...

The UN gets its message across in many ways including Cartooning for Peace. To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights they offer in collaboration with the Forney Library in Paris an exhibit titled Permis de Croquer...

A Taste Of "INDY" While Traveling :: The EDJE

" The Indy 500 Grill at the Indianapolis International Airport features a motif with all of the color, tradition and pageantry of "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Image Credit: Ron McQueeneyA Taste Of...

Woman Killed By Metrolink Train in Anaheim

Yet another Metrolink death.  What the heck is going on?"November 5, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to Metrolink accident attorneys in Anaheim, spokes person Fancisco Oaxaca a woman was struck and killed by a Metrolink train in Anaheim at approximately 8:40 a.m. The...

Searchers find 2 bones near Fossett crash site

"MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Searchers have found what appears to be two large human bones near the crash site of adventurer Steve Fossett’s plane in California’s Sierra Nevada, authorities said Thursday. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said at a...

Pit Bull Owner Convicted Of Dog Attack On Mailman

Gangster wanna be's just love pitbulls and anything else that makes them look tough.  But when pitbulls attack postal workers, expect not to drop the soap.  Jail is a dog bite away!  Cheack it out."October 18, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports by...

Mamba bite exposes illicit Tokyo snake collection

Imagine living beside a man who kept 51 venomous snakes in his apartment. Well, that was what a few residents in Tokyo experienced without even knowing it. A Japanese man lived with 51 venomous snakes in his...

Cuban Boxing Fans Boo the British Anthem as DeGale takes Middleweight Gold

James DeGale has won he Gold for Brtain's Boxing Team in Middleweight, but not after some controversy after he claimed boxing rival Cuban Emilio Correa bit him.  DeGale accused the Cubans of "disrespect". ...

Mosquito: Blueprint for a Painess Needle

Too clever by half! Scientists are developing a microneedle based on the proboscis of the female mosquito. The goal: painless injections. The difficulty lies in creating a needle that's thin enough to painessly...

Miniature dachshund gnaws off diabetic owner's toe

This is fairly strange and definitely not something I would wish on anyone. Not a preventable situation I am guessing."An Illinois woman says her beloved miniature dachshund gnawed off her right big toe while she...

Family dog rips girl's throat out

The kudos that owning a fighting type dog brings amongst certain groups within Britain is leading to even more attacks of this type. These dogs rarely make good family pets and yet we see them unmuzzled, big stud...

Mosquitos - Toxic Repellant vs Natural Alternatives

Alternatives better than Deet?Have you ever put on Off! or Cutter's and found it was like screaming: "Lunch!" to the mosquitos?Eucalyptus is the only repellant that works on 'no-seeums'. The best combination I found is only sold in the Grand Tetons National Park, it included...

Poisonous spider outbreak closes hospital

Did they ever make Arachnophobia 2? If not here's a real-life movie script in the making." SYDNEY, Australia - A tiny Australian hospital is closing temporarily because of an infestation...

Gibraltar to cull Barbary apes that terrorise tourists

I visited Gibraltar when I was about 7. The only thing I remember from the visit is the apes. Gibraltar is famous for their apes. There is a theory that if the apes were to ever leave Gibraltar, then the territory...

Apple sues NYC: logo is forbidden fruit

 The original article has a side-by-side comparison of the two logos in question. To me it's a silly lawsuit:1) the two logos are totally different2) New York = the big apple3) Fruits don't belong to...

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