Friday, October 5, 2007

Rescued Jungle Girl Finally Escapes And Returns To The Wild
A woman who lived in the jungle for 18 years has run away from her family and returned to the wilderness ten months after being found.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

I'd Like A Car Loan And 20 Condoms, Please
A Thai bank is pitching into the battle against HIV/AIDS and handing out condoms to customers too shy to get them at the shop.

Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Japanese-Bred See-Through Frog


A team of scientists in Japan has for the first time bred a transparent frog. You can actually see through.
Message In Bottle: Marriage Meant To Be
Melody Kloska and Matt Behrs take it as a sign they were meant to get married.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

13-Piercing Necklace
Richard’s necklace, made using thirteen surface bars, was done by Charlie Wilson at Sunderland Body Art in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, UK
2 Yr. Old Plunges 130ft. From Window - And Survives
A two-year-old girl plunged 130 feet from a flat window - and survived with just a broken leg to show for her death-defying fall.
Robbery for Suckers: Bank Teller Tells Drive-Up Thief Candy Is All She's Got
A man who went to a northwoods bank's drive-up window demanding money fled on his camouflage-colored all-terrain vehicle after the teller held up candy suckers and said that's all she had, authorities said.

Monday, October 1, 2007

Massive Underwater Forests Found in Pacific
A team of scientists says it has found a string of vast, rich forests in an unexpected setting: far below the coral reefs found in the tropical Pacific Ocean. The new forests are made out of kelp plants that harbor a huge range of plants and animals. Like tropical rainforests, they may be refuges from threats posed by global climate change.
Chocolate, a Cure for Depression, Study Says
Almost half of people who suffer depression have chocolate cravings, and most say it improves their mood, an Australian study has found.
10-Year-Old Gives Birth
A ten-year-old girl from Charleroi gave birth to a baby last year. The father was 13.