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On Sunday, a quick-thinking New Zealand police officer instructed beachgoers to form a human chain, which saved a 12-year-old boy from drowning. Josh McQuoid was playing with friends in shallow waters at Marine Parade …
13 Mar 13
Citizens and visitors in Kariba, a resort town in Northern Zimbabwe, are being asked to take extra precautions about where they walk, as rogue lions have already killed two people near the suburb. Zimbabwe’s …
07 Mar 13
At a size of 800 feet, the Hindenburg was supposed to set a new standard in the airship era. Unfortunately, its fiery crash on May 6, 1937 caused the exact opposite — the virtual end …
05 Mar 13
After committing herself to the role of a Junior Ranger, imagine young Evie’s horror when realized she accidently took two sticks out of Yosemite National Park. She’d broken the cardinal rule of all national parks: …
01 Mar 13
At some point nearly everyone comes across something valuable that doesn’t belong to him and is faced with the age old dilemma of whether to give it back or follow the ‘finders keepers’ philosophy. Billy …
23 Feb 13
Has it really been 16 years since we last saw the commercial with the famous line, “Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?” Apparently, so. But if you’re feeling a bit goofy for being …
20 Feb 13
The hunt for Christopher Dorner, the former L.A. cop suspected of killing at least three people during a revenge-seeking rampage, is believed to have come to an end after police found charred human remains and …
13 Feb 13
Lolong, the world’s largest captive saltwater crocodile, was found dead in his pond at a Philippine ecotourism park. The town of Bunawan is mourning the loss of one of its most interesting residents and plans …
11 Feb 13
Next year’s Minnesota Governor’s Fishing Opener will be held in the Brainerd Lakes Area on May 8-11, 2014. Explore Minnesota Tourism, the state’s tourism promotion office, organizes this event each year in coordination with a host …
