International Strange Music Day promotes expanding musical horizons
International Strange Music Day, an annual Aug. 24 holiday aimed at broadening musical horizons, was founded by a New York-based musician in 1998. Patrick Grant,…
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10 wacky weather words to add to your vocab
Beyond more common weather terms lies a field of rarely used but humorous monikers to describe the weather around us. Some were just invented, some…
Skysurfer breaks his own world record with 175 spins in one jump
A Virginia skysurfer broke his own Guinness World Record when he completed 175 spins in a single jump. Keith “Kebe” Edward Snyder did 175 spins…
British zoo welcomes birth of endangered Philippine spotted deer fawn
A British zoo announced the birth of an endangered Philippine spotted deer at the facility. The Newquay Zoo said keepers discovered mother Belle gave birth…
Dog rescued after falling 100 feet from top of cliff in England
Aquatic rescuers in England came to the assistance of a dog that fell 100 feet and became stranded at the base of a cliff. The…
Man who needed change for laundry machines wins $250,000 lottery prize
A North Carolina man who won a $250,000 prize from a scratch-off lottery ticket said he only bought the $5 ticket because he needed quarters…
Carpenter’s message in a bottle found in school spire 86 years later
Workers restoring a school in Australia discovered a message in a bottle stashed in the school’s spire by one of the carpenters who originally constructed…