Read more about the article HANG IN THERE: Visitors At Amusement Park Stuck Upside-Down On Giant Pendulum
People stuck upside down on pendulum ride in amusement park in Funan County, Anhui province, China, undated. It started to work again in about ten minutes. (20151112zyq/AsiaWire )
General News

HANG IN THERE: Visitors At Amusement Park Stuck Upside-Down On Giant Pendulum

Visitors at an eastern Chinese amusement park were left terrified when they were stuck 10 metres up in the air, hanging upside down on a broken pendulum ride. Over 20 people became victims of the malfunctioning pendulum and were stuck hanging upside down for around 10 minutes. The nightmarish experience…

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January 26, 2023
Read more about the article CROCODILE TEARS: Compassionate Croc Returns Drowned Boy’s Body
Photo shows Muhammad Ziyad Wijaya, 4, (left), undated. His dead body was delivered by a crocodile after he had gone missing around the estuary two days prior to being found. (CEN)
Accidents / Bizarre

CROCODILE TEARS: Compassionate Croc Returns Drowned Boy’s Body

This is the astonishing moment when a crocodile returns the unmarked body of a drowned four-year-old boy to his family. Startling footage from the Mahakam River, in Borneo, Indonesia, shows the giant croc swimming through the water carrying the youngster on its back. The boy - named in local media…

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January 25, 2023
Read more about the article SNOUT POSSIBLE: Alabama Zoo Shows Fascinating Way Anteaters Feed
The Anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Carlito, eating breakfast, at the Birmingham Zoo, in Alabama, USA, undated. Giant anteaters eat bugs, and can eat up to 35,000 ants and termites in a single day. (@BirminghamZoo/CEN )
Animals

SNOUT POSSIBLE: Alabama Zoo Shows Fascinating Way Anteaters Feed

An Alabama zoo gave its visitors and animal lovers all around a rare insight into anteaters' feeding techniques. In a video released by Birmingham Zoo, an anteater by the name of Carlito can be seen swiping his tongue across a large platter of food. Zoo staff apparently allow Carlito to…

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January 24, 2023
Read more about the article ANCIENT RELICS: US Returns 60 Stolen Artefacts To Italy With Estimated Value Of GBP 18 Million
Picture shows some of the artefacts that were returned, undated. The artefacts with an estimated value of over 20 million dollars, were repatriated to Rome, Italy from the United States, where they had been marketed by traffickers. (Emanuele Antonio Minerva/Newsflash)
Archaeology / History

ANCIENT RELICS: US Returns 60 Stolen Artefacts To Italy With Estimated Value Of GBP 18 Million

A total of 60 stolen archaeological artefacts valued at nearly GBP 18 million were returned from the United States to Italy following a criminal investigation spanning years. Some of the repatriated finds reportedly date back to the 1st century AD. Their total value has reportedly been estimated at around EUR…

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January 24, 2023
Read more about the article QUICK SINKER: US Air Force Demonstrates New Weapon System By Destroying Sea Target
Ship blows up in undated footage. The United States Air Force destroyed the ship using the QUICKSINK system. (United States Air Force/Newsflash)
Military

QUICK SINKER: US Air Force Demonstrates New Weapon System By Destroying Sea Target

This impressive compilation shows a mock enemy ship being obliterated in a violent explosion during a test trial for a new US Air Force weapon. Dubbed 'QUICKSINK', the weapon is a Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) meant to provide a low-cost defeat of targets at sea. In a test run…

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January 24, 2023