Author: Elsa
Leicester, England. 12 year-old Athena Orchard is a happy, pretty young girl with her whole life ahead of her. She lives a full and active life at home with her parents, six sisters and three brothers. But the Orchards lives were about to turn upside down… Just before Christmas, Athena discovered a lump on her head. Just days later she collapsed on the kitchen floor one day. Her mom and dad took her to her local doctor. The news couldn’t have been worse. She had terminal bone cancer. A seven hour operation removed the tumor, but Athena eventually lost her…
The Rock for president? Sounds crazy, right? Well, yeah. But hey, we’ve had B-movie actor Ronald Reagan as president before. And action star Arnold Schwarzenegger as Governor of California, of course. And let’s not even get started with Donald Trump… So it’s not outside of the realms of possibility that Dwayne Johnson could be a good candidate for the future, is it? And the website Independent Journal have put forward the case. Here’s what they said: “As a growing number of Americans grow disillusioned with the major Democrat and Republican candidates, they are beginning to hope for a 3rd party candidate…
Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota. A long road as far as the eye can see. It’s the Minnesota Highway 67 near the intersection of Yellow Medicine County Road 8. A crossroads is coming up. Sheriff’s Deputy Marshall Doyle is following a vehicle heading east. A truck. The driver of which is about to have a very close call indeed… A white car, driven by someone under the influence is heading in on the other road. On a collision course with the truck. If they hit into each other – at the speed they’re both going? It’s a serious situation. People are dying… The…
Portland, Texas. Incredible footage has emerged of the moment that a five year-old girl risked her life to save her drowning mother. 34 year-old Tracy Anderwald had suffered from a particularly bad seizure and blacked out while swimming in the pool at her sister’s home. Luckily, little Allison was watching… CCTV video shows the amazing moment that the young child jumped into the pool and dragged her mom’s head to the shallow end so she could breathe. Tracey’s sister Tedra Hunt told ABC News this: “The doctors explained to us that had Tracy been underwater any longer, she probably wouldn’t be with us right…
Why light one match when you can light six thousand matches, huh? Well, because it’s costly and time consuming and weird and you don’t have that matches on you. But if you did? It’d be fun, wouldn’t it? Well, yeah. Not only that, but it’d be pretty darn hypnotic too. And we’ve got the proof for you right here! The guys over at HTD decided to see what would happen when you group six thousand matches together and light ’em up. Even though they were indoors and had the whole thing on a wooden kitchen top (they live on the…
Like a lot of us, LT has had some hard times in his life. Unlike a lot of us, he’s had to put up with an unfair amount of bad luck. He lost his legs in a car crash, found he couldn’t work and became desperate for money. He struggled to make ends meet and provide for his family. Until a remarkable piece of luck came his way and really saved his life… What a story this is! Watching TV one day, JT saw someone get something valued for auction that he recognized. An old Native American blanket that he…
The 2014 World Formation Latin Championships in Bremen, Germany. The best Latin dancers from across the world have descended to showcase the very best of the dance they all love. And the competition is fierce. But one dance proves more memorable than any other. It’s ballroom dancing like the other routines, but this one is special. As they take to the floor, this dance troupe almost appear to be ice skating. The way they slide across the dancefloor it’s really quite remarkable. And the best thing? It just looks like so much fun. They split into two and have a kind…
If you ever head out into the wilderness for whatever reason – camping, fishing, a Revenant reconstruction… You’re going to want to start a fire. It’s a pretty basic need out there, isn’t it? For keeping warm and cooking food. But what if you’ve forgotten a lighter or matches? Then what? Well, you’ve got to get creative. Find an alternative source to start a fire… This life hack right here shows you how to start a fire with a lemon. Yip, that’s right. Okay, okay – if you’ve forgotten matches in the wild it’s not hugely likely you’ll be packing…
It’s been the case for a long time now that women spend a lot of time on their appearance and guys generally just stick a shirt on and rock up somewhere. But a few years ago, we all begun to hear about metrosexuality, didn’t we? Remember that? Okay, no one really talks about it much anymore. But it’s left its mark. Men take care of their appearance a lot more than they used to, that’s for sure. But while dudes may moisturize more and preen a little more often, most fellas are still pretty reluctant to go the full hog and…
Mark and Lindsey Knox were in hospital, having a baby. The proud new mom gave birth and couldn’t wait to share the news with everyone she knows. So she set out getting a group text out to her closest friends and family to spread the the good news. She asked her mom Teresa Lashley to send out a message. But there was a wrong number in the list of contacts. Which led to a hilarious exchange and meeting… Check out what happened! And they showed up! BRILLIANT!