Author: Elsa
Chicago, Illinois. A high school like any other. It’s Morgan Park High and it’s a day like any other too. For most people. Most except one teacher. Her name is Gabriel Watson-Foster – or ‘Ms. Watson’ to her pupils. She’s a much-loved teacher and she’s about to have a very special day indeed… Her health isn’t too good at the moment. People are worried about her: Friends, family, colleagues and, of course, her students. So they decided, with the help of Kleenex, to do something very special for her to remind her how loved and appreciated she really is. This is a…
A ‘funny ventriloquist’. Is it a contradiction in terms? Well, we certainly can’t remember ever having seen someone with a puppet on their arm amuse us all that much before. That was until we saw THIS! Ventriloquist Paul Zerdin with a baby puppet tells a story of Little Red Riding Hood. You know the fairytale with a fluffy yellow duck in it…? Well, quite. America’s Got Talent hosted the British puppet master Paul Zerdin quite a few times last year. His success meant he had to just keep coming back and back. In fact, you might well remember if you used to…
How are massive bridges built? We’ve seen how handmade bridges in Peru are made recently… But what about giant industrial ones? Well, in China, they’re made in a very specific and clever way indeed. By what’s known as the ‘Bridge Girder Erection Machine SLJ900’ (no laughing at the back!) Made by the Beijing Wowjoint Machinery Company, there’s only one of these totally awesome giant machines in the world. And to see it in action is a real treat. It’s a beast! This bad boy of a machine weighs in at more than 580 Tons and measures a whooping 92 meters long!…
Worrying food news for you now. Did you know that counterfeit meat is actually a big problem in the States today? And not just cheaper cuts being labelled as more expensive ones, oh no. We’re talking about animals being sold as other animals. We’re talking about you eating RATS. Several shipping containers from China have been seized by US custom officials recently in the Port of San Francisco. They contained meat. The meat intercepted was due to be distributed to a series of different processing plants across America and to be sold as chicken. Only trouble was it wasn’t chicken. It was rat. It’s…
Stains on your t-shirts. They’re so annoying, aren’t they? Especially if they’re oil stains. Even the tiniest ones and you’re faced with having to throw away the shirt or tear it up for rags. If only there was a guaranteed way to remove oil stains from shirts. Say, a life hack of some kind… What’s that? There IS?! Heh. Of COURSE there is… Here’s what you’re going to have to collect together before you start: some liquid dish soap, a tin of WD-40, a little baking soda, an old toothbrush you no longer use, a small piece of cardboard and…
Buffalo, New York. 24 year-old Demetrius Johnson woke up on Friday of last week to the smell of smoke. His house was on fire. Instinctively he helped his fiancée, Tempest Thomas, and children – 8 year-old Treasure and 15 month-old Demaris – to escape the burning house. But once outside, he realized that his three-year-old son Demetrius Jr. was still inside. So he rushed back in… Once inside, the flames and smoke were too much to bear. He couldn’t get to his son and successfully escape. But he did something incredible which saved his son’s life. At the tragic expense of his own. He put Demetrius Jr. in…
Being able to defend yourself from attack is important. You don’t need to go and get ripped and learn how to fight UFC-style, though. But to be as safe as possible, it’s a good idea to get to grips with a few basics. Even if it’s not physically fighting someone off. There are plenty of tips and tricks that you can observe that should cut down on the chances of being attacked. Places of high risk in attack scenarios are known as ‘fringe zones’. And one such ‘fringe zone’ is getting in or out of a car. It just so…
It’s a pleasure to get to spend time with any of God’s creatures really, isn’t it? Even our pet dogs and cats that we take for granted. But when it comes to slightly more unusual animals? If we get up close and personal with them? Well, it’s just such a brilliant and rare treat, isn’t it? Like, imagine swimming with dolphins, for instance! But day to day, we’re not likely to stumble across many dolphins, are we? But if you live in certain parts of the world you can come across woodland creatures that are every bit as enchanting. Like…
You love dogs, right? Right. Even if you’re more of a cat person than a dog person, you’d never want to see a dog suffer. Only the most inhuman people in the world would. If you do love dogs and puppies especially – please listen to our advice… NEVER buy one from a puppy farm. Puppy farms are places run by unscrupulous traders who breed and sell young dogs for maximum profit. They’re born and raised in woeful environments and often not fed or watered or walked. These poor pooches live in truly dreadful conditions. It’s heartbreaking to see. Here…
When Harper the puppy was born, she had a condition which can really badly affect a dog’s life and health. She could barely move. And couldn’t walk. Instead of taking little Harper to the veterinarian’s, the callous owner just disposed of her. Literally. He put her straight into a trash bag and threw her out like garbage. It’s shocking. Luckily for little Harper, she got another chance at life and was saved by a lady called Erica Daniels. She took Harper to a place called Dolly’s Foundation and they began the long road of trying to get the rescue dog…