Author: Elsa
Adele and James Corden are two of the United Kingdom’s biggest exports. The two Brits are such huge stars now worldwide that they can cause quite a stir when they get together. And get together they have for a skit on Corden’s Late, Late Show. It’s for the popular ‘Carpool Karaoke’ section which sees a little impromptu singing behind the wheel. Adele is arguably the world’s biggest singing sensation, with her new album out smashing records and dominating radio stations and TV music channels. So to team her up with the actor and host Corden (who’s picking up plenty of…
Cincinnati, Ohio. The Schreck family heard something unusual at home. They were sleeping in their bedroom when they heard it. It seemed to be coming from across the hall in their child’s room. It was a voice. An adult voice. Heather and Adam Schreck’s heart sank. ‘What was going on?!’ They couldn’t have been more concerned as they raced over to investigate… “All of a sudden, I heard what sounded like a man’s voice but I was asleep so I wasn’t sure,” Heather says. “About the time I saw it moving, I also heard a voice again start screaming at my daughter.…
Hoedspruit, South Africa. Jessica is a ten year-old female Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius). But unlike all of her hippo friends and family, she doesn’t live in local rivers or swamps. Oh no, she lives somewhere quite unusual indeed. She lives in a house! Her new friends are human, but you’d never know by the way they all interact – it’s like Jessica and her adoptive family are all the same species. Jessica is quite unusual because hippos are famed for their aggressive temperament. But she isn’t. She’s so very gentle, it’s actually quite sweet to see. In fact, this friendly hippopotamus…
A big-hearted stranger was secretly recorded doing something amazing on a New York City subway train recently. In one of the most touching clips we’ve ever had the good fortune to see, the man – known only as ‘Jay’ – quite literally gives a skinny, shivering homeless man the shirt off his back! Oh, and the beanie hat off his head… The video was originally uploaded and shared on Facebook by a man called Lazaro Nolasco, who witnessed the kindheartedness firsthand. He told New York Daily News: “It was just us on the train, the guy didn’t have a shirt on, his…
Professional motorsport athlete Leona Chin can drive. The Malaysian petrolhead does it for a living. But when she’s not wearing her motorsport gear and flutters her eyelashes? To a lot of people she just looks like any other young girl. And they can’t drive very well, can they? That’s what a lot of sexist guys will tell you… And a few of those dudes are about to eat their words! In this hilarious driving prank, we see Leona take the wheel with various guys in the passenger seat as she starts driving. They saying things like, ‘This is a man’s…
Life hacks. We love them! Thee’s nothing better than a quick tutorial that gives you nice and simple tips and tricks that might just revolutionize the way you do things, is there? Okay, these little ideas might not change the world, but half the things we do at home come from these cool videos… The latest life hacks collection we’ve been impressed by? Household Hackers’ new salt hacks. They’ve rounded up seven of the most useful and awesome little tips for alternative uses for common salt. It costs next to nothing, but isn’t just there to pep up your food, you…
Now, some of you smart modern types won’t even use what we’re going to talk to you about here. Boarding passes. For boarding planes when you travel in the air. Some of you will already have left those in the past and started using your smartphones and all the associated apps you can use to get you onboard an airplane. But still, a lot of us do it the old-fashioned way. With bits of cards. But we need to be careful… Why? Well, in the wrong hands, your boarding pass could well get you into a world of trouble. Hackers…
Eduarda Henklein Baterista from Brazil is only five years old. But that doesn’t stop her from being a hugely impressive musical figure. In fact, you could say that she’s a musical prodigy and we don’t think too many people would disagree with you! You’ve only got to watch her in action to realize that she has a quite unique natural gift. Her instrument of choice? Well, not one you equate with cute little girls, that’s for certain… Eduarda loves playing the drums! She can be seen here in a clip taken from a television show in Brazil, showing off her…
Have you ever heard of ‘Freestyle Reining’? No? Well, it’s a horse riding sport that draws quite the audience. Especially at the 2015 Kentucky Reining Cup. The World Freestyle Reining title was up for grabs and going for gold were an impressive line-up of competitors and horses. Among them was Laura Sumrall… Laura’s Frozen-inspired routine saw her confidently riding into the arena dressed as Elsa from the popular Disney animation and she completed an awesome performance to the wildly successful song, ‘Let It Go’. We’ve seen some pretty amazing horse dancing before it our time, but this is something else. The level…
Flying cars. An unfathomable notion that only exists in science fiction? Or a potential reality? Well, Chinese tech company Ehang claim the latter. Their new prototype flying ‘autonomous single-passenger drone’ has just been unveiled and it could led to us all buzzing around the sky like George Jetson! We’ve seen personal helicopters before, but nothing to this scale. But before you start screaming, ‘Take my money!’, you need to realize that – should the Ehang 184 make it into mass production, it’s not perfect. In fact, it can only actually manage 23 minutes on a single charge at the moment……