CNN — A seventh grader in Michigan is being praised as a hero for preventing his school bus from crashing after his bus driver lost consciousness, according to a school official. Dillon Reeves, a student at Lois E. Carter Middle School in Warren, took immediate action on a bus ride after school Wednesday afternoon in “an extraordinary act of…… read more »
CNN — Calling all cute pet lovers, i.e., everyone. The Instagram account for a certain Mini Sheepadoodle named Bayley is going viral, thanks to the adorable black-and-white pooch’s astounding and uncanny resemblance to Snoopy, the canine mascot for the Peanuts cartoon troupe. Bayley, who according to the pup’s Instagram page will be two years old next month, sports the same oblong…… read more »
SAN FRANCISCO— Strong winds in San Francisco on Tuesday led to trees falling to the ground, a big rig blowing over and airborne furniture crashing down on the sidewalk. Video shared appears to show a large outdoor couch flying through the air and falling to the ground as a high-rise resident observes from his apartment.…… read more »
(UPI) — A trio of engineers broke a Guinness World Record when they created and threw a paper airplane that flew a distance of 289 feet and 9 inches. Dillon Ruble and Garrett Jensen, who work for Boeing, teamed up with fellow aerospace engineer Nathan Erickson and spent four months experimenting with paper plane designs before…… read more »
(CNN) Passengers on a boat tour in The Bahamas caught the moment a daredevil dog jumped directly onto a 12-foot hammerhead shark. The incident happened off the coast of Exuma. Passengers who were on a board tour gasped and screamed as the god leapt into the water, appearing to fight the shark. The dog then…… read more »
16-year-old Christopher Diller rescuing a calf stuck on a frozen pond. Christopher was able to lasso the baby and get it to safety while the mama watched nearby.… read more »
(CNN)- It isn’t every day that you spot a motorcyclist riding along the road with a German shepherd dog on the back of their bike. So it’s not surprising that the sight of content creator Jess Stone and her beloved dog Moxie cruising along together usually has onlookers doing double takes. “Every car that rides…… read more »
Through pressing buttons of pre-programmed speech sounds or words, animal learners can share their requests, thoughts, and feelings. With time and patience, learners have been incredibly successful. Some have not only been able to communicate needs and wants, but also seem to relay more abstract concepts such as feelings or time. FluentPet Sound Button are…… read more »
(EuroNews) Hundreds of years ago, people in what is now northeastern Romania would drape themselves in bear skins and dance to warn off evil spirits. The quirky custom still lives on today, drawing in tourists from around the world. The ‘dancing bears festival’ takes place every December, starting a week before Christmas and ending with…… read more »
Dec. 8 (UPI) — Firefighters in Minnesota came to the rescue of a large buck that fell through the ice of a frozen river. The Thief River Falls Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook post that the “beautiful buck” will “live another day” after crews responded to Red Lake River in Thief River Falls. Rescuers said they…… read more »
