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Empire Magazine Cover Reveals New Look At Harrison Ford For ‘Indiana Jones 5’

Empire Magazine Cover Reveals New Look At Harrison Ford For ‘Indiana Jones 5’

Indy returns! Harrison Ford’s Indiana Jones 5 takes the spotlight in the latest issue of Empire Magazine. The marketing campaign for the yet-to-be titled fifth Indiana Jones movie has officially kicked off with the new issue of Empire Magazine. Harrison Ford reprises his role as Indiana Jones on the cover of Empire, which has arrived ahead of the first…read more »

California baker creates life-sized Han Solo out of bread

California baker creates life-sized Han Solo out of bread

(AP) — Han Solo may be a hunk. But “Pan Solo” is a hunk of bread. That’s what a bakery in the San Francisco Bay Area has dubbed its 6-foot bread sculpture of the “Star Wars” character as he appeared after being frozen in carbonite in “The Empire Strikes Back.” Hannalee Pervan and her mother,…read more »

Teenage pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around the globe

Teenage pilot becomes youngest person to fly solo around the globe

A 17-year-old pilot has become the youngest person to fly solo around the world in a small aircraft after he landed in Bulgaria. That’s the country where Mack Rutherford’s journey kicked off five months ago. Rutherford landed on an airstrip west of Bulgarian capital Sofia on Wednesday to complete his task and to claim two…read more »

Ecovado – The Environmentally-Friendly Fake Avocado You Probably Didn’t Know About

Ecovado – The Environmentally-Friendly Fake Avocado You Probably Didn’t Know About

The avocado is one of the most energy and resource-intensive plants cultivated around the world, but apparently, you can opt for a more environmentally-friendly alternative called ‘ecovado’. The popularity of avocados has skyrocketed over the last couple of decades, with the World Economic Forum estimating that about 5 billion kilograms of avocados are consumed annually…read more »

Teenage pilot lands in Kenya amid record-setting flight attempt

Teenage pilot lands in Kenya amid record-setting flight attempt

CNN- A 16-year-old schoolboy who is on a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo, landed his small plane in Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, on Wednesday. Mack Rutherford, who has British and Belgian nationality, started his journey near the Bulgarian capital Sofia in March and is looking to clinch a Guinness…read more »

The Red Bull Paper Wings world paper airplane championship

The Red Bull Paper Wings world paper airplane championship

CNN- At the Red Bull Paper Wings World Final on May 14, one competitor threw a paper airplane 200.49 feet – almost the length of six school buses placed end-to-end. A standard 65-seat school bus spans about 35 feet long. Held in Hangar-7 at Salzburg Airport, the event is the official paper airplane world championships and consists…read more »

5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe home

5 bears found hibernating under Lake Tahoe home

LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — A Lake Tahoe homeowner had quite a spring surprise when she discovered five bears had hibernated under her house for the winter. At one point during the winter, the homeowner and other residents who live in the house thought they heard an odd low rumbling that sounded a lot like snoring.…read more »

This tale wags the dog: ‘Rescued by Ruby’ tells K-9’s story

This tale wags the dog: ‘Rescued by Ruby’ tells K-9’s story

Ruby, an Australian shepherd and border collie mix, ended up in a Rhode Island animal shelter as a pup because of persistent behavioral problems. Five families adopted her in turn, only for each to return her because she was too rambunctious. “She was a total knucklehead,” said shelter volunteer and dog trainer Patricia Inman, who…read more »