Thousands of shoppers in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen fled the vicinity of a 957-foot skyscraper Tuesday, after it inexplicably began swaying. Videos circulating on Chinese social media showed crowds running from the wobbling building, with some screaming and looking back over their shoulders. The weather was fine at the time and there were…… read more »
The world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge has just opened in Portugal. 516 Arouca — so called because it’s 516 meters long and is in the town of Arouca, an hour south of Porto — connects Aguieiras Waterfall and Paiva Gorge and is the latest adventure offering in the Arouca Geopark, known for its extreme sports.…… read more »
The company’s ‘Pupweiser’ contest launched this week Big news for dog parents: you could get a picture of your pup on a can of Budweiser this holiday season. Budweiser announced this week that fans can send in pictures of their dog for a chance to be featured on the brewing company’s beer can. Popular social media…… read more »
The French navy has salvaged a nuclear submarine that suffered a fire that left it structurally unsound — at least in the front half. The navy decided since half the sub was still good, they’d save some resources by taking the part that still worked and welding it to the back half of another busted…… read more »
Busch is sniffing around for a new CTO — “chief tasting officer” — and it wants your very good boy or girl to apply. The beer brand is expanding its “Dog Brew,” a canine-friendly, alcohol-free bone broth it launched last year. According to Anheuser-Busch, the brew sold out within 24 hours. The role comes with…… read more »
Both Disneyland and Walt Disney World are attractive to families, and each offers a different experience. People who have been to both don’t usually run from one to the other, though. And I mean really “run.” Iron man athlete Don Muchow, 59, was welcomed into Disney World in Florida with cheers on Tuesday after a…… read more »
An Ontario dog is being hailed as a hero after she stopped traffic to get help for her owner, who was suffering from a seizure. Haley Moore says she was walking her dog, Clover, through her neighborhood last week when she had a seizure. Although Moore has no memory of the incident, a neighbor’s security…… read more »
Dogs may be man’s best friend, but apparently, a unicorn — a stuffed purple one at that — is a dog’s best friend. Animal control officers were called to a North Carolina Dollar General store after a stray dog kept coming into the store and beelining for the toy aisle. “He went straight for the…… read more »
Strawberries continue to lead the “Dirty Dozen” list of fruits and veggies that contain the highest levels of pesticides, followed by spinach, kale, collard and mustard — nectarines, apples, and grapes, according to the Environmental Working Group’s 2021 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce. Cherries came in seventh on the list of the most contaminated…… read more »
If you’ve ever had the irrational fear of something biting you from inside a toilet, it turns out it’s not irrational at all. An Alaskan bear in an outhouse bit Shannon Stevens on the bum while she, her brother, and her brother’s girlfriend were staying in a yurt near Haines. “I got out there and sat down…… read more »
