Florida sheriff’s deputies jumped into a dark lake and pulled a naked man from the jaws of an alligator early on Wednesday, authorities said.
The man lost his left arm and had a broken right arm and major injuries to his left leg, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said. He was hospitalized in critical condition.
After several […]

History Channel footage of the Lake Peigneur, Louisiana lake that got sucked into a salt mine in 1980.

Chess’s world governing body will introduce dope testing at the Asian Games this week, although the sport’s top official in Doha said he had no idea how drugs could enhance chess performance.
“I would not know which drug could possibly help a chess player to improve his game,” competition manager Yousuf Ahmad Ali said. “But, yes, […]

A German couple caught speeding on their way to give birth were given a toy for their new baby instead of a ticket.
Barbara and Johann Meyer, from Wachtberg, initially received a ticket after a speed camera photographed them breaking the speed limit.
But when they told authorities that they were on their way to hospital where […]

After reading yesterday’s Monday the 27th is the most jinxed day, “Britain’s unluckiest man” - who has suffered 16 major accidents - is laid up again after falling down a manhole. He’s probably trying to get Friday the 13th back as the most unluckiest day, so he can prevent future mishaps by staying indoors, in […]

Move over Friday the 13th, because you’re replaced in the UK. Insurers there say Monday the 27th is really the unluckiest day.
More people suffer mishaps when the 27th is a Monday than on any other day, insurers AA warn. Their report, based on one million claims, dispels the myth that Friday the 13th is the […]

Dave Letterman shows off some of the recently rejected “FDA products”. O.J. Simpson’s book If I Did It isn’t included but…

Avoid a family disaster this Thanksgiving and Christmas by watching this step-by-step cookery video by professional Chef showing you how to cook the perfect roast turkey for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Guaranteed moist and juicy every time. Also shows you how to make simple home-made stuffing and gravy. Perfect for beginners and experienced cooks alike.

Talk about your near hits. This here’s a collage of people who barely escaped accident scenes alive. Yes, all are real, taken from TV news reports.

Guy straps two small jet engines on his legs while parachuting. He doesn’t gain elevation, but he was able to maintain altitude for 30 seconds. Very cool!