How An 80 Year Old Beat America’s Toughest Trail
Betty Kellenberger, an 80 year old retired schoolteacher from Carson City, Michigan, became the oldest female to finish the Appalachian Trail after overcoming dehydration, Lyme disease, a concussion, a bad fall, knee replacement surgery, and Hurricane Helene across three separate attempts starting in 2022. Betty first learned about the 2,200 mile trail through 14 states […]
Oldest Known Arrow Poison Reveals Surprises
Scientists identified traces of poison from the South African plant gifbol on Stone Age arrowheads dating back 60,000 years, making it the oldest known arrow poison discovered anywhere in the world. This also shows that and showing that people in southern Africa had already developed advanced knowledge of toxic substances long before anyone had anticipated. […]
The Ultimate Shrek Proposal
Carter Allen spent five hours editing himself into the Shrek wedding scene to create the most perfectly personalized proposal for his girlfriend Andressa Da Silva, seamlessly adding a clip of himself running down the aisle saying he’s experienced true love too. The 26 year old writer and director met Andressa four years ago on a […]
Rescue Dog Leads Monks On A Peace Walk
An abandoned dog believed to be an Indian Pariah breed has become the loyal companion of 19 Buddhist monks on an incredible 2,300 mile peace walk from Fort Worth, Texas to Washington, D.C. that’s inspiring communities across America. The canine named Aloka first joined the monks during their opening 112 day peace walk in India, […]
UK Wildlife Trust Declares 2025 The Year Of The Octopus
It’s been 75 years since there were as many octopuses in British waters as there are now, with the UK’s Wildlife Trusts declaring that 2025 was the Year of the Octopus after divers and commercial fishermen recorded unprecedented numbers of these fascinating eight legged creatures. Matt Slater from the Cornwall Wildlife Trust described the year […]
New Year’s Wishes From Around The World Fell On Times Square
As the famous New York City ball dropped downward to deliver 2026, a deluge of hopes, dreams, and wishes rained down on Times Square, with tons of messages from the Times Square Wishing Wall mixed in amid the abundance of multicolored confetti that fluttered through the Big Apple skies. For the past month, interested participants […]
The Most Powerful Gravity Machine Ever Has Been Created
Zhejiang University in China has begun installing the CHIEF1900 gravitational centrifuge, the largest and most powerful device of its kind ever made, capable of battering objects with 300 times Earth’s gravity to test their resistance to extreme force. The machine, housed within the Centrifugal Hypergravity and Interdisciplinary Experiment Facility in Hangzhou, can spin objects weighing […]
Gibson Delivers Record Breaking Year For Music Education
Gibson Gives capped off 2025 with the most impactful year in its history, donating 2,445 guitars alongside more than $5.3 million enabled for global music education initiatives and pushing the foundation’s lifetime total beyond 16,000 instruments. The philanthropic arm of Gibson placed guitars directly into schools, hospitals, community programs, and hands-on learning environments where access […]
4,500 Year Old Egyptian Sun Temple Discovered
An Italian Egyptian archaeological mission has finally excavated a temple for the worship of the sun after it was identified over 100 years ago by German Egyptologist Ludwig Borchardt, who first noted its presence in the Abusir necropolis near Abu Ghurab in 1901 but couldn’t dig because groundwater from the Nile prevented excavation. Massimiliano Nuzzolo […]
World’s Oldest Cat Celebrates 30th Birthday
Flossie, the world’s oldest living cat, celebrated her 30th birthday on December 29th, reaching an age equivalent to approximately 140 to 150 years in human terms and extending her Guinness World Record run. Born on December 29th, 1995, the British domestic shorthair tortoiseshell cat lived in a feral colony in Merseyside, England, before she was […]