Author: The Editor

Seal jumps onto boat to escape killer whales

A group of amateur whale watchers near Washington’s Camano Island captured dramatic footage of a seal leaping onto their boat to escape a pod of killer whales. Photographer Charvet Drucker recorded the Nov. 2 encounter after she and her friends spotted the orca pod in Saratoga Passage. “We were out on the boat watching some…
New York woman’s afro hairstyle is officially the world’s largest

A New York woman now holds the record for the world’s largest afro, measuring an impressive 6 feet, 2.87 inches in circumference—an honor officially bestowed upon her by the previous titleholder. Aevin Dugas, who first claimed the Guinness World Records title for the largest afro on a living woman in 2010, visited a New York…
Company pulls AI-powered talking teddy bear toy for giving sex advice

Researchers reported that the toy’s AI system began to escalate conversations well beyond the user’s prompts, introducing its own increasingly inappropriate and explicit themes. According to the report, the bear initiated discussions of sexually explicit scenarios and offered detailed guidance on topics that were wholly unsuitable for a children’s product. The team also noted additional…
Swedish man shoves 81 matches up his nose, earns world record

A Swedish man says his children inspired him to cram 81 matches into his nostrils—earning him a Guinness World Records title. Martin Ströby, 42, told Guinness World Records that his kids were fascinated by the newest edition of the record book and urged him that it would be “so cool” if he set a record…
Australian prisoner sues for his ‘human right’ to eat Vegemite

An Australian prisoner is challenging a statewide ban on Vegemite, arguing in a lawsuit that denying him access to the beloved yeast-based spread violates his human right to “enjoy his culture as an Australian.” Andre McKechnie, 54, who is serving a life sentence for murder, has taken his fight for the salty, sticky staple to…
Make way for the flock! Hundreds of sheep head through German city to their winter pastures

Pedestrians in the German city of Nuremberg stepped aside on Sunday as hundreds of bleating sheep made their way through the downtown area on their journey to winter quarters. Curious onlookers lined the streets, phones raised to capture the unusual sight, as the roughly 600 sheep from shepherd Thomas Gackstatter’s flock trotted past in what…
Missed congeniality: Beauty pageant organiser accused of calling contestant a ‘dumbhead’

Nawat Itsaragrisil, a leading organiser in the Miss Universe pageant, is facing mounting criticism after a video showing him reprimanding Miss Mexico went viral. The footage appears to capture Nawat scolding contestant Fatima Bosch for not posting promotional content about Thailand, this year’s host nation. Some reporters at the event alleged that Nawat called Bosch…
Ashraf Mahrous: Egypt’s ‘strongman’ wrestler pulls ship using his teeth

Nicknamed “Kabonga” and widely known as “strongman,” Egyptian wrestler Ashraf Mahrous is aiming for a world record after pulling a 700-ton (635,000kg) ship with his teeth. Mahrous, 44, hauled the vessel across the water in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada on Saturday. He then went on to pull two ships—together weighing roughly 1,150…