Viewers are giving his outlook two thumbs way up. A man who was born without thumbs claims that he can accomplish any task despite his missing digits — and that he wouldn’t change a thing. Clips of him performing difficult tasks without his biggest fingers are going viral online. “I’m the living example that thumbs are optional,” … Read more
This teen has filled some pretty big shoes. Eric Kilburn Jr. — a 16-year-old football player at Goodrich High School in Michigan — has officially set not one but two Guinness World Records. The 6-foot-10 teen has both the largest feet and the largest hands of a living teenager. According to Guinness World Records, the … Read more
Why would a humble Chinese noodle maker be buried in a tomb fit for an emperor? And why would a Westerner – complete with blonde hair – be important enough to commemorate on its walls? Archaeologists in northern China have unearthed a small but richly decorated 1,200-year-old tomb on a mountain outside Taiyuan, the capital of China’s … Read more
A group of Florida-based treasure hunters recently recovered hundreds of coins from a fleet of 300-year-old shipwrecks off the Atlantic coast this week. One of the divers called the find late last month “almost numbing.” “You don’t expect that,” boat captain Grant Gitschlag told FOX 35 on Friday. “You always hope for it, but you never expect it.” Fellow treasure … Read more
Want to have your world rocked? Start by moving your body. More exercise could help combat common bedroom problems, like low sex drive and erectile dysfunction, experts say. “It’s important to remember that sex is movement, and it’s exercise,” Debby Herbenick, director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at the Indiana University School of Public Health, … Read more
Snail mail is one thing, but usually it doesn’t take a century to arrive. A letter sent in 1916 has finally made its way to its intended address in South London — more than a century after it was sent. “We noticed that the year on it was ’16. So we thought it was 2016,” … Read more
Hand-eye coordination is key – but not for this woman. A 24-year-old Canadian horrifically impaled her face with her keys in a “freak accident.” Renée Lariviere was leaving her apartment to go to dinner when one of her friends tossed her the car keys so that the group could head to McDonald’s. As she went to … Read more