She’s cuckoo for cocoa. One U.K. sweet tooth claims to be so addicted to a favorite chocolate treat, she flew 2,400 miles for a 24-hour day-trip just to replenish her supply — and she’d do it all again in a flash. “People were a little shocked when I told them I was going on a day … Read more
Gothamites go the distance — especially on their devices, per new data on the US hotspots that rack up the most scrolling mileage every 365 days. “New York [has] an average daily screen time of 6 hours and 12 minutes, and annually scrolls 81.14 miles,” researchers for Toll Free Forwarding, a virtual phone system, told The Post. … Read more
A Belgian man who drove nearly 500 miles to meet his future wife was stunned to find out the French model, and her husband, had no idea who he was. After driving 472 miles to meet Sophie Vouzelaud at her home, the man, who identified himself as Michel, was met by the 38-year-old’s husband, Fabien Boutamine. “I have to … Read more
A vacation fling turned romance novel. Meeting someone in the wild that you have a romantic connection with is so challenging these days that one infatuated woman traveled 6,000 miles to see a guy for a second date, according to Jam Press. A woman named Grace Kelly was hanging out at a hotel bar in … Read more
He’s got one hell of a step count. Luke Deakin, an adventurous Brit with a backpack and a dream, is walking from his home in the United Kingdom to Southeast Asia, a journey of more than 8,000 miles — and he’s just revealed his exact route. The globetrotting trekker has been vlogging the wild journey on … Read more
A septuagenarian marathon runner has shared the diet and supplements that keep her on her feet. Jeannie Rice, a veteran of the Boston, Tokyo and London marathons, holds records for distance running and her astounding physical capacity. According to research published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, at 77 years old, Rice holds the highest … Read more
A bird lover has walked 53 miles dressed in a homemade costume to raise awareness for one of Great Britain’s most iconic and threatened birds. Matt Trevelyan, 46, walked the distance dressed as his favorite bird — the Eurasian Curlew — which is endangered in the United Kingdom. The DIY costume was 3 yards long … Read more
The human brain is so complex that scientific brains have a hard time making sense of it. A piece of neural tissue the size of a grain of sand might be packed with hundreds of thousands of cells linked together by miles of wiring. In 1979, Francis Crick, the Nobel-prize-winning scientist, concluded that the anatomy … Read more
This takeout was taken way out. An absent-minded expat in Australia redefined “slow food” after accidentally ordering Uber Eats to an address in Dublin, Ireland — some 9,600 miles away. “I was absolutely gutted,” Oisin Lenehan, 29, told Jam Press while recounting the international meal mixup. “The food was being sent to a place in … Read more
A Chinese student chose to become an international commuter when attending his last three months at a Melbourne university this year instead of living in Australia. Xu Guangli’s story gained traction in China last month after his videos on the Chinese social media platform Douyin went viral. The 28-year-old was travelling from his home in … Read more
Staff at a shelter in Indiana rescued a stray dog — and were floored to discover the pup had trekked all the way from Colorado. The adventuring stray, named Diva, turned up at the Oak Knoll Vet Clinic in late November. True to her name, she quickly became the center of attention when the employees … Read more
An unexpected verbal altercation between co-hosts Sam Mitchell and Chris Miles added a strange twist to an NBA TV segment Friday night, where Mitchell seemingly revealed Miles’ address after threatening to earlier in the show. The incident stemmed from a discussion about Warriors stars Draymond Green and Stephen Curry, along with longtime coach Steve Kerr, … Read more
Get your steps in. At some US airports, the adventure can begin long before you reach your destination — after finally making it through security, there’s actually getting to your gate, a journey that can involve up to two miles of walking, according to a revealing new ranking. In other words, forget the gym — you’re … Read more
While most athletes are having to make do with cardboard beds and non air conditioned rooms in the Paris Olympic Village, dozens of lucky competitors are enjoying life on a luxury cruise ship, 15,000km (9,300 miles) away . A number of the surfers taking part in this year’s Games are staying on the Aranui 5 … Read more
Pete McBride was in a bad way. Swallowing hard and unable to speak, he was fading in the 112°F heat of the Grand Canyon and his walking partner Kevin Fedarko was worried. But when McBride removed his shirt, Fedarko was taken aback, as he writes in “A Walk in the Park: The True Story of … Read more
She was destined for a vacation. Llarissa Pye, 29, revealed her unfortunate travel mistake when flying 1,700 miles from the Canary Islands to England for her dad’s upcoming wedding. “I was about to take off and I saw all the messages,” Pye told SWNS. “I called my dad and he said ‘Llarissa, the wedding isn’t … Read more
Awe, poop! A Delta passenger shared his crappy experience on a recent flight after a fellow traveler “had a poop accident” mid-flight. On a Delta Reddit thread, the man said he was on a flight on Thursday when “a passenger in [first class] had a poop accident that caused an incredibly foul odor throughout the … Read more
Sláinte to the singles! A virtual portal connecting New York City and Dublin opened earlier this week has turned into a hotspot for strangers looking to make connections across the thousands of miles. Streaming live throughout the summer at the busy junction of 5th Avenue, Broadway and 23rd Street in Manhattan, the scheduled cultural programming … Read more
King Charles and Prince Harry were less than 3 miles away from each other on Wednesday — but the pair have never seemed further apart. The Duke of Sussex, 39, returned to London this week to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Invictus Games. But hopes for a royal reconciliation were slashed later that day when Harry’s … Read more
This redefined a long-distance call. Earth just received a laser transmission from a world- (and perhaps universe) record-breaking 140 million miles away — which could have major implications for the future of space travel. However, this correspondence wasn’t extraterrestrial in origin: It was actually sent by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft, which is currently located approximately 1.5 … Read more