An Israeli lifeguard taking his regular morning swim off the Mediterranean coast in southern Israel discovered a 2,500-year-old marble talisman to ward off the evil eye, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.Experts say the relic, discovered off the coast

Adam Moran chained himself to a tree because he says "dogs deserve better." He's part of the Dogs Deserve Better non-profit group. He's doing it in protest and two raise awareness of the inhumanity of keeping dogs chained up.Moran also said many dogs beco

A two-year-old boy has driven his parents to despair by refusing to eat any food apart from yoghurtLittle Bobby Glarvey eats his way through 14 pots of his favourite dairy food every day and refuses to eat anything else that his parents put in front of h

A heartbroken Briton has launched an online auction of his 'entire life' on eBay, with the highest bid to date touching AU$ 2,201,000. Ian Usher has put his three-bedroom house in Perth, car, job and even his friends up for sale on the auction website.

At least 11 species of African frogs carry a built-in concealed weapon -- they can sprout claws on demand to fight off attackers, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.When threatened, the frogs can puncture their own skin with sharp bones in their toes tha

An interesting comparison of different places around 100 years ago and its present day. Above shows the junction at Faubourg Montmartre Paris, France comparing it in 1915 and 2008.Includes 5 more pics of how it used to look .

A look at how people in the past keep their fitness indoors and its a wonder how they could exercise in those heavy clothing during perspiration. Some of these exercise machine designs have improved or evolved over so many years but basic designs such as

An Italian couple who were caught having sex in a church confessional box while morning Mass was being said have repented and made peace with the local bishop.The couple, in their early 30s, were detained by police earlier this month after they had made l

A POLISH mother who was intoxicated during labour has given birth to a baby girl who was almost 15 times over the adult drink-driving limit.Doctors at a hospital in Otwock, on the outskirts of Warsaw, called in the police after the clearly drunk expectant

A typical summer for the average American consists of a picnic or two, some time at the beach, and of course a carnival or a food festival--especially if you are from a small town. Usually the theme is based on that particular town's local produce or speci