“The people of Kangiqsujuaq in Canada go to great lengths to add variety to their diet of seal meat, venturing under the sea ice during the extreme low tides of the spring equinox to gather mussels. It’s a race against time. They have less than half an hour to search these temporary caverns before the tide rushes back in. A look-out keeps watch for the returning tide, but warning shouts can’t be too loud in case the echoes bring down the ice.”
Fox Hunting With A Golden Eagle
02/16/11 -- Videos
Drunk Man Shot Down From Electricity Pylon
02/16/11 -- Wacky News
“Mir Wei, 43 – who’d been moved from his pitch in Hechi, southern China – stripped off his clothes and dangled from the high tension wire. But after hours of negotiations, fed up cops shot him with a wildlife tranquilliser gun and caught his body in a sling before lowering him to the ground. ‘He was very upset at being made to move and he had also been drinking quite heavily which might explain his behaviour,’ said a police spokesman. He was taken to hospital, where he is believed to be recovering well.” w/ photo
Top 15 Trashiest People To Ever Become Famous
02/16/11 -- Top Lists
“Celebrities are just like regular people, only with tons and tons of money. Despite their acting or singing talents which brought them the spotlight to begin with, celebrities’ personalities don’t always shine so bright. Here are some of the trashiest people to ever.” w/ photos
118 Dogs Found Living In Their Own Waste
02/16/11 -- Unbelievable
“When rescuers saved this three-year-old Scottish terrier from the small, stench-filled house where he had been kept along with more than 100 others, he was in a sorry state. But after just two days of love and care – and a good wash and brush – he looks like a completely different dog, with a new name to match: Montgomery. Little Monty was one of 118 malnourished dogs found living in two feet of feces, urine and rubbish in a squalid house in Medina County, Ohio after neighbors reported ceaseless barking and foul odors coming from the alleged illicit breeding facility. Its owners, Glenda Curtis, 54 and her daughter Danielle Tschappat, 27, each now face 20 charges of animal cruelty and failing to give them food and water – second-degree misdemeanors which could result in a jail term.” w/ photos
Coca Cola Recipe Discovered?!
02/16/11 -- Interesting
“The ingredients of the drink, created by John Pemberton, a medicinal pharmacist in 1886, have always been a mystery. However, Thisamericanlife.org claims to have discovered a list in a photograph in a newspaper article giving the ingredients and exact quantities to make the drink. The Feb 8 1979 edition of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution has a photo of someone holding open a book with a recipe claimed to be an exact replica of Pemberton’s. The recipe reportedly contains the exact measures of all the different oils needed for Coca Cola’s secret ingredient, Merchandise 7X. Despite making up only one per cent of the drink’s total formula, Merchandise 7X is thought to give the popular soft drink its unique taste. The official recipe is said to be guarded 24-hours a day in a vault in Atlanta, Georgia.” w/ photos
