Next time you see an intruder in your house, you might be able to scare him off with a fake heart attack. An 80-year-old Hampden woman faked a heart attack when she was attacked by an intruder in her own home, watching the Super Bowl alone. According to police reports, the intruder, Daniel Thanem, 45, of Winterport is a convicted sex offender in Alabama. He was arrested shortly after the attack and charged with aggravated criminal trespass and assault.

An 81-year-old Austrian woman, who spent four days being stuck in her bathtub, has been rescued. According to the rescue team, the woman got in the bathtub Thursday evening for a warm bath but wasn't able to carry herself out of it. Revealing the incident to the public broadcaster ORF, firefighters said the retired woman, who presumably lives alone, lacked the strength to get out of the tub. Some neighbors heard the faint knocking from inside the woman's apartment and informed the authorities.

Raindrops can fall at 20 miles per hour causing what is called "splash erosion" of soil. Soil erosion caused by rain is a major problem that costs businesses, individuals and governments money every year. In agriculture alone water erosion causes an estimated $27 billion in on-site losses, and frequently causes economic losses downstream as well.

A former nurse celebrated her silver wedding anniversary for the second time. According to reports, Eileen George first wed in 1952 with husband Patrick. They celebrated their wedding anniversary 25 years later before he died in 1977. Since then, Eileen raised her four children alone in Edmonton, North London, England.

Michael Perham, 14, has earned the distinction of being the youngest person to cross the Atlantic single-handedly. A student at Chancellor's School in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, he started his journey from Gibraltar on November 18 and spent 6˝ weeks alone on the open sea.