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October 1, 2006
Japanese Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi has set a new world record in speed eating. At the Boston lobster roll eating challenge, Kobayashi was able to devour 41 rolls in 10 minutes, smashing the previous record of 22 rolls.
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August 28, 2006
Topics church, chicago, god, people, virgin, mary, house, crazy, turtle, image, sun, happy and woman
An 81-year-old lady from Chicago, Illinois claims the image of the Virgin Mary has appeared on the stomach of a sand turtle her grandson bought for her. Shirley McVane claims the Virgin Mary, one of the most revered figures in the Roman Catholic Church visited her home because their house if "holy. "
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August 15, 2006
A runner plans to participate in one marathon per day for 50 consecutive days. Dean Karnazes says he's not crazy for committing to run a total of 1,310 miles in less than two months. The 43-year-old is one of the world's best ultramarathoners. He once ran 350 miles without stopping. He also ran a marathon to the South Pole, and ran across the California desert during the summer.
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August 7, 2006
An actor portraying Winston Churchill in a new play puts out the great Brit's famous cigar in order to comply with Scotland's new anti-smoking laws. Officials threatened to shut down the production if Mel Smith lit up the cigar during the play, called "Allegiance. " Scotland passed tough anti-smoking laws in March, in an effort to reduce heavy drinking and smoking.
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July 21, 2006
Topics people, police, posters, crazy, nudity, chase, fun, drunk, naked, gun, law, fire, office, couple, family and news
With as many as ten streakers showing up at the demolition derby on the final day of Teton County Fair last year, law enforcement officers are planning to put an end to that this year. According to Teton County Attorney Steve Weichman, a growing number of people have told him that they do not think that drunk, crazy and naked streaking is a great, normal and fun thing.
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