Six friends broke a record after catching a 844-pound shark during a fishing tournament off the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday. Adlee Bruner, 47, and his five other friends took more than an hour to pull the 11-foot mako shark onto the boat from the Gulf of Mexico.

Recent study has shown that lap dancers at the peak of their fertility earn more in tips compared to their colleagues who are either on the Pill or in the non-fertile periods of their menstrual cycle. Comparing the earnings of lap dancers who were menstruating naturally with others taking the contraceptive pill, researchers at the University Of New Mexico said they suspect that pheromones, the subtle scent signals that in animals play a key role in sexual attractiveness, night be involved.

Venezuela President Hugo Chavez and his officials set a world record for making the largest pot of soup on Saturday. Venezuelan Food Minister Rafael Oropeza said they could beat the current Guinness World Records record-holder with their gigantic stainless steel cooking pot, set up outdoors in downtown Caracas. The giant pot contains about 3,960 gallons of "sancocho" stew, while the current Guinness holder prepared 1,413 gallons of spicy soup last July in Durango, Mexico.

A Mexican priest who killed his secret son so his superiors wouldn't find out he had a child has been sentenced to 55 years in prison. Prosecutors said on Thursday that Rev. Dagoberto Valle Arriaga had confessed to killing his son two years ago, but didn't say how old the son was.

A New Mexico inmate was successful in escaping from iron restraints using cocoa butter and several pairs of socks, but her idea to use baby powder to blind the officer didn't work well. Anita Rachel Thomas, 20, was able to make only two feet past the officer she threw baby powder on when he grabbed her. According to new release by Dona Ana County sheriff's office, Thomas freed herself from the leg irons and handcuffs when officers were transporting her to court by a van. When the van stopped and the detention officer opened the door, Thomas allegedly threw baby powder at him, hit him in the face and tried to run.