Video Shows Man Jumping Into Tiger Enclosure At Chinese Zoo

A man had to be rescued after he jumped from a chairlift and into a tiger’s zoo exhibit. Video capturing the man's boneheaded stunt -- which is now making its way around the Internet -- shows him standing up on his chair before falling feet-first of.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostDec 27th, 2015

A Baby Goat Learning To Hop Is The Video You Didn’t Know You Needed To Watch

Goats are beloved by the Internet for eating peanut butter, getting stuck in trees and spontaneously fainting. But baby goats? They’re adored for completely different reasons, and the most popular reason? Jumping. Need proof? BAM! Or rather, BAH!: .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostDec 22nd, 2015

Man rescued after jumping into polar bear pit in Copenhagen

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) -- A man jumped inside a polar bear pit Wednesday at the Copenhagen Zoo, forcing zookeepers to fire rubber bullets at the 621-kilogram (1,369-pound) bear so they could rescue him.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressDec 2nd, 2015

Siberian Tiger Befriends Lunch After Fearless Goat Shows Him Who"s Boss

He was supposed to be a meal, but a feisty goat became a pal of his predator instead. Earlier this week, Timur the goat was sent into the enclosure of a Siberian tiger -- also known as an Amur tiger -- living in Russia’s Primorsky Safari Park. Dmitr.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostNov 28th, 2015

Belgian tourist boards parade cats to lure back tourists after lockdown

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's tourist boards have latched onto a social media craze of cats that gave Brussels light relief during a tense five-day security lockdown in the wake of militant attacks in Paris......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersNov 25th, 2015

Breakfast with skulls: Halloween night in Paris Catacombs

PARIS (AP) -- This Halloween, two brave souls got the dubious honor of waking up among 6 million dead bodies in Paris' creepy Catacombs.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressNov 1st, 2015

"My Husband Ghosted Me"

By Brigitte Ryan When my husband and I got married, we came up with a plan of attack for the next couple years. Being that I was from New York City and he was from Paris, we'd start out with a year in NYC, then a year in Paris after we got married, and t.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 26th, 2015

9 Most Haunting Graves in Paris"s Pere Lachaise Cemetery

Credit: Guy Renard / Flickr By: Olga Kirshenbaum If every cemetery tells a tale, then Père Lachaise speaks volumes. Anywhere from 300,000 to 1,000,000 souls are interred within the walls of Paris's grand burial ground. Along its winding tree-lined path.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostOct 23rd, 2015

Man flees San Francisco police by jumping in water

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- A motorcyclist who hit another biker and then sped away from police tried to escape by jumping into icy San Francisco waters.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressSep 11th, 2015

Ukranian teen surfs a commuter train in frightening video

Pasha Bumchik became the world's most-watched daredevil of the past couple of days after the Ukrainian teenager took a video of himself jumping from a bridge onto a moving commuter train in Kiev. It's been watched on YouTube 1.3 million times since it was.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeAug 31st, 2015

Two men hospitalized after jumping into canal at Venetian in Las Vegas

(Reuters) - Two men jumped into a canal at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas and, because they could not swim, had to be rescued and hospitalized, a spokesman for the hotel said on Thursday......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersAug 27th, 2015

McDonald"s sorry after French workers forbidden to feed vagrants

PARIS (Reuters) - McDonald's has apologized for an incident in which workers in one of the U.S. burger chain's French franchises appeared to be threatened with the sack for feeding homeless people......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersAug 12th, 2015

Community service for 2 men after World Trade Center jumps

NEW YORK (AP) -- Two men convicted of parachute-jumping from the top of One World Trade Center were sentenced on Monday to community service and each ordered to pay $2,000 in fines.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressAug 11th, 2015

This couple REALLY took the plunge for their wedding - hitched on a bridge then bungee-jumping off it

Getting married can be a leap of faith at the best of times, but especially when you get hitched like this daredevil couple......»»

Category: bizarreSource: thisislocallondonAug 6th, 2015

Vlogger who jumped off Tower Bridge vows to carry on - making YouTube videos that is, not doing "stupid" stunts

A teenage vlogger who nearly drowned doing a “stupid” stunt jumping off Tower Bridge appears to have learnt his lesson......»»

Category: bizarreSource: thisislocallondonJul 28th, 2015

Swiss army makes incursion into France for water for cattle

PARIS (AP) -- Swiss army helicopters have crossed the Franco-Swiss border in an unexpected incursion - to help thirsty Swiss cows.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJul 27th, 2015

This Baby Whale Jumping For Joy Is Totally How We Feel On A Friday

It looks like this delightful whale is living her best life.  J50, a 6-month-old baby orca, was playing in the Salish Sea near British Columbia earlier this month. The young whale breached, or leapt into the air, several times, and photogra.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJul 24th, 2015

French tobacconists sabotage speed cameras in cigarette packaging protest

PARIS (Reuters) - France's tobacconists are protesting plans to force cigarette companies to use plain, unbranded packaging, by disabling traffic speed cameras......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJul 21st, 2015

Zimm the macaque captured after 3 days on the loose

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- A small, "very spirited" monkey that escaped its enclosure at the Memphis Zoo has been captured.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJul 11th, 2015

Solo Frenchman beats Airbus across Channel in electric plane

PARIS (Reuters) - An attempt by Airbus to make history by crossing the English Channel in an electric plane ended in wounded pride on Friday after a French pilot claimed to have beaten it by hours......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJul 10th, 2015