Forty-four pound minute hand plunges from German church tower
A 20-kilogram (44-pound) minute hand has fallen off a clock on a Hamburg church tower, plunging 40 metres (130 feet) onto the sidewalk below. A 20-kilogram (44-pound) minute hand has fallen off a clock on a Hamburg church tower, plunging 40 metres (13.....»»
Iran"s Amazing Spider-Woman Climbs A Wall So Fast It Doesn"t Look Real
Gravity's got nothing on her. This footage shows Iranian climber Farnaz Esmaeilzadeh dominate a speed event in Spain, scrambling up the wall so fast that her opponent isn't even on the screen for long. The event took place ea.....»»
British family treated to a night in Eiffel Tower apartment
The Eiffel Tower is a must-see for many tourists visiting Paris but for one British family this week it also became their home for the night......»»
Huge peach, scorned by some, is plucked from Atlanta skyline
ATLANTA (AP) -- To some, the metal tower supporting a giant peach atop an Atlanta building was about as popular as a freeway-snarling ice storm.........»»
Eiffel Tower to be turned into a Euro 2016 rental apartment
PARIS (AP) -- Four lucky competition winners are set to be the first people in history to use the Eiffel Tower as a vacation home next month.........»»
California man scales cliff to propose, needs to be rescued
Cliff-hanger of a marriage proposal Cliff-hanger of a marriage proposal.....»»
Penis Ring Sparks Bomb Alert In German Casino
This gambling hall wasn't taking any chances. An employee of the Spielothek casino in Halberstadt, Germany, heard ticking and humming noises from a men's bathroom trash bin Tuesday and called police, the Local in Germany reported. Cops evacuated doze.....»»
Vehicle crash-lands on roof of Pittsburgh supermarket
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- A vehicle has crashed onto the roof of a supermarket in Pittsburgh, and the store has been evacuated as a precaution.........»»
Adrenaline Junkies Take Insane Selfie On Top Of Chinese Skyscraper
Daredevils recently scaled a skyscraper in China to take what may be the ultimate self-portrait. The "On The Roofs" collective took the elevator to the top floor of the Shun Hing Square tower in Shenzhen and busted through what looked like a locked door.&.....»»
Two Guys Build A Wall Around Trump Tower To Keep The Real Danger In
Guerrilla comedy duo The Good Liars think Trump is right; we should build a wall. But let's build that wall where it will do the most good: around Trump Tower. Because lately there have been a lot of dangerous a**holes coming out of there. .....»»
Man scales Colosseum to protest Rome Holy Year crackdown
ROME (Reuters) - A man climbed onto an outside ledge of Rome's Colosseum on Friday and shouted in protest at a new decree restricting sightseeing tours, rickshaw rides and centurion impersonators as part of a public order crackdown in the city......»»
A big splash! New Hampshire waterpark owner chained to tower
CANDIA, N.H. (AP) -- The owner of a New Hampshire waterpark facing foreclosure has chained himself to the top of a slide tower and is hoping for a financial miracle.........»»
800-pound alligator found at Houston-area shopping center
SUGAR LAND, Texas (AP) -- An alligator dubbed "Godzilla" and tipping the scales at more than 800 pounds is being taken to a gator reserve to live out its days, after being found wandering outside a Houston-area shopping center.........»»
Lexus Made A Cardboard Car That Actually Drives
Talk about sustainable transport: Lexus on Monday unveiled an "origami inspired" vehicle that's made out of cardboard and runs on an electric engine. The carmaker teamed up with LaserCut Works and Scales and Models Company to create the replica IS&nb.....»»
Buffalo"s "industrial cathedrals" slowly finding new life
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A worn-looking collection of grain silos left over from Buffalo's heyday as a shipping hub tower like enormous cement pipe organs along the Buffalo River.........»»
Mountain lion scales utility pole, takes public perch amid high-voltage power lines
VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- A mountain lion showed its climbing prowess by scaling a 35-foot utility pole in the California desert. VICTORVILLE, Calif. -- A mountain lion showed its climbing prowess by scaling a 35-foot utility pole in the California desert.....»»
Try Not To Get Dizzy From These Crazy High Photos From Cities Around The World
A death-defying climber known by the pseudonym of Oleg Cricket has made it his mission to climb the world's tallest buildings and take stomach churning selfies. Not content with just the normal selfies, he adds his own acrobatic flair to the photos, .....»»
Monument dedicated to Sheffield UFO sighting
Monument dedicated to Sheffield UFO sighting.....»»
Witness: UFO abductee honored with monument
Witness: UFO abductee honored with monument.....»»
Turkey probes restoration of tower likened to "SpongeBob"
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into restoration work carried out on a historic tower near Istanbul after social media users derided the construction, likening it to the cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants.....»»