Slovak brothers win burial competition with fastest, neatest grave

TRENCIN, Slovakia (Reuters) - Two brothers from Slovakia won a grave-digging competition at an international exhibition of funeral, burial and cremation services on Thursday......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersNov 10th, 2016

This Heartfelt Note Between Soldier Brothers Came Full Circle

Some things come full circle in the most beautiful way.  Robert Hemenway recently shared a photo on Reddit of a heartfelt letter his younger brother, Logan, wrote to him two decades ago. Both siblings have served in the military and back in 1996.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJun 16th, 2016

Spooky Cemetery Flasher A Grave Concern

The British city of Exeter has some grave concerns over a serial exposer who has been seen walking pantless near a local cemetery. The cemetery flasher has been spotted roaming the town, including three times by the same woman, Sadie Ellicott. &ldqu.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJun 6th, 2016

Girl laid to rest 145 years after first burial

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The body of a girl found last month inside a small metal casket still holding a rose was laid to rest 145 years after she was first buried under what now is a home in San Francisco.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressJun 6th, 2016

Watch The World"s Fastest Bird Dive-Bomb A Wingsuiter

When BASE jumper Brendan Weinstein took to the skies in a wingsuit over the eastern Sierra Nevada mountain range on Sunday, he had no idea he was being trailed. It was only upon reviewing his camera footage a few days later, Weinstein told The H.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostJun 3rd, 2016

Dig for victory! Hungarian grave diggers compete to be the best

DEBRECEN, Hungary (Reuters) - In a graveyard in Hungary, solemn contemplation gave way to frantic sportsmanship on Friday as dozens of grave diggers battled to prove they were the fastest and best in the business......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersJun 3rd, 2016

Woman Overwhelmed By "Super Mario Brothers" Marriage Proposal

Pam Edwards thought she was just playing a Super Mario Brothers video game. She didn't realize her boyfriend, Shane Birkinbine, was game for marriage. Edwards, of Bentonville, Arkansas, didn't know the game level she was playing wasn't on the level. .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMay 26th, 2016

Police Apologize After Winning Sandcastle Contest With Murder Scene

Cops in southwest England have been criticized for entering a crime scene-style sandcastle into a competition. Officers from the Devon and Cornwall Police force depicted what appeared to be a naked female murder victim made from sand — with seaweed .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMay 22nd, 2016

Police Apologize After Entering "Murder Scene" Sandcastle Into Contest

Cops in southwest England have been criticized for entering a crime scene-style sandcastle into a competition. Officers from the Devon and Cornwall Police force depicted what appeared to be a naked, female murder victim — with seaweed for hair and a.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMay 22nd, 2016

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.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMay 19th, 2016

100-Year-Old Makes A Dash To Break Guinness" 100-Meter Record

With "Jesus as my coach," a 100-year-old runner in South Carolina is hoping that she has just broken the Guinness World Record for fastest 100-meter dash by a runner over 100-years-old. Ella Mae Colbert's first attempt ended Tuesday when she stumbled and .....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMay 19th, 2016

Volunteer Detroit park grass cutters try blindfolded mowing

DETROIT (AP) -- Volunteers helping to maintain Detroit parks and playgrounds took a crack at mowing grass while blindfolded as part of a friendly competition.........»»

Category: Source: associated-pressMay 12th, 2016

Boaty McBoatface Loses Out On Polar Ship Name, But The People"s Choice Lives On

Officials won't call Britain's newest polar exploration ship Boaty McBoatface. Boooo! But the name the public overwhelmingly voted for after a social media joke went viral will not be cast into a watery grave. The British government ha.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMay 6th, 2016

The World Has A New Tallest Dive Roller Coaster, And It"s Terrifying

Where else in the world would the fastest, longest and tallest dive roller coaster be than in O-high-o?  After a year of anticipation, Cedar Point's newest attraction, called the Valravn (in Danish folklore, a supernatural raven that appare.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMay 5th, 2016

This Rotting, 60,000-Pound Whale Is Getting The Most Gruesome Burial

A 40-foot whale carcass floated for days at California's popular Lower Trestles surf spot before eventually washing up on San Onofre State Beach Sunday. The 60,000-pound adult gray whale was decaying under the hot sun this past we.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostApr 29th, 2016

Til Death Do Us Part: The Mausoleum of Mary Reed

By Jessica Ferri It's common practice to reserve a plot next to your loved one's grave in anticipation of your own death--but Jonathan Reed took it one step further. The retired merchant was devastated when his beloved wife Mary E. Gould Reed died in 18.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostApr 26th, 2016

Parents Of Triplets Compete To See Who Can Change The Diapers Fastest

When it comes to changing diapers, Ryan and Desiree Fortin are total pros.  The couple are parents to 8-month-old triplets, Charlize, Sawyer and Jax, and as such, their parenting responsibilities are ... well, tripled. To keep those everyday par.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostApr 14th, 2016

WATCH: Brothers convince sister zombie apocalypse actually happened after dental surgery

Brothers are always thinking of new ways to prank and otherwise torture their siblings, but these brothers took things to a whole other level when they convinced their younger sister, who was drugged up after dental surgery, that a zombie apocalypse had o.....»»

Category: weirdSource: canoeApr 12th, 2016

"Wheel Of Fortune" Contestant Robert Santoli Demolishes The Competition With Epic Run

Pat Sajak and his team better watch out because “Wheel of Fortune” contestant Robert Santoli is stealing the show. Santoli amazed Sajak -- and TV viewers -- last Friday when he had one of the most amazing "Wheel of Fortune" appearances most ha.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMar 30th, 2016

Shakespeare"s Skull Is Believed To Be Missing From His Grave

Shakespeare's skull is likely missing from his grave, an archaeologist has concluded, confirming rumors which have swirled for years about grave-robbers and adding to the mystery surrounding the Bard's remains. Four hundred years after his death and buria.....»»

Category: weirdSource: huffingtonpostMar 24th, 2016

Radar scan of Shakespeare"s grave confirms skull apparently missing

LONDON (Reuters) - Shakespeare's skull is likely missing from his grave, an archaeologist has concluded, confirming rumors which have swirled for years about grave-robbers and adding to the mystery surrounding the Bard's remains......»»

Category: weirdSource: reutersMar 24th, 2016