Watermelon is a favorite summer treat! You can cube it, slice it or eat it in a bowl! Did you ever hear that swallowing a watermelon seed would cause a watermelon to grow in your stomach?! How many seeds we have thrown out over the years is mind boggling. Healthy Food House claims that there …
Some announcements people make are a big deal. Like when you get engaged or when you get pregnant. The announcements themselves can take on many forms. These days, it is popular to just post your announcement on social media (many people get the news from social media). You can learn so much by following people …
Sophie, the gorgeous black and white cat you see in the picture was rescued from a hoarding situation when she was three years old. Sophie and all the other animals rescued were cared for by the Animal Rescue League of Boston (AFL). Happily, Sophie was soon adopted by a loving family. Sophie is very grateful …
Do your children know what to do if someone tries to kidnap them? I was taught to scream and run away. A 13-year-old girl in Michigan did. She was dragged into some bushes by a strange man just seconds after she tried to get away from him. According to WJBK News, the girl was walking …
The speed limit in most residential neighborhoods is 25 mph. How many cars going down your street are actually going that speed? It isn’t safe for the children for cars to go flying down the road in neighborhoods. A dangerous high-speed motorcycle chase took place in April 2015. The police were having trouble catching the …
No one likes a pop quiz, but Stephen Barrows was going to have his students at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Michigan take one on April Fools’ day. Turns out, his students had something else in mind! As a macroeconomics teacher at the school, Barrows has a cell phone policy – if the phone rings, …
Ever drive down the road and see fence posts painted different colors? Ever wonder what the colors represented? If you are in Texas and see a fence post painted purple, it is best to stay off that property, or you could get in trouble for trespassing. Texas is just one state that has a purple …
Crocodile versus hippopotamus. Do you think you know who would win that battle? If you said crocodile, you are wrong. Hippos may seem like gentle, slow creatures – but they are actually one of Africa’s most dangerous animals! In Africa, hippos and crocodiles share the same habitats, but there are very few conflicts between the …
Even the friendliest of creatures has limits as some Chinese tourists learned in Canada over a weekend. A hungry sea lion actually pulled a little girl into the water! The video was shot by Michael Fujiwara, a resident of Vancouver. You will see some tourists watching the sea lions at Steveston Harbor, then you see …
Karma is a Sanskrit word that means work, deed or action, according to Wikipedia. It also is a spiritual principle that good deeds will contribute to good karma and bad deeds will cause future suffering. You know what they say about karma that it is a b**ch… Joseph Hernandez learned that lesson the hard way. …