If you thought Californian traffic was bad before, just wait until Godzilla comes to town. Residents of San Francisco had a treacherous commute on Wednesday. A road sign gave dire warnings including "Godzilla attack!" and "Turn back."
Fortunately, this wasn't the real deal, which the U.S. Air Force revealed it's ... [Read More]
Airplanes made short work of King Kong but Godzilla doesn't climb skyscrapers. Rest assured that the U.S. Air Force is preparing for the possibility of a real Godzilla attack at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa. Japan is its stomping ground according to Master Sergeant Jason Edwards of the 18th Wing, Public Affairs.
"Kadena is ... [Read More]
Move over Leaning Tower of Pisa. Chicago is hoping that tourists will fall for a new attraction but this one is actually designed to tilt. The John Hancock Center has literally expanded the Observatory deck to give visitors a view to die for. The aptly named Tilt is an extendable ledge that points down at a 30 degree ... [Read More]
Spider-Man, Captain America, Superman and Batman teamed up with doctors at UPMC Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The superheroes took time off from cleaning up the streets to clean windows while the young patients looked on from inside their hospital rooms.
“Spider-Man is my favorite,” said little ... [Read More]
Not everyone takes death lying down. New Orleans socialite Mickey Easterling kept the party going by hosting her own wake. She was given a life-like pose among garden scenery meant to depict her backyard. Easterling donned her usual flamboyant costume including her hat, boa, a glass of champagne, cigarette and a rhinestone ... [Read More]
It's India's dirty little secret. Open defecation is a common practice among half the population living in rural and urban slums. That's 620 million people producing 143 million pounds of waste everyday. Aesthetics aside, it contaminates drinking water causing diarrhea, which can lead to malnutrition, infection and ... [Read More]
Hooligans beware! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have put up help wanted ads on storm drain covers around Newcastle, England.
It's not the latest case of viral marketing by a movie studio but a joke by British barber Patrick Forster. He's pulled similar stunts in the past but this time the city council put their foot ... [Read More]
