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BRITISH AIRWAYS TAIL STRIKE AT LONDON HEATHROW

BRITISH AIRWAYS TAIL STRIKE AT LONDON HEATHROW

In a video captured by Big Jet TV, the A321neo (registration G-NEOP) can be seen attempting a landing at London Heathrow (LHR) on January 31st. The plane was operating BA1307 from Aberdeen (ABZ) to LHR, having earlier operated to Geneva and back on BA736/737. Storm Corrie has brought wind gusts of up to 92mph. With…read more »

Plane hit by train after crashing on train tracks in California

Plane hit by train after crashing on train tracks in California

(Reuters) – Police in Los Angeles, California, pulled the pilot from a crash-landed Cessna seconds before the aircraft was hit by a train on Sunday, sending debris flying in all directions.    Dramatic video obtained by Reuters shows several officers freeing the man from the downed plane, which had crashed shortly after takeoff in the Pacoima…read more »

Moustached cat who ‘looks like Freddie Mercury’ is capturing people’s hearts

Moustached cat who ‘looks like Freddie Mercury’ is capturing people’s hearts

We’ve all got a soft spot in our hearts for adorable animals and this little kitten is no exception, as she’s gone viral online for her striking resemblance to the late music icon Freddie Mercury. Mostaccioli has been capturing hearts on Instagram on her account @izanami.and.mostaccioli thanks to her unique fur pattern, which has left her with a streak of black fur just…read more »

Missing Girl Hugs Stray Dog for 18 Hours To Survive Blizzard

Missing Girl Hugs Stray Dog for 18 Hours To Survive Blizzard

A 10-year-old Russian girl who went missing on the afternoon of January 13th was found, alive and well, 18 hours later thanks to a little help from a four-legged buddy. Local police were alerted to the disappearance of little Viktoria Zarubina by her mother, after the 10-year-old failed to return to her home in the…read more »

Police K9 rescues man missing in freezing Northern Michigan woods

Police K9 rescues man missing in freezing Northern Michigan woods

GERRISH TOWNSHIP, MI – A police K9 rescued a man from freezing Northern Michigan woods over the weekend, police said. K9 Ghost and handler Deputy Dakota Darsow were called to a scene around 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 23, in Gerrish Township, according a news release from the Roscommon County Sheriff’s Office. Gerrish Township officers…read more »

Third grade teacher makes full-court shot, earns her class hot chocolate

Third grade teacher makes full-court shot, earns her class hot chocolate

There is not a more beloved person on the internet right now than Ms. Fitz. Who is Ms. Fitz? Why, it’s Kathleen Fitzpatrick, of course — a former Rutgers University hooper turned 3rd-grade teacher. And she just hit the biggest, most important jump shot in the world for her class. She promised them if she hit a…read more »

Giant millipedes “as big as a car” once roamed Earth

Giant millipedes “as big as a car” once roamed Earth

Before dinosaurs, it was giant bugs that roamed the Earth, or at least northern England, scientists say. In a new study published on Tuesday, scientists confirmed that a fossil discovered in 2018 is that of a massive millipede “as big as a car,” measuring nearly 9 feet long.   A roughly 29.5-inch piece of the…read more »

Gymnast back flips 19 feet, 8.2 inches between bars for Guinness record

Gymnast back flips 19 feet, 8.2 inches between bars for Guinness record

A British gymnast broke a Guinness World Record when he did a back flip between two horizontal bars with a distance of 19 feet, 8.2 inches. Ashley Watson, 29, a professional gymnast and YouTube star, previously held the same record with a distance of 19 feet, 3.1 inches, Guinness World Records said. Watson took on the…read more »