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In 2011 ‘Supergran’ Ann Timson, stepped in to prevent a raid on a jewellery store by simply using her handbag. Aged 71, the pensioner was minding her own business while shopping in Northampton, UK, when she noticed a commotion further down the street. Parked in front of a jewellery store were three mopeds with riders at the helm. […]

[Update April 2016: A new Just Giving page has recently been set up to help Dan raise money for his surgery. Head here to donate.] If there were more people around like Dan Black, the world would be a much better place. His generosity in the face of much personal adversity truly is remarkable. In […]

The idea of clowns in hospitals for therapeutic reasons was immortalised in the movie Patch Adams starring comedian Robin Williams. However, researchers at Israel’s Haifa University are taking it a step further and introducing the methodology into the medical arena for real. Beginning in 2006 the world’s first official medical clowning program began through Haifa […]

In what could be argued as laying the foundations for future recruitment, the Scientology staffed and funded drug rehabilitation group, Narconon has been providing schools in California and other states throughout the US, free anti-drug programs of education for a number of years. Although the group argues that there is a clear line of operation […]

It’s that time of year again, visit any mall around the country and you will find the badly put together Santa’s Grotto, with a queue of impatient parents and fidgeting children snaking around the side. And all the kids will end up doing of course, is screaming their little hearts out as they sit on […]

If you’ve been anywhere near central London over the last next week you may have come across two life-sized Victorian dolls wandering around, doing a fine good job of scaring the heebejees out of commuters and shoppers. The twin sisters carry a resemblance to the corridor loitering apparitions Kubrick used in the Shining, and have […]

The ruthless actions the Church of Scientology takes towards its detractors is well known. However, this focus is often on the high profile court cases against large organisations, or the more personal tell-all accounts of former celebrity members. We rarely hear about the average man in the street and their experiences after falling on the […]

If you happen to be in Cape Town anytime soon, you might want to dine at Lefty’s Restaurant. Especially if you’ve got a hire car for the trip. In a city known for its high crime rate, patrons of the restaurant can relax and enjoy their meal knowing that their car is protected. Outside a […]

The 40-foot decaying remains of the Teignmouth Electron serve as a reminder to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the disappearance of its owner. The ship has been left to rot on the beach of Cayman Brac, how it ended up there is a strange story indeed. In the 1960’s, business man Donald Crowhurst built the Teignmouth Electron […]

Color photography did not come in to wider use until the 1930s, however images were being taken with cameras for many decades before that. Take a look at these photographs for instance. The moments in time that are captured here are from the American Civil war in the 1860’s. The historical photographic evidence of this era […]

When life’s stresses take their toll, some of us like to put in an extra workout, or go for a hard run. In Russia, some like to smash up a room with a sledgehammer. And we happen to think it’s a great idea. This new stress busting trend allows people to pay to enter a […]