Whoops. Boy kicks “log” in water. Angry alligator counter attacks.

Andrew Hudson suffered head wounds from alligator attack

Andrew Hudson, 17, was swimming on Monday at Little Big Econ State Forest in Florida when he saw what he thought was a 10-foot-long piece of wood floating in the water. He kicked the “log” which started moving. Before he realized the “log” was really an alligator, the beast turned on the boy, gripping the…

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Largest building in the world opens and includes an indoor beach

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The largest building in the world has opened in China this week. At 1.7 million square meters, the glass and steel-frame New Century Global Center took only a little more than a year to build. It stands 18 stories tall and sits above a new subway station in Chengdu, a Sichuan province city of more…

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Look. Up in the sky. It’s a life-size radio-controlled Superman!

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Recently spotted flying above the skies of San Diego, Otto Dieffenbach’s radio-controlled Superman drew quite a few stares from puzzled citizens. The test flight took place June 27, 2013. Otto, and his business partner Ed Hanley, have started a small startup company that specializes in getting unusual (read, not-aerodynamically shaped) objects, including comic book heroes,…

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The legendary “Minnesota Iceman” creature resurfaces at Austin, Texas museum.

Minnesota Iceman in Austin, Texas museum

During the 1960’s, a strange frozen creature known as the “Minnesota Iceman”, was a popular sideshow exhibition in a circuit that traveled across the United States displaying the mysterious beast in malls, fairgrounds, and school events. At times labeled the “Missing Link”, “The Siberskoye Creature”, or “The Creature in Ice”, the six-foot tall, hairy creature…

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