Oddities
Ode to Becks: Britain’s poet laureate laments David Beckham’s Achilles tendon
LONDON - O Beckham, where art thou?
David Beckham has become an unlikely muse to Britain’s poet laureate, who has written a verse about the soccer star’s career-threatening injury.
The former England captain tore his Achilles tendon in a game on Sunday and will miss the World Cup in June ... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Plane lands on US beach, killing jogger who never knew what hit him
HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. - The kit-built single-engine plane had turned into a glider, almost silently trying to make an emergency landing along a stretch of beach. Pharmaceutical salesman Robert Gary Jones, ear buds in, listening to his iPod while jogging neither saw nor heard it and was s... Wednesday, March 17, 2010
When horses fly: Helicopter rescues horse stranded nearly 5 days on US sandbar
PHOENIX - It’s not every day you see a horse fly.
But with the greatest of ease, a heavy-duty helicopter plucked a mustang named Colorado off an Arizona river sandbar Tuesday morning, reuniting him with his owner. Colorado spent five days stranded on the sandbar along the Gila River, south... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
World’s shortest man, He Pingping of China, dies in Italy; fell ill at TV rehearsal
ROME - The world’s shortest man has died in Italy, where he was to take part in a TV show, the program’s production company said Tuesday.
He Pingping, of China, who was 2 feet, 5.37 inches (74.6 centimetres) tall, had become a recognized figure across the world, often taking part in shows,... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
Staten Island Ferry worker suspended over shamrock flap; says he just wanted to spread cheer
NEW YORK - A mate on New York’s famous Staten Island Ferry has been suspended for marking surfaces of the boat’s pilothouse with a shamrock stamp.
Jared Largo says he just wanted to spread cheer before St. Patrick’s Day, which is celebrated Wednesday.
His supervisors had video that showed... Tuesday , March 16, 2010
