Couple Buys Uninhabited Island Because It’s Cheaper Than Purchasing a House
In a unique response to soaring housing prices, Oliver Russell and his girlfriend Helena Tomaszewska opted to purchase an uninhabited island in Finland instead of a traditional house. After realizing that buying a home in Helsinki was out of reach, the couple stumbled upon an island ...
Armless Archer Wows the World With Bull’s-Eye in Opening Round at Paris Paralympics
India’s Sheetal Devi captivated the world at the Paris Paralympics with her extraordinary skill and determination. The 17-year-old, born without fully formed arms due to phocomelia, has defied the odds to become one of the top para archers globally. In the opening round of the women’s ...
Plan a Trip to Alaska and Stay in These Classic Airplanes Converted into Luxury Accommodations
Planning a trip to Alaska takes on a whole new level of adventure with the opportunity to stay in classic airplanes converted into luxurious accommodations. Flying instructor John Kotwicki has created a unique “airplane amusement park” in southern Alaska, where old, decommissioned ...
First Look: Tiny House Company Cabn Launches Nine Hahndorf Cabins with Gallery-Worthy Views
Nestled on 30 acres of The Cedars, the ancestral home of renowned artists Hans and Nora Heysen, nine new cabins by the tiny-house company Cabn offer a secluded retreat with stunning, gallery-worthy views. The property in Hahndorf, just a 25-minute drive from Adelaide’s CBD, ...
Students Invent Leaf Blower Silencer Attachment–Corporation Expects to Be Selling Them Soon
Engineering students at Johns Hopkins University have developed an innovative silencer module for leaf blowers, significantly reducing noise pollution by 37%. The team, composed of Andrew Palacio, Michael Chacon, Leen Alfaoury, and Madison Morrison, focused on mitigating the high-pitched ...
US Puts Solar Panels on Old Nuclear Weapons Sites for Powering 70,000 Homes
In a transformative initiative, former nuclear weapons sites in the United States are being repurposed to host solar farms, aiming to generate clean energy for thousands of homes. This is part of the “Cleanup to Clean Energy” program by the Department of Energy, which ...
Big Catch: N.Y. Couple Reels in Safe With Estimated $80K in it While Magnet Fishing
James Kane and Barbi Agostini, magnet fishing enthusiasts from Queens, New York, reeled in an unexpected windfall when they discovered a safe filled with an estimated $80,000 while fishing in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. Kane, 40, and Agostini, 39, had taken up the hobby during the ...
Man Finds Meteorite After Seeing Green Light in the Sky: It was Warm and Burnt and ‘May Be From Halley’s Comet’
In an extraordinary event, Dan Charlton of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, witnessed a green light streak across the sky, followed by a soft “whoosh” sound, as a suspected meteorite plummeted near his home. The sighting occurred in the early hours, with Charlton initially mistaking ...
LEGO Unveils ‘Mona Lisa’ and ‘Notre-Dame’ Sets To Celebrate Paris
If you can’t afford a ticket to Paris, LEGO can help bring the City of Lights to you with its two newest sets. The first one is Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, which comes complete with a gold frame for art lovers to display on a wall, seamlessly fitting it with other framed ...
