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Wyoming Army veteran fought a mountain lion bare-handed for 20 seconds to save his dog; said cat ‘put me right down’

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Wyoming Army veteran fought a mountain lion bare-handed for 20 seconds to save his dog; said cat ‘put me right down’

Image: Cowboy State Daily An Army veteran from Cody, Wyoming, found himself in a fight with a juvenile mountain lion after the predator attacked his two-year-old Labrador retriever, Diesel, near the South Fork Road area outside Cody. Adam Borkhus had driven into the area hoping to photograph elk and was carrying bear spray and a … Read more

Indian-origin woman robbed of $20,000 worth of jewelry during evening walk in Canada, stranger lady touched her feet, hugged, swapped gold necklace with fake in seconds

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Indian-origin woman robbed of $20,000 worth of jewelry during evening walk in Canada, stranger lady touched her feet, hugged, swapped gold necklace with fake in seconds

78-year-old Indian woman was robbed of her gold jewelry during her evening walk in Brampton, Canada. (Photo: CTV News) A 78-year-old Indian-origin woman was the target of a daring robbery in Brampton, Canada, when she was on her evening walk in the neighborhood. Her son Raghavendra Kumar told the police that his mother does not … Read more

Meet Lian Yunzhi, 6-year-old Chinese girl who broke women’s Rubik’s Cube world record twice in 3 days; solved in 4.27 seconds

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Meet Lian Yunzhi, 6-year-old Chinese girl who broke women’s Rubik’s Cube world record twice in 3 days; solved in 4.27 seconds

6-year-old Chinese girl breaks Rubic’s Cube world record (female). A six-year-old girl from China has stunned the speedcubing world after breaking the women’s 3×3 Rubik’s Cube average world record twice within three days, becoming the first female speedcuber to record an average time of less than 4.5 seconds.Lian Yunzhi, from Chengdu in China’s Sichuan province, … Read more

Sydney duo attempted 9 gigs in 12 hours; after a firefighting helicopter delay and plane propeller failure, they finished with just 15 seconds to spare

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Sydney duo attempted 9 gigs in 12 hours; after a firefighting helicopter delay and plane propeller failure, they finished with just 15 seconds to spare

Fathom will now compile its evidence and submit the claim to Guinness World Records. (Photo: Instagram/Fathom) Sydney dream pop duo Fathom recently attempted a Guinness World Records title by performing nine shows in just 12 hours across New South Wales and Canberra. For this, vocalist Cate Guirguis and keyboardist Jaxon Italiano travelled from Singleton to … Read more

Cheyenne’s Twin Chimneys motor court stood for almost 90 years; this week its landmark chimneys fell in about 30 seconds to make way for a drive-thru coffee shop

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Cheyenne's Twin Chimneys motor court stood for almost 90 years; this week its landmark chimneys fell in about 30 seconds to make way for a drive-thru coffee shop

The twin chimneys were saved until the end of the demolition. The Twin Chimneys Motor Court in Cheyenne, Wyoming, which once gave travellers a place to stay along the historic Lincoln Highway, has been demolished to make way for a 7 Brew Coffee drive-thru stand. Its distinctive twin stone chimneys, the last parts of the … Read more

In 2017, USGS released 72.57 kg of red dye into Idaho’s Kootenai River in 90 seconds; aircraft 1,000 metres above mapped the plume in 0.5-metre pixels to study river dispersion

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In 2017, USGS released 72.57 kg of red dye into Idaho’s Kootenai River in 90 seconds; aircraft 1,000 metres above mapped the plume in 0.5-metre pixels to study river dispersion

An aircraft followed the plume from above (Representational AI image) In September 2017, the US Geological Survey (USGS) carried out an unusual experiment on Idaho’s Kootenai River. Researchers released 72.57 kg (160 pounds) of Rhodamine WT dye into the river and then followed its movement through the water. The aim was to understand how a … Read more

‘More like humiliation than rejection’: Indian PSU employee denied US tourist visa in 20 seconds, says never going to apply again

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'More like humiliation than rejection': Indian PSU employee denied US tourist visa in 20 seconds, says never going to apply again

A government employee shared his experience of a US tourist visa denial in under 20 seconds at the Chennai consulate. (AI photo) A 36-year-old Indian man, a government employee, shared his experience of US tourist visa refusal and explained why it felt more like a humiliation than rejection. The Redditor had to spend a lot … Read more