A circus performer stood locked in a trance for hours after he accidentally hypnotised himself while practising his routine in a mirror.

Sword swallower Hannibal Helmurto, 38, whose real name is Helmut Kichmeier, stood transfixed in …

Artyom Sidorkin, 28, complained to his doctor that he had strong pain in in his chest and was coughing blood.
Doctors in the city of Izhevsk in Central Russia x-rayed his chest and found a …

World’s Biggest Horse

Radar, a Belgian draught horse, is the World’s Tallest Living Horse. This huge horse, at 6ft 71/2in from hoof to shoulder, is from Mount Pleasant, Texas. At 2,400lb, he has a giant appetite …

Chuck Norris Facts
Chuck Norris is more famously known as Walker, Texas Ranger. Norris is the object of an Internet phenomenon known as Chuck Norris Facts documenting and proclaiming fictional, often heroic feats and characteristics, which …

Bush Tucker man, east your heart out.
Thailand’s Scorpion Queen has set a new world record – by holding a poisonous scorpion in her mouth for more than two minutes.
Thailand’s Scorpion Queen Kanchana Kaetkaew took to …

Boy finds watch after it floats 2,900 km from North Pole
Awristwatch buried in the ice at the North Pole three years ago was found by a boy some 2,900 kilometres away after it floated ashore …

Rules To Being Badass
Frank Martin is a man of principles. His strict code of professional ethics and discipline help set the parameters for his total ass-kicking-ness. His stated rules are the following: never change the …

1. Facelifts for Dogs
Is Fido in need of a face-lift? Go see Edgado Brito, who is advancing the practice of pet plastic surgery in a land with a worldwide reputation for making people beautiful by …

ASIMO: the humanoid robot
ASIMO is a humanoid robot created by Honda. Standing at 130 centimeters and weighing 54 kilograms, the robot resembles a small astronaut wearing a backpack, and can walk on two feet …

1. Simon Yates: Conquered Siula Grande, dropped 100ft into an Ice Crevasse, crawled 3 days

Simon Yates and Joe Simpson were the first to scale the west peak of the Siula Grande, in the Peruvian Andes. …