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 Amateur treasure hunter unearths XV th century ring ... An amateur treasure hunter was left shaking with excitement after unearthing a 15th century bishop's ring in a farmer's field. [hidden image - please register] Metal detectorist Adam Day, 30, was astonished to make the discovery and knew immediately it was something special. [hidden image - please register] The 20-carat gold ring, engraved with St George, was found in a field near Beverley Minster in Yorkshire and is thought to have once belonged to a bishop and is worth around £10,000. Mr Day, a lorry driver from East Hull who took up the hobby three years ago, said: "I was shaking when I found it. |
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 New Zealanders build island in bid to avoid alcohol ban ... A group of New Zealanders has constructed a sand island in coastal waters, seemingly in a creative attempt to avoid a ban on drinking in public places. The group built the structure at low tide in the Tairua estuary on the Coromandel peninsula on Sunday afternoon, reports said. They then installed a picnic table and ice box for drinks. [hidden image - please register] Locals joked that they were in "international waters" and thus exempt from an official liquor ban. The group drank into the night on New Year's Eve, watching the fireworks, reported New Zealand website stuff.co.nz - and the construction was still intact on Monday morning. A ban on public drinking is in force in Coromandel over the New Year period and those violating the ban face a fine of $250 (£130; US$180) or arrest. [hidden image - please register] But authorities seemed to be taking the initiative in light-hearted spirit. "That's creative thinking - if I had known [about it] I probably would have joined them," said local police commander Inspector John Kelly when told about the sand island. [hidden link - please register] |
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Every day this dog goes shopping all by himself, returns with bags full of food ... Meet Pituco, the awesome doggie from Brazil who goes to a shop all by himself every day to collect his food, taking canine independence to another level. “Everybody knows Pituco,” Agro Pet shop’s vet told The Dodo. “His food is on the top shelf, so we have to hand it to him. He barks until we do.” [hidden image - please register] As soon as the doggie gets his food, he simply heads home. Of course, the shop doesn’t just give Pituco his food for free. Agro Pet puts everything the canine grabs on a tab, and later the dog’s humans come by to pay. [hidden image - please register] But Pituco, being the good boy that he clearly is, is not only concerned with himself and his food. Sometimes his humans call Agro Pet to ask for cat food or birdseed for their other pets – and Pituco is always more than happy to go to the shop and bring the parcels back home for the other pets in the family. [hidden image - please register] I think all of us are madly in love with this doggie by now…
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Man's joy after discovering best friend for 60 years - is his BROTHER! Two men who have been best pals for 60 years have found out they are brothers. [hidden image - please register] Alan Robinson and Walter MacFarlane have known each other since they attended the same primary school in Hawaii. [hidden image - please register] Mr MacFarlane, 74, never met his father, while Mr Robinson, 72, was adopted and never knew either of his birth parents. Now, they are “overwhelmed” to learn they have the same birth mother. [hidden image - please register] The pair separately took DNA tests to find out about their ancestry. Mr MacFarlane used a DNA-matching website and found a top match – someone with identical X chromosomes, with the username Robi737. Mr Robinson, a former pilot for Aloha Airlines, had used the same website. The half-brothers have now reveal the news to theri friends and family. Mr Robinson said: “This is the best Christmas present I could ever imagine having.” [hidden link - please register] |
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Florida man beats ATM, says it gave too much cash ... A Florida man has been charged with criminal mischief after he reportedly beat up a cash machine last month. The reason: It gave him too much money. [hidden image - please register] Michael Joseph Oleksik, of Merritt Island, was arrested Thursday after a three-week investigation into a disturbance that took place Nov. 29 at a Wells Fargo branch in Cocoa. [hidden image - please register] Surveillance video shows Oleksik repeatedly punching the ATM’s touch screen, according to Florida Today. Witnesses told police that Oleksik, 23, called the bank a short time later and told a manager he’d punched the ATM. Oleksik reportedly said he was “angry the ATM was giving him too much money and he did not know what to do.” He then apologized for damaging the ATM and said he was in a hurry for work. [hidden link - please register] |
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Is Jingle Bells your favourite festive song? It turns out it isn’t about Christmas at all ... NO children’s nativity or carol concert would be complete without Jingle Bells. The popular ditty is the song that seems to capture the essence of Christmas and the yuletide festivities wouldn’t be the same without it. [hidden image - please register] But it turns out that Jingle Bells is not really a Christmas song at all. What’s more, there’s another whole verse which we all ignore, in a bid to make it sound more Christmassy. Jingle Bells was written by American composer James Pierpoint in 1857, and is actually about Thanksgiving. It was originally called One Horse Open Sleigh and none of the lyrics actually relate to Christmas. [hidden image - please register] According to Mark Forsyth, the author of A Christmas Cornucopia: The Curious Origins of Our Yuletide Traditions (Viking Penguin), it was never meant as a Christmas song and is about “winter fun and frolics” generally. [hidden link - please register] |
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Girl, 9, writes Santa a message in the snow: 'Leave presents, take brother' ... A 9-year-old Canadian girl's Christmas wish is going viral after she used the snow in front of her house to make a request of Santa: "leave presents, take brother!" [hidden image - please register] Jo-Ann Murphy of St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, posted a video to Facebook showing the letter to Santa her daughter, Jennifer Murphy, wrote in red letters in the snow outside of their home Sunday. [hidden image - please register] The letter reads: "Santa stop here. Leave presents, take brother!" [hidden image - please register] The message continues on the side of the house: "Santa, I tried! Brother was the worst." Murphy said Jennifer's brother, Ryan, 13, wasn't offended and saw the humor in his sister's prank. |
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Car chase suspect dances for police before arrest ... A man who led police on a nearly 32-kilometre chase through Houston, Texas, was taken into custody only after dancing once he stepped out of his car. [hidden image - please register] The unidentified suspect came to a stop early on Thursday (local time) before striking spike strips police had laid across Interstate 45. He eventually complied with police orders to step out of his car, but rather than lie on the ground the man began a dance with arms held high. [hidden image - please register] The episode concluded when a police dog was deployed. Police Lieutenant Larry Crowson said officers were concerned the man might try to flee into traffic, so they unleashed the dog. "At one point he started backing up like he was going to run away from the scene, potentially endangering officers by running across the freeway," he said. "At that point we deployed our canine to safely take him into custody." [hidden link - please register] |
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Tiger came to the wedding and sending guests to the roof ... Happy couple have their day ruined when a TIGER gatecrashes their wedding sending screaming guests running for roof. [hidden image - please register] Gatecrashers can make or break an event, bringing unexpected fun or unrelenting misery. [hidden image - please register] But for one happy couple, their uninvited guest was certainly not a welcome one after a tiger decided to show his face at their wedding. [hidden image - please register] Guests and the host were seen screaming and running for cover as the wild beast interrupted their festivities in the village of Madya Pradesh, India. After the tiger appears from within the bushes the cameraman makes a dash for a safer perch to film from away from the approaching feline. |
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Dear Shnaps7,
your page I like very much, surely it is the result of many research, the explanations that you give or find written are very interesting and the videos of youtube can explain even better the events happened. Keep it up and you'll always have my like. On the occasion I give you my best wishes for happy holidays. Greetings. Johnbirracchio |
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'Santa' takes to the highway on Jeep 'sleigh' pulled by 'Rudolph' ... A surprised traveler on an Indiana highway captured video of an unusual Santa taking a ride in a windowless Jeep being pulled by a "reindeer." [hidden image - please register] The video, filmed Thursday on a stretch of highway in Indianapolis, shows a man in full Santa Claus gear driving a Jeep Wrangler without doors, windows or a windshield. [hidden image - please register] The Santa, who wears a pair of goggles to protect his eyes, has a Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer decoration attached to the front of the vehicle as if it was pulling the Jeep. "I caught Santa driving a Jeep with no roof, doors, or windshield," the filmer wrote. [hidden link - please register] |
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"Criminal Santa" calls 911 for help after getting trapped in Citrus Heights chimney ... A burglary suspect was arrested after becoming lodged in a chimney while trying to break into a business and then calling 911 for help, the Citrus Heights Police Department said Friday. Jesse Berube, 32, of Rocklin was taken into custody Wednesday, police said. [hidden image - please register] Police said Berube slid down the chimney of a business in the 6900 block of Greenback Lane, trying to break in, but got stuck. Although he was trapped, Berube was able to move just enough to reach his phone and call 911, police Calif. said. [hidden image - please register] When officers and fire personnel arrived at the scene, they used special equipment to free Berube from the chimney. “Criminal Santa does not have the same skills as the real deal,” police said in a news release. Berube was not hurt in the incident, police said. He was arrested on burglary-related charges. [hidden link - please register] |
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This cat named DOG helps train pups to be service dogs ... Not many cats get to have a career as a dog trainer, but one Missouri feline is doing just that. [hidden image - please register] The Associated Press reported Thursday on D-O-G (pronounced “dee-OH-jee”), a fluffy black and white cat who plays an important role at Support Dogs, Inc. in St. Louis. The group trains dogs for a variety of purposes, including assisting people with mobility-related issues and people with hearing loss. [hidden image - please register] Dogs aiding people with disabilities need to be comfortable around other types of animals and remain calm in the face of distraction. D-O-G is apparently the perfect candidate for testing their patience and can be seen in the video below batting at a dog’s tail and playing with a dog’s leash. Now a certified internet star, D-O-G has come a long way from his former life as a barn kitten. Nadine Wenig, director of canine services at Support Dogs, Inc., met the friendly kitten over the summer at a bed and breakfast and was “instantly smitten,” according to This Dog’s Life. The owners of the business ended up giving her the kitten, and she brought him back to the nonprofit’s center, where staff cautiously introduced him to the resident dogs. [hidden image - please register] “We saw that he was completely fearless despite his size and had no issue being around and close to the dogs,” volunteer manager Stephanie McCreary told This Dog’s Life. [hidden link - please register] |
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Deer drops by gift shop - then comes back later with her kids ... With the holidays fast approaching, shopping is probably pretty high on everybody's to-do list. And, sure enough, this mother deer is apparently no exception. [hidden image - please register] Lori Jones works in a little shop selling gifts and supplies at the Horsetooth Inn and RV Park, a scenic getaway nestled at the foot of the Rockies in Fort Collins, Colorado. There, encounters with local wildlife are far from uncommon — but one recent visitor in particular did stand out. Or, to put it more accurately, she walked right in. [hidden image - please register] Jones was working in the shop this week when, out of the blue, a wild doe appeared in the doorway. Moments later, as Jones looked on in astonishment, the curious deer actually strolled inside as if she were just another customer perusing the shelves. “It was hilarious,” Jones told The Dodo. “She was looking at the sunglasses and the chips. I was laughing so hard.” [hidden image - please register] This deer isn't a total stranger to Jones. She is the matriarch of a family known to live in the area, occasionally passing through the grounds to a nearby field where they graze. Never before, however, had the deer entered a building (nor had she shown any interest in shopping, for that matter). Assuming the deer had simply lost her way, Jones decided to escort her outside, luring her back to the field with a peanut bar in hand. And that was that — or so Jones thought. She was wrong. [hidden image - please register] "About 30 minutes later, here comes the deer again with her whole family," Jones said. "I’m in the office doing inventory, and I come out to find her there. This time she brought back her twins, and this one young buck that she adopted." The kids waited at the door. Jones made sure of it. [hidden image - please register] "They were just looking in the doorway like, ‘Can we come in too?’ I said, ‘No,’" Jones recalled. "It was so funny." [hidden link - please register] |
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Even after 8 years, this squirrel keeps coming back to visit the family that saved her ... When Brantley Harrison and her family rescued a tiny, injured squirrel back in 2009, then released her back into the wild, they didn’t expect to ever see her again. 8 years later, however, little Bella still comes to visit them almost every day – as long as snacks are provided, of course. [hidden image - please register] After a harrowing owl attack left Bella near death as a baby, she was graciously taken in by the Greenville County, South Carolina family, and raised by them alongside three other squirrels named Larry, Curly, and Moe. Bella stayed with the Harrisons until spring 2010, at which point she had healed successfully thanks to a steady diet of fruit, nuts, and formula, and was ready to romp around in the forest. The sweet squirrel never strayed too far from her adopted home, though, and stops by to say hello whenever she can, despite how much time has passed. [hidden image - please register] “Bella sits right at the front door waiting for someone to notice she has come by for a visit. She has even resorted to jumping over to the dining room window to peer in for someone to see her,” Brantley told [hidden link - please register] [hidden image - please register] The most amazing part? A few years after Bella’s original stay at the Harrison house, she found her way back to them with an injured foot – and a belly full of babies – necessitating another few months of rehab. “It was truly amazing to watch the baby I raised raise her own babies,” Brantley said. Bella now even has her own Instagram page with almost 4 thousand followers! |
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