An unexpected house guest caused a stir in Lelystad on Friday evening: a 1.20-meter-long snake crawled through a living room. The residents called for help, after which Gerdina Visscher (55) and Henk Kool (66) of animal ambulance Witte Gerrit were quickly on the scene. “The first thing I asked on the phone was: ‘Where do […]
Concerned employees of Disneyland Paris called the police on Saturday because they thought a minor girl was being married. The party turned out to be fake. Yet the police arrested four people. Disneyland was rented for a marriage on Saturday before opening time. But when the ‘bride’ arrived, the staff began to worry. It was
The Scottish Alaina Beresford from Portknockie sent bottle mail for a school project on water at the age of twelve. 31 years later she finally received an answer from the Norwegian island of Lisshelløya. In 1994 Beresford sent her letter, packed in a plastic bottle of the Scottish soft drink brand Moray Cup. “Dear finder.
A walker in the Liège municipality of Oupeye claims that he has seen a caiman of 1.5 meters in a nature reserve. The municipality takes the report seriously, because there are also other exotic animals in the area. For the time being, visitors are no longer allowed to enter the Gravière Brock nature reserve. On
The Chinese authorities have removed dozens of tons of waste from an old cave complex near Zhangjiajie National Park. That park served as inspiration for the movie Avatar. For years, residents had dumped their waste in the caves. China has started a huge cleanup operation after the piles of garbage came to light a few
Three years after what may be the largest jewel theft in US history, authorities have identified seven suspects. Two of them have been arrested. Gold, diamonds and luxury watches worth $100 million (about €87 million) were stolen in the theft. In California, seven men have been charged with the massive jewel theft in July 2022.
A collection of historical gold coins hidden in the wall of a house in France fetched 3 million euros at auction this week. The recently deceased owner had told almost no one about his special collection. According to the auction house Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés, the collection consists of more than a thousand pieces, including
A Canadian has won a jackpot four times. In less than a year, he won the lottery three times, and more than ten years ago as well. The odds of that happening are minuscule, but David Serkin managed it. Serkin won $500,000 (over €319,000) on August 20. In November, he won $1 million, and in
In a truck accident near the border between the United States and Canada, 250 million bees escaped. Local police have warned people to avoid the area while beekeepers try to collect the bees. The truck was carrying a load of beehives in the northwestern American state of Washington. The vehicle overturned in Whatcom County, near
The water level of an Italian reservoir has dropped by 13.5 meters in two weeks due to a leak in a dam. The leak is located 80 meters below the usual water level, so the entire lake must be drained to repair the damage. For two weeks, large quantities of water have been flowing out