Category: General News

A German zoo has hired a clown to stop its monkeys getting bored. Zoo bosses got local entertainer Christina Peter, 45, to act the fool after vets said the chimps, baboons, gorillas and orang-utans in zoo cages were more often sick or aggressive when they grew bored.

The world’s highest swing has been set up on an 1,100ft TV tower in China. The swing is set on a 700ft high viewing platform on the tower in Harbin city, Heilongjiang province. Participants sit on the steel seat and swing out over the city, beyond the edge of the platform. The swing is called […]

There’s no moat, but the dungeon is included with Berkshire castle for sale GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. (AP) – The Searles Castle has towered over this Berkshire town for 120 years, its seven turrets and blue dolomite exterior creating a fortress at the end of Main Street. It has been walled off from the public as […]

Here is an excellent site where you can learn new advanced vocabulary.  There are examples showing how the word is used.  Also, you can hear the pronunciation of the word. Please note that some of the words are not so useful!

I always smile when I see people taking pictures of their in-flight meals.  I also fly in economy class, so the food is usually not so impressive.  Also, I unlucky and usually have only one choice – fish! There is a website with hundreds or maybe even thousands of pictures of airline food.  The picture […]

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! How about a $1000 sundae? A New York restaurant, Serendipity 3, introduced this gorgeous sundae to the menu a few years ago to celebrate their 50th anniversary. Despite the outrageous price, the sundae became popular and remains on the menu. Why is this sundae so […]

It is a lengthy process, but if you want to watch cheese age before your very eyes…

Have you ever been disappointed or even angry about how the food that you order looks very different than the picture? Here are two pictures of an Arby’s Beef ‘n’ Cheddar sandwiches (One of my favourite sandwiches that I always at least once while I am on vacation). Can you guess which is the real […]

This is the proposed quarter for Hawaii. Click here to read more about it.

HAWAII VOLCANOES NATIONAL PARK, Hawaii – Rangers at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park are launching a program to stop people from leaving religious offerings at the summit of Mount Kilauea — including food they say attracts rats and cockroaches. Visitors leave 45 pounds of offerings from Halemaumau Crater each week, including flowers, bottles, money, incense, candles […]