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Most people consider mushrooms to be the small, ugly cousins of the plant kingdom, but theirs is a surprisingly beautiful and wonderful world waiting to be explored. These beautiful mushrooms, captured by enthusiastic nature photographers, are a far cry from the ones you find in the woods or your local grocery store. Most mushrooms, as we know them, are actually just the reproductive structure of the fungus they belong to – their fungal networks expand far further underground, and some fungi don’t even sprout the sort of mushrooms that we’re used to seeing. In fact, depending on your definition of…

For Alexandra and Antonin Kinova, the 5th time’s the charm. Usually, you ‘d be overwhelmed with happiness at the mere idea of welcoming your baby into the world. However, for one couple in the Czech Republic, there’s so much more than a single reason to be thankful this season, as they welcomed their children- yes, you read that right; CHILDREN. The couple, Antonin and Alexandra Kinova, were familiar with infants because they already had a kid. They were all the more happy and anxious to learn of the newest member to their family. But bear in mind, things got even…

Roxanne Faithfull and baby Axel, born in the back of the car. Photo / Supplied Axel Murray, currently 2 days old, couldn’t wait to start living. The baby boy was born on Saturday morning, in a hurry, two weeks before his due date and minutes before his mum could make it into the hospital. Roxanne Faithfull and partner Andrew Murray rushed from their central Auckland apartment to the hospital as quickly as they could in the early hours of Saturday, after her water broke at 4am and the couple timed the contractions. “He was two weeks early. We hadn’t packed…

It’s perhaps the most fitting symbol a February born-baby could ever have. So it’s no surprise that midwives couldn’t believe their eyes when Jorgia Welch was delivered with a heart-shaped birth mark. It sat on the left side of her tummy, in line with her belly button. Medics told 37-year-old mother Jayne and her partner Joe, from Stoke-on-Trent, that the heart would likely disappear with age. But Jorgia’s symmetrical birth mark has only grown in proportion to her and remains clearly visible ahead of her first birthday next week. Jayne Welch, from Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, said midwives ‘couldn’t believe…

Paisley, of South Dakota, was born with an adult-sized tongue that put her at risk of choking to death.Caters News Agency Paisley, whose condition is known as Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome, with her mom, Madison, and dad.Caters News AgencyAdvertisement Caters News Agency Caters News Agency Paisley after her second tongue surgery.Caters News AgencyAdvertisement After two surgeries, 16-month-old Paisley is now all smiles.Caters News Agency Caters News Agency Caters News AgencyAdvertisement Caters News Agency Caters News AgencyAdvertisement This baby has a big reason to smile! A South Dakota infant born with an adult-sized tongue can finally breathe…

It should go without saying that our veterans deserve nothing but respect and honour. It’s a tragic truth that so many veterans are forgotten as they grow old, left alone after serving their country valiantly and often sacrificing a multitude of things in the process. Then there are those with surviving relatives who simply do not want to claim them. But if anyone deserves a dignified funeral, it’s these heroic men and women who risked their lives to serve our country. That’s why stories like this one don’t just make me smile … they set an example for all…

An attempted abduction was apprehended in Woodbridge, Virginia, after an unlikely hero intervened and prevented him. Although the would-be kidnapper had been keeping a careful check on his 10-year-old victim, his intentions were foiled when the girl’s dog sprang from the house and began attacking the kidnapper as he tried to drag her away to his lair. The event happened on Heather Glen Court in the 1800 block. The Prince William County Police Department was relieved that the dog was able to frighten away the perverted kidnapper before he was able to take the 10-year-old child into his custody.…

North American X-15, rocket powered experimental aircraft; black titanium skin with wedge shaped horizontal stablizer; yellow stripe NASA inisignia on tail with stars and red bars United States national insignia on wings; white letter text “U.S. AIR FORCE” on the sides of the fuselage. The X-15 Made History and Broke Speed Records in the Sky – Was this a flying knife? It sure looked like one. The X-15 super plane cut through the sky like no other. Its hypersonic velocity was incredible. It set the record for the fastest speed ever reached by an American airplane – 4,520 miles per hour or Mach…

U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Matthew Hilton, Director of the Entertainment Media Liaison Office, Communication Directorate, and U.S. Marine Corps Master Sgt. Kristin Bagley, Communication Strategy and Operations Chief for the Entertainment Media Liaison Office, Communication Directorate meet and greet with Clint Eastwood. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Melissa I. Ugalde) Actor and Academy Award-winning filmmaker Clint Eastwood showed off his film “Richard Jewell” in an advanced screening for an audience of U.S. Marines at Camp Pendleton. In an interview with Marines during the visit, Eastwood said the last time he had been to the Marine Corps Base was during…

A heartbreaking video shows the moment a widow met her Army veteran husband’s coffin on the airport tarmac, leaving a plane full of passengers in tears. Green Beret Shawn Thomas, 35, an Oklahoma native and father of four who was based in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, died earlier this month after a vehicle accident while serving in Niger, Africa. His flag-draped coffin was brought back to Raleigh-Durham International Airport and the fallen warrant officer’s remains will be buried at Arlington National Cemetery. He had two Bronze Stars and four Good Conduct Medals, as well as other decorations for the time…

A New Mexico woman whose beloved dog vanished without a trace seven years ago got a big surprise from 1,700 miles away. “I bought him in Stephenville at a rodeo and he was a Jack Russell, Pug,” Jessie Springer said. She said in 2015, her ride-or-die disappeared.Man mauled to death while trying to protect his own dog, police say “I was devastated. I mean, that’s the original OG snug nug. I was like well he’s microchipped. And so I called the shelters. I called the vet. I check that every couple of days and nothing,” Springer said. The little dog…

When a teen took a joyride mom’s BMW, he got served some old school Texas style parenting with a spanking right on the side of the road in this viral video. When a 14-year-old took a joyride in his mom’s brand new BMW, he got served up some old school Texas style parenting right on the side of the road. This mom believes a proper spanking is with a belt. Worse, footage his sister took of his mom whooping him with a belt is now a viral video. Teen Joyride Everyone knows that parenting a teen is not easy. Mom…

Keanu Reeves is one of the most humble celebrities known in Hollywood. He is known for his good deeds and charitable actions all around the world. During the John Wick panel at Comic-Con Experience 2022 in Brazil, the world’s largest pop culture festival with attractions and talks covering comics, TV shows, movies, video games, and books, Keanu took the stage to explain a bit more about what viewers may expect from him. Keanu was evidently moved by the effusive response and sank to his knees, bowing to the audience, according to social media footage, reports Unilad. An audience member even…

The above image was taken by Rich Cooper, world famous photographer and one of the minds behind the successful Centre Of Aviation Photography, a team that offers the best aviation photography experiences in the world. The crazy cool shot as well as several other stunning images were taken during a five-day photography excursion to the USA East Coast run by COAP recently. The short but intense itinerary (covering three states and just under 2,000 miles) took in an air-to-air sortie with the F-22 Raptor Demo Team and the US Navy Blue Angels, a night shoot with the Commemorative Air Force Dixie Wing, MCAS Beaufort airshow,…

Elon Musk, the new owner of Twitter, has expanded his media empire with a 37.5 billion dollar bid to purchase ABC from its parent company, Walt Disney. Although the specifics of the deal are still unknown, Disney is believed to have accepted the offer? The latest rumour about the Tesla man Elon Musk is doing rounds saying he has fired The View cast after buying network ABC. While everyone is thinking about whether the rumours are true or not. We are here to let you know if Elon Musk has really bought ABC and fired The View cast in 2023…

“Robotization” has become the main trend in the deʋelopment of technology, and the militaгy is no exception heгe. Combat UAVs in the 21st centuгy haʋe not only changed the effectiʋeness of actions on the battlefield, but haʋe also tuгned the traditional militaгy paгadigm upside dowп!. The new eгa of dгones is heгe to leaʋe a maгk and the X-47B is going to make suгe that it happens. This unmanned aiгcгaft саггies 4,500 lbs of oгdnance and can easily be stoгed in a саггieг due to its foldable wings. In addition, its гange of 2,400 miles can be extended thanks to…

Long-time Utah Walmart greeter Thane Telford went back to his store on Thursday, but this time he was across the parking lot as an ex-employee—fired, he said, just the day before. Friends and family joined him waving to customers and members of the Payson community who drove by and honked horns in support of Telford, known as the “hat man” for dozens of colorful hats he wore, decorated by his wife Lillian. I’ve got a hurt feeling,” Telford said of his Walmart dismissal. “But on the other hand, I’ve got so many people who are backing me.” The former miner,…

A single ticket was good for more than $750 million in the Powerball lottery. Keith Srakocic/AP The grocery store in Washington that sold the winning Powerball jackpot ticket of $754.6 million, the fifth largest in its history, is donating its lottery reward to charity. The Fred Meyer store in Auburn was rewarded with a $50,000 check from the lottery commission for selling the winning ticket last week, according to the company. The company in turn donated $50,000 to Auburn Food Bank on Thursday. The donation will provide about 66,000 meals, reads a joint statement from the store and food bank obtained…

The season of giving may be over, but not for the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter 30. The DAV group in Plover gifted a veteran in need a refurbished 2000 Cadillac. The project has been in the works for nearly four years, as the DAV was struggling to find a car. In late 2021, Pat’s Body Shop gave the veterans chapter a call to tell to say they might’ve found the perfect car. As things started coming together, Pat and Chris Czaikowski of Chris’ Towing kept the car a secret, working and towing it back and forth to get it…

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Cornwall, in the Southwest of England, is a magical place steeped in fairytales and the legends of King Arthur. Here lie the mysterious Lost Gardens of Heligan—Europe’s largest garden restoration project that spans 200 acres and is perfect for explorers, plant lovers, and romantics. Inside Heligan, you’ll discover many secrets, and one of them is the iconic Mud Maid sculpture, lovingly crafted by local artists—brother and sister duo, Pete and Sue Hill. The sculpture was commissioned back in 1997 and has become an inseparable part of The Lost Gardens’ Woodland Walk ever since. The so-called Mud Maid is a living…

Raw footage shows more than 10 minutes of the U.S. military’s largest plane, the C-5M Super Galaxy, in action. The mission of this plane is to transport Defense Department cargo and manpower, according to the Air Force. With a maximum cargo of 281,001 pounds, the plane can negotiate relatively short runways and fly oversized cargo at intercontinental ranges.  A C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft taxis with other C-5Ms in the background Nov. 2, 2015, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Dover is home to the Air Forces’ only isochronal maintenance facility for C-5 aircraft, some of which were experiencing smoke in the cockpit after…

The USAF still employs about 177 upgraded two-seat F15C and D models and about 224 F15E Strike Eagles. For nearly three decades, the F15 Eagle fighter has been considered the undisputed king of the skies. Until its replacement, the F22 Raptor debuted, the F15 was the United States Air Force’s front-line air superiority fighter. Even today, a modernized eagle is still considered a formidable opponent, and the manufacturer Boeing offered updated versions that could fly the airframe most of the time for a century. The F15 has its roots in the aerial warfare in Vietnam and the ominous display of…

Mr. Longo died in his sleep, likely from accidental alcohol poisoning, at his Austin, Texas, home on Wednesday, his representative said. Cody Longo at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City. He died on Wednesday at the age of 34.Credit…Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images Cody Longo, an actor known for his roles in the television series “Hollywood Heights” and “Days of Our Lives,” was found dead on Wednesday at his home in Austin, Texas. He was 34. He died in his sleep, likely from accidental alcohol poisoning, his representative, Alex Gittelson, said. Mr. Gittelson said that Mr. Longo had…