Tag: Inspired

Extreme Athlete Spends 500 Days Alone in Cave in Spain, Emerges Into Daylight: ‘Already? Surely Not’

A 50-year-old Spanish extreme athlete emerged on April 14, from a 500-day challenge living 230 feet (70 meters) deep in a cave outside Granada with minimal contact with the outside. Wearing dark glasses and smiling as she adjusted to the light of spring in southern Spain, elite mountaineer Beatriz Flamini told reporters that time had flown by and…


VIDEO: Hidden Camera Captures ‘Determined and Dedicated’ Bald Eagle Doting On His Wife

The touching relationship between two bald eagles captured on a hidden camera shows the pair are true soulmates. Viewers have been captivated by the conduct of these two birds, who have made their home in Big Bear Valley, California. Jackie and Shadow are dedicated to each other and it can be seen in their showing…


Curious Diner Makes Dinosaur Discovery in Chinese Restaurant

A perceptive diner has spotted dinosaur footprints in a restaurant in southwestern China, with an international research team confirming that they belonged to the sauropod—a long-necked and small-headed herbivore. Hongtao Ou, a self-reported palaeontology buff, was having a meal at a restaurant in Leshan, Sichuan, when he found evenly divided craters on the floor and…


Man Spends 52 Years Building 160-Foot Rock Castle in Colorado Forest—Now He’s 79 Years Old

They wanted a castle. So Jim Bishop was going to build them a castle. It was 1969 when the ornamental ironworker in his late 20s set out building a stone cottage near Pueblo, Colorado, with the help of his father, intending to make a home out of a shack. But what began as a construction project…


Australian Shepherd Pet Treks 150 Miles Across Bering Sea Ice—Returned to Home in Alaska After Month

A 1-year-old Australian shepherd took an epic trek across 150 miles (241 kilometers) of frozen Bering Sea ice that included being bitten by a seal or polar bear before he was safely returned to his home in Alaska. Mandy Iworrigan, Nanuq’s owner who lives in Gambell, Alaska, and her family were visiting Savoogna, another St….


PHOTOS: One of the 8 Oldest Castles in the World—The Fairytale Magic of Reichsburg Cochem

This 11th-century German castle, among the eight oldest castles in the world, was once partially destroyed but lovingly restored centuries later. Still standing today with some original features, the statuesque castle looks as though it fell straight from the pages of a fairytale. Reichsburg Cochem, otherwise known as Cochem Castle, stands on a hill some…


PHOTOS: In 1899, French Artists Depicted Their Vision of the Year 2000—See What They ‘Predicted’

A group of French artists came together in 1899 to depict their vision of life in the year 2000 in a series of illustrated trade cards. At once beautiful and bizarre, the artists’ predictions play the expectations of our predecessors against real-world progress with fascinating results. En L’An 2000 (In the Year 2000) was a…


Detectorist Down Under Finds 10-Pound Gold Nugget Worth $250,000 As Gold Prices Soar in Australia

An amateur gold hunter Down Under hit pay dirt in March when he stumbled on a massive nugget worth a cool quarter million. The finder, who wished to remain anonymous, was scanning Victoria’s “golden triangle” between St Arnaud, Bendigo, and Ballarat when he heard his detector sound. The man brought the gold specimen to gold…


Ultra-Rare Hybrid Solar Eclipse to Grace the Night Sky April 19—One of Only Three This Century

The rarest form of solar eclipse is set to happen in just one day—what is known as a hybrid solar eclipse will begin in the evening of April 19 Eastern Time. It will be visible only in certain parts of the world; those in North America won’t witness it in person, though there are opportunities…


‘A Solid Wing-Woman’: Son Reacts After His Mom Gives ‘Nice, Normal’ Cashier His Email While Buying Socks

A Texas musician had the best response when his mom, who has a larger-than-life personality, tried to set him up with a cashier while she bought socks for him. Musician Todd Young lives in Dallas, Texas. He speaks to his beloved mom, Melody, daily, and she doesn’t hide her desire to find him a woman….