In Other News

[BeBMan]

[Ming]

Poorly chosen font transforms shop's Halloween message into something very rude

[Uncle Sparky]

A friend of mine used to have an Irish Wolfhound... she probably could have held 2 or 3 Golden Retrievers in her maw...

[Ming]

Golden retriever handed Guinness World Record for fitting most tennis balls in mouth

An adorable golden retriever has been written into the history books – as he’s smashed the world record for holding the most amount of tennis balls in his mouth in one go.

The seven-year-old pooch, named Finley, can fit a whopping six tennis balls in his mouth at once.

Finley’s impressive feat means he’s beaten the previous record of five, which stood for 17 years and was made by another golden retriever from Texas, USA.

And Finley’s record-breaking achievement has been officially documented, as he’s been recognised by the Guinness Book of Records and will feature in the 2022 edition of the brand’s annual book.



Proud owners Cheri and Rob Molloy and their daughter Erin are over the moon with their pooch’s skills and couldn’t be more excited to see Finley’s feat in writing.

Erin, from Canandaigua, New York, US, said: "It's just so exciting.

"When I look at him, I'm like, 'I want to squeeze you, I love you so much’."

Finley also has his own Instagram account, and the record-breaking dog shared his “big news” with his 47,000 followers.

A post on his account read: “Big news!

“I can officially say that I am in the Guinness World Records book for 2022.

“This of course wasn’t easy, and certainly felt like forever and a day to accomplish.

“Thank you to all my friends and fans who have been following my tennis ball journey since the beginning.”

Finley’s family – who have had the pooch since he was a 10-week-old puppy – said they spotted he could pick up lots of balls at once when he was two years old.

And while they used to grab their phones to record him whenever he got close to breaking the world record, they no longer have to worry about getting proof that he’s the world’s best.

[Berzerker]

I have a problem with rats building nests in engine compartments, it dont take long. I trickle charge my trucks every month and discovered one with a hole in the vacuum assist hose to the brake cylinder.

[SlowwHand]

A ‘Historical Event’: First Malaria Vaccine Approved by W.H.O.
Malaria kills about 500,000 people each year, about half of them children in Africa.

Of course, there will be skeptics who decline...

[Uncle Sparky]

[-Jrabbit]

Now that's what I call "Other News"!

[Ming]

Squirrel Hides Over 150 Pounds of Nuts in Chevy Truck in Four Days

One North Dakota man had his work cut out to clear his truck of this squirrel's secret stash.



Squirrels are much like humans in that they are capable of forward planning to manage their food stores over a long period of time. However, the cute little mammals aren't capable of real agriculture, nor building silos to store their harvest. Instead, one enterprising little rodent decided to stash its nuts for the winter in the engine bay of a truck, reports the Grand Forks Herald.

North Dakota man Bill Fischer found his Chevrolet Avalanche overflowing with black walnuts after leaving it parked for just four days, according to the Herald. In photos posted to Facebook, Fischer shows off 5-gallon buckets filled to the brim with nuts. Apparently the work of a single industrious red squirrel, every nook and cranny of the engine bay and fenders had been stuffed full. Fischer ended up removing the entire front clip of the vehicle in order to clear everything out.

https://www.facebook.com/bill.fische...79775248734733

"I had to pull the fenders off and clean out all the walnuts out," Fischer told the Herald, noting that his efforts were not 100% successful. "I have some rolling around the frame, rails wells as well, that I can't get at," Fischer added.

One photo posted by Fischer shows he was able to fill a total of seven buckets with the nuts pulled out of the truck. With each bucket apparently averaging 26 lbs, that one enterprising squirrel apparently managed to harvest well over 150lbs of walnuts for the winter. It certainly would have made for good eating. Fischer later stated he had 42 gallons of nuts available, "Naturally grown" and "all hand (paw) picked by a squirrel." The Drive reached out to Fischer who confirmed that he was able to get the job finished and the Chevy back on the road.

It's something we've seen before, too; a Kia Sorrento from Pittsburgh got absolutely loaded up with walnuts back in 2019. In that case, the engine bay was also stuffed with plenty of moss and branches too. Such situations can lead to disastrous results. Overheating likely due to a lack of airflow, and fires possible where combustible material is jammed up next to a hot exhaust. If driven in such a state, a vehicle could quickly be totaled if things go wrong.

If you live in an area with squirrels or other rodents that store food or nest, it bears checking under the hood from time to time to make sure nothing is amiss. It's particularly important for vehicles that are left to sit for extended periods of time. Sometimes though, even if the critters don't leave anything behind, they'll simply gnaw on the wiring instead. Headaches abound either way!

https://www.thedrive.com/news/42573/squirrel-hides-over-150-pounds-of-nuts-in-chevy-truck-in-four-days

[Uncle Sparky]

I am not a cat, though some of you may be... I cannot see Kidiot's comments, but I've been lead to believe they exist.

[Uncle Sparky]

Another secret ANTIFA member going to jail for peaceful protest in Washington... Wait... secret ANTIFA members were rioting and Trump patriots were peacefully protesting. Sorry. I should keep better track of such things. With a name like Klete Keller, he's probably al-Qaeda too.

[Ming]

Animal psychic claims cats are 'interdimensional' and see things humans can't

A woman who calls herself an animal psychic has shared some supposed truths about how our “interdimensional” pets interact with us.

While there is no concrete proof of animal whisperers truly being able to speak to pets in a unique dimension, Lori suggested that humans benefit from the psychic abilities of the animals we form connections with.

Lori Spagna is a supposed animal communicator and author of ‘Animals in the Afterlife’. Speaking on the Best of Coast to Coast podcast, she claimed animals speak a “universal language of energy”, meaning they perceive the world around them differently to humans.

For instance, Lori acknowledged that cats are “generally interdimensional”, suggesting: “They’re really great at identifying beings in non-physical interdimensional realms."

She explained that this means cats are able to see entities that humans aren’t aware of.



“Cats are very good at absorbing them so that they don’t interfere in their humans’ lives,” she claimed.

“Typically the cats are like carriers for a little while with them, and then they help them get moved on and moved out.”

And for pet owners devastated about the loss of their beloved companion, Lori also had some reassuring news, claiming that animals remain with their human guardians in the afterlife.

“I’m of the belief that we never die; we transition out of our physical forms. So the animals are the same… just like us, when they transition out of their physical form, their consciousness continues," she said.

“Many times animals – especially animals who live with their humans – tend to be guides for at least some time, for their humans."

Lori related that this means animals remain with their owners in the afterlife, saying: “They’ll stay for as long as they typically feel that the human needs them, or that they can be of service to the human.

“So even if they transition, they’ll still feel connected to the human for a long time, provided that the bonds are strong.”

These extrasensory abilities, the animal psychic explained, are what enables animals like dogs and cats to be able to sense illness in the humans around them.

“This is why animals can be so effective in serving humans who might have physical diseases, because they can identify body temperature changes, hormonal changes," she continued.

“We know that when animals just use their sense of smell, they can identify all kinds of information about either the human or the animal that they’re smelling.

“So this is why they can identify if someone’s sick, or if someone needs medical care, this kind of thing.”

As well as discussing the relationship pets have with their owners, Lori also touched on the supposed interaction animals have with the universe itself.

“All animals have purposes, and information and energy depending on their unique species, they have a particular role”, she described.

For instance, she said, “elephants are keepers of the records of the Earth".

She added: “When you learn to communicate with any animal – and if you communicate with an elephant – they can share with you information about the Earth’s history."

[BeBMan]

A Danish museum wants an artist to return around 534,000 kroner ($83,000) he had been given in cash to recreate old artworks using banknotes, after he produced blank canvasses with the title "Take the Money and Run".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-58746701

[SlowwHand]

As much as Congresswoman Warren.

[Uncle Sparky]

She isn't a proper shaman... where are her bison horns? Where is her 1940s-B-movie Indian war paint?