As reported by Times Online, Ryanair is set to be the first to introduce an obesity charge on passengers flying from the UK. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A soccer game between Muslim imams and Christian priests at the end of a conference to promote interfaith dialogue was canceled Saturday because the teams could not agree on whether women priests should take part. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Flying is to bird, walking or running is to mammal and swimming and FLYING is to fish?! picked by cactushair 10 months ago

On June 8th a Police helicopter crew observed an "unusual" aircraft in the skies near Cardiff that has yet to be accurately identified.

Authorities are at pains to stress the mundaneness of the event. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

Tourism officials on the Caribbean island of Grenada say they are concerned about dog owners snatching starfish out of the sea and throwing them like flying discs for their dogs to catch. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A Japanese film crew has shot a 45-second-long video of a flying fish in the air, in what may be the longest recorded flight of the acrobatic species. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Testimony from dozens of persons and police officers depict seeing what appear to be witches flying through the skies of remote Mexican towns. Several people videotaped the strange phenomenon. The creatures appear to infest the skies over an old cemetery. picked by DaftGretel 2 years ago

A 65-year-old amateur pilot was arrested for flying drunk after a rescue helicopter had to guide him to the airfield in Schoengleida, Germany. He had drunk wine and beer before taking off, and continued to drink while flying.

”Come on, I know you’re down there,” he radioed. ”Where the bloody hell have you hidden yourself?” picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A student has identified a new species of flying grasshopper which lived 115m years ago. Sam Heads, a PhD research student, was examining fossils from a German museum labelled as 'stick insects'. But he knew immediately he was in fact looking at an ancient ancestor of the modern grasshopper. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Could today's widespread belief that flying saucers are extraterrestrial spaceships be the result of an unintentional, civilian conspiracy? One that created real flying saucers in order to achieve its end? picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

This would wake anyone up, an alarm clock that sends a small flying helicopter into the air and will not shut off until you return the aircraft to its dock.

Hope you dont have Cats. This could be one long morning. picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago

Men in flying suits soar along jagged cliffs.

Okay, so the wimps use parachutes for the final landing, but still... picked by jhordie 2 years ago

A veteran bus driver who drove his out-of-control student passengers to the police station for a dressing down has attracted widespread praise.

Police have called Westside Bus Company driver Graham King "brilliant", a school principal has commended him for his strict message to their students and the public registered support for him online in their hundreds. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

According to the moon man, a nefarious cabal has blocked him from laying his hands on the necessary money to complete his perpetual flying machine -- a machine he says, that could reach Mars in a mere two weeks. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

Well, you all wanted to know why they weren't here yet... Just a few more years! picked by sfeldner 3 years ago

There was a time when airline travel was a special treat, the kind of occasion that inspired passengers to dress up.Now, the awe people once felt about flying through the clouds is tempered by additional fees, cramped seats and horrifying tales of fellow travelers. Take, for instance, "Mr. Poopy Pants" -- a grown man who allegedly soiled himself 10 minutes into a flight from Florida t... read full post picked by TraumaMamma 8 months ago

"I've seen people hit fire hydrants but never anyone killed by a flying fire hydrant." (The Lottery ticket of death) picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

If someone in a pub told you they’d just seen a fish flying for nearly a quarter of a mile, you might think there was something fishy about their story – or maybe just that they’d been drinking like a fish. But bad jests aside, certain of our Piscean pals are fully capable of such feats. picked by Bornbad 3 months ago

Russian press confrence is interupted by a flying penis. Got to say the speaker takes it pretty well.

(Not really NSFW, just use your own discretion if at work) picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Flying Platform, UFO, cancelled US military tinkering from the mid-1960s, engine manufacturer Williams Research developed a light turbofan engine. picked by Turtle 2 years ago