What is the fastest a dolphin can swim? Near the surface, no more than 54 kilometres per hour. Why? Because it hurts it to swim faster. As they swim cavitation happens, tiny bubbles form. As they break they cause pain to dolphins. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Fifteen camels, two zebras and several llamas and pot-bellied pigs escaped from a circus visiting Amsterdam early Monday, police said. picked by bevissimo 1 year ago

Sure, teenagers everywhere try to sneak in a beer or two. It’s practically a rite of passage, but the city of Milan, Italy is cracking down on teenage binge drinking because they have a bad problem of underage drinking.

How bad? Let’s put it this way: a third of 11-year-olds in the city have alcohol-related problems! picked by Bingo 4 months ago

They abandoned the vehicle after crashing into a road sign in the western city of Wuppertal, reports the BBC.

Police later had the van towed away to a depot - unaware that the five-year-old lion called Caesar was inside.

Caesar appeared unhurt when a lion tamer arrived to reclaim him after Circus Probst had reported the theft. picked by cecilberman 2 weeks ago

After 3,272 miles of exhaustion, sunburn, delirium and piranhas, a 52-year-old Slovenian successfully completed a swim down the Amazon River. picked by ReBoot 3 years ago

This unusual fountain set up in Rome, Italy and is the work of Spanish artist Juan Galdeano who wanted to make a statement that would hopefully draw attention to the issue of global warming. The fountain was built to look like it’s sustaining a hatchback Seat Ibiza. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

After months of nation-wide protests over a proposed education reform bill, university and high school students in Italy say they are committed to forcing the cabinet to back down. Personally I am happy to see there is still a country that was not completely successful in brainwashing their children into docile tuition fee payers. picked by thirDeye 10 months ago

How did piranhas -- the legendary freshwater fish with the razor bite -- get their telltale teeth? Researchers from Argentina, the United States and Venezuela have uncovered the jawbone of a striking transitional fossil that sheds light on this question. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The Nietzsche Family Circus pairs a randomized Family Circus cartoon with a randomized Friedrich Nietzsche quote. picked by wellarmedsheep 3 years ago

Briton astounds the world by becoming the first person to swim to North Pole.

Global Warming: Do You Believe Now? picked by nesbyniccolo 2 years ago

An earthquake measuring 6.3 on the richter scale struck in central italy, about 50 miles from Rome. Updates on the link. picked by Ankabout 8 months ago

Will Reggie the circus monkey choose love over freedom? picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Like gluttonous piranhas, supermassive black holes in young galaxy clusters gorge on bountiful gas until little fuel is left, and then they fade away. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

It’s been said, Don’t wait for your ship to come in – swim out to it. This positive slant on the big picture of life is something that swimmers can really get into. picked by Bornbad 2 months ago

In 1916, an abused circus elephant met a strange fate after killing her tormentor... she was hanged from a railway crane before an angry mob. picked by BrownTrout 1 year ago

A man has been jailed for 10 years for raping his teenage daughter on a regular basis for three years, even getting her to go on the Pill. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A CONVENT in southern Italy is being shut down after Sisters Annamaria and Gianbattista, reportedly upset about their mother superior's authoritarian ways, scratched her in the face and threw her to the ground at Santa Clara convent near Bari. picked by mitzuzake 2 years ago

Really Amazing Circus Stunt picked by sbalaciu 3 years ago

Children are being told they can not wear swim goggles unless they suffer from a severe reaction the chemicals in the water. Seems goggles can become slippery when wet which may result in an injury. How the human race managed to survive without today's guidance I'll never know. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

A group of 20 elderly Holocaust survivors and their descendants are rushing to aid communities that sheltered them during World War II and were hit by last week's 6.3 earthquake. Their WWII saviors are now living in tent camps and those they rescued now pledge to do anything they can to aid them. picked by equinox 8 months ago