Fascinating pictures show how once in a 100-year-old storm hit New South Wales and Queensland

From cars being swept away in raging torrents, to rescuing two national animals featured on Australia’s Coat of Arms from floodwaters, cows washing up on beaches, and huge earthworms fleeing from the water, fascinating pictures some of the unique ways the floods are impacting Australia.  A record once-in-a-century rain event and widespread flooding has prompted … Read more

100-year-old man fails to blow out candles as he’s wearing a face shield

That won’t work! Hilarious moment 100-year-old tries to blow out his candles and eat his birthday cake while still wearing a face shield A 100-year-old man was filmed trying to blow out candles on his birthday cake Teobaldo Perez, 100, was with his family in Ocala, Florida, to have a party  Mr Perez forgot he … Read more

Hidden 100-year-old moonshine still linked to Al Capone is discovered in South Carolina’s

Archaeologists have uncovered remnants of a 1920s moonshine still that may have been part of the infamous gangster Al Capone’s once illegal liquor operation. Researchers from the University of Tennessee found barrels, cinderblocks, a garden hose and other artifacts in ‘Hell Hole Swamp’ outside Charleston, South Carolina. The abandoned operation is said to have been … Read more

Canal boat owner is left homeless when his 100-year-old vessel sinks

A canal boat owner has claimed his 100-year-old vessel sank after it was ‘moved without permission’ during the filming of a Netflix series. Anthony Beanlands, 46, was homeless before moving into his canal boat in Hackney Wick, London, and lost everything he owned when it sank two weeks ago. He had been living with family … Read more

Kacey Musgraves lists nearly 100-year-old Nashville home shared with ex Ruston Kelly for $359,000

Kacey Musgraves split from her estranged husband Ruston Kelly, 32, in July after two-and-a-half years of marriage. And 32-year-old country singer is attempting to put the past behind her by letting go of the quaint Nashville, Tennessee abode that she shared with Ruston. Musgraves recently listed the 1,293-square-foot home, which was built in 1926, for $359,000, … Read more

Injecting TB vaccine straight into bloodstream makes the 100-year-old shot far more effective

Injecting the century-old tuberculosis vaccine straight into the veins could make the shot far more protective.    In research conducted on monkeys, scientists found that there was little to no inflammation in the lungs of those that received the vaccine straight into the bloodstream compared to today’s skin-deep shot. What’s more, the majority of primates who received … Read more

What we can all learn from the 100-year-old super survivors who caught coronavirus – and lived

The odds were stacked against 100-year-old Elsie Kelsall. Three weeks ago, the great-great-grandmother from Staffordshire was taken to hospital with a high temperature and mild cough – both symptoms of Covid-19.  Two days later, her family’s worst fears were confirmed when tests came back positive. Her fate, they thought, was sealed. About 90 per cent … Read more