Indonesia is the hardest major country to place on a map, according to a study. In a survey, participants from around the world were asked to pinpoint countries on an interactive map and a ranking of the top 20 countries people struggled to find was then drawn up. Indonesia came top of the ranking with … Read more
Get out of there – and make it snappy! Couple wake up to find 10ft crocodile lurking at the bottom of their swimming pool in South Africa Jacob and Angel Breytenbach, from South Africa, found the crocodile in pool They called a team of animal specialists to help remove the reptile from garden Animal checked by … Read more
‘There’s no way of dating right now’: Strictly’s Karen Hauer rules out the idea of using an app to find love as she insists she’s happily single after split from David Webb By Connie Rusk For Mailonline Published: 11:13 GMT, 2 February 2021 | Updated: 11:13 GMT, 2 February 2021 Karen Hauer has ruled out … Read more
High school students deemed ‘youngest astronomers ever’ discover four exoplanets 200-light-years away using the space-based TESS Kartik Pinglé, 16, and Jasmine Wright, 18, discovered four new exoplanets The pair used the TESS satellite to observe a sun-like star 200-light-years away Three of the planets are sub-Neptunes and the other is a super-Earth By Stacy Liberatore … Read more
Armed police pinned down a suspect and found two grenades in his bag as a series of raids uncover more bombs and three guns. Plain-clothes officers were pictured pointing their weapons at a cyclist after he was forced off his mountain bike and pushed face down into the road. Inside his rucksack they found two … Read more
A lawyer has claimed the FBI secretly discovered $400 million in stolen Civil War gold bars buried in a Pennsylvania forest three years ago. Harrisburg attorney William Cluck said Thursday he’d learned the name of the federal judge who ordered all records of the March 2018 excavation to be sealed. ‘I got what I wanted,’ … Read more
Doctors find toothpick inside man’s rectum after he accidentally swallowed it two months earlier The 67-year-old man in Japan spoke to doctors after suffering months of pain After an initial scan, they diagnosed him with stenosis, requiring surgery But right before the operation a CT scan found a three-inch-long toothpick Six days later, doctors performed surgery … Read more
A new seek-and-find puzzle has been created in celebration of National Pie Day this week – with participants challenged to spot the pie that already has a bite missing. The task is to navigate around the scrumptious sides and condiments and find the pie that’s already been tucked into – but can you beat the … Read more
‘Litter can actually benefit rivers’: Scientists find more insects and snails living on RUBBISH than on rocks in three UK waterways – and say garbage can provide stable habitats for animals Researchers collected samples of rocks and litter from three local rivers The litter was inhabited by more diverse invertebrates than those on rocks In … Read more
Police find dozens of party-goers hiding in a cupboard at student halls in Birmingham after raiding illegal party People travelled from Newcastle, Nottingham and London to attend the party Around 50 Fixed Penalty Notices were issued by police for breach of regulations One officer was assaulted as a student bolted, although he was unhurt By … Read more