Here’s a truly amazing video of a mountain biker who happened to drive past a calf that had fallen into a canal. The biker stops, jumps into the canal, and manage to save the little calf. He even gives it a ride back to its herd. It’s nice to see some random acts of kindness [...]

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Imagine the scene…you’re peacefully riding your mountain bike through the beautiful plains of Africa, when BOOM…you’re suddenly taken out by a buck. That’s exactly what happened to mountain biker Evan van der Spuy of Team Jeep South Africa. He got nailed by a red Hartebees at a mountain bike race at Albert Falls Dam. The [...]

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He’s been called “the fastest man on no legs,” or – as his sponsor’s ad campaign put it – “the bullet in the chamber.” He is Oscar Pistorius (A.K.A. the “Blade Runner”), and he’s changing many people’s minds when it comes to what’s acceptable in track and field. Born without a fibula bone in each leg, [...]

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Here are your top stories for this Thursday, July 28, 2011: – Debt ceiling deadline just days away – Norway police say they would have shot the shooting suspect had he not surrendered immediately – Walter Reed Army Medical Center ceremonial closing – Man wakes from the dead in South African morgue

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A 50-year-old South African grandfather woke up kicking and screaming, literally, in a morgue where he had been placed by an undertaker who thought he was dead. The undertaker in Libode in the Transkei region picked the man up on Saturday after his family had been unable to wake him up. He examined the body, [...]

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Here’s something you don’t expect while you’re out at sea. Marine scientists studying sharks in South Africa were surprised when one of their helpful subjects, a great white shark, decided to give them a closer view by jumping into their boat! Six researchers from Oceans Research were collecting data on sharks in Mossel Bay when [...]

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Micah Strachan‘s grandparents, Kathy and Edward Francis, were going to surprise their grandson with a trip to Disney World. They ha already purchased their tickets and were going to tell Micah about it on their way to the airport. Their plans fell through, however, when the U.S. Embassy denied the boy’s request for a visa [...]

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Paris Hilton was arrested late Friday night for cocaine possession, according to police in Las Vegas. The hotel heiress was a riding in a Cadillac Escalade that was pulled over by police in front of the Wynn Hotel after officers smelled what they thought was marijuana. The driver, who has not been identified, was arrested [...]

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UPDATE: See the amazing video footage of this incident here. If you happen to be sailing around off the South African coast, beware of jumping whales. Ralph Mothes, 59, and Paloma Werner, 50, found this out the hard way as a 40-ton whale jumped from the water, then thrashed about on their 33-foot vessel before [...]

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South African track star Caster Semenya has been cleared to return to running, having been hampered for eleven months by allegations that she was a hermaphrodite. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced Tuesday that she may return to her sport and compete with other women, although it is unclear if she has had [...]

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Ever felt so hungry you could eat a king?  The king of the jungle that is. One Phoenix valley restaurant is stirring up some controversy by offering a lion burger as a tribute to the World Cup in South Africa. The Il Vinaio restaurant in Mesa has actually gotten a bomb threat as well as [...]

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Just when we thought the sound of the Vuvuzela couldn’t get any more annoying, YouTube has gone and pulled a fast one on us. The popular video-sharing site has pulled its share of pranks in the past, and in keeping with that tradition you will now find a little, soccer ball-shaped icon at the bottom [...]

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