Nia­gara Falls may freeze into ice for­ma­tions, and ice mounds or floes may form in the Nia­gara River (some­times cre­at­ing ice bridges that stretch across the width of the river), but only once in recorded his­tory has freez­ing weather actu­ally stopped water from flow­ing over the falls. This instance occurred in March 1848 when a pre
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A man went over Niagara Falls and survived Wednesday afternoon, one of the few people to ever survive the plunge unprotected, authorities said. picked by dollyllama 9 months ago

Taller than Niagara Falls, and twice as wide; Iguazu Falls are the result of a volcanic eruption which left yet another large crack in the earth. picked by shredtone 3 years ago

Albert Leichtfried and Markus Bendler climb waterfalls all over the world, by cheating... they wait until they are frozen. Hermann Erber was taking pictures of the dynamic duo, climbing this hundred meter high frozen falls in Japan, when the entire right side of the falls collapsed. picked by cactushair 1 year ago

Niagara Falls in 1869!! picked by aghhdds 2 years ago

A pickup truck hit a boulder and tumbled over a 150-foot cliff, but the 71-year-old driver survived picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Niagara Falls in 1869!! picked by aghhdds 2 years ago

A man has broken a world record by smashing 47 watermelons with his head in 60 seconds.

*be sure to watch the video* picked by Bornbad 9 months ago

Thailand's Scorpion Queen has set a new world record - by holding a poisonous scorpion in her mouth for just over two minutes. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago

A Bristol man has described how he was hit by a block of ice which fell from an aeroplane as he sat in his garden. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

The colony may be the largest of its type ever known for any insect species, and could rival humans in the scale of its world domination. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Tyler Perry, the star, writer and producer of films such as "Madea Goes to Jail" and the television show "House of Payne," could be adding philanthropist to his growing list of credits.

Has my vote for "Hero of the Year". picked by wildgrits 4 months ago

It has taken more than three years to come together, but now the town of Bundaberg in south-east Queensland is claiming a world record for the longest chain of bras. picked by kakana 4 months ago

Chinese police got a surprise when they pulled over a brand new 4x4 for a routine check - the driver had no arms.

Zing Shen, 42, was steering the vehicle with his feet and was amazed when officers decided issue him with a public safety summons. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

What's more, if a man's gaze is more like four seconds, research suggests, he is less than impressed. But if the eye contact breaks the 8.2 second barrier, he could be in love, say boffins. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The question is, just how fast can he go? We asked this back in August last year when he smashed his own 100metres world record at the Beijing Olympics. Then, he did it in 9.69 seconds, but his insouciant, hands-aloft stroll over the finishing line made many suspect that there was more to go. And on Sunday, a year to the day after setting that extraordinary record in China, Usain Bolt showed tha... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

The world's tallest man - who also has the largest hands and feet - has been named by Guinness World Records.

At 8ft 1in (2.47m), Sultan Kosen, from Turkey, is about 4in (10cm) taller than previous title-holder Bao Xishun.
The 27-year-old's hands measure 10.8in (27.5cm) and his feet 14.3in (36.5cm). picked by Bingo 3 months ago

A 43-year-old German man was taken to hospital in critical condition after he fell off a second storey balcony during a spitting contest with his 12-year-old son. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Alcohol may have been involved. picked by Bornbad 4 months ago

A Spokane family got an uninvited visitor when a moose calf fell through a basement window and into a bedroom. picked by AutumnLotus 11 months ago