4-year-old boy summons police to check out his toys Posted January 24, 2022 In Japan, the police emergency number is 110. In New Zealand, it’s 111. Needless to say, in both countries, that number should not be dialed unless the caller is …
Man builds rotating house to fulfill wife’s wish Posted December 13, 2021 Seeking to please his wife, who had wished for a more diversified view from their family house, a Bosnian self-taught innovator has built a
Word Wonders: Idioms from animals Part 2 Posted December 5, 2021 Continued from Part 1… It’s difficult to shuck an oyster — that means to open an oyster shell — but your reward might be a beautiful pearl. That gives…
Word Wonders: Idioms from animals Part 1 Posted December 4, 2021 In this month’s column we look again at common idioms from the animal kingdom. Guinea pigs are very cute pets, and have also often been used in laboratory test…
Book returned to UK cathedral’s lending library after 300 years Posted October 25, 2021 The old saying “better late than never” took on new meaning when Keith Farrow, the reverend canon of Sheffield Cathedral in northern England, told an amazing story to UPI News. …
Views and Visions: Colorful idioms Part 2 Posted October 17, 2021 Continued from Part 1… White elephants are rare albino elephants that are seen as sacred and venerated in parts of South Asia. White elephants were so…
Views and Visions: Colorful idioms Part 1 Posted October 16, 2021 This month we will look at some common English idioms that use color to express an idea or feeling. Some people say that lying is always wrong. However, there are “white lies,”…
Dog ejected from car found herding sheep Posted August 30, 2021 A pet dog who vanished for two days after being ejected from a vehicle during an accident has been found apparently doing the job it was …
Successful children’s authors Posted August 25, 2021 Last month, Eric Carle, the beloved children’s book writer and illustrator, died. His most famous book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar — about a caterpillar…
Dog mayor and goat mayor raise money to renovate playground in Vermont town Posted August 4, 2021 A dog and a goat have helped raise money to renovate a community playground in the town of Fair Haven, Vermont. What makes this couple different is that the dog is the mayor and t…