Mt. Everest Climber Had the Wrong Goal

In his best-selling book, Into Thin Air, John Krakauer tells the story of the ill-fated expedition to the summit of Mount Everest in 1996. In the book ...

Exotic Zoo Owner Trapped By His Tiger

In states where it's not illegal, it's relatively inexpensive to buy and keep a baby lion or tiger—generally comparable to the price of ...

Will the Owner of Three Unattended 747s Please Come Claim Them?

In a slightly ironic twist, a country made infamous for losing entire airplanes is now trying to get rid of them. The administration of Kuala Lumpur International ...

The Runaway Blimp

The East Coast of the United States witnessed a perplexing sight recently when an unmanned military surveillance blimp came loose from its mooring in ...

Captain of Sinking Ship Gave False Hope

The British ocean liner, the R.M.S. Lusitania, was struck by a torpedo from a German submarine on May 7, 1915. It appears that in an effort to minimize ...

Tylenol May Dull More than Pain

The same medication that you take for sore muscles or minor headaches might be affecting more than your physical health. The active ingredient in Tylenol ...

Your Cheetos Will Find You Out

The Bible clearly states, "You have sinned against the LORD, and be sure your sin will find you out" (Numbers 32:23). Well, in the case of this ...

Sucking the Life Out

Annie Dillard, in her book Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, writes:

At the end of the island I noticed a small green frog. He was exactly half in and half out ...

Don't Ignore Small Snakes

For eight years Sally had been the Romero family pet. When they got her, she was only one foot long. But Sally grew until eventually she reached eleven-and-a-half ...

Secret Sin Blocks Prayer

In his book Why Prayers Are Unanswered, John Lavender retells a story about Norman Vincent Peale.

When Peale was a boy, he found a big, black cigar, slipped ...