A Spanish village – yes, an entire village – is currently on sale for around the price that you might pay for a modest flat in New York City. You can have a look around in the video below. It’s something of a dream isn’t it? We could all just save up a bit of cash and buy up a rural Spanish village and live out our days eating little plates of lovely food and soaking up … [Read more...] about A Spanish Village Is For Sale For Less Than The Price Of A New York Apartment
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Secretary Birds Have More Luxurious Lashes Than Any Human We Know
Some birds have really silly names. Yeah, yeah, I know that the "white-browed tit-warbler" wasn't named after what it sounds like it was, but that doesn't change the fact that it's funny to modern ears. The fact is that most birds gained their common names long before they meant what they do now. Sometimes, that results in something cheeky and funny, and … [Read more...] about Secretary Birds Have More Luxurious Lashes Than Any Human We Know
Angelina Jolie leaving the United Nations Refugee Agency after more than 20 years of service.
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie will quit her role as a special envoy for the U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) but will remain a humanitarian activist, the United Nations said on Friday. Jolie, who has been on more than 60 field assignments during her 21 years with UNHCR, said she wanted to keep working with refugees outside of the global body. "I will continue to do … [Read more...] about Angelina Jolie leaving the United Nations Refugee Agency after more than 20 years of service.
According To A New Study, People Who Talk To Their Pets Are Much Smarter Than Those Who Don’t
Every time one of my dogs does something completely normal and definitely not surprising, I usually say, "Who's a good boy?" You see, even though I am aware that my animals understand or pay attention to less than one percent of what I say, I simply can't help but talk to them. Of course, I am aware that I am not alone in wanting to communicate with my animals; the vast … [Read more...] about According To A New Study, People Who Talk To Their Pets Are Much Smarter Than Those Who Don’t
More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse
Following the escape of more than 100 bison from a feedlot in southern Nebraska, neighbors jumped into pickup trucks, horses, and four-wheelers to try to apprehend the fleeing animals. "We had everything," Phelps County Sheriff Gene Samuelson said of the effort to apprehend the escapees who broke through a fence and escaped Valley View Feeders in Overton, Nebraska, some 150 … [Read more...] about More Than 125 Wild Bison Escape Nebraska’s Slaughterhouse