Mahershalalhashbaz Ali

“Born in Oakland, California, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali was raised in the neighboring city of Hayward by his parents and extended family… The summer after his graduation, Ali made his professional debut performing for a season with the California Shakespeare Festival in Orinda, California, where he also served as an apprentice. Soon after, he was accepted into graduate school at New York University, where he received a master’s degree in acting.” w/ photos
World’s Luckiest Old Lady

“A pensioner had a miracle escape as she drove to church – when a 65ft tree crushed her car and she walked away uninjured. Chris Challinor, 70, got the surprise of her life when the mammoth beech crashed onto the bonnet of her Volkswagen Polo. The front of the car was completely crushed by the trunk – meaning Chris would have been killed if the vehicle was just a few yards further along the road. She suffered only shock during the incident at 10.30am on Sunday and the grandmother-of-six says she is ‘very lucky to be alive’. Chris, of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, said: ‘I feel incredibly fortunate. If the tree had come down half a second later I would have been killed. ‘The whole thing is a blur because it happened so quickly. I just remember coming to an immediate stop with the huge trunk smashing into the bonnet. I was frozen in shock until the police and fire service came to release me. ‘I was sorry not to make it to church but I think someone may have been looking down on me after all.” w/ photos
11-Year-Old Girl Gives Birth To Baby Girl

“An 11-year-old girl became one of the world’s youngest mothers – and went into labour on the way to her wedding. Kordeza Zhelyazkova, from Sliven in Bulgaria, was still wearing her wedding dress and tiara as she was rushed to hospital, where she gave birth to 5lb 8oz Violeta. Proudly displaying her baby, she told reporters: ‘I’m not going to play with toys any more – I have a new toy now. Kordeza – who fell pregnant within two weeks of her 11th birthday – spent the night in hospital with Violeta and then headed back to church for her wedding with 19-year-old Jeliazko Dimitrov. Kordeza told the News of the World: ‘It feels strange to be a mum and have a baby. ‘I used to play with my toys but now she is my new toy. ‘She is so beautiful, I love her. Violeta is the child and I must grow up. I am not going back to school – I am a mother now.” w/ photos
Pablo Escobar Was A Good Father

“Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar burnt more than $1.5m to keep his daughter warm during a single night on the run, it has emerged. The infamous cocaine baron lit a bonfire using wads of U.S. dollars at a mountain hideout while he was being hunted by authorities, his son has claimed. Sebastian Marroqumn, who has changed his name from Juan Pablo Escobar, said his father burnt the notes when he realized daughter Manuela was suffering from hypothermia. They also used the fire, fueled using $2million dollars to prepare food.” w/ photos
Fork Lift Accident Brings Down Warehouse II
“This fork lift operator backs up a bit too fast and bumps into the edge of large pallet rack and hits it just hard enough to start a domino effect bringing down the entire warehouse.”
Boy Traps Head Between Buildings
“A young boy has been rescued after falling and trapping his head in a gap between two buildings.”
Woman Swallows Entire Canteen Of Cutlery

“Margaret Daalman came to hospital complaining of stomach ache – and one glance at her X-ray shows why. Surgeons in Rotterdam in the Netherlands were flabbergasted when X-rays showed 78 different items of cutlery in the 52-year-old woman’s stomach. They rushed her to surgery in a desperate attempt to remove the dozens of forks and spoons trapped inside her body one by one. ‘She seems to have been suffering from some sort of obsession and every time she sat down for a meal she would ignore the food and eat the cutlery,’ said one medic. The astonishing images were actually taken over 30 years ago – but they were published for the first time this week in a Dutch medical magazine.” w/ photos
Coyote Hit By Car, Embedded In Fender

“When a brother and sister struck a coyote at 75mph they assumed they had killed the animal and drove on. They didn’t realise this was the toughest creature ever to survive a hit-and-run. Eight hours, two fuel stops, and 600 miles later they found the wild animal embedded in their front fender – and very much alive.” w/ photos
Shark Bites Smaller Shark In Half
“A monster great white shark measuring up to 20 ft long is on the prowl off a popular Queensland beach, according to officials. Swimmers were warned to stay out of the water off Stradbroke Island after the shark mauled another smaller great white which had been hooked on a baited drum line. The 10-foot great white was almost bitten in half.” — DailyMail
Human Cat Girl

“A 6-year-old dubbed ‘cat-girl’ has baffled doctors after thick grey hair started growing uncontrollably all over her body. Until just a few months ago little Li Xiaoyuan had just a tiny birthmark on her back. But hair started to grow from the mole — and quickly spread over her entire back and is now starting to grow on her arms and face. Her dad Li Yan said: “Doctors told us it was just a birthmark even when it started spreading but now it covers half her body. “None of the other children want to play with her they are calling her cat-girl and are really mean.” Surgeon Dr Lou Zhongquan of Zhaoqing City Dermatological Hospital believes the youngster may be suffering from a rare disease that sends normal moles out of control.” w/ photos
