Category: WTF
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Behold these Faroese guys herding sheep on a steep, steep cliff terrace
Who needs extreme sports when you’ve got sheep to tend to.
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Family sues Hilton after man dies from electrocution in hotel swimming pool
Read KHOU In a lawsuit filed Wednesday, a Missouri City family alleges “gross negligence of epic proportions†for the swimming pool electrocution death of a young man at a Hilton Hotel swimming pool. Raul Hernandez Martinez, 27, and his family spent the Labor Day weekend at the Hilton Houston Westchase hotel at 9999 Westheimer in…
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Dark and Lonely Water
1973 UK Public Information Film aimed at scaring children away from water. Creepy.
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55-year-old Mexican tries to swim to the U.S. with 50 pounds of pot
See UT San Diego A man accused of trying to swim to the U.S. from Mexico with more than 50 pounds of marijuana was arrested, federal officials said Monday. About 11 p.m. Thursday, Border Patrol agents responded to a report of a man swimming about a mile north of the U.S.-Mexico border, according to a…
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Learn to be a mermaid thanks to new school in the Philippines
“The Philippine Mermaid Swimming Academy is a dream come true for girls who want to become mermaids. The new school was started this year in Manilla.” http://youtu.be/Wsw7oL6reXA
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Grant Hackett avoids court as brother-in-law admits lying about Hackett trying to run him over
See The Age Olympic champion Grant Hackett has been spared giving evidence in court after his former brother-in-law admitted falsely claiming the swimmer tried to run him over in his car. Jason Zurzolo, 37, pleaded guilty on Monday to one charge of making a false report to police in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court, in that…
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6 boys killed by fishermen’s astray RPG while swimming in Afghanistan
Sad story on The New York Times Six boys aged 9 to 14 were killed on a swimming outing in Northern Afghanistan, apparently the victims of policemen gone fishing who fired a rocket-propelled grenade into the river. Using explosives to stun or kill fish is not uncommon in Afghanistan, but this one went astray and…
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New Zealand DJ accidentally sexts photo of genitals to paralympic swimmer Sophie Pascoe
Read UPI New Zealand radio DJ Dom Harvey apologized for sending a Snapchat image of his genitals to paralympian swimmer Sophie Pascoe. The Edge morning radio host sent the image through the Snapchat social media took, which allows a user to send a photo for a set length of time before it disappears, The New…