Close shave on a railway crossing

Close shave on a railway crossing

Danish Oyster Opening Championship

The rules are simple: open 30 oysters as quickly as possible, but how the contestants opened the mollusks made a big difference in their final scores.

Cheetah sets new fastest land animal record

Making Usain Bolt look positively sluggish a Cheetah has just set a new world record to become the fastest land animal.

Sarah the cheetah from Cinci...   more Making Usain Bolt look positively sluggish a Cheetah has just set a new world record to become the fastest land animal.

Sarah the cheetah from Cincinnati Zoo ran 100m in just 6.13 seconds - over three second faster than Bolt's 9.58 seconds at the World Championships in Berlin.

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Yoga enthusiasts stretch into record books

More than 1,000 yoga fans have gathered central Gothenburg to stretch together and set a new world record.

Led by Yoga instructor Annette Lefterow t...   more More than 1,000 yoga fans have gathered central Gothenburg to stretch together and set a new world record.

Led by Yoga instructor Annette Lefterow the crowd of 1,050 people took part in a 45-minute rhythm yoga session.   less