WTF?

Surely you’ve heard about Doug Niblack and his recent encounter with a great white shark. He was knocked from his board while surfing on the Oregon Coast, but instead of crashing into the cold water, he found himself standing on something he described as “rubbery like Neoprene.”
Niblack apparently rode… Read the rest

At 3:30am on August 28th, a Pleasanton family’s 2002 Toyota Prius was vandalized and stolen from their Lake Tahoe vacation home driveway. By a bear.
The Oakland Tribune… Read the rest reports that after the bear “wedged” itself inside the vehicle, it, realizing it couldn’t get out, panicked. The bear destroyed the inside

When 22-year-old Brooke Collins of Juneau, Alaska saw a black bear carrying her dauchsand, Fudge, around “like a salmon,” she did what most people would not do.
She punched the bear in the face.
“It was all so fast. All I could think about was my dog was going to… Read the rest

According to a report by Denver Westword, two young boys this month have been bitten on the butt by a coyote–or two–in the city of Broomfield, CO.
On July 18th, a coyote in the area knocked over a two-year-old boy who was walking with his dad, and bit him in… Read the rest

Dad, Kevin, takes 9-year-old son, Hunter, on a fishing trip by kayak off the coast of Gavelston, Texas. Dad accidentally hooks seven-foot-long black tip shark and spends about an hour attempting to keep the shark hooked and positioned just right so that son Hunter can get a video of the… Read the rest

Have unsightly bulge along your waistline? Women have had Spanx for years and now there’s an alternative for the men. Dubbed “Manx” (not to be confused with the breed of cat), the new underwear line for men is supposed to “lift and firm flabby backsides, suck in beer bellies and… Read the rest

Last Friday, a group of three young campers and two experienced guides hosted by the British Schools Exploring Society (BSES) were attacked in their tent by a polar bear in Svalbard, Norway. The 14-foot bear killed 17-year-old Horatio Chapple and–according to recent reports–left some of its teeth in the scalp… Read the rest

Can’t handle the rustic lifestyle? Don’t feel like taking ten minutes to stake your tent? Then, apparently, ‘glamping’ is for you. It’s a (disturbing) new trend that offers those seeking an outdoorsy overnight stay without all the accoutrements of a true camping endeavor.
If you haven’t guessed it–’glamping’ is glamorous… Read the rest

The Canadian Press just released a report stating that a man camping in Northwest Saskatchewan–who thought he heard a bear–accidentally shot a woman who was attempting to pee in the nearby woods late at night. We can only guess that the 26-year-old man purportedly mistook the sounds of woman urinating… Read the rest

Yogaraj C P holds the Guinness World Record for having done the most consecutive yoga positions while on a motorcycle–as seen in the above video. We don’t typically cover feats completed by non human-powered means, but in all fairness, we’re pretty sure 23 yoga asanas couldn’t be done on a… Read the rest

If you live in Portland, you’ve either ridden in or heard about the World Naked Bike Ride. That’s because our city has a way of embracing it.
If you haven’t a clue what we’re referring to or if you missed this year’s event, check out the above video and you’ll… Read the rest

How did the Atlantic City rattlesnake cross the road? With the help of a 24-year-old man named Nelson Drinkwater, whom the rattlesnake promptly bit.
In actuality, the rattlesnake didn’t cross the road. But that’s what Drinkwater, “a snake enthusiast,” according to The Press of Atlantic City, was trying to help… Read the rest

Several customers at a U.S. Post Office in Dutch Harbor, AK. have reportedly been attacked by two bald eagles who are said to be protecting their chicks in a nest located near the Post Office. Although no serious injuries have ensued from the attacks, one bird is said to have… Read the rest

This video was recently posted on YouTube–a bike thief chopping down a tree to get to a bike chained to it. From the person who posted the vid:
Chopped down a ginkgo tree to steal a f**king department store bike chained with a thin cable lock. I have no words…… Read the rest

Try not tapping your foot or slapping your knee.
The man in the video–the harmonica guru–is Tom Walbank, born in England, living in Tuscon. A blues musician and the most amazing harmonica player we’ve ever heard. This video is from 2007, but we’re pretty sure even if you’ve already seen… Read the rest