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Snake
animals

LOOK: Snake fights back from inside, after being swallowed by Cobra [Pictures]

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records:  Most siblings with albinism

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Old man – 21 May 2023

Snake
Animals

LOOK: Snake fights back from inside, after being swallowed by Cobra [Pictures]

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records:  Most siblings with albinism

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Old man – 21 May 2023

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Longest moustache on a living person

By Shyleen Choruma04-05-2023 08:33

The longest moustache is an “English” style grown by Paul Slosar (USA) that measured 63.5 cm (2 ft 1 in) when submitted on 12 November 2022.

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Cold shoulder- 4 May 2023

By Shyleen Choruma04-05-2023 08:21

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

crocodile chase
Animals

Animal sighting: 2 Crocodiles chase 3 cheetahs off their meal- WATCH

By Shyleen Choruma03-05-2023 09:00

3 cheetahs that successfully caught a waterbuck are chased off their meal by 2 crocodiles before they can finish their meal. WATCH

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Largest spray paint mural by one artist

By Shyleen Choruma03-05-2023 07:30

The largest spray paint mural by one artist measures 2,038.96 m² (21,947.18 ft²), and was achieved by Avi Tal (Israel), in Dimona, Israel,

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Salad for dinner – 3 May 2023

By Shyleen Choruma03-05-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

buffalo
Animals

Animal sighting: Buffalo herd save sick buffalo from predators – WATCH

By Shyleen Choruma02-05-2023 10:30

The buffalo was picked out by the doctor hyena and was almost eaten alive but somehow managed to find the strength to fight off. WATCH

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Most tomatoes eaten in one minute

By Shyleen Choruma02-05-2023 08:59

The most tomatoes eaten in one minute is 8 and was achieved by Leah Shutkever (UK) in Redditch, West Midlands, UK, on 13 June 2020.

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Typo on a test- 2 May 2023

By Shyleen Choruma02-05-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

hippos attack lion
Animals

Animal sighting: Hippos attack a lion that’s stranded on a rock in a river- WATCH

By Shyleen Choruma01-05-2023 09:00

This lion is stranded on a rock in the middle of a river, suddenly, one of the hippos attacks the lion making him jump into the water! WATCH

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Most face flesh tunnels

By Shyleen Choruma01-05-2023 07:30

The most flesh tunnels (face) is 15 and was achieved by James Goss (UK) on the set of Lo Show Dei Record, in Milan, Italy, on 2 February 2022

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Brand-new Lamborghini – 1 May 2023

By Shyleen Choruma01-05-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Oldest vomit

By Shyleen Choruma30-04-2023 07:30

A team of palaeontologists announced their discovery of the fossilised vomit of an ichthyosaur, a large, fish-like marine reptile.

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Old student – 30 April 2023

By Shyleen Choruma30-04-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

elephant swings crocodile
Animals

Animal sighting: Elephant swings crocodile biting its tail – WATCH

By Shyleen Choruma29-04-2023 09:00

Crocodiles tend to target smaller antelope and fish as their sources of food, a crocodile target an elephant to be disappointed. WATCH

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Most diamonds set in one ring

By Shyleen Choruma29-04-2023 07:30

The most diamonds set in one ring is 50,907 which was achieved by H.K. Designs and Hari Krishna Exports Pvt. Ltd. (both India) in Mumbai,

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Second-grade student – 29 April 2023

By Shyleen Choruma29-04-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

Jaguar
Animals

Animal sighting: Jaguar hunts down and catches a snake- WATCH

By Shyleen Choruma28-04-2023 09:26

Unlike many other cats, jaguars do not avoid water, this jaguar hunts down and catches a huge snake. WATCH

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Greatest height differential in living fraternal twins 

By Shyleen Choruma28-04-2023 07:30

The greatest height differential in living fraternal twins (female) is 75.0 cm (2 ft 5.5 in) and was achieved by Yoshie and Michie Kikuchi

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Talking to the beer – 28 April 2023

By Shyleen Choruma28-04-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

WATCH: How and why do fireflies light up?
News

WATCH: How and why do fireflies light up?

By Corné van Zyl27-04-2023 15:21

Have you ever wondered how fireflies produce light and why they do it? Here are the answers and a video to WATCH.

olive python
Animals

Animal sighting: Olive Python swallowing a kangaroo – WATCH

By Shyleen Choruma27-04-2023 09:20

Pythons are massive snakes that kill with brute force, it will grab their prey with their mouths and wrap around them. WATCH

Guinness World Records
Offbeat

Guinness World Records: Most piercings, single count

By Shyleen Choruma27-04-2023 07:30

The most pierced man is Rolf Buchholz, from Dortmund, Germany, who had 453 piercings, including 158 around his lips, as of 05 August 2010.

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Variety of nutrients – 27 April 2023

By Shyleen Choruma27-04-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

lion pride
Animals

Animal sighting: Lion pride comes across a lone buffalo – WATCH

By Shyleen Choruma26-04-2023 09:17

The young buffalo strayed away from its herd and came face to face with a lion pride that was teaching its cubs how to hunt. WATCH

Joke of the day
Offbeat

Joke of the day: Laughing Stock -26 April 2023

By Shyleen Choruma26-04-2023 07:00

Laughter is the best medicine they say and South Africans certainly could do with a dose of the giggles! Here is your joke of the day.

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