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BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Newsletter Signup World By Andrew N. White @drewgoesin 05/01/18 AT 1:25 PM A roller coaster at an amusement park in Japan stalled on Tuesday leaving some riders stuck upside down at more than 100 feet in the air for several hours before being rescued.About 64 parkgoers were on the "Flying Dinosaur," a Jurassic Park-themed ride at the Universal Studios in Osaka, when two carriages on the attraction suddenly came to a halt around 4:45 p.m. This left passengers facing the ground below them. Engine trouble was likely the cause, Japan Times reported. One of the ride’s carriages stopped on the top track at 121 feet from the ground while the other paused at ground level.  The ride’s safety mechanism initiated the stop after possibly detecting an engine issue, which caused the roller coaster to remain sedentary. Local news outlets captured an aerial view of … [Read more...] about WATCH: Japanese Rollercoaster Stalls For 2 Hours Leaving Dozens Of Riders Stuck Upside Down

Sep 07, 5:37 AM EDT Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Pritha Paul @ZiggyZina143 08/10/17 AT 7:34 AM The sight of a stingray devouring an oval squid at a Japanese aquarium left visitors at the amusement park stunned. The incident was recorded by a visitor and uploaded on social media on Aug.7.A Twitter user with the handle “@Eternalshm” uploaded the video which has since received 154,000 likes and has been retweeted 92,000 times.WATCH: Python vs. Man: Police Find Body In Stomach Of Giant SnakeThe video, recorded at the Yokohama Yakkeijima Sea Paradise aquarium, shows a stingray chomping on a helpless squid which tries its best to fend off the attacker by spouting ink. However, the squid's efforts to free itself go in vain as the stingray swallows its body along with the ink. In the video, the tentacles of the squid can be seen for a few moments as it makes an attempt to grab the glass window, after which … [Read more...] about WATCH: Stingray Feasts On Oval Squid At Japanese Aquarium, Stuns Visitors

Jan 16, 4:33 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan 01/16/19 AT 4:30 AM 1. Throwing babies – In a strange custom followed in South Indian state of Karnataka, newborn babies are tossed off the roof of a 30-foot tall shrine, to be caught in a stretched bedspread below. People believe this ritual, which dates back almost 700 years, gives their babies good health, prosperity and luck.2. Cutting off fingers – The ritual, which is one of the most painful cultural practices, is performed by Dani tribe of Indonesia and Papua New Guinea in order express grief on death of a family member. The women of the tribe cut off the top joint of the finger and then cauterize the open wound in order to create a new “fingertip.”3. Foot binding - Young Chinese girls, aged between four and five, go through the process of foot binding in order to prevent growing of the foot. People … [Read more...] about 10 Strange Rituals, Customs From Around The World

Jan 01, 6:18 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Vaishnavi Vaidyanathan 01/01/19 AT 6:18 AM Several people including children were left stranded at the top of a fairground ride for over 10 hours, after it broke down in Brittany's capital Rennes , France on New Year’s Eve.The people on the ride, six adults and 2 children, were stranded 170ft high, above the ground because of which, the fire fighters had to be lowered by helicopters as the ladder was woefully short.Sparks were seen coming out of the Bomber Maxx spinning ride’s engine around 8.30pm local time (2.30 p.m. EST) after which the ride suddenly broke down. The ride’s operators tried restarting the machine for an hour before calling in firefighters. Though the firefighters reached the scene within no time, the rescue operation started a full eight hours later. While the first person was rescued around 4.30 am local time Tuesday (10.30 … [Read more...] about Watch: People Stranded 170 Feet Above Ground On Fairground Ride Rescued

Share Tweet Email Traffic Share: Share Tweet Email Share: Share Tweet Email KTRK Multiple barges have hit the I-10 bridge over the San Jacinto River, shutting down the freeway in both directions.Around 11:50 p.m., officials received a report that nine barges had broken away from their moorings at the Southwest Shipyard because the water was so rough.At least two of those hit the bridge.EMBED >More News VideosNine barges broke loose and at least two of those hit the bridge over the San Jacinto River, official say.TxDOT has been unable to inspect the bridge because the water was too high after remnants of Tropical Storm Imelda left large swaths of southeast Texas, including Houston, flooded.The barges are stacked up, and there is possible structural damage.The freeway is shut down eastbound at Magnolia and westbound at Crosby Lynchburg.Early this morning, multiple barges broke loose from the north side of the San … [Read more...] about Barges hit I-10 bridge over San Jacinto River, freeway shut down