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Couple Stranded 3 Days After GPS Leads Them Astray

GRANTS PASS, Ore. – A Nevada couple letting their SUV’s navigation system guide them through the high desert of Eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road. On Sunday, atmospheric conditions apparently changed enough for their GPS-enabled cell phone to get a weak signal and relay coordinates... Read more of this article

‘Best Job’ Winner Stung By Dangerous Jellyfish

ADELAIDE, Australia — Trouble struck paradise this week when a British man who has the “Best Job in the World” as the caretaker of a tropical Australian island was stung by a potentially lethal jellyfish. Ben Southall – who won a contest to blog for six months about life on Australia’s Hamilton Island to promote tourism – wrote... Read more of this article

Tarantula Shoots Hairs into Owner’s Eye

A creepy case of a man who got tarantula hairs stuck in his eye has doctors advising people to wear eye protection when handling the eight-legged pets. In February 2009, a 29-year-old man visited the St. James’s University Hospital in Leeds, England, after enduring three weeks of a red, watery and light-sensitive eye. A dose of antibiotics for... Read more of this article

Golden Retriever Saves Boy From Cougar

BOSTON BAR, B.C. — Austin Forman figures he owes his life to his aptly-named dog Angel. The Golden Retriever saved his eleven-year-old owner Saturday when he stepped between the boy and an advancing cougar. “I’m pretty sure that if my dog wasn’t there I wouldn’t be here right now,” Austin said Sunday. “Thank goodness we are both alive... Read more of this article

Monk Seal Attacks Swimmer Off Kauai

POIPU, Kauai – Authorities say a monk seal attacked a swimmer off Kauai Monday afternoon. The 28-year-old woman from Washington state was snorkeling at Mahaulepu Beach when she drifted into an area where several monk seals were swimming. A full-grown female seal who was with her pup apparently felt threatened by the snorkeler and attacked. The... Read more of this article