Author Archives: Dr Pete
What killed the dinosaurs
A koala that survived being hit by a car at 100 kph and dragged with his head jammed through the vehicle grill for 12 km has been dubbed Australia’s luckiest creature – despite being diagnosed with Chlamydia during his stay … Continue reading
Large rabbit meets medium
A London family who were suffering spooky goings-on at their home took Ralph their giant rabbit to London to meet famous medium Derek Acorah. ”We are pretty sure our house is haunted by something or other, so Ralph went up … Continue reading
Crushed
A teenager who thought movement in her blouse was caused by her vibrating mobile phone found a bat curled up asleep in her bra. She was sitting at her desk at work when she decided to investigate the strange movements … Continue reading
Balloons
Kent Couch, of Oregon USA, rigged 150 giant balloons to a garden chair and took off, drifting 380km (235 miles) on his flying machine. After nine hours in the air, the garage owner used a BB gun to pop enough … Continue reading
A describing word
An episode of The Jeremy Kyle Show broke broadcasting rules after a guest swore on the programme, Ofcom has ruled. During one episode of the ITV1 show, a Scottish man used the strongest anglo-saxon swear word but this was … Continue reading
Work 850
All day, every day, for the next four months an athlete will run the 86 metres of Tate Britain’s central Duveens Galleries and 30 seconds later, another runner will follow, and after 30 seconds there will be another and so … Continue reading