Even though the human body is not designed to deal with temperatures anywhere near boiling point, contestants in the World Sauna Championship still tried to beat the odds. Read more…

Adventurer and father of three, a 51-year-old will try to ride a jet-ski about 32,000km from London to New Zealand, in an attempt to break the previous jet-ski journey record of 18,400 kilometres. Read more…

Once again, Laura Dekker, the would-be youngest solo around the world sailor, has been thwarted, as Dutch child protection services asked judges, in the Netherlands, to extend her supervision by 12 months.
Larua still plans to succeed before her 17th birthday…

It seems the entire globe became caught up in the FIFA World Cup fever.
Paul, the oracle octopus whose premonitions perfectly predicted the outcome of all six German World Cup games, first generated anger from Argentinean fans who believe his pick doomed Argentina in the quarterfinals. The psychic, winner picking, octopus known for his amazingly accurate World Cup predictions, has received death threats.
Read how Paul was challenged by Mani the parakeet of Singapore…

With turnover that will make history, the global gambling industry is anticipating its busiest five weeks ever, as fans rush to place bets on the 64 games between 32 nations, competing for the once every four years, FIFA World Cup. If history is anything to go on, the World Cup is expected to change the betting profile.
Read how Warren Buffer stood to lose $30million if France won…

Tesla has released details of its latest phenomenon, the electric car model, the racy-looking Roadster 2.5. The vehicle boasts a 250 mile maximum driving range, which is a tremendous boost on past efforts.
Find out how electric cars could make things worse for the environment…

Seven replica trophies of the FIFA World Cup, plus equipment and team garments, were stolen from FIFA’s temporary, but heavily secured offices in Johannesburg, the South African police reported.
This is not the first time the World Cup has been stolen…

A Giant Herring measuring 3.5 metres was washed up off Sweden’s western coast, the of its kind discovered Scandinavian waters in more than 130 years.
Discover where you can catch Giant Herrings…

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has detected a number of scams related to the FIFA World Cup.
“These types of messages typically come in waves and play on a person’s topical interest in the event as a hook,” ACMA chairman Chris Chapman said.
See the kind of tent city the FIFA world cup fans live in…

Richie Power, 39, from Carmarthen, West Wales, was booked on a flight to Scotland to take part in a wheelchair race. As he tried to board the plane at Bristol airport he was told, “You can only walk up the aircraft steps”.
Powell has not walked since he broke his back at the age of 18, in a motorcycle accident. Read more…