Cat glides to safety after 19-story fall, and more

Cat glides to safety after 19-story fall

A cat survived a 19-story fall from a Massachusetts high-rise last week by gliding like a flying squirrel. Witnesses say the 1-year-old feline landed feet-first in a tiny patch of mulch surrounded by concrete. That landing, said animal-rescue official Mike Brammer, was more than just good luck. “You notice where their legs join their body, they have extra fur right there,” Brammer said. During a long fall, said Brammer, cats—which survive long falls better than shorter ones—can use the flaps of extra fur to spread like a parachute, and control where they land.

Katy Perry's fear of bad teeth

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Katy Perry has such a strong phobia about cavities that she brushes her teeth six times a day. The pop superstar, 27, carries up to 20 brand-new toothbrushes with her everywhere she goes, and uses them almost constantly to prevent a recurrence of the 13 cavities she had as a child. “When I was a kid, we didn’t go to the dentist a lot,” Perry says. On her first visit, the dentist told her, “You might as well get a new set of teeth.” A source in Perry’s entourage says she so fears bad teeth that “we won’t go anywhere without a stack of brushes.”

All set for the bridegroom

A British woman has spent six months planning her wedding down to the tiniest detail, despite not having found anyone to marry. Rearna Ackord, 22, tells the London Sun that she has already picked out a church for the ceremony, a $1,700 bridal gown, the menu for the reception, and even the music for her walk down the aisle—if she ever finds a groom. “Every girl grows up dreaming of their wedding day,” says Ackord. “I’m just taking it one step further than most and making those dreams a reality.”