Bear, tiger and lion become affectionate friends
A bear, a tiger, and a lion rescued from a drug dealer when they were just a few months old have grown up together at a Georgia habitat and now act like loving members of the same family. The tiger, named Shere Khan, the American black bear, called Baloo, and Leo the African lion live peacefully together in a clubhouse, and often play and nuzzle each other affectionately. “They were raised together and don’t realize they’re separate species,” said Diane Smith of the Noah’s Ark Animal Rehabilitation Center. “They don’t realize they’re supposed to be enemies.”
How Hugh Grant's drinking binge made him rich
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Hugh Grant once bought a $3.3 million Andy Warhol painting because he was drunk. The 49-year-old British actor says the purchase was the culmination of a two-day drinking binge that ended at an auction, with Grant grandly ordering his assistant to bid on Warhol’s portrait of actress Elizabeth Taylor. “To my horror, she did,” says Grant, “and even worse she got it.” Grant later sold the painting to another collector for $21 million—which “I slightly regret,” he now says, “even though it made me rich.”
World record set for one-fingered pushups
A Chinese martial arts master who has spent decades strengthening his right index finger has set a new world record by doing 12 pushups on that digit. Fu Bingli, 39, can also do a one-fingered handstand, supporting his entire weight on it. “My index finger has as much strength in it as most people’s entire body,” Fu says.
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