Every year, at the end of May — during Britain's bank holiday weekend — the world-famous Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling takes place. It's lasts about 10 minutes and the rules are simple — just show up and when the roll of cheese is thrown down the hill, fling yourself down and roll down to capture it....

A roundup of the oddest news from around the world that includes a new "smart" umbrella from China, the oldest living bunny rabbit in England, a new wedding trend in India where servers ride hoverboards, Australia's last riverboat postal service and a ban on fans throwing confetti during soccer games in Argentina.

A dog and cat who found themselves stranded on the front lines in war-torn Ukraine didn't have to claw their way to safety -- instead, they got a ride to safety via a drone, according to a report.

Updated in September 2024 from the original 2017 version, it is a way to square off the chevron Hugs & Kisses Baby Blanket. Another version of Hugs & Kisses Candy Hearts Blanket has a different beginning point, but with tens of thousands of these original blankets, we have given you additions to the pattern to […]

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DOWNLOAD PDF FREE PATTERN Crochet Textured Granny Baby Blanket The crochet Textured Granny Baby Blanket is something I came up with because I love the simplicity of a granny square, but don't like the big holes it creates.  I thought, what can and do a bit different and this is what was I came up […]

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After years of frustrating misdiagnoses, 23-year-old Phoebe Tesoriere of Wales desperately turned to ChatGPT for answers -- and the bot figured out her conditions when her doctors couldn't.

Spanish doctor Bourja Garcia Sousa was on his honeymoon in the Maldives when the attack occurred, forcing doctors to amputate his leg due to irreparable damage caused by severe vascular injuries

On April 18, Henry Aldridge & Son Auctioneers held an event in Wiltshire, UK, in which they auctioned off some of the very rare artifacts left behind after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Some of the items included a life jacket and seat cushion, a gold watch and a ticket to the First...

Stanford University is the latest college to be added to Russia's list of "Undesirable" organizations, which carries a risk of imprisonment when the students return to Russia. There are 346 organizations on the "undesirable" list so far. Along with 19 colleges, it also included the Elton John AIDS Foundation and the Clooney Foundation for Justice.

The experiment was meant to be "a reflection of how humans have forgotten to be skeptical when presented information," Osmanovic Thunström told The Post.

The Crochet Baby Linen Chevron Blanket is an easy ripple pattern featuring the linen stitch and double crochets. The fun is in the stripes. I have always known the sc, ch 1, sk 1, sc as the linen stitch.  It's also known as the moss or granite stitch.  Whatever you prefer to call it, it works […]

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I am very proud to introduce to you the 7th in the Hugs & Kisses Series of patterns, Hugs & Kisses Starshine Blanket!  This was very challenging for me to accomplish but I promise you, the pattern is not hard and it’s fun because you change stitches enough to keep your interest.  Honestly, as it grows, […]

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