Cats
August 31, 2022

Cat Saves Owner From a Heart Attack by Jumping on Her Chest

Around 4:30 a.m. on August 8, Sam Felstead was having a heart attack in her sleep. Her 7-year-old cat, Billy, woke her up by relentlessly jumping on her chest and meowing. “He was quite clever, bless him,” says the 42-year-old woman. “He wanted to stay beside me all the time.” Because of her feline hero’s determination, Felstead is alive. Felstead was surprised to say the least. “I went to bed and I felt fine.

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Astronomy
August 30, 2022

Watch This Video to Take a Warp Speed Flight From Earth to the Cartwheel Galaxy

The James Webb Space Telescope has had no shortage of dazzling images, from its first color photos to incredible images of auroras on Jupiter. On August 2, 2022, another snapshot of the universe was released—the spectacular Cartwheel Galaxy. With all of these incredible new views of just some of the countless celestial bodies outside our globe, it’s sometimes hard to put it all into perspective. How big are we?

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News
August 29, 2022

Giant Slide Causes Riders to Become Airborne and Is Shut Down 4 Hours Later

Giant slides are objectively fun, especially for adults. It's the perfect chance to feel like a kid again, if only for a fleeting minute or two. But folks who recently braved the Giant Slide in Belle Isle Park, Michigan, might’ve wished they stayed off the playground that day. After being closed for two years due to the pandemic, the undulating metal slide reopened on August 19 but shut down just four hours later.

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