Surprising Stories
By Fiona Ainsworth
The 500 Mile Journey
Two women from Florida are planning to break a world record that isn’t yet set. What is this record you may ask? Well, this duo is planning on traveling 500 miles in toy cars within the next 2 months! They are doing this to raise money for animal charities. These charities include: The Save a Fox Rescue in Minnesota, The Costa Rica Animal Rescue Center, The World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri, and The Red Panda Network in Nepal. They also doing this because they used to drive toy cars as kids and this is a sort of way to commemorate their childhood.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/20/Guinness-World-Records-longest-distance-toy-cars/2221710966893/
The LA Horse
A horse in a wooded LA area was rescued from deep mud by the LA Fire Department. The firefighters said that they weren’t able to use the helicopter to bring the horse to safety because of all of the surrounding trees and foliage. Instead, they dug the horse out and used a tow strap to pull the trapped horse to safety. He was later examined was was found to be unharmed.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/19/horse-rescue-deep-mud-Los-Angeles-Police-Department/3791710881400/
Highway Bees
An 18 wheel truck turned over on the highway, but this wasn’t an ordinary truck; this truck was filled with thousands of bees. The bees were swarming a Mississippi highway. Adee Honey Farm beekeepers came to the scene to round up the bees. The truck turned over on a Sunday night and wasn’t fully cleared up until a Monday morning.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/19/bees-Natchez-Mississippi/7301710865405/
Two women from Florida are planning to break a world record that isn’t yet set. What is this record you may ask? Well, this duo is planning on traveling 500 miles in toy cars within the next 2 months! They are doing this to raise money for animal charities. These charities include: The Save a Fox Rescue in Minnesota, The Costa Rica Animal Rescue Center, The World Bird Sanctuary in Missouri, and The Red Panda Network in Nepal. They also doing this because they used to drive toy cars as kids and this is a sort of way to commemorate their childhood.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/20/Guinness-World-Records-longest-distance-toy-cars/2221710966893/
The LA Horse
A horse in a wooded LA area was rescued from deep mud by the LA Fire Department. The firefighters said that they weren’t able to use the helicopter to bring the horse to safety because of all of the surrounding trees and foliage. Instead, they dug the horse out and used a tow strap to pull the trapped horse to safety. He was later examined was was found to be unharmed.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/19/horse-rescue-deep-mud-Los-Angeles-Police-Department/3791710881400/
Highway Bees
An 18 wheel truck turned over on the highway, but this wasn’t an ordinary truck; this truck was filled with thousands of bees. The bees were swarming a Mississippi highway. Adee Honey Farm beekeepers came to the scene to round up the bees. The truck turned over on a Sunday night and wasn’t fully cleared up until a Monday morning.
https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2024/03/19/bees-Natchez-Mississippi/7301710865405/