Sporting news from around the globe

Stuntman stops electric fans with his tongue to earn world record

Jan. 3 (UPI) -- An Indian stuntman earned a Guinness World Record by stopping 57 electric fans in one minute using his tongue.…

We may need to hire a sports editor soon. 

Our nomination for Understatement of the Year (and it's only January 6)

"Not everyone is convinced that 3,000 kilometers of underwater construction will be as easy as it sounds."

Manhattan inaugurates congestion toll…

Congestion toll chaos will push commuters to ditch their cars in northern Manhattan, outer boroughs: ‘New park-and-ride’

…while meanwhile…

There’s a Traffic Jam Forming at U.S. Rocket Launchpads

And by the way, if you're already in the U.P. rocketing into space seems sort of superfluous, doesn't it?

What to do without football

You Can’t Just Rely on Football to Get Through the Winter—Can You?

The end of another season looms.

 (I'll settle for the cookies.)

Better late than never

It’s Christmas for the elephants as unsold trees are fed to the animals at Berlin Zoo

“The animals can fight with them, they can rub themselves against them, they can throw themselves over them and do various other things with these fir trees,” he added. “And so we enrich the animals’ everyday lives, which they are very happy about.”

And giraffes. 

And a timely warning from the New York Times

Cold Snap Is Forecast to Grip Much of the United States

It could be cold in January. In Duluth, MN, it may even get below 0ºF a couple of times. 

This Arctic outbreak is expected to bring a sustained period of cold weather across the northern Plains, Great Lakes, Midwest and East Coast as well.

Break out your warm socks and a good pair of mittens. Mind your ears. 

Hope for snow.

Cleaning up matters from the old year

Missiles Are Now the Biggest Killer of Airline Passengers

The [recent crash] of an Azerbaijan Airlines jetliner in Kazakhstan, if officially confirmed as a shootdown, would be the third major fatal downing of a passenger jet linked to armed conflict since 2014, according to the Flight Safety Foundation’s Aviation Safety Network, a global database of accidents and incidents. The tally would bring to more than 500 the number of deaths from such attacks during that period. 

So if you're making travel plans for the coming year, try to route around the coming wars. 

But what does the celery say?

Happy New Year. It's 2025.

And already…

Donald Trump ‘major health scare’ predicted in 2025 — by world’s only ‘asparagus fortune teller’ known for accurate readings

It's going to be something.