Showing posts with label Strange News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Strange News. Show all posts

Monday

Frog Swallows Light Meal


It's something you don't see everyday. A Florida man noticed a frog in his yard was attached to a small lighting ornament he set up earlier to help the frogs in his yard catch bugs.


The idea worked too well. James Snyder (a photographer) tells the story ... "I have a large mango tree by my patio and my wife and I have Christmas lights wrapped around the trunk and main limbs to light it up underneath.


"I took my dog out back when I noticed the frog glowing on the tree and at first I though that the frog was sitting on top of the light. I quickly put my dog back in side and grabbed my camera, but I was convinced that he would be gone by the time I returned but when I got back he was still sitting there glowing away.


"I began taking pictures from about four or five feet away because I did not want to scare him and make him move. I zoomed in and noticed that the wire was actually going into the frogs mouth, he had swallowed the entire light, he wasn't sitting at all."


James continues, "I figured he had must be dead and because there was no fear of spooking him I got very close and continued taking pictures. But after a few minutes I noticed one of his legs moved, death spasm I thought for a second until he repositioned his entire body.


"Now with the realisation that the frog was indeed alive I wanted to keep him that way. So I fired off a few more shots, then gently grabbed the wire next to the bulb and slowly pulled it out of his mouth." Snyder was able to safely remove the light as it was still attached to the wire of course. While the little frog was no longer glowing, he seemed happier to be alive.

Tuesday

Celebrity Insurance Policies

If you're going to cut off one of Heidi Klum's legs I suggest you go for the right. That's because in her $2.2 million insurance policy that covers her legs, the right is insured for $1.2 million and the left, due to a scar, only for $1 million.

Heidi's insurance policy may sound a bit outrageous, but more and more celebrities have policies that cover their trademark features.

J. Lo. takes the cake. It's been rumored the singer/actress has a $600 million policy covering her. Her policy is said to protect her booty for $400 million and her breasts for $200 million.

Celebrities insuring their... features is not something new. Marlane Dietrich had her voice insured for a meager million, the same amount Betty Garble insured her legs for - coining the phrase "million dollar legs." Fred Astaire had a slightly smaller policy: only $75,000 per leg.

Body parts seem to have the most policies, with legs coming in the lead, but there are the exceptions. Dolly Parton has her 42-inch breasts insured for $600,000.

There are insurance policies less inspired by vanity. Many celebrities have practical insurance policies that cover their money makers. Liberace had and Keith Richards still has insurance policies on their hands.

Like Bruce Springsteen's voice? Well you'll be glad to know that it's covered for $6 million. And Rod Stewart would cash in on his policy should his scratchy voice ever become clear.

There are some strange policies out there too. British food critic Egon Ronay insured his taste buds for $400,000 and cricket player Merv Hughes took out a £200,000 policy on his mustache.