Mom Gives Birth Naturally to 13-lb (5.8 Kg) Baby Boy: 'I thought they were joking'

A Mississippi mom was shocked when she gave birth naturally to a 13-pound (5.8 Kg) baby boy. Lauren Flaugher said she knew her son would be a bit large based on a scan carried out at 20 weeks but she never would have guessed just how big. Baby boy weight 13 lbs or 5.8 kg “The day before we had him, I had an appointment with the midwife and she guessed he would be 9-and-a-half, 10 pounds," Flaugher told InsideEdition.com. "We had no idea he would be 13 pounds." After the mom gave birth without the use of drugs on May 3, the nurse tried to weigh baby Finnis on the spring scale usually used for newborns. But he was too heavy for it. “She turned to me and said, ‘this isn’t going to work.’ At first I thought maybe they were trying...

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Miracle Milly named World’s Smallest Dog

The record-holding Chihuahua is just 3.8 inches long A 2-year-old Chihuahua from Puerto Rico has nabbed the Guinness World Records' title for the world’s smallest dog. Miracle Milly is even shorter than a soup can, measuring just 3.8 inches from backbone to paw, and weighs in at about 1 pound. Milly’s owner, Vanesa Semler, says the dog could fit in a teaspoon when she was born. She had to feed the pup milk through an eyedropper every two hours because she was too small to nurse from her mother. "She does not understand that she is a dog," Semler said. "She thinks she's a kid." The previous title-holder was Boo Boo, a 4-inch long-haired Chihuahua from Kentucky. Quoted from MS...

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Human Remains Might Be at Titanic Wreck Site

This photo provided by the Institute for Exploration, Center for Archaeological Oceanography/University of Rhode Island/NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration, shows a pair of shoes at the bottom of the ocean near the Titanic shipwreck site. Officials say evidence of human remains at Titanic wreck NEW YORK (AP) – Human remains may be embedded in the mud of the North Atlantic where the New York-bound Titanic came to rest when it sank 100 years ago, a federal official said Saturday. A 2004 photograph, released to the public for the first time this week in an uncropped version to coincide with the disaster's centenary, shows a coat and boots in the mud at the legendary shipwreck site. "These are not shoes that fell out neatly from...

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Twitter’s logo is named after NBA Legend

Twitter’s logo is named after Larry Bird Larry Bird sets up his Twitter account, @HickFromFrenchLick (Jennifer Pottheiser/ Getty). The NBA and Twitter have proved to be a natural fit for each other. Basketball players took to the service before their counterparts in any other sport, shows like TNT's "Inside the NBA" have willfully incorporated tweets into their broadcasts, and the league maintains a steady tweet presence. It turns out that Twitter itself also takes some inspiration from the league. If you've spent any time on the site, you've almost certainly seen some variation on their bird logo. Any domesticated animal needs a name, and so the company's braintrust named their bird "Larry" — in honor, of course, of Celtics legend...

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1940s Starlet's Death is a Mystery

It was one of those cases that seemed straight out of pulp fiction, a noir mystery written by one of those hard-boiled scribes who liked to surround damsels in distress with mobsters and movie stars.  Yet it was real life. And it defied solution. Jean Elizabeth Spangler, a television actress, went missing in 1949. Not because there were no clues. Perhaps because there were too many--all pointing in different directions. The damsel was aspiring actress Jean Spangler, 26, whose mysterious 1949 disappearance is still considered an "open case" by LAPD's cold case unit. "It's absolutely a classic noir mystery," said Denise Hamilton, a  former LA Times reporter turned novelist. She reveals that her mystery, "The Last Embrace,"...

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World's Oldest dog Dies

Mish Whalen writes Pusuke, who was listed as the oldest living dog in Guinness World Records, died on Dec. 5, 2011 in Sakura, Japan. He reached the ripe old age of 26 years and 9 months. A male cross-breed dog Pusuke is seen in this file photo from Dec. 24, 2010. Pusuke was certified for the Guinness title last December. The previous record was held by a 28-year-old beagle from the U.S. who died in 2003. Quoted from MS...

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The most Expensive Desserts in the World

Adorned with leaves made ​​of gold and diamonds of two carats. Decorated with gold leaf from the original, sparkling diamond and strawberry caviar, luxury snacks made ​​it into the record books as the world's most expensive dessert. The price is very high for the serving of dessert, which is £ 22,000. The cake studded by Gold and Diamond With prices that high, it's not 'bear' to cut. However, by the owner, Carl Weininger, the cake will be cut and served to the guests who come to the party 60th birthday, December 5, 2011, forthcoming. Based on the Faberge Easter, lavish desserts are made using the best ingredients. The maker, chef Marc Guilbert using Belgian chocolate, which combined with peach, orange and whiskey to make champagne...

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The Most Expensive US Cities for Parking

10 US Cities Where parking Costs Most Bring plenty of money when you go to these cities' central business districts. Here's what you'll pay at parking garages around the US, according to a new survey by Colliers International. No. 10: Seattle Median daily parking rate: $24 No. 7 (tie): San Diego Median daily parking rate: $26 No. 7 (tie): San Francisco Median daily parking rate: $26 No. 7 (tie): Philadelphia Median daily parking rate: $26 No. 5 (tie): Los Angeles Median daily parking rate: $30 No. 5 (tie): Lower Manhattan Median daily parking rate: $30 No. 4: Chicago Median daily parking rate: $32 No. 3: Boston Median daily parking rate: $34 No....

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The Best Trucks on the Road

These 8 pickups each have one characteristic that sets them head and shoulders above the competition. Americans love their trucks, and each truck buyer has a different reason for needing one. Drivers might need a truck to tow a boat, camper or snowmobile, or as an everyday workhorse on the job site, or simply for the occasional trip to the garbage dump. Traits valued in a pickup may include power, towing capacity, off-road capability or passenger space. Here we bring you the best, most capable pickups in eight categories. Most Powerful Heavy-Duty Pickup Ford F-Series Super Duty Over the past few years, there has been an arms race in the heavy-duty pickup market. Power and torque numbers for diesel engines have grown significantly....

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The Biggest Cruise Ships: Titanic Shmitanic

Titanic Shmitanic The world’s most massive cruise ship when  it was launched 100 years ago, the Titanic wouldn’t rank among the world’s 50 largest today. Here’s a look at the 10 most Bunyanesque boats, all built since 2000. World's biggest cruise sale runs through Oct. 23  For comparison purposes, we’ve ranked them by gross tonnage (available revenue-generating space) and also provided their lengths and passenger capacity (which assumes double occupancy in all cabins, though most ships can hold many more than that). Quoted from Bin...

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