An American man who suffered horrific third-degree burns to 70 percent of his body in a childhood accident has faced his fears by becoming a firefighter. Terry McCarty was just six years old when he was engulfed with flames after his brothers filled a bowl with kerosene, which was set alight and accidentally knocked on to him. After the accident, the 29-year-old from Hawthorne, Nevada, endured 58 operations as well as cruel taunts from bullies who called him Freddy Krueger, because of the scars on his face, body and arms. But Terry was determined to overcome the harrowing experience and bravely became a firefighter to face the fears that crippled his confidence for years.
An adorable orangutan named Pongo celebrates his first birthday at Zoo Atlanta, Georgia, America .
Struggling home entertainment chain Blockbuster has been slammed for advertising its workers' jobs while they are still in them in order to scare them into working harder .
THIS DANGER-mad female pensioner could be the oldest Brit to cage dive with CROCODILES .
NOT YOUR everyday selfie, this plucky diver poses with some of the scariest predators in the ocean .
SITTING in the middle of a vast desert, an abandoned cinema is still waiting for its first movie to be screened .
The view from this rooftop pool is sure to make most holidaymakers envious .
Pic By Graham Gibson/ HotSpot Media - SHARK HYPNOTIST BALANCES SHARK IN PALM OF HIS HAND- In Pic - Diver Tom and Caribbean reef sharks in the Bahamas- A SHARK hypnotist balances these predators in the palm of his hand by sending them to sleep with a gentle nose rub .
SPURTING water 20ft into the air, this is one well you wouldn't want to dip your bucket into .
TENNIS was a game made for three according to the first Victorian rule book .
The aurora lights captured in Blair Nebraska, America - WITH electrifying purple and illuminous green brightening up the night sky, this is the rare moment a flash of 'sprite' lightening was captured on camera .
Soldiers standing guard outside the Woolwich barracks in London - Two terror suspects are under armed guard in separate hospitals in London after a serving soldier was hacked to death in the street .
While often referred to as the kings of the jungle, gorillas - for all their might - are notorious hydrophobes .