A US firefighter has battled osteoarthritis and four hip replacements to break the world paddleboarding record. Robyn Benincasa, 47, paddled non-stop for 90 miles around California's Huntington Beach Harbour. The athlete, from Cardiff by the Sea, California, spent 24 hours standing on a surf board while struggling against the pain of her artificial hip. 'I did this for all of the amazing women I know who are recovering from medical setbacks. I want to show what's possible when you choose not to focus on what you've lost, but on being the best of what you are today,' Robyn said…
With a dust covered coat hung from a wardrobe door and a pair of glasses left on a shelf, a remote farmhouse lies abandoned in the Welsh countryside .
CRAZY BEARDS come into their GROWN when they've been twisted and waxed into shape .
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STARING open-mouthed into the camera, this shocked fish looks out of place in the middle of its angry friends .
A woman with a fear of flying claims she was humiliated after an Emirates airline staff member told her she could ‘go to prison for four years’ for possessing diazepam medication .
SAT happily on the branch of a tree, this little frog appears unfazed by a surprise visitor .
The beds are consumed by moss instead of customers at this abandoned hotel .
SITTING on a burning sofa unable to move, one man turns his terrifying dreams into reality .
A DARING duo take their chances and scale this spectacular 82ft frozen waterfall before it collapses .
FROM motorcycling to department store shopping these spookily faceless people are part of the Chinese-fad for wearing protective solar-visors in public .