The Newsroom - Man may have crawled out of the primordial ooze, but whales crawling out of the ocean? British officials may have thought that when they came upon a 33-foot-long sei whale in a grassy Yorkshire field. The nearest body of water …

The Newsroom - Forget Magneto, Marvel fans -- there's a new magnet in town. Meet kickboxing coach Etibar Elchyev, who balanced 50 spoons on his neck and chest in a bid to set a new Guinness World Record. Believe it or not, the …

The Newsroom - Everyone is on the retail mashup wagon: Target with Starbucks, gas stations with barbeque, and who could possibly resist a Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin Robbins combo? Walgreens' new flagship Chicago location, however, is taking things to a whole new level: In addition …

The Newsroom - Aaron Evans of Milwaukee takes the "fight or flight" response to new heights --pun intended. The 23-year-old gymnast currently holds the Guinness World Record for the "fastest jump over three moving cars." Let that sink in for a minute: Instead …

The Newsroom - Francophiles rejoice! One Florida town is experiencing an explosion in its snail population, in numbers that will make a sous chef's mouth water. Giant African snails in Coral Gables are doing the one thing that they don't do slowly: reproduce. …

The Newsroom - On Sunday, October 23, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake hit the eastern region of Turkey, toppling buildings and killing more than 250 people. Thousands of others were injured and left without shelter. Below are organizations that are working on relief and …

The Newsroom - Kermit may find it hard to be green, but he might want to Snappy the crocodile before he starts feeling too sorry for himself. Snappy, a resident of a wildlife park in Australia, decided to take a bite out of …

The Newsroom - In the pages of a special commemorative book—the best of LIFE, from all sources, going back to 1936 and looking forward to tomorrow.

The Newsroom - Birds of a feather may flock together, but a Russian paraglider found out the hard way that humans are not welcome when they do. Vladimir Tsar'kov was paragliding in the Himalayas when two eagles decided to flock together and attack …

The Newsroom - We rounded up the biggest news stories of 2011, and Casey Anthony's trial came out on top. But what do Yahoo! readers remember about a year that also saw a wave of protests around the world, the death of Osama bin Laden and a royal wedding?

The Newsroom - A hiking club in New Zealand -- or "tramping club," as Kiwis call them -- spotted an endangered white snail at a national park recently. The albino Powelliphanta hochstetteri hochstetteri snail is a triple threat: It's gigantic (measuring up to …

The Newsroom - As scientists come close to finding the so-called "God particle" (proper name: Higgs boson), some physicists are complaining about its popular moniker. So we set out on Twitter today to find out what people would #renameGod. Here are some of your ideas:

The Newsroom - On the 60th anniversary of color television sets being made available to the public, LIFE.com celebrates the real national pastime: watching TV.

The Newsroom - Two former presidents and the current Speaker of the House are putting party differences aside to help make sure some of the bravest heroes of the 9/11 attacks receive the tribute they deserve. Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Rep. …

The Newsroom - In early October, 2010, the ancient pagan tradition of Druidry was, for the first time, formally classed as a religion in Britain.

The Newsroom - Art student Joel Brochu clearly has a lot of time on his hands. Brochu created a startlingly life-like image of a beagle taking a bath made entirely out of ... sprinkles. Yes. The teeny-tiny candy sprinkles that most people put …

The Newsroom - Along with ruined homes and massive flooding, turns out Hurricane Irene left a few "presents" in her wake: Beaches covered in mysterious, stinky, gray blobs. The blobs were found on several Virginia beaches (and no, they weren't tourists), confounding the …

The Newsroom - Spider-Man has nothing on a thrifty Chinese woman named Ma Jei. Recently, Ma Jei decided she wanted to take a tour of a nearby tourist attraction, Zhonghau Castle, in eastern China. To avoid paying the $3.90 admission fee (there's a …

The Newsroom - Mom always said that sweets will rot your teeth, but what about mice? Illinois resident Ronald Ball is suing PepsiCo for damages after he allegedly found a dead mouse in a can of Mountain Dew. Pepsi's defense? There's no WAY …

The Newsroom - Kids will be kids, the saying goes, but what about overzealous school principals? Twelve-year-old Sheldon Williams went to school one day with a sharp new haircut and went home with permanent marker all over his head. Apparently, Sheldon's haircut had …