Huge Tarantula Arrives In The Mail

A man in Bristol, England, received an interesting package in the mail after moving into his new home – a huge spider!

The Brazilian Salmon Pink Birdeater, one of the world’s largest spiders, arrived at the house in a box marked ‘Return to Sender.’ They are known to be aggressive with 2.5cm fangs and can shoot toxic barbed hairs from their bodies which can cause blindness.

The spider was supposed to be returning to the previous owner of the house and the parcel had been travelling within the postal system for about 3 weeks without being opened.

The spider was taken to a vet who says it was ‘very unwell’ and ‘showing signs of dehydration.’ The mould from the bedding inside the box had caused a lot of the hair on the spider’s stomach to fall out and the vet was surprised that it even survived.

Bet You Didn't Know! Facts About Dogs

Dogs…Some are big and some are small. Some are cute and cuddly and some guard their homes and protect their families. They are fluffy, have 4 legs and love a game of fetch – but how much do we really know about man’s best friend?

Check out some pretty amazing facts about the pets many of us share a home with!

1. Humans have had dogs as pets for more than 12000 years!

2. Although most people believe that dogs only see in black and white, dogs actually have 2 cones in their eyes which allows them to see colors on the scale of yellow and blue.

3. Dogs can understand around 250 words and hand gestures when trained!

4. Border Collies are considered the most intelligent breed of dog.

5. A dog’s sense of smell is 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger than that of humans.

6. The Basenji is the only breed of dog that does not bark.

7. Dogs can often detect cancer, diabetes and epilepsy in humans.

8. There are currently 339 breeds of dogs known to the World Canine Organisation.

9. Max is the most popular dog name around the world.

10. There are an estimated 525 million dogs on the planet.

Worlds Longest Baguette

The Guinness World Record for the longest baguette has been set in Milan, Italy.

The 122 metre long baguette was baked at the Milan Expo 2015 World’s Fair. More than 60 French and Italian bakers worked 7 hours to break the record.

The bakers fed the bread through a portable oven by moving the heat along the length of the baguette. It took about an hour to bake 20 metres of the bread and bakers were force outside to hold the dough straight and avoid breakage as each section was baked.

This is at least the 4th world record set at the Expo this year, including a pizza that is 1.5954km long! The Expo runs for 6 months and is due to end on October 31st

worlds strangest flavours

1. Yoghurt Pepsi – this Japanese creation has turned a popular fizzy drink into a yoghurt flavoured beverage.

2. Pizza and spaghetti slushee – like pizza? Like spaghetti? Then why not try a icy drink with these flavours?! Canada what were you thinking?

3. Pancake drink – another strange Japanese creation is a soda which tastes just like pancakes.

4. Fish Soup Chips – In China it’s perfectly normal to sit down and enjoy a packet of fish soup flavoured potato chips.

5. Mint and yoghurt Doritos – Dorito chips are a party favourite, most popular in cheese and salsa flavours. In Turkey they prefer their doritos mint and yoghurt flavoured.

6. Grilled corn Kit Kat – what if the famous Kit Kat wafers were not coated in chocolate but in  grilled corn? Sound tasty? The Japanese think so!

7. Peanut and jelly soda – if you like it on sandwiches, maybe you’ll like it in a bottle?

8. Liver flavoured bubblegum – who even came up with this?!

9. Peppermint Ant Lollipops – yes there are actually ants in the lollipop. Some believe that insects are a healthy addition to your diet.

10. Vegetable flavoured jelly – usually jelly is a sweet treat, so why would you want it to taste like all the vegetable you needed to suffer through to get your dessert?!

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