The 64-year-old who made the swim from Cuba to Florida without a shark cage says the toughest challenge was swallowing sea-water, which made her vomit.

A goats sees itself in the mirror, and decides to fight it. I must say, the mirror puts up a pretty good fight! Credit: Sandy Cochrane/NewsPoint

A deer herd made for an interesting driving hazard in Japan. The deer were unperturbed by traffic in Nara Park, a public park located in the city of Nara, Japan, at the foot of Mount Wakakusa, which was established in 1880. Credit: BLUEBELLS9999/NewsPoint

I don't understand quite how this happened so fluidly and quickly but one thing is clear. This man is clearly the king of the self dunk. Credit: RawVideoNewzChannel·/NewsPoint

A 60m Russian military hovercraft crashed onto a crowded beach near Kaliningrad, scattering hundreds of sunbathers. Courtesy: YouTube/Vasiliy Pupkin

Two thieves stole a 70,000 euro (NZ$117,000) diamond ring from a Cannes jewellery store, pocketing the gem while a saleslady had her back turned.

An illegal rooftop party ended when a drunk student fell through a skylight into a Dunedin lawyer's office.

An animal described as an African lion at a Chinese zoo was exposed as a fraud - when the creature started barking in front of visitors. Courtesy: YouTube/mario wins

This girl looks like she's kind of on the ropes but then she pulls out an amazing move that knocks out her opponent. Courtesy: YouTube/karatemokyklashodan

A Nelson trail bike rider has received international attention for a video showing him being confronted by an angry ram.

Kiwi teenagers are being warned against a bizarre eyeball-licking craze sweeping Japan.

NZ Herald reader Martin witnessed 3 bright red lights in the sky (Aug7) just after 7.00 p.m. They seemed to drift along before moving away and "I could see them getting fainter until they disappeared. This lasted for about 2 to 3 minutes". It was a still night and they did not make a sound. Martin took a short clip on his phone which he sent to nzherald.co.nz. They appear white in this clip.

Russia's Bolshoi Theatre is mourning a new tragedy after a senior violinist died after falling into the orchestra pit.

TV reporter Ms Tremmel has become an internet sensation after acting out bear safety tips.Courtesy: NBC 10 channel WJAR

Biosecurity officials are appealing to the public to help them track down a large number of angry birds on the loose in Auckland.

Incredible dog tricks by Jumpy the border collie A proud dog owner has shared a video of his border collie Jumpy doing some of the most impressive dog tricks we've ever seen! courtesy Omar von Muller.

CCTV footage from China shows a father ramming his son's vehicle in the middle of the road.