Self-described "math nerd" Hannah Surber, who is female, has earned a master's degree in aeronautical engineering. What? Aeronautical engineering is a "very challenging discipline, particularly for a female student," as a professor at her school astutely points out.

85-year-old British sailor Anthony Smith just finished crossing the Atlantic on a 40-foot raft with some friends because, "What else do you do when you get on in years?" I dunno... drugs? Bingo? Forward chain emails?

An inmate named Kristopher Allen White escaped the Haywood County jail in Tennessee last week, but was apprehended later that day. Why the mention? Because the 160-pound White slipped through a four and a half inch space between the bars.

Philippe Croizon, the 42-year-old quadruple amputee who on Saturday swam across the English Channel in just over 13 hours, says he wants to cross the Strait of Gibraltar between Spain and Morocco: "We all have it in ourselves." [AP]

"To raise awareness about the vulnerability of buildings to terrorism," apparently! So: Now you are aware, that buildings are vulnerable to terrorism. Something else that raised awareness of buildings' vulnerability to terrorism: 9/11. And another thing that helped raise my awareness that buildings are vulnerable to terrorism: Looking at buildings.

Power walker Matt Green yesterday finished his 3,000-plus mile walk from Rockaway Beach, New York to Rockaway Beach, Oregon.

Winnie Langley, a 102-year-old smoker from Britain, died recently and only stopped smoking cigarettes when she couldn't see the end of a match. She started smoking at age eight to relieve stress brought on by the First World War.

Later today, 34-year-old Ed Stafford will complete a 4,200 mile journey to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River. It has taken him two and a half years.

Three days in jail can seem like a lifetime. So before 24-year-old Gavin Stanger surrendered to authorities in Washington state for a misdemeanor disorderly conduct charge, he crammed some goodies up his ass to help pass the time.

You know that feeling when you're straining so hard, you're afraid a fart might slip out? That happened to Olympic weightlifter Elizabeth Poblete at practice today. But with a baby!