Company offers homeowners money to release 100 cockroaches into house

A pest control company is offering homeowners in the US $2,000 for releasing 100 cockroaches into their home to test an experimental pest control methods.

The Pest Informer, based in North Carolina, is seeking five to six homeowners for the trial that is to last for about 30 days. Applications to participate in the programme are being accepted through July 31.

“All tested cockroach treatments will be family and pet safe,” the company said.

Man walks 3.4 miles while balancing a guitar on his chin

An Idaho man broke a Guinness World Record by walking 3.4 miles while balancing a guitar on his chin.

David Rush, who has broken nearly 250 Guinness World Records to promote STEM education, said it took him 1 hour and 7 minutes to break the record for greatest distance travelled while balancing a guitar on the chin.

Rush walked 13 laps around a track — a total 3.4 miles — before the guitar fell. The total was enough to claim the record. Afterward Rush found himself so dizzy and sore that he had to lie down on the ground to recover.

Deep holes left on Florida beaches

Officials said that deep holes found on in southwest Florida beaches are believed to be the result of visitors attempting a TikTok challenge.

Allison Ward, of Sanibel, found four holes — up to 5 feet deep and 4 feet wide — on beaches during the past week.

Sanibel Mayor Holly Smith said Public Works employees have been at work filling in the abandoned holes.

Smith said a viral TikTok challenges saying, ‘How deep can you dig?’ is believed to be behind the unusual holes.

“Please refill the hole and kindly take your things with you. It’s a hazard to other beachgoers, especially our beautiful sea turtles,” the department wrote.

Wall of 54,321 dominoes topples at Michigan school

A team of domino artists convened at a Michigan school to assemble a wall from 54,321 dominoes and break a Guinness World Record.

Steve Price, one of the judges on the Fox series Domino Masters and brother of Trillium Academy third-grade teacher Kristina Price, brought a team of artists to the Taylor school to attempt the Guinness World Record for the longest domino wall.

The wall, consisting of 54,321 dominoes, wrapped around the entire gym at the school.

Nearly 50,000 more dominoes were used to create multiple chain reactions around the gym.

The domino display took nearly a week to assemble — and mere moments to topple.

Published in Dawn, Young World, July 9th, 2022