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Man Breaks Underwater Cycling Record

A front disc brake, mounted to the fork and hub

Lowered into the sea by a team of local scuba divers, Mr Vittorio Innocente mounted the bike at a depth of 92ft (28m) and rode along a 360ft (110m) long underwater slope, dodging mud pools and rocky outcrops.

Continuing his descent, Mr Innocente, 62, smashed his own previous world record of 197ft (60m) which he set three years ago.

The Milan-born Italian set the new record in the waters of Portofino’s maritime marine reserve, at midday on Monday.

He took nine minutes of deep sea pedalling to reach the 213ft (65m) mark. Read more... (314 words + 1 image, estimated 1:15 mins reading time)

Paid in Full with One Glass Of Milk

It was a hot afternoon. A poor boy was going from door to door selling goods to pay his way through school. He was hungry. But he found he had only one thin dime left as the business wasn’t too good. So he decided he would ask for a meal at the next house.

However, when a lovely young woman opened the door, he lost his nerve. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly, and then asked, “How much do I owe you?” Read more... (468 words, estimated 1:52 mins reading time)

Distant Water

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Distant water won’t quench your immediate thirst.

— Chinese proverb

Young Mumbai Swimmer Eyes English Channel

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After making a mark in long distance swimming in India, a teenage swimmer from Mumbai has her eyes set on conquering the Strait of Gibraltar and English Channel.

Aakanksha Mishra, who turned 16 recently and became old enough to brave the waters of the English Channel, plans to swim the Strait of Gibraltar from Spain to Africa and back, a feat few Asian swimmers have achieved.

“The Strait of Gibraltar is considered tougher for swimmers despite being only 21-km long, since it is shark-infested and also happens to have very strong currents which makes it difficult to swim through,” says Aakanksha. Read more... (286 words + 1 image, estimated 1:09 mins reading time)

The Rose Within

A man planted a rose and watered it faithfully, dreaming of the day it would blossom. Before the rose blossomed, he examined it. He was happy to see the bud that would soon blossom, but then noticed the thorns upon the stem.

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“How can any beautiful flower come from a plant burdened with so many sharp thorns?” he thought.

Saddened by such thought, he felt it futile to water the rose anymore. And just before it was ready to bloom… the rose died. Read more... (266 words + 1 image, estimated 1:04 mins reading time)

A Man Is Like A Tea Leaf

A man is like a tea leaf. A tea leaf, put in boiling water, becomes a cup of good tea. It can change the world.

— Chinese author Yu Dan on how social change starts with the self

Faith

I can picture a boat on a river
A man with a hat
Who looked like the captain
Singing a sea shanty
To a crowd of people
Who were walking on water

I sat on the bank
Thinking this is amusing
To see such a sight on a Sunday morning

The captain he noticed the man on the bank
He started to sing an old song
Dance to my mother, dance to my father
Sing to my mother, sing to my father
Sing to the crowd, everybody sing Read more... (159 words, estimated 38 secs reading time)

Are You Still Carrying Her?

An old monk was once traveling together with his discipline. The journey wasn’t too smooth because the road was muddy. It had rained heavily earlier of the day.

Coming around a bend, the old monk and his young student met a lovely young girl in a pretty dress standing by a stream. She explained that she wanted to cross the stream but didn’t know how. The heavy rain flooded the stream to almost waist deep with gushing water and there was no bridge in sight. Her mother was ill so she needed to get home quick to take care of her. Read more... (258 words, estimated 1:02 mins reading time)