Dad saves son from raging bull

A father is being hailed a hero for saving his 18-year-old son from being trampled by a raging bull. Cody Hooks was flung off the bull’s back soon after entering the ring at a rodeo in Texas.

Footage, first shared online last month but has recently gone viral, captured the 18-year-old lying unconscious on the ground after being thrown off the animal.

Handlers in the ring tried in vain to subdue the raging bull which charged towards the unconscious teen. Fortunately for Cody, his father was at hand to save him from certain injury.

Landis Hooks, 40, flung himself over his son’s body, covering his head and pressing him to the ground as the bull charged towards them, according to local news reports.

Landis reportedly took the brunt of the bull’s anger and was hit in the head by the rampaging animal but managed to save his son from grievous harm.

Footage of the moment was shared online by Cody Hooks, who thanked his father and other bullfighters for saving him from what could have been “a very ugly situation.” -ndtv.com

NASA Astronaut shows how he wears pants in Space: ‘two legs at a time’

Astronauts have a unique way of getting dressed in space. In a fascinating video posted on February 21, NASA chemical engineer, Don Pettit, demonstrated how he puts on his pants aboard the International Space Station. Instead of the traditional one-leg-at-a-time approach, Mr Pettit descended into his floating trousers, essentially jumping into them with both legs at once.

He simply captioned the video, “Two legs at a time.”

The lighthearted video delighted viewers, prompting a flurry of comments and reactions from users who enjoyed the humorous glimpse into life in space. One user wrote, “I thought you were going to land right in them at first. Haha. That might be fun to try.”

Another joked, “This is the real content that I needed! I attempted to recreate this on Earth and well.it didn’t go well.”

A third said, “Missed opportunity to not have the theme from Space Odyssey 2001 playing for this.” A fourth added, “Such a pro! Well done.”

Odd News

Company threatens to fire employees …..if they don’t get married and have children

A company based in China’s Shandong province caught the attention of government officials after it threatened to fire its single and divorced employees if they remained single by the end of September.

According to a report in South China Morning Post, Shandong Shuntian Chemical Group Co. Ltd., issued a notice to its 1,200-odd employees, emphasising that they work well and establish families.

The notice required single employees aged 28-58, including those divorced, to get married and settle down by the end of September this year. Those who do not by the end of March need to write a self-criticism letter. If they do not get married by the end of June, the company will conduct an “evaluation” of them. If they are still single by the end of September, they will be fired.

The company said the move was intended to promote the spirit and cultural values of “diligence, kindness, loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness”.

As the news went viral, Chinese social media users slammed the decision, stating the company was violating several laws.

“Corporate rules should not override laws or social morals,” one user commented, while others pointed out that the Chinese marriage law guarantees freedom of marriage.

“This crazy company should mind its own business and stay away from the personal lives of employees.”