Southwest Airlines now flies to Hawaii, and Matt Oliveira was one of four lucky employees who were chosen to fly out to Maui to shoot the airline's newest commercial. It was an eight-day trip that was all work and all play, as they got to experience the best Hawaii has to offer, while getting incredible footage along the way.
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It's just the start of tornado season and it's already been a tough couple of weeks. RTM viewer Kyle O'Glee wanted to share the moment he found himself caught up in a tornado at a strip mall in Springhill, Louisiana. View Now
Don't go out and buy a scratching post for your cats! They can be made out of anything and Jeff Whiting will show us. He takes recycled materials to make cat trees and even scratching post chairs! View Now
Daniel Bowens went fishing, but not for fish. This time he bought the strongest magnet he could find online and went out to the lake to see what he could catch. Turns out he found...well, a lot of junk. But it's cool junk! View Now
Snowblowers are not fun. That is, unless you can make a super cool competition out of it that the whole neighborhood can get in on, like these folks in Saint Narcisse de Rimouski, Quebec, Canada.
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Then, sometimes you just gotta show the kids how it's done. Clair DiRienzo was celebrating his 85th birthday with his twin and impressed everyone in the room with his behind-the-back beer pong technique. View Now
Customers at a cafe in Montenegro found themselves literally washed up when the shop's aquarium suddenly shattered like that really cool scene from the first Mission Impossible. There were no fish in the tank and thankfully, the incident didn't result in any injuries. View Now
Have you ever wondered what it looks like when you're inside of a forest fire? Turns out, it's just as scary as you'd think.
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Then, cracks in a frozen lake aren't always the safest thing, but the cracks that appear in the frozen Lake Baikal are hypnotic. View Now
If you're a sea turtle, there is no better beach to visit than Turtle Beach on Oahu, Hawaii. Our own Nick Calderone was on hand to watch a bunch of volunteers who take pride in making sure the sea turtles are left alone. But sea turtles weren't the only animals getting special love and attention. Nick also came across a man and all his pigeon best buddies. Rick Gardner, AKA "The Kailua Birdman," even has names for everyone in his flock. View Now
The BuzzFeedNifty YouTube channel is always here to help folks organize their lives, but in this case, we are only talking about the open kitchen pantry. The key is to add shelves and reflective foil to make the area look larger. Looks very simple once you get the hang of it. Watch the entire video below. View Now
The Holderness Family is back again with a catchy little number called "No Spring For You." The song is an ode to over 700 followers who sent Penn emails with photos and videos of how they are dealing with the cold weather in their part of the world. We have to admit, the video had us laughing from the get-go. View Now
If you're looking for a place to use the bathroom, the train tracks might not be the best choice. One woman was doing just that when, surprise, a train came barreling down the tracks. She ended up stuck between the train and the platform, and bystanders were able to pull her up and get her to the hospital, where she was released shortly after with no life-threatening injuries.
Next, one man walking down the street just narrowly avoided being crushed by a crumbling rooftop. Had that roof collapsed even one second earlier, who knows what could have happened to him. View Now
Let's say you wanted to start a farm, the first thing you'd need it hundreds of acres of land, right? Well, Kat Lavers disagrees. She runs The Plummery in Melbourne, Australia, which produces around 900-pounds food a year!
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What woman wouldn't love to own a pair of Christian Louboutin designer shoes, the only thing holding most women back is the cost. That's when the DIY Designer Orly Shani steps in to save the day. Orly explains how you can take an ordinary pair of suede or faux suede shoes and convert them into a fancy pair of rainbow glitter heels that will help you stand out in the crowd for sure, and it won't set you back $800. View Now
Megan and Aervin have been together for nearly 12 years! So Aervin knew this was the perfect time to ask his friends for help so he could propose. Megan didn't know the celebratory cake she was asked to make was for her own engagement.
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A taxi van lost control and flipped over on its side. Bystanders rushed to help the 10 passengers inside and flip the van over. That's when the vehicle exploded in a ball of flames. The passengers were pulled to safety, with only one woman suffering serious burns. The incident is still under investigation. View Now
There is no doubt the folks living in Pittsburgh love their ice hockey. Lynne Craig posted a video of her fellow hockey mom LouAnn celebrating like no one was watching after her daughter Gianna scored her first goal after six years of playing league hockey. The Pittsburgh Vipers won the playoff game 11-2 thanks in part to a fantastic goal by Gianna. View Now
A bus driver in Turkey was driving in slick conditions, when one extra slippery turn caused him to lose control of the bus and collide with a barrier. The collision caused the driver to literally fly out of the bus, while the passengers were shaken about. The driver miraculously wasn't injured, but two adults and two children were taken to the hospital with injuries. View Now
There are no rules in the rulebook that say a dog can't go bowling! We actually think more bowling lanes should have adorable dog breaks.
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Then, Romsai is an elephant and is almost totally blind. That's why Paul Barton from Elephant's World in Thailand makes sure he gets to hear beautiful piano music. View Now
Stephen Molloy is one talented guy, not only is he a top-shelf bartender in Scotland, he is one heck of a magician as well. Instead of using those little red balls for his disappearing trick, he is using limes. We still can't figure out how he did the tricks. Guess we better order a drink while we are thinking about how he pulled it off. View Now
Hope For Paws? More like Hope For Ducks! The rescue team was called to the scene where an injured duck needed medical attention.
And it's a lucky-ducky day for Hope the duck at the Phinney Farm Animal Sanctuary in Maine, because she just got a brand new Walkin' Pets wheelchair! View Now
Divers were about 25 nautical miles off the shore of South Africa checking out a naturally occurring phenomenon, when 51-year-old Rainer Schimpf suddenly found himself trapped inside the mouth of a Bryde's Whale. And like a good photographer, colleague Heinz Toperczer was on the boat getting the perfect shot of Rainer hanging out of the whale's mouth. But it didn't take away from the fear everyone felt in that instant. The Bryde's Whale is not aggressive toward humans and is generally good at sensing when people are around. View Now
Luis is the man, even though he's only 8 years old. His family challenged him to try an entire spoonful of wasabi for $40. We wouldn't have turned that challenge down either. While Luis clearly wasn't ready for the heat, he ate the wasabi like a champ.
Our RTM hosts wanted to see if they could do better than Luis, so we invited him to our studio! Not only was the little guy tougher than our hosts, but he might also have to take over for one of them since Oli's entire head was suddenly burning. View Now
Ken Kawamoto is a genius! He has found a way to turn playtime with his son into relaxation time as well. He designed a t-shirt that has a train track printed on the back so that when his son plays with his toy train, he's also giving dad a back massage! View Now
A storm in São Paulo, Brazil caused a paraglider to lose control and they ended up landing right in the middle of heavy traffic. The paraglider hit a motorcyclist as they landed. Despite the harrowing scene, there were no serious injuries in the incident.
Next, another paraglider in Australia also had to deal with nature when they landed. A couple of curious kangaroos showed up and one of them started to pick a fight with the paraglider.
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If you are a parent, we're pretty sure you've made slime before with the kids or grandkids. But have you ever made tie-dye slime? Michaels is here with tips on making a super groovy version that might give the folks who were flower children of the 70s a trip down memory lane. View Now
Emergency dispatch has seen and heard it all. In the video by Michael McCurdy, residents of Port Townsend, Washington read off some of the more, err, interesting police reports that have happened around town. The animation of each incident is what truly makes this video a masterpiece.
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