The transition to solid foods is a milestone in every baby’s life but a lot of new parents wonder how they’ll know when their baby is ready to start with solids. What are the signs?

For one mom, the sign was pretty clear. Doctors said that her little girl can start eating solid food if she shows some signs that she's interested in it. Well, the hungry baby firmly proved to her mom that she’s definitely ready for it by desperately trying to take a bite from her burrito.

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There is little doubt that surfers are always down to catch a few waves whenever the weather permits it. However, a couple of true daredevils decided to brave the recent polar vortex. The results are truly breathtaking and downright icy cool photos.

Photographer Devon Hains recently joined legendary surfers Daniel Schetter aka Surfer Dan and Allen Finau on a cool adventure. All three decided to head for Presque Isle Park in Marquette, Michigan on Lake Superior in the middle of the polar vortex. Surfer Dan and Finau put on some heavy-duty wetsuits and took to the waves while Hains took pictures. Not surprisingly, the images Hains took revealed what would happen if you go swimming in freezing temperatures.

Finau paddling his surfboard and trying to start a new trend: icicle beards.

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Trained dogs can stand on their two legs. But one family discovered that their Tibetan mastiff started doing this "trick" without proper training.

A woman in south-west China was stunned to discover that the dog she has been raising for a long time was an endangered black bear. Su Yun purchased a black pup during a trip two years ago, thinking it was a Tibetan Mastiff. But then she realized that the dog she named Little Black ended up being an enormous wild bear.

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