62-year-old Diana Nyad is trying to make history by being the first female endurance swimmer to swim from Cuba to Miami. This is the Nyad’s second attempt after her first one failed when she was bitten by a shark. During this attempt, Nyad suffered a bad jellyfish sting at around the half way mark which is 113 miles. Nyad pauses every 45 and 90 minutes to rest and refuel with food handed to her from assistants which follow her by boat. Nyad hopes to be onshore at Monday morning and will lose about 15 pounds during the swim. Read more about Nyad and her swim after the jump. @Julie1205
Cuban Defense Minister Dies of Heart Attack
Cuba’s defense minister died suddenly Saturday of a heart attack at the age of 75, the Caribbean nation’s state news service reported. Read more after the jump… Funk Flex Find Flex on Google +
(Photo) Meet “24” Cuban Man With Extra Fingers And Toes
I bet you had to look twice like me. But this is no photo shop, Yoandri Hernandez Garrido has a perfect set of twelve fingers and twelve toes. It actually allows him to climb trees. Check out the photos after the jump. @ShottaDru
Fidel Castro Celebrates 85th Birthday In Cuba
Fidel Castro marked his 85th birthday outside of the public spotlight Saturday, with little fanfare around the aging revolutionary icon who is rarely seen in public these days but still casts a long shadow over Cuban society. Continue reading after the jump. @capriSUNshine
Fidel Castro Publicly Quits
@classikp Former Cuban President Fidel Castro said Tuesday he resigned as the head of the Communist Party five years ago and has never tried to resume the post — one that he was thought to still hold. It was the first time that the 84-year-old leader of Cuba’s revolution stated so directly that he no longer heads up the party he founded.
