Today Show

Pole dancing-as-exercise is no longer strictly for women. Recently, the fitness trend has begun popping up in gyms across Beijing, 'Today' reports. Gym owners say pole dancing is a great way to stay fit, and some Chinese men are embracing it as a way to build up abs, arms and upper-body strength.

One pooch recently proved he's alpha dog material by driving away a shark in the waters near One Arm Point, a remote community in western Australia. Good boy! In a YouTube video featured on 'Today,' the dog can be seen paddling contentedly through the ocean while two sharks lurk beneath the surf. It's difficult to gauge the size of the fish, but they certainly appear to be large. The dog showed no

Ryan Gosling doesn't just have looks and serious acting chops. As we learned on 'Today' this morning, he can also pull off dance moves that require agility and strength. The 'Crazy, Stupid, Love' star recreated the famous lift from 'Dirty Dancing' this morning with the unlikeliest of partners: Al Roker.

Feel like getting away from it all? Then consider moving to Buford, Wyoming, where just one man, Don Sammons, comprises the town's entire population. The 'Today' show profiled Sammons and his determination to keep his town alive. Sammons left Los Angeles 20 years ago and moved to Buford when it had a total of seven residents. Now, he's the lone occupant in the quiet town, which has only a single p

On Monday morning, the 'Today' show interviewed Kathy Shino, a Florida grandmother who found herself trapped in a muddy swamp up to her neck for an astounding four days. On June 17, the 62-year-old grandmother decided to take an evening stroll. But things went horribly wrong when she became hopelessly trapped in a dense thicket of mud and branches.

During a segment on Australia's 'Today' show, shark expert Paul Bart was brought in to discuss alleged shark sightings in a popular swimming lake down under. After he refutes the fish tales, the show's hosts gave Bart a chance to catch the rumored sea beast with a fishing rod, expecting him to come back empty-handed. Bart casts off and promptly hooks a duck, who had come down to the lake for a qui

Alex Thomas and Scott Jones, the couple who made headlines after being caught in a kiss at the Vancouver riots last week, appeared on 'Today' this morning to tell the story behind the makeout session seen 'round the internet. Jones explained that Thomas had been knocked to the ground by police trying to tame the crowd (which a video that emerged over the weekend supports) and he was only trying to