The "Walkie Talkie Building," a name Londoners have
given a distinctively shaped skyscraper near Saint Paul's Cathedral,
has been in the news this week after reflected sunlight from its
mirrored facade melted the side mirrors and panels on a Jaguar XJ parked
on a nearby street.
So how on Earth...
Monday, 30 September 2013
Sunday, 29 September 2013
Red-Eyed Tree Frog
The incredible shots were captured by photographer Nicolas Reusens in the Adrena Volcano National Park in Costa Rica
...
The Most Haunted Places on Earth
As children we have heard a lot many fairy tales but with those fairy
tales we have also heard some scary ghost stories as well. Well even
though we hardly recall the fairy tales but for sure we remember...
Escaped Inmate, Dials 911 During Runaway
TULSA, Okla. -- Prisoner Joshua Silverman passed up a taste of freedom this week and called the police instea...
Saturday, 28 September 2013
Homeless man returned backpack of $42,000 received $130,000 in donations
In 2013, a Chinese student visiting a friend in Boston lost a
backpack with $2,400 in cash, as well as almost $40,000 in traveler's
chec...
Amazing Facts
The turkey was domesticated in Mexico and brought to Europe in the 16th century.
A large amount of the dust in you home is actually dead skin.
Our sun has an expected lifetime of about 11 billion years.
The colour blue has a calming effect. It causes the brain to release calming hormones.
The...
Man Attempts To Pay Water Bill With Cocaine
Police in Deltona, Fla., are trying to sniff out the identity of a
man who allegedly attempted to pay his water bill with cocain...
Some Amazing Bridges Around the World
The
following pictures of bridges around the world should be viewed with
caution because they might cause serious travel fever. The bridges’
vital stats are not only amazing because they...
Human Facts
While sitting at your desk make
clockwise circles with your right foot. (go ahead no one will see you)
While doing this, draw the number “6″ in the air with your right hand.Your foot will change direction – that is a fact. Pretty interesting, huh? Keep on reading...
Wednesday, 25 September 2013
10 Weirdest Spills in Nature
From molasses to rubber ducks, some strange
substances have spilled into waterways and onto roadways. Here are some
of the highlights.
Mone...
Facts about Boeing
The total electrical capacity of a 747-8 can power up to 480,000 thirty-two inch flat screen televisions.
The 747-8 is able to travel the length of three FIFA football fields in one second.
The 747-8 is able to travel the length of a standard 42.195 km marathon in 2.5 minutes.
The 747-8 tail...
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Eight foot crocodile hides under sleeping man's bed for EIGHT hours
The clever beast spent more than eight hours lying quietly and his presence was only discovered by a maid the next day...
Photos:Grand Canyon Struck By Lightening
The Grand Canyon is awe-inspiring as it is, but these jaw-dropping shots
of lightning striking the natural wonder are electrifyin...
Dull residents hope to be linked to Boring
Residents of a small Scottish village
called Dull are confident they will become a "sister community" with the
US town of Boring.
Dull, in Perthshire, and Boring forged an
unlikely link when Elizabeth Leighton, who lives in Aberfeldy, near the
Scottish village, was on a cycling holiday in the...
Woman dislocates jaw eating burger
A woman in the UK bit
off more than she could chew when she was hospitalised after trying to
take a bite out of a triple-patty burger...
Monday, 23 September 2013
Dead Paramedic Buried in coffin painted as Ambulance
OSLO, Norway-- A paramedic from Norway who died recently was buried in a coffin decorated like an ambulance, his family said.
Before Paul Rorset was buried, his coffin was taken on a procession
to his childhood home and was then carried to Otroy church in Midsund
municipality by his co-workers,...
Fun Facts About Bats
Bats are one of the only mammals known to feed on blood. They are also
the only mammals capable of flight. There are more than 900 species of
bats found all over the world; some experts say there are more than
1,200 species...
Sunday, 22 September 2013
One man holds 35 unbeaten world records in pole vaulting!
Serhiy Nazorovych Bubka is a retired Ukrainian pole vaulter. He represented the Soviet Union until it's dissolution 1991.Throughout
his athletic career he won multiple awards, such as six consecutive
IAAF World Championships, Olympics gold and broke the world record for
men’s pole vaulting 35...
Saturday, 21 September 2013
Snake preserved in wine bites woman
China – A woman in northern China was rushed to hospital after she
was bitten by a snake that had been pickled in wine for three months.
The surprise attack happened after Liu, from Shuangcheng,
Heilongjiang Province, opened the bottle to add more alcohol, reports
the Global Time...
Friday, 20 September 2013
Musical Chills
Have you ever had the experience of listening to a favourite piece of
music and suddenly you get a little spikey feeling running down your
spin...
The Guinness World Record For the Longest Kiss
PATTAYA,
Thailand -- Hospital security guard Ekkachai Tiranarat, 44, and
33-year-old housewife Laksana locked lips for 58 hours, 35 minutes and
58 seconds, during the "kissing marathon" being held at Ripley's Museum
in Pattaya,
smashing...
80-year-old father, four wives, 30 kids, another on way
At 80, Hussain Ali, a small farmer in Assam, is still going strong
but is a little worried as his third wife is expecting his 31st child,
even as he is busy cradling a bubbly two-month-old baby boy in the
courtyard, born to his fourth wife...
Thieves Steal Onions as Robbing Money & Gold not Lucrative
As per one news report....Thieves want to Steal Onions now as Robbing Money, Gold is not Lucrative for them. As per the report...
Woman gets speeding ticket while car in repair shop
Edmonton, Canada resident, Sheila Taschuk took her Honda Element in
to a repair shop and was surprised when she received a speeding ticket
for a violation that occurred when the car was supposed to be at the
shop. As reported by Global News, the warranty work required that her
car stay at Boyd...
850 illegal snakes in animal control officer’s home!!!!
New York state and county authorities say that a Long Island animal control officer was illegally housing and selling hundreds of snakes and other reptiles from his own home...
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Buy a wife from Vietnam for 6000$
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1. Guaranteed virgin
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Exorcism: Facts and Fictions
The belief that demons exist and can possess people is of course the
stuff of fiction and horror films — but it is also one of the most
widely-held religious beliefs in the world. Most religions claim that
humans can be possessed by demonic spirits (the Bible, for example,
recounts six instances...
World's First Test-Tube Burger!!!!
It may look like something you’d chuck on the barbecue without a second
thought, but this round of meat costs a very beefy £250,000 — as the
world’s first test-tube burger.After the patty was lightly...
Good Pools Worldwide
Swim Literally In The Back Yard
Devilishly stylish, ridiculously smart and seductively comfortable this
is a pool one can build for himself with not so many means but above all
else with a lot of...
Some cool facts
It is physically impossible for pigs to
look up into the sky.
A pregnant goldfish is called a twit.
Between 1937 and 1945 Heinz produced a
version of Alphabetti Spaghetti especially for the German
market that consisted solely of little pasta swastikas.
...
Saturday, 14 September 2013
Woman Stoned To Death For Sending Husband Facebook Requests
Punjab, INDIA — 32-year-old Indira Mahajan was stoned to death today after being found guilty by the Haryana High court
of Punjab, India. Her husband, 51-year-old Bijan Kumar Mahajan said he
is thrilled with the ruling and says the court’s decision brings much
happiness to...
Thursday, 12 September 2013
Some Facts About Dogs That Can Blow Your Minds
Fact #21: Dogs are capable of understanding up to
250 words and gestures, can count up to five and can perform simple
mathematical calculations. The average dog is as intelligent...
A Student Sues School After Failing a class!!!!!
There’s no better way to learn than hands-on experience, and
hopefully that’s especially true for one law student who wasn’t doing so
hot in the classroom.
Jackson Milkman, who is currently in his third year at Thomas
Jefferson School of Law, is reportedly suing the school after school
officials...
Sunday, 8 September 2013
The Smallest Dog Living
Pocket-sized pets remain one
of the most fascinating areas of the Guinness World Records database,
with petite dogs arguably the most popular of all our animal records.
Guinness World Records currently has two main categories for petite pooches: Smallest...
Man with world’s longest tongue retains record after it keeps growing
A man with the world’s longest tongue 3.8 inches long (9.8cm) long is set to retain his record after it kept growing...
Strike a pose! ‘The Coolest gorilla of all time’ puts supermodels to shame
It is almost certain that this gorilla really is the king of the swingers – the jungle VIP...
Saturday, 7 September 2013
Monkey Attacked Baby, Tore Off Testicle And Ate It
A vicious monkey attack at a wildlife park in Guiyang, China, maimed an 8-month-old boy, according to Chinese state media.
The boy's mother was changing his dirty diaper at Guiyang Qianling Wildlife Park, where monkeys roam free. The animal reportedly attacked the boy, tearing off his testicle
and...
