A touching story about potatoes, an old woman and a judge. It's a true story that happened in Indonesia which occurred in 2011, but ...
The Rare 'Skull' Caterpillar of Australia
The extraordinary specimen is the larvae of the pink underwing moth (Phylllodes Imperialis),
PENTAGON LOOKS TO BREED IMMORTAL `SYNTHETIC ORGANISMS,' MOLECULAR KILL-SWITCH INCLUDED
The Pentagon’s mad science arm may have come up with its most radical project yet. Darpa is looking to re-write the laws of evolution ...
CHRISTMAS 1914
During Christmas 1914, German and British soldiers made a truce to exchange gifts and food on the Western Front.
A COLLEGE STUDENT SOLD HER VIRGINITY FOR $780,000!!!
Catarina Migliorini (pictured left) of Brazil is making headlines for auctioning off her virginity for $780,000. The winner of the bid i...
THE TOUCHING STORY OF A SICK BOY & HIS RESCUE DOG
The story of Juno and Lucas is one of the most touching stories to have surfaced recently about the amazing relationship between huma...
BIRINGAN CITY: THE LAND OF THE ENCHANTED
In the Province of Samar, the Philippines, the mention of “Biringan” evokes awe, fear, intrigue, knocking on wood and innumerable s...
BROKEN-HEARTED DOG STANDS GUARD OVER DEAD MATE'S BODY FOR OVER A WEEK
Even in the animal kingdom, the loss of a loved-one isn't easy, and this grieving dog, on the outskirts of Filippovka, a village in ...
PEOPLE WHO STAY AWAKE TILL NIGHT ARE MORE INTELLIGENT THAN THE PEOPLE WHO GO TO BED EARLY AND RISE EARLY FOR THE DAY
Night owls vs. morning people: Who's smarter? Recent evidence shows that people who thrive at night have higher IQs. Earl y rise...
IF YOU HOLD GALLIUM IT WILL BEGIN MELTING IN YOUR HAND
Before the discovery of gallium its existence and main properties were predicted by Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev.
AFTER KILLING A MAN IN THE RING, SUGAR RAY ROBINSON GAVE THAT'S MAN'S MOM HIS EARNINGS FOR HIS NEXT 4 FIGHTS!
Jim Doyle was born in 1924 and debuted as a boxer in 1941. He fought in a total of 53 fights and won 43 of them.
JOHN UNGER IS HOLDING HIS DOG IN HIS ARMS IN THE WATER TO MAKE THE DOG FALL ASLEEP BECAUSE THE DOG HAS ARTHRITIS AND ONLY THE COLD WATER CAN RELIEVE HIS PAIN AND ALLOW HIM TO FALL ASLEEP
after 18 years of loyal companionship, a Wisconsin m an is trying to comfort a dear friend through his final days of life.
ABANDONED YUGOSLAVIA MONUMENTS THAT LOOK LIKE THEY'RE FROM THE FUTURE
During the 1960s and 70s, the then Yugoslavian president Josip Broz Tito, commissioned several memorial sites and monuments called ‘Spom...
German Architecture: The Magdeburg Water Bridge
The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland Canal, and allows ships...
SURPRISING CANCER-FIGHTING BENEFITS OF PINEAPPLE ENZYME
One of the reasons why conventional cancer treatment is such a dismal failure in the United States is because it relies on chemotherapy....
THE DOOR TO HELL, TURKMENISTAN
Turkmenistan is very rich in natural resources. Currently a sovereign country, Turkmenistan was part of the Soviet Union until 1991.
The Six Benefits of Bathing
Lots of Americans prefer to take a shower rather than “waste” precious time soaking in a tub. If you’re one of them, you might be persua...
25 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT LOVE
It’s a beautiful day, which means it’s also a beautiful opportunity to learn more about the main thing that binds us together on this...
YOUNG BLOOD IS THE KEY TO YOUTH, MAYBE.
HUMANS are constantly searching for an elixir of youth - could it be that an infusion of young blood holds the key?
TSAR TANK: THE BIGGEST USELESS TANK
The Tsar Tank , also known as the Netopyr which stands for pipistrellus or Lebedenko Tank , was an unusual Russian armoured vehicle deve...
Did you know that there's a lake in U.S. named "Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg"?
Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg, also known as Webster Lake, is a lake in the town of Webster, Massachusetts, United ...
SOVIET LADY SNIPER #1: ROZA SHANINA
Roza Georgiyevna Shanina (Ро́за Гео́ргиевна Ша́нина; 3 April 1924 – 28 January 1945) was a Soviet sniper during World War II, credited w...
CHINESE MAN SUES WIFE FOR BEING UGLY, AND WINS
This is not new news, but it bears repeating. Northern Chinese resident Jian Feng divorced and sued his wife for $120,000 and won!
LUMBERJACKS WHO FELLED CALIFORNIA'S GIANT REDWOODS
This series of photos from the 1915-era capture lumberjacks working among the redwoods in Humboldt County, California, when tree logging...
TALLEST WATER FOUNTAIN
King Fahd’s Fountain, also known as Jeddah’s Fountain, is the tallest water fountain in the world. It dominates the skyline of the city ...
CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON SHANGHAI GROUND-SCRAPER HOTEL
Referring to the “groundscraper”–a sprawling, territorial megastructure initiated, in a sense, when Le Corbusier felled his skyscraper p...
THE REAL ROBOT GENRE
A genre of a larger Humongous Mecha with a gritty, hard-Sci Fi take on the concept of literal Mechanized Infantry. Their plot lines tend...
Trou de Fer Gorge in The Island of La Reunion
Trou de Fer is one of the most spectacular sights of La Reunion, a French island lying some 650 km off Madagascar's east coast, clos...
THE ROBOT ROMANCE TRILOGY
The Robot Romance Trilogy (長浜ロマンロボシリーズ Nagahama Roman Robo Shirīzu, lit. Nagahama's Romance Robo Series)
THE CELTICS-LAKERS RIVALRY
Since it’s so difficult to get to the Finals, it’s tough for two teams in different conferences to meet often enough to have a bitter...
Landkreuzer P. 1500 Monster: Largest Artillery gun
The Landkreuzer P 1500 Monster was a German pre-prototype super-heavy tank designed during World War II,
TALIA CASTELLANO, TEEN WITH CANCER, GOES ON ELLEN AND BECOMES COVER GIRL
The Internet fell in love with 13-year-old Talia Castellano, who is battling two agressive forms of cancer, through her expert makeup tu...
PROBABLY THE GREATEST HAWAIIAN SINGER OF ALL TIME
This man you see below, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole, was the third person in Hawaiian history to have his coffin placed in the capitol buildin...
MALAMPAYA DEEPWATER GAS-TO-POWER PROJECT: THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN THE PHILIPPINES
The Malampaya Deepwater Gas-to-Power project is the first undertaking of its kind in the Philippines employing state-of-the-art deepwate...
IN ANCIENT GREECE, THROWING AN APPLE AT A WOMAN WAS CONSIDERED A MARRIAGE PROPOSAL.
If you try to propose like that now, you pretty much already know what the answer is going to be.
Sitting Too Close to the Computer Screen Can Make You Go Blind
You roll your head, hoping to loosen the knots in your neck, and shut your eyes. After rubbing them you settle back into staring, hunche...
THE ANTIKYTHERA MECHANISM: THE FIRST COMPUTER???
Would you believe that there was a computer in ancient times? It may sound weird or impossible... but it is true.
ARE YOU LAZY? THEN YOU BETTER READ THIS:
Physical inactivity as deadly as smoking, obesity A lack of exercise is now causing as many deaths as smoking across the world, a study...
Richard Sandrak: Ukrainian Little-Hercules
Richard Sandrak (born 15 April 1992), also known as Little Hercules, is a Ukrainian-born, American bodybuilder, martial artist and actor...
KOREAN SCIENTISTS SUCCESSFULLY KILL CANCER WITH MAGNETS
A magnetic method of killing cancer cells has been developed by scientists in South Korea. The technique uses a magnetic field to flip a...
Comet 'shining 15 times brighter than moon' will fly by our planet in 2013
They are one of the most spectacular views a human could hope to see - and next year a comet which could outshine the moon is due to fly...
First Filipinos in America
MANILA, Philippines – The first Filipinos to set foot in America were eight sailors from Cavite, described in the account as Luzon India...
AUSTRIAN BREAKS SOUND BARRIER IN RECORD SPACE JUMP
Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner became the first man to break the sound barrier in a record-shattering, death-defying freefall jump...
North Luzon Expressway: Southeast Asia's First Expressway.
The North Luzon Expressway (NLE or NLEx), also called North Diversion Road, is a limited-access toll expressway that connects Metro Mani...
10 Facts You Probably Didn’t Know About Michael Jackson
Beloved singer, entertainer, and songwriter Michael Jackson and his unfortunate passing in June of 2009 shocked the world, with fans in ...
PHILIPPINE AIRLINES: ASIA'S FIRST AIRLINE
Philippine Airlines, Inc. (abbreviated pal), also known as the history of the Philippines Air Lines, is the national airline of the Phil...
Magat Dam: Southeast Asia's first large multipurpose dam.
Magat Dam is a rock-fill dam on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The dam is located on Magat River, a major tributary of Cagayan ...
THE TALLEST, LARGEST MOUNTAIN & VOLCANO IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM – OLYMPUS MONS
We all know that the largest and the world's highest volcano Ojos del Salado is the (6891 meters (22 608 ft) in height), a stratovol...
Coconut Tree: The Tree of Life
Why a palm tree called "The Tree of Life"? Let's all learn together. The Coconut Tree is known to have many uses, from its...
THE DIAMOND PLANET
Yale researchers have found the first evidence of a new diamond planet, a kind of planet that usually exists only in theory and fiction....
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