Wednesday 6 November 2013

Doctors believe eating your boogers strengthens your immune system

This may be shock you but it’s reality.

In the scientific and medical communities, the technical name for using one’s finger to extract boogers is rhinotillexis, and doing so compulsively is termed rhinotillexomania. The act of eating the resulting harvest is called mucophagy.

a woman who was pregnant for 46 years

Have you ever heard about a woman who was pregnant for 46 years? It sounds crazy and impossible, doesn’t it? However, it is possible and has happened. This phenomenon happens due to a condition known as lithopedion, or stone baby. It is very rare and occurs when a foetus dies during pregnancy but it is too big to be absorbed by the body. As a result, it gets calcified on the outside, protecting the mother from infection and further health issues.

Tear Catcher

A tear catcher, also called a Tear Bottle or Lacrimosa, is typically an ornamental vase piece, made from blown glass and dyed appropriately to the creator's taste.

This is the 1983 Apple prototype, the first iphone.

The first iPhone was actually dreamed up in 1983. Forget that silly old touchscreen, this iPhone was a landline with full, all-white handset and a built-in screen controlled with a stylus.

Chinese rubbish collector who saved and raised THIRTY babies abandoned at the roadside

A woman has been hailed a hero after details of her astonishing work with abandoned children has emerged. Lou Xiaoying, now 88 and suffering from kidney failure, found and raised more than 30 abandoned Chinese babies from the streets of Jinhua, in the eastern Zhejiang province where she managed to make a living by recycling rubbish.

The Reptile With Three Eyes

The tuatara (“spiny back” in Maori) is a reptile found only in New Zealand. As old as the dinosaurs, the tuatara has many unique features by today’s standards. Among them is a well-developed third eye on the top of the head, although skin slowly grows over it as the tuatara ages.

There was an electric car in 1949 that could travel 120 miles on a single charge!

After the war, Tachikawa Airplane Company) diversified into automobiles, building an electric car at a borrowed factory in the town of Kitatamagun Chofu, Tokyo. Since gasoline was rationed in this period and the availability of fuel was low, the company focused on electric vehicles.

The Nobel prize was created because Alfred Nobel was ashamed he invented dynamite!

The Nobel Prize is one of the most prestigious in the world. It is awarded for work in peace-making, literature, chemistry, physical science and medical science. With it comes a great deal of money. Where does all this money come from? Well from Alfred Nobel of course.

Tuesday 5 November 2013

Scientist Find Possible Cure for HIV in an Unusual Place

The battle against HIV and AIDS continues. The virus that causes these conditions has wreaked havoc on millions of lives–the World Health Organization estimates that, in 2011 alone some 1.7 million people died of HIV/AIDS related illnesses.

CURE ANEMIA NATURALLY

What is Anaemia?

Anemia is a condition that develops when your blood lacks enough healthy red blood cells or hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a main part of red blood cells and binds oxygen. If you have too few or abnormal red blood cells, or your hemoglobin is abnormal or low, the cells in your body will not get enough oxygen.

The British army used 4000 tons of surplus WWII explosives to destroy an entire island!

In April 1947, British Army decided to destroy the North Sea Island, Heligoland.

They laced the island with about 4000 tons of leftover WWII ammunition. They then detonated the various explosives at once.

Scientists have made a device that can be used to control another persons movement over the Internet!

Technophobes beware, humans are going to breach yet another level of connectivity. The internet will soon be morphed into human minds. In fact, in a few cases, the internet has already been used to control a person's hand!

Monday 4 November 2013

The Two-Headed Dog Surgeon

On 1954, soviet surgeon Vladimir Demikhov, revealed his masterpiece to the world: a two-headed dog. The head of a puppy had been grafted onto the neck of an adult German shepherd.

MYRTLE CORBIN – The Four-Legged Woman

Myrtle Corbin, was known as the Four-Legged Woman – however that moniker was slightly misleading. While at a glance one could plainly see four legs dangling beyond the hem of her dress – only one pair belonged to her, the other set to her dipygus twin sister.

Usain Bolt reveals the secret of his McSuccess: Fastest man alive ate 100 chicken McNuggets A DAY at Beijing Olympics

The fastest man alive has revealed the secret to his success: fast food.

Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt says he ate 100 McDonald's chicken McNuggets a day at the 2008 Olympics.

Flying car switches between land and sky - and can reach a top speed of 124mph.

An incredible flying car has been developed to let drivers skip traffic jams and take to the skies.

The vehicle can be driven on normal roads as well as being flown as a two-seater airplane, as it is able take off and land at any airport, 'opening the door to real door-to-door travel,' according to a Slovakian company.

110lb lioness develops incredible bond with men who saved her.

This is enough to warm even the wildest of hearts.

Deep in the African bush a lioness gives giant hug to the two men who saved her.

As a cub, Sirga was driven out of her pride and rescued by Valentin Gruener and Mikkel Legarth who could not stand by and watch her die.

Sunday 3 November 2013

The best female Chess player in the world beat a family friend at age 5 without looking at the board!

In the game of chess, one woman has dominated all others for more than 20 years.

Judit Polgar has defeated nine world champions including Garry Kasparov, Boris Spassky and Viswanathan Anand, and is the only female ever to join an exclusive coterie of players rated above 2700 by the World Chess Federation.

A parasite turns snails into zombies and makes them sacrifice to hungry birds

A National Geographic scientist explains the odd phenomenon, which is killing snails all over North America.

A 4-Year-Old Boy Claims To Be The Reincarnation Of his Own Grandfather

One of the world’s most researched phenomenon is the one of reincarnation. The concept that some part of the soul of a person is reborn into a completely new life after their death is still eluding modern day scientists. There are thousands of documented cases in which people claim to be possessed by a reincarnated soul of another person or a distant relative.

An Allegedly Alien Warning Message Was Broadcast Live On UK Television in 1977

One of the weirdest broadcast interruptions happened on November  26, 1977 in the United Kingdom. The event which is more famous as the Southern Television broadcast interruption caused a lot of widespread panic across the whole country.

Mosquitos Prefer Biting People Who Are Drunk

Mosquitos are known for their itchy bites and for spreading malaria among people and animals. In 2010 the malaria was the cause of death for 1.2 million people most of whom were African children.

Saturday 2 November 2013

Saw Torture

The Saw was widely used throughout the Middle Ages, mainly because the tools required were found in most houses and no complex devices were required. It was a cheap way to torture and kill a victim who was often accused of: witchery, adultery, murder, blasphemy or even theft.

TREE CLIMBING goats

Found in Morocco, they climb these Argan tree in search of food. It's hard to imagine that animals with hooves could be so adept at climbing but these images are 100% real. Food is fairly sparse in this area, so they have to grab it when they can - even if it's high up in a tree!

'Artificial Egg' Made from PLANTS

A radical ‘artificial egg’ backed by Paypal billionaire Peter Thiel and Bill Gates went on sale in US supermarkets for the first time on September 10, 2013.

Made from plants, it can replace eggs in everything from cakes to mayonnaise – without a chicken ever coming close to the production process.

There's a Scottish beer that's stronger than vodka!

A company called Brewmeister Brewey, out of Banffshire, Scottland has broken the record for strongest beer at 67.5% alcohol content per volume.

Friday 1 November 2013

What is this secret Google Building?

What is this thing? Google is building something secret and huge construction on a floating barge, in the San Francisco Bay.

SafeFlame is made only of Water

SafeFlame produces a flame only from water! The device generates hydrogen and oxygen gases using just water and an electrical input.

Researchers from SafeFlame, a UK-based clean energy company, say their new system is safer and cooler than other gas-fueled metal-melters.

Doctors in China grow new face on girl's chest

Beijing:  A 17-year-old girl in China has received a pioneering face transplant after doctors grew tissue grafted from her leg on her chest.

Xu Jianmei had the eight-hour surgery in the city of Fuzhou, in Fujian province, in the southeast of China, earlier this month.

TERRIFYING FACTS ABOUT NEWBORNS THAT NOBODY TELLS YOU!!

Everyone after being married needs a baby in their life.If you are about to become parents then prepare yourself to face these terrifying things. Here are some scary and terrifying facts about the newborns that you might not aware of: