Showing posts with label Others. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Others. Show all posts

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.

Friday, 11 October 2013

The best cure for a hangover? SPRITE

It has long been a strong coffee or even a Bloody Mary that a worn-out reveller has turned to the morning after the night before. 

Now, however, experts say that Sprite may be best thing to lay your hands on.

Tuesday, 8 October 2013

Luxury watch maker Rolex sells sand!

Rolex SA and it's subsidiary Montres Tudor SA design, manufacture, distribute and service wristwatches sold under the Rolex and Tudor brands.

Friday, 4 October 2013

COURT CONFIRM MMR VACCINE CAUSES AUTISM

At the center of the fifteen-year controversy is Dr. Andrew Wakefield of Austin, Texas. It was Dr. Wakefield that first publicized the link between stomach disorders and autism, and taking the findings one step further, the link between stomach disorders, autism and the Measles Mumps Rubella (MMR) vaccine.

If you are nominated for an Oscar and lose, you get a $48,000 consolation prize!

It might not be so bad to lose at the Oscars after all. If you're nominated for an Oscar and you lose, you get a swag bag to take home.

Thursday, 3 October 2013

Wang Fang - Waitress from China was born with feet that face backwards.

A waitress has refused to be classified as disabled even though she was born with feet that face backwards.

Wang Fang, 27, of Chongqing city in China, was born with her feet facing the wrong way, but has learned to live with her condition without problems and recently refused a disability pension.

Monday, 30 September 2013

SUNLIGHT FROM A SKYSCRAPER MELTED OBJECTS

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.

Saturday, 28 September 2013

Face cream that is 2,000 years old which was found with the finger marks of its last user..

The cream is contained in a 5cm by 6cm tightly sealed cylindrical tin can, which seemingly was deliberately hidden and was found at the bottom of a sealed ditch in Southwark, about 2 (two) miles south of central London. 


Tuesday, 24 September 2013

A Pikachu card is one of the world's most valuable trading cards. It's worth over $20k!

If you thought that the Pokémon craze was over, you’d be wrong. While it might not get the media attention it did a few years ago, the property is still massive.

The Pokémon Trading Card Game is one of the more popular Pokémon products out there, and some of the early and rare cards can be quite valuable for collectors.

Sunday, 8 September 2013

Haunted objects : The Cursed "Chair of Death" Kills All Who Sit in It

In 1702, a convicted murderer named Thomas Busby was about to be hanged for his crimes. His last request was to have his final meal served at his favorite pub in Thirsk, England. He finished his meal, stood up, and said, "May sudden death come to anyone who dare sit in my chair."

Thursday, 5 September 2013

The Amazing Truth About A Deck Of Cards

There are more possible arrangements in a deck of cards than there are stars in the known universe. The full number is 52 factorial, which is (very, very roughly) an eight followed by 67 zeroes.

13 tech words that just entered the Oxford Dictionary

We often come across words either during informal conversations or on social networking sites, which do not exist in any dictionary but still are very much used. Based on the popularity and usage of such words, some of them have been added to the online Oxford Dictionary. We have compiled a list of the tech-related words that just entered the Oxford Dictionary:

Sunday, 1 September 2013

The World’s First Cocaine-Serving Bar

In the city of La Paz, Bolivia, there is a bar called Route 36 with an interesting distinction: It is the world’s first cocaine bar. Renowned for its purity, it attracts visitors from all over the world but is hard to locate because it often changes its location due to constant complaints from the neighborhood.

Saturday, 31 August 2013

Unlike most dams, the Hoover Dam is so strong it doesn't need to be curved!

Hoover Dam, once known as Boulder Dam, is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the US states of Arizona and Nevada.

It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on September 30, 1935, by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

The largest privately held company in the US makes over $120 billion a year!

W.W. Cargill founded Cargill Inc. Back in 1865 as a small grain storage company. Today the agro-giant is the largest private company in the world, with nearly $120 billion in revenue and 130,000 employees in 63 countries.

Thursday, 29 August 2013

Baby stabbed for 90 times

Baby stabbed 90 times with scissors by his Chinese mother after he bit her as she was breastfeeding him

Eight-month-old baby is lucky to be alive after he was stabbed 90 times by his mother, mostly in the face, for biting her while she was breastfeeding. Bao needed more than 100 stitches.

Tuesday, 27 August 2013

Blind and Disabled Biker Sets New Motorcycle Speed Record!

Every corner’s a blind bend for this motorcyclist.

But Stuart Gunn’s inability to see where he’s going has not prevented him from setting a new world speed record.

He became the fastest blind and disabled biker on the planet after hitting 167.1mph on Saturday.

WHY DO WE SHOUT IN ANGER ?

A Hindu saint who was visiting river Ganges to take bath found a group of family members on the banks, shouting in anger at each other. He turned to his disciples smiled and asked.

'Why do people shout in anger shout at each other?'

Sunday, 25 August 2013

The 639-Year-Long Concert

In 2001, an automatic organ in Sankt Burchardi Church started playing a piece titled As Slow As Possible, written by John Cage. It is scheduled to finish playing the song in the year 2640, making this the longest concert in the world.

Wednesday, 21 August 2013

The US Defense Department could spend about $1 billion per year on military bands in the next 50 years!

When you think of the military, you think of musical bands right? No? True, most people would not associate the US Armed Forces with a marching band, but just the Army has over 100 bands and the Air Force has at least 15.