Archive for the ‘Interesting News’ Category
How to Make Luke Skywalker “Tauntaun” Costume
Incase you don’t have your movie memories down pat, Tauntaun is the animal Luke Skywalker rides in Star wars: Empire Strikes Back. Now let’s build the Tauntaun costume and dumb-find your folks.
First, you’ll need to design the sketch of the costume. There are a number of 3D design programs to choose...
December 16th, 2009 | Featured Articles, Interesting News | Read More
The French Laundry Restaurant in Yountville California
The French laundry restaurant is allegedly the most expensive hotel in America. The restaurant is located in Yountville, Napa valley in California. French Laundry restaurant is owned by Mr. Thomas Keller who is also the chief chef, and had been named by the Time magazine as the best American Chef in...
December 10th, 2009 | Featured Articles, Interesting News | Read More
Beijing Underground Bomb Shelter in Ruins
The legendary Beijing underground city is now in ruins. The underground city was built as a haven against an attack by Russians during the nuclear war, but years after the construction, the tunnels are cold and wrecked.
The place looks ancient with remains of walls that have been destroyed and broken...
November 26th, 2009 | Featured Articles, Interesting News | Read More
Trouble in paradise as Mauritius rebrands
Trouble in paradise. A new tourism slogan for the country of Mauritius is attracting considerable controversy in the local press there.
The Mauritian tourist board has replaced its old strapline (’Mauritius – Unforgettable experience’) with a new one: ‘Mauritius – C’est un plaisir’....
October 28th, 2009 | Interesting News | Read More
This is not a mushroom you want to mess around with
Of central interest with respect to the chemical properties of mushrooms is the fact that many species produce secondary metabolites that render them toxic, mind-altering, or even bioluminescent. Though there are only a small number of deadly species, several have particularly severe and unpleasant...
October 20th, 2009 | Interesting News, Photography | Read More
Five of the best animal fathers
Some animal fathers have taken other paths–shaped by such factors as severe living conditions that require effort from both parents for the young to survive. Or unusual reproductive techniques like external fertilization (used by fish) that leave males the last ones present–and therefore...
October 17th, 2009 | Amazing, Animals, Interesting News | Read More
Five of the wildest rides with some amazing animals
Nothing can give you the most thrilling minute of your life than a amazing ride with some of these wonderful animals.
Elephant Rides
Elephants, the largest land animals in the world, inspire a feeling of awe and respect in most people. Weighing up to 6 tons (11 000lb) and reaching speeds of up to...
October 16th, 2009 | Amazing, Animals, Featured Articles, Interesting News, Weird News | Read More
The world’s scariest legends on some place
Places with dark and disturbing histories exist throughout the world. Visiting scary places is all about going to locations where the spirits of the dead still roam the world. Even scarier are those places infested with other worldly spirits that are not human.
Here are some of the scariest legends:
The...
October 11th, 2009 | Featured Articles, Interesting News, Weird News | Read More
Warthog and cheetah swap roles
The mother charged the predatory cat and its companion, kicking off a 15-minute fight on the plains of Chobe National Park, in north-west Botswana.
“The mother warthog had three piglets to start with and the cheetah managed to get one,” said Lee Wittham, a South African guide and...
October 10th, 2009 | Interesting News | Read More
Scientists may soon be able to erase fear and trauma from your mind
Scientists are a step closer to being able to wipe the mind clean of painful memories, a deveolpment that will offer hope to those with a fear of spiders or who are trying to bury traumatic experiences.
Neurobiologists believe they will soon be able to target and then chemically remove painful memories...
October 3rd, 2009 | Interesting News | Read More
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