Video Of The Week - Got Hot Chocolate?Warning! This Video is going to make you drool! This giant mug filled with 487 gallons of hot chocolate and topped with hundreds of marshmallows, was heated to a perfect temperature of 120 degrees Celsius and placed in Bryant Park, New York....
Read news articleCooking With Miranda - Baked SpaghettiWelcome to 'Cooking With Miranda'. With the holidays behind us and the bone-chilling weather setting in, It's time to cook up some 'comfort' food....
Read news article26-Year Old Sets New Record For Longest 'Rally Car' JumpOn New Year Eve, 26-year old Travis Pastrana, stunned a cheering crowd of 35,000 people, by establishing a new record for the longest rally car jump ever! His eye-popping 269ft. leap surpassed the previous record of171ft., by an astounding 98ft!...
Read news articleThe Queen of Smiley FacesWith the holidays over, the onset of a fiercely cold winter in most parts of the United States and the beginning of (almost) six months of school, there may not seem much to smile about these days - But don't tell that to Ruth Kaiser. She not only smiles a lot, but manages to find a smiley face in almost everything she sees, even her lunch!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - The Ukulele BoyThis unidentified five-year old attempting to sing Jason Mraz's song 'I Am Yours' whilst playing his Ukulele, is the latest sensation on the Internet - And a great video to end the year with! Happy Holidays!...
Read news articleA Christmas Tradition They Simply Cannot 'Lego' OfFor most of us buying the right Christmas tree and putting up the ornaments is work enough. Not for the Addis family however. Their Christmas routine involves creating something special - Lego brick by Lego brick!...
Read news articleDid These Toys Make Your Wish List?With Christmas approaching rapidly, most of you have probably written your letters to Santa with a list of all the toys you really really need! While nobody but the big man knows what is in that secret list, some 'experts' on Earth are professing to be able to read your minds and predict what you have asked for - But only you can tell us if that is correct . . . . . . ....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Wildlife Safari's Talented ElephantsTired of the same old tame car wash services? Then it's time to head to Wildlife Safari in Winston, Oregon where resident nellies, George, Tiki and Alice will be happy to do the job!...
Read news articleiPhone: The Up and Coming Musical Instrument?Do you play an instrument, or maybe more than one? If not, would you like to? Now a group of Stanford students have added a new instrument to your list of possibilities: the iPhone....
Read news articleThe Silent Dancers Of ChinaThey move gracefully and with perfect coordination to the beat of the music, yet none of these dancers can hear the music, nor sing to it. Meet the deaf-mute dance unit of My Dream - China's Disabled People's Performing Art Troupe....
Read news articleThe Albino Hedgehog Who Loves To Eat!Snowball is a rare albino hedgehog, with a small problem - He loves to eat! So much so, that the tiny creature's weight has 'snowballed', tipping the scales at 1.5kg (3.3lbs), or about three times the weight of a normal hedgehog....
Read news articleIf You Can Dream It, He Can Make It!How would a bank celebrate its 20th birthday - With a cake of course! And what would be more appropriate then one that looks like a bank vault stuffed with currency? Think that's impossible? Look again - That picture on side is a cake made for The Commerce Bank of Washington and, it's edible too!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - A 'Disposable' Fashion ShowWhile most designers are on the look out for the softest and silkiest materials for their creations, Marion Macedo sticks to a true and trusted medium - Paper....
Read news articleCooking With Miranda - Red Ribbon CupcakesWelcome to 'Cooking with Miranda'. This month, I am going to teach you how to bake a holiday treat that will have your friends and family, licking their fingers - 'Red Ribbon Cupcakes with Cream Cheese Frosting' - Yum!...
Read news articleAre These Cars In Your Future?Every year, the Los Angeles Auto Show sponsors a themed challenge where auto designers are asked to create their vision of what future cars will look like. Last year's challenge was to create racing cars of the future. This year, focusing on today's technology savvy youth, they asked carmakers to come up with a design 'wicked' enough to attract all of you, when you are ready to drive....
Read news articleTurkey Bowling - A Cincinnati Tradition!While the rest of us were trying to figure out how to thaw our birds, the folks at Cincinnati's Fountain Square were making sure their turkeys were as frozen as possible. That's because they were getting ready for the Turkey Bowl, an annual fund-raising event that happens to be a lot of fun too....
Read news articleFancy A 'Reindeer Gem' This Christmas?Looking for an unusual gift this Christmas? How about an ornament or necklace that contains genuine reindeer droppings? But you better hurry, because these unique items available exclusively at the Miller Park Zoo in Bloomington, Illinois are in limited supply and, going really fast....
Read news articlePardoned Turkeys Head To Disneyland For ThanksgivingOn a day when most of his cohorts end up under the carving knife, Courage, a Tom Pumpkin will be strutting his feathers, as the Grand Marshall of the Thanksgiving Parade, at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California....
Read news articleThe Harry Potter Inspired 'Wand' RemoteAlways envied Harry Potter's ability to whip out his wand and make magic happen? Now you too can do the same, with the new Kymera Wand....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - The World's Deepest BinA few weeks ago, we told you about the Piano Stairs, an experiment conducted by car company Volkswagen to test if human beings would improve their habits if something was more 'fun' - which in this case involved choosing between the stairs and an elevator....
Read news articleScottish Students Celebrate 'Raisin Monday'We have all heard of Easter Sunday, but Raisin Monday? While it may not mean much to most of us, for students at Scotland's oldest University, it is a day they look forward to, with much anticipation, every year....
Read news article'Oasis Of The Seas' Gets Ready To Set Sail!The world's largest cruise ship - 'The Oasis of the Seas', arrived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, amidst much fanfare on Friday November 20th....
Read news articleSouth African Surfers Set New RecordWhat happens when a group of surfers ride a single wave, simultaneously - They set a new world record of course! At least that's what happened to the surfing enthusiasts who got together at Muizenberg Beach in Cape Town, early last month....
Read news articleWho Knew Fruits And Vegetables Could Look So Good?The thought of eating vegetables like green beans, courgettes (zucchini), runner beans, radishes and leeks probably makes most of you shudder. But then again, you have probably never seen them put together to create the skyline of one of the world's most beautiful cities!...
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