The Building Of The FutureImagine living in a house that rotates on its own - now imagine the same house with 80 floors, all rotating, moving and changing shape constantly. Welcome to the 'Dynamic Tower', a new luxury condominium complex expected to start construction soon in Dubai....
Read news article2008 International Tokyo Toy FairThis weekend, the island of Odaiba, off the coast of Tokyo, Japan was home to the annual 2008 International Toy Fair, one of the most important toy exhibitions in the world. The event was attended by thousand of people, both young and old, all drooling over the latest toy innovations....
Read news articleCharmin(g) Wedding DressesHundreds of budding designers got the chance to showcase their talents by designing wedding dresses for the fourth annual "Cheap Chic Weddings 2008 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest". However, these creations were not made from finest silks or satin, but from rolls and rolls of toilet paper, bound together by glue and tape....
Read news articleCalifornian's Win Battle Against Aerial SprayingLast week, we brought you the story of how this innocent-looking light brown Apple Moth had the people of California up in arms against the agricultural officials. Well it sounds like the people of California have won this battle!...
Read news articleThis Dog's a Klutz!If there were a competition for the clumsiest dog in the world, 12-year old Chester would be a strong contender and most possibly the winner. For this British Lurcher is such a klutz, that he is always falling over things or getting stuck in weird places. It started the day his owner, Jim rescued him from an animal shelter about four years ago....
Read news articleThis Robot Keeps Going And Going And Going. . . .Watch out Energizer bunny, here comes Evolta, a feisty little robot. Powered by two AA batteries made by the Japanese Company, Panasonic, Evolta climbed and climbed for almost seven hours up a rope hung from a steep Grand Canyon cliff....
Read news articleThe World's Largest Pencil DrawingHave you ever been so engrossed in doing something (TV doesn't count!), that you ignore your family and friends? Mexican artist Fielmon Trevino says that is what happened to him, when he was sketching the largest drawing in the world, to fulfill his lifelong dream of being in the Guinness Book of Records....
Read news articleGreeting Cards that Bloom!Instead of wondering whether to keep or toss the birthday or thank you card you just received, you may now be able to grow it. Welcome to the new world of completely recyclable greeting cards that are coming to market. Not only are they eco-friendly, but they also cost about the same as conventional greeting cards....
Read news articleMove Over 'Ripsticks' - Here Comes the 'Magic Wheel'What do you get when you cross a scooter, unicycle and skateboard - A Magic Wheel of course. The new gizmo is described as a new kind of foot scooter and consists of one big wheel and one small wheel with a platform on one side....
Read news articleCinders - A Pig That Fears Mud!They call her Cinders, short for Cinderella. But unlike her namesake, this five-week old piglet will not leave home or the ball without her shoes. For Cinder suffers from a syndrome called mysophobia - or a fear of dirt!...
Read news articleThe 2008 Red Bull Flugtag in LondonHyde Park in London, was home to the hilarious Red Bull Flugtag competition yesterday. Over 80,000 people gathered to watch homemade, human powered flying machines in all shapes and forms trying to 'fly' off the 30-ft deck but mostly crashing into the freezing waters of the Serpentine River....
Read news articleToo Smart To Be Valedictorian!16-year old high school student Anjali Datta will graduate from Grapevine High School in Texas, with a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.898. This is not only the highest GPA in this year's graduating class but the highest ever in the school's 103-year old history! - Yet on graduation day, she will not be named Valedictorian....
Read news article'Muggle' Creates Hogwarts Castle Using MatchsticksIn Harry Potter's world, 55-year old Pat Acton is a 'muggle' (human with no magical powers), who happens to be a big fan of the wizard. In honor of the young wizard's series of books, Pat recently created a replica of Potter's Hogwart School, built entirely from matchsticks....
Read news article'No Cussing Club' Celebrates Its First Anniversary14-year old McKay Hatch is on a mission. He wants kids and adults to stop using bad language. So he decide to start a club whose members make a pledge to never use a bad word whilst talking. Today, the year-old club has over 15,000 members from all over the world....
Read news articleHonda's Amazing Skydivers!'If it's difficult it's worth doing' - that's the mantra of the folks at Japanese car company Honda Inc. They certainly proved it with this amazing new advertisement, broadcast live in England on Thursday night....
Read news articleCalifornia Sixth-Grader Aids Fellow SkateboardersQuentin Favia, a San Francisco, CA resident is just a normal 12-year old who loves to skateboard but hates to wait in line for his turn. That is why he understood the pain of fellow skateboarders in the neighboring city of Oakland, who had a brand new park but not enough skateboards....
Read news articleWorld's Smallest HelicopterItalian artist Leonardo da Vinci, who painted the famous 'Mona Lisa', was also an amazing inventor. Amongst other things, he designed several flight machines, including the world's first vertical flight machine or helicopter....
Read news articleSpacecraft Lands Successfully on MarsThe NASA Phoenix Lander Spacecraft's nine month, 455 million mile journey came to a successful end yesterday as it safely touched down on the surface of the Red Planet. NASA Scientists waited with abated breath as the spacecraft slowed from speeds of over 12,000 mph to just about 5mph before coming to a complete halt....
Read news articleRobotic Arm Performs Brain SurgerySurgeons in Calgary, Canada made history this week, when they successfully removed an egg-shaped tumor from 21-year old Paige Nickason's brain, using a newly developed robotic system, called NeuroArm....
Read news articleThe Vegetables Of The Future?The Guandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences in China believes it has found a way to end World hunger - By growing super-sized vegetables. The only catch is that in order to grow these huge vegetables, the seeds have to be sent to Space for a two-week orbit around the Earth....
Read news articleBay To Breakers - A Quirky Race Where Anything GoesOver 60,000 people participated in the 97th annual "Bay to Breakers" race held in San Francisco, California on Sunday. This quirky footrace attracts a whole spectrum of runners from the very serious to those who just want to have fun....
Read news articleVote For Your Favorite "Google Doodle""Google Doodles" - the different themes that show up on the Company's home page around the Google Logo, have become very popular over the years. Recently the company decided to take "doodling" to the classrooms of America, and ask students from K-12 to create a new Google Doodle....
Read news articleHmmm - Nice Car!When Swiss tourists Rico Beltrame and his sister Angela flew to South Africa's Hluhluwe Umfolozi Nature Reserve last month, they were hoping to see some wild animals. However, they never expected to see one this close!...
Read news articleFinally - A Solution To A Sticky Problem!Chewing Gum, one of the oldest known candies, has a many attributes - It helps concentration, reduces stress and if sugar-free, is good for your teeth. Best of all it tastes really good. However, if not disposed off properly after chewing, it is a big nuisance because of its stickiness!...
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