On September 13th, children all over the World will celebrate Roald Dahl Day. Though this beloved children's author, who penned classics lie Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, BFG and James and the Giant Peach, died 18 years ago, his books remain as popular among young readers today, as they were when first published....

If the XR3 Hybrid Vehicle looks like the car of the future - It certainly is, starting from the way you purchase it. For you will not find this hybrid, two-passenger vehicle in any car showroom. Instead, it has to be ordered on the Internet and will be delivered to your door - in a kit - for you to assemble with the aid of some tools and an instructional DVD....

It takes most suppliers years to convince supermarkets to carry their product. For Elsa Amiss it was a simple walk in the (duck) park. Yesterday, this entreprenuerial 10-year old won the 'Food Champion of The Year Award' for her fledgling duck egg business....

Elephants are such majestic and serious looking animals that one can never imagine them just frolicking and have a good old time. However, these pictures taken in Northern Kenya, shows that nellies like to have fun just like the rest of us....

The Continent of Antarctica is beautiful but harsh. Its extreme cold weather, incessant cold winds and barren terrain, makes it a difficult place to explore. Now two brave souls, Andrew Regan and Andrew Moon are planning an expedition across the continent - led by a really cool ice vehicle....

Where is that remote? - Somehow those pesky remotes have a way of disappearing - under the sofa or rug or that blanket you snuggled into the last night. Fear not, as usual some brilliant scientists have come up with a way to make your life easier - change the television channel or volume by simply waving your hand!...

The small town of Hoschton in Northeast Georgia, is being invaded by scarecrows - about 4,800 of them to be exact. At least that was the final count when the deadline for making the mannequins passed at midnight on September 1st....

While car races are fun to watch, they are not the 'greenest' of events. However, 'Grease to Greece' is different. Here, the winning trophy is not awarded to the car that comes first, but to one that earns the most 'Grease Marks' - for collecting fuel, which in this case means used cooking fat from restaurants....

All sculptors have a favorite medium they like to work with. Some like marble, others bronze - for Chris Gilmour, it is the humble cardboard........and glue. For that's all he uses to build amazing sculptures irrespective of whether they are life-size or small replicas...

Eduardo Discoli calls himself a Gaucho (cowboy). However, unlike most cowboys, Eduardo isn't content with just riding on his ranch - Instead this 58-year old Argentinean is horseback riding around the World, and has been doing so since 2001...

First there was Cinders, a pig, with a mud phobia, and now an Arctic Seal who hates ice and keeps trying to escape to the warm waters of the Mediterranean....

At just nine years of age, Marc Yu from Pasadena, California, has accomplished more than most musicians achieve in their entire life. He has mastered two musical instruments, played the piano at the most prestigious US concerts, garnered a couple of musical scholarships and is now off to London to perform at the prestigious Royal Albert Hall....

On Monday, the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta unveiled its newest resident, Nandi - A 450 pound manta ray, with a wingspan of 9ft. Nandi is extra special given that she is the first and only manta ray in a U.S. aquarium and one of only four on display in the entire world!...

Looking for a fun party idea? How about 'Dinner in the Sky ', with 22 of your closest friends. As the name indicates, it involves eating a meal suspended by a crane, as high as 164ft above the ground....

Jean, Steven, Mark and Diana Lopez made history (click on Permalink for previous story), when they all qualified to represent USA in the Taekwondo competitions at the Beijing Olympics. And they didn't disappoint - Under Jean's watchful eyes and training, all three returned home with Olympic medals....

Elephants have always been known to be amongst the smartest of animals. They have an amazing memory, are among the few species of animals that can recognize themselves in a mirror and now it turns out, they can even do simple Math....

It wasn't too long ago that Leonid Stadnyk, who is 8 ft 5.5.inches tall, snagged the title of the World's tallest man from Bao Xishun (7ft 8.95 inches) of China. However, this week, Bao once again regained the title he once so cherished....

A two or three month old humpback calf has been spotted near the waters off the coast of Sydney, Australia, nuzzling up to a moored boat. Scientists believe that the poor baby believes the boat to be its lost mother....

Hyperion, the world's tallest tree, is a beautiful coastal redwood that stands proudly in the old redwood forests of Northern California, spanning 379-feet above the ground....

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He waddled out of his enclosure as just Nils Olav, an honorary Colonel-In-Chief, but waddled back as 'Sir' Nils Olav, earning the highest honor ever awarded to .............A Penguin!...

Last Weekend, over 100 of the world's elite Yo-Yo champions gathered on Pier 17 at South Street Seaport in New York City to compete in the 2nd Annual International Yo-Yo open and New York State competition. Organized by YoYo Nation (www.yoyonation.com), this fun event displays some amazing eye-popping yo-yoing techniques...

Life in Harry Potter land certainly became more exciting the day he received that package with the invisibility cloak from Dumbledore. If scientists in Berkeley, California are to be believed - our lives may become as exciting soon!...

Liu Xiannghui's 98-year old grandmother, who rarely asked for anything, had a wish - She wanted to watch the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics live. How could Liu refuse...