Millions of people in China and all over the world celebrated the day with great pomp as they ushered in 4,707 - The Year of the Ox. The fifteen-day long celebration that starts on the eve of the New Year, is the most important holiday in China....

At just three months of age, Bili not only got to have his own seat on a flight from Birmingham to Frankfurt, but also got his own passport, complete with name and picture....

Though the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust in Nairobi, Kenya generally caters to orphaned or abandoned elephants, they couldn't possibly say no to this two-day old rhino especially, once they saw how incredibly cute he is....

Thousands of adults head to the gym day after day to lift dull gray lifeless dumbbells. Now a gym in London has come up with a unique and innovative solution to make their daily ordeal, a little more interesting....

Burglars beware! This new security guard does not eat, sleep or take bathroom breaks, and it can even sense your presence....

She types 80-110 words a minute, reads two to three books a day, teaches poetry at an elementary school, has published two books and is working on four more - And she is only 11-years old. Meet Adora Svitak, possibly one of the smartest kids in the world!...

Today, was Mr. Barack Obama's first day as President of the United States of America. While his new job is important to him, what is even more important is being a good father - something he has never forgotten throughout his historic journey to the White House....

Watch this extremely fun video as a Japanese TV show films a chimpanzee being trained to walk on stilts....

Newly elected House Representative Jason Chaffetz's entire campaign was very frugal - run out of his home in Utah, the entire operation was managed by volunteers. Now that he has won, he is not about to change his colors....

All across America, fans always display team pride by wearing team colors, displaying the team's mascot and making up their own cheers. From high school football games to the Super Bowl, fans are usually really creative in showing their team spirit....

If you are a fan of crossword puzzles, this is one puzzle you will definitely want to try solve. Painted atop the entire external wall of a residential building in the city of Lvov Ukraine, the puzzle is 100ft tall....

For most of us, a typewriter is a relic of the past. But for Keira Rathbone, it is a means to create really cool art....

On January 7th, three Canadian men made their way into the Guinness Book of World Records by becoming the fastest humans to cross the South Pole, using only snow shoes and skies....

While President-Elect Obama will not be officially sworn in as President until Tuesday, January 20th, the folks at Legoland in Carlsbad , California have already completed the ceremony - using Lego bricks of course!...

On January 14th, the skies of the city of Ahmedabad in Western India, were awash with brightly colored kites of all shapes and sizes, in celebration of the 18th Annual International Kite Festival....

Twenty-one year old Emily Cummins started inventing products at the tender age of four, when she received a hammer for a gift - and she hasn't stopped since....

If you have ever wished that you could avoid the snarly road traffic and soar up in the skies, your wish may come true soon - that is if a new kind of vehicle makes a successful test flight/run next month....

In this amazing 40-second video, suggested to us by DOGONews reader, Ellie, media dude Eric Solheim video tapes the same location for an entire year, as it undergoes the various season changes....

Eighty years, after he was first introduced, our favorite honey-loving bear, Winnie the Pooh, is back with new adventures - and he and his friends haven't aged a bit!...

When President-Elect Obama was young, he was an avid fan and collector of Spiderman comics. Now he is featured in one....

Even if you are not a a Star Wars fan, at some point we have all wished we could Use The Force - that is, make something happen by merely thinking it....

Karen Ferrier's obsession with black dots on white backgrounds began about 17 years ago, when she brought home Ditto - a Dalmatian puppy....

The next time you get in trouble for watching too much television, let your parents know that you are in training for the Ultimate Couch Potato competition, which could win you a grand prize worth over $5,000 USD....

When elephants arrive at the Elephant Sanctuary in Hohenwald, Tennessee, they usually look for a friend to hang out with, for the rest of their golden years....