'Back To The Future' Nike Mag Shoes A Reality - For A Lucky Few!If you are a fan of the 'Back to the Future' trilogy you will recall Marty McFly's (portrayed by Michael J. Fox), glowing pair of self-lacing Nike Mag sneakers that he was wearing when transported from 1989 to the year 2015. Now, over 20 years later, the sneaker manufacturer has released an exact replica of the fictional sneaker....
Read news articleSpain Celebrates La Tomatina A.K.A World's Biggest Food FightThink food fights are only in television shows? Then, you obviously haven't heard about Spain's La Tomatina - the world's biggest food fight where thousands of people paint the streets of Bunol red (literally), by pelting each other with tomatoes....
Read news articleThe 'Usain Bolt' Of Speed Cubing Does It Again15-year old Feliks Zemdegs is known by many names - The God of Cubing, The Rembrandt of Rubik's Cube and even, The Usain Bolt of Cubing - To us, he is just amazing. For how else can you describe someone who can complete the tricky 3x3x3 cube in just 5.66 seconds?...
Read news articleCell Phone Battery Dead? Yell At It!How's this for an excuse the next time you are caught yapping away on your cell phone or singing loudly to the music on your iPod? I was just charging it! If the team of scientists from Korea's Sungkyunkwan University have their way, that is exactly what you may be doing pretty soon!...
Read news articlePearl-Decked Lucy Brown is America's 'Most Beautiful Bulldog'Dressed in her shiny white pearls, white cardigan and blue poodle skirt, three-year old Lucy Brown was just hoping to be noticed for her trendy apparel, but her bloodshot eyes and excessive drooling impressed the judges so much, that they bestowed the chubby canine with the prestigious title of 'Most Beautiful Bulldog'....
Read news articleEggshelland - A Fun Easter TraditionWith Easter around the corner, many families are gearing up for their annual traditions - For some it's an egg hunt, for others, a family brunch - For Ohio couple Ron and Betty Manolio, it's creating Eggshelland, a tradition that dates all the way back to 1957....
Read news articleRecord Number Of Hot Air Balloons Drift Across The English ChannelOn Thursday April 7th, the skies above the Dover strait were filled with colorful hot-air balloons all trying to make their way across the English Channel, in a bid to establish a World record for the most balloons to cross the Channel, simultaneously....
Read news articleMeet Japan's Latest Teenage Pop Star - A 3D HologramMove over Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, a new pop star has been just been born er, downloaded. Japanese teenager Hatsune Miku is young, beautiful, stylish and . . . . not real? Yes that's right, for the 16-year old, 5 ft. 2in. tall singing sensation with thousands of fans, is not a human but a 3D hologram!...
Read news articleEight-Grader Pulls Off The Ultimate Football Fake Out!A Texas eight-grader and his football coach are making the headlines this week, for pulling off what will probably go down as one of the most amazing and hilarious tricks in the game's history....
Read news articleWho Knew Dinosaurs Could Look So Cool?Dinosaurs usually invoke images of large scary looking monsters. However, the recently unearthed fossils of two exotic species - Ones with multiple horns or spikes on their heads definitely, debunk the conventional image....
Read news articleLa Tomatina - World's Biggest Food Fight!Always fantasized about having a food fight? They you need to head to Bunol, Spain to participate in the world's biggest annual food fight - La Tomatina, a festival where you can pelt total strangers with tomatoes and face no repurcussions!...
Read news articleNao, An Emotional RobotWhile Robots have been programmed to perform all kinds of human chores, they still act like - well robots, until Nao, the first robot that has been designed to feel and project human emotions like love, fear and sorrow....
Read news articleCheese Rollers Go At It Again!It's dangerous, it's crazy and this year it was even illegal - But that did not stop cheese rolling enthusiasts from running or rather tumbling down the 200-yard incline of Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, in pursuit of a 7lbs wheel of Double Gloucester cheese....
Read news articleA Hotel Where Guests Can Pedal For Their Dinner!While we have heard of people singing for their dinner, pedaling for one, is a new concept - Especially, when you are a guest at a four-star hotel. But that is apparently what guests at the recently opened Crowne Plaza in Copenhagen, are being offered in exchange for a free dinner!...
Read news articleIceland's Spectacular Volcano Eruption Causes ChaosYesterday's spectacular explosion of Iceland's Eyjafjallajökul volcano partly melted the glacier above and not only caused a major flood resulting in the evacuation of seven hundred people, but has also left air passengers stranded across six continents!...
Read news articleThe Bread Art Project - Do Good Whilst Having Fun!Did you know that of the 17 million children living in America, one in four faces hunger every day or that between 2007 and 2008, the number of kids living in poverty grew by 748,000?...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Knowing Math May Make You A Better AthleteIf you believe that the only things that matter in sports is your knowledge of material sciences and physics, think again! The laws of mathematics play a significant role too!...
Read news articleTail Flapping Gator TrappingFlorida, with its warm and subtropical climate, has attracted over 18 million inhabitants over the years. But that's not the only thing it harbors - nearly 1.3 million alligators consider the sunny Southern state their home as well....
Read news articleSpiderman Strikes Again!Just when you think Alain Roberts, A.K.A Spiderman has given up his daredevil antics of climbing every tall building in the World with his bare hands, he shows up again....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - An Unusual FriendshipRoscoe was an underfed stray Blue Tick Hound roaming the grounds of an animal sanctuary in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, when he met its animal ambassador - An Orangutan named Suriya....
Read news articleFreeze! - You Have Been Squirted By A MicrodroneWhile this 11-inch unmanned remote-controlled spy helicopter looks like something you would only see in a James Bond movie, it is an actual working device that is being used, not only for spying, but a variety of other things....
Read news article"Mugglized" QuidditchWhile they may not have the coveted Firebolt broom or the ability to zoom around to catch the elusive golden snitch, muggle (ordinary human) Quidditch players are not complaining. The game, concocted by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter series, has taken US colleges by storm since 2005, and now seems to be spreading to schools....
Read news articleGOTCHA!!While April 1st, better known as April Fool's Day, is technically not a holiday, it is a favorite day for many a child or child at heart. It is believed that April Fool's Day traces its origins back to 1582, when the Julian calendar (which said the New Year started in April) was replaced with the Greogorian calendar, that we use today. No matter how it all started, the day can be a lot of fun!...
Read news articleAnother Cool Toy From the Inventor Of Rubik's CubeThink solving the Rubik's Cube puzzle is a piece of cake? Don't worry. Professor Erno Rubik, the inventor of the cube has something new for you - only this time it's a sphere and even more challenging....
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