China's Robot RestaurantRobots have been programmed to do many things - play music, work in hospitals, but run a restaurant? That's got to be a first! While it may sound impossible, that is exactly what is happening at a unique restaurant in the city of Jiang, China....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Frostie The Cockatoo Rocks To The BeatFrostie is a 20-year old little corella cockatoo with some formidable dancing skills. He can boogie to any kind of music - from disco songs like Sunshine Band's Boogie Shoes to Gospels like God is great....
Read news articleThe Amazing Jell-O SculptorArtists use different mediums to express their creativity. For some its milk bottles, while for others, it's trick photography. San Francisco based photographer and sculptor Liz Hickok's medium of choice? Jell-O -The perfectly moldable gelatin dessert....
Read news articleGerman Photographer Looks To The Skies For InspirationWhat do you see when you look around? A blue sky, maybe some birds and even an odd airplane or helicopter? German photographer Lisa Reinmen, saw all that and something else - the letter q, formed by the curve of a lovely courtyard and a narrow street that led to it...
Read news articleSmart Wallets Prevent OverspendingComing soon to a store near you - A smart wallet that will monitor your cash and even prevent you from spending, if your balances get really low. Sounds intriguing? Read on!...
Read news articleAnimal Lover Adopts 1,500 Dogs And 200 Cats!You think you love animals? We guarantee you not as much as Ha Wenjin, who has given up everything she owned, so that she can look after all her pets....
Read news articleTron:Legacy Frenzy Has BegunOn December 17th, the eagerly awaited sequel to Tron hits the theatres, continuing from where it had left off, almost three decades ago. Along with it, comes a frenzy of Tron inspired items that range from expensive jewelry to clothing, to even a Sci-FI suite in this year's rendition of Sweden's Ice Hotel....
Read news articleThese Are Some Sweet Solar Cells!The process of manufacturing Solar cells sounds not only complicated, but frankly speaking, quite boring - Unless of course you happen to know Canadian Scientist Blake Farrow's method, using powdered donuts and tea!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Maru, The New Internet SensationTo say that Maru, a pudgy male Scottish Fold who resides in Japan, is a media sensation, is an understatement - She has been on numerous television shows, published two books, has her own blog and Facebook page and, her videos on YouTube has attracted over 46 million views!...
Read news articleFilmmaker Makes Movies To Put You To Sleep!Sondra Lowell has always wanted to make movies - However, when she took filmmaking classes at UCLA, her teachers claimed that her scripts were really really boring - So bad that it had them yawning within the first two paragraphs. This did not deter the filmmaker - She just decided to make movies of a different kind - Those that put people to sleep!...
Read news articleBalloon Man Trappe, Makes Another Amazing FlightNorth Carolina resident Jonathan Trappe made history in May, when he became the first cluster balloonist to fly across the English Channel. On November 19th, the daredevil was back at it, this time conquering the skies of Mexico, in celebration of its bicentennial independence anniversary from Spain....
Read news articleLove Love - A Boat That Gives You That Sinking Feeling!Love Love, a 21.3 feet long motor boat seems to create anxiety wherever it heads - Concerned citizens, coastguards and even the police are always coming to its rescue. That's because the cleverly designed boat always appears to be on the brink of sinking, taking its owner along with it, to a watery grave....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - The God Of Cubing14-year old Feliks Zemdegs has a new name - The God of Cubing - Rubik's Cubing that is. That's because the Aussie teen recently completed the infamous 3x3x3 cube in just 6.77 seconds, beating the previous record of 7.08 seconds set in 2008, by Dutchman Erik Akkersdijk....
Read news articleSanta Penguins Bring Christmas Cheer To South KoreaChristmas has come early for the lucky children in South Korea - And not in the form of the Ho-Ho-Ho kind of Santa Claus, but a much cuter penguin version. Except in this case, the penguins dressed up as both Santa and reindeer!...
Read news articleChess Champion Vs. Terminator Robot Round One!Chess-playing computers are not a new idea. The holy grail of programmers ever since computers were invented, they first made headlines in 1997, when IBM's Big Blue defeated the then world champion, Garry Kasparov. However, there have been none that actually sit across their opponents and make their moves just like humans, until now - Introducing the 'Chess Terminator', the first robot chess player that thinks and acts like a human (almost)....
Read news articleRaisin Monday - St. Andrews Foamy TraditionYou have probably heard of Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but we guarantee you have never heard of Raisin Monday. And, no it is not a Sunmaid sponsored holiday, but a fun tradition that takes place at St. Andrews University in Scotland....
Read news articleApple And Cider Receive Presidential PardonToday is Thanksgiving - A day when thousands of turkeys will be skillfully carved and gobbled up by hungry diners all over the United States. However, two gorgeous turkeys, Apple and Cider, will not make the cut (literally), thanks to a special presidential pardon granted to them by President Obama....
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Read news articleMeet Momo, The Newest Member Of The Japanese Police ForceThink Chihuahuas are just trophy dogs that look good hanging out with celebrities? Then you haven't met Momo, a 10-inch tall 6.6-pound canine, that has just been recruited by the Japanese Police Force....
Read news articleNew York City Hosts Quidditch World ChampionshipWhile this week it's all about the newly released Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, last week, Potter fans were focused on the muggle version of the Quidditch World Cup - Except, this one was not a figment of Rowling's imagination, but an actual championship played on solid ground in New York City....
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 articleVideo Of The Week - Finnish Bear Needs A Bedtime Hug!Ever felt that the only way you could sleep is if someone you really like tucked you in? Well Juuso the great big Brown bear from Finland's Predator Animal Center in Finland, felt the same way!...
Read news articleDJ Mamy Rock Is In The House!British Disc Jockey, Ruth Flowers better known as DJ Mamy Rock has been rocking the European club scene for the last five years. Now, the 69-year old grandmother is spreading her musical magic to the USA....
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....
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