Popinator 'Pops' Popcorn Right Into Your Mouth!If you are like most kids than your favorite way to eat popcorn is by shooting it into your mouth, one kernel at a time. However, unless you have an extremely accurate aim, it can be a frustrating experience and a little messy, to say the least. Now, the makers of Popcorn Indiana have come up with an ingenious solution....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - An Innovative Solution To Tell Apart Identical Siblings Having identical twins is hard enough for most families, so you can only imagine what the parents of these quadruplets in China must have had to face. Not only did they look alike, they also, had identical mannerisms....
Read news articleWhat To Expect In The 2013 Edition of The Guinness Book Of RecordsWhat began as a quest to find the fastest game bird in Europe has evolved into the world's most sold copyrighted (a record by itself), not to mention, most eagerly awaited book. The latest version of the Guinness World Records that amalgamates the world's most amazing, bizarre, funny and outrageous collection of achievements, does not disappoint. Below, are some of records you will be able to read about in the 2013 edition that was released on Wednesday, September 13th....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Why Is China's Yangtze River Turning Crimson?Asia's longest river, the 6,418 km Yangtze, that originates from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau glaciers and meanders through southwest, central and eastern China before ending in the East China Sea, is normally known as the Golden Watercourse, thanks to its pale brown color. However, since September 6th, the river has taken on a bright red hue and nobody is sure why!...
Read news articleWingsuit Diving Goes MainstreamWingsuit diving, a sport where daredevils leap off airplanes or mountains and fly at speeds exceeding 100mph with the help of just their birdman or squirrel suits, has been around in some form or shape since the 1930's. However, it is only recently thanks to stars like Jeb Corliss, that it has gained worldwide attention. Now with the announcement of the world's first Grand Prix, this extreme sport is finally going mainstream....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Are You Smarter Than A Chimp?Humans believe that they are at the top of the food chain because they can outsmart any living being on this planet - While that may be true to some extent, animals, especially chimpanzees that share 99% of our DNA, are no dummies either....
Read news articleVideo Of the Week - A Dog That Loves . . . . Cabbage?We know of dogs who will do anything for a juicy piece of steak. Some, with slightly healthier habits will even eat strawberries. But cabbage? That apparently is what this Lemon beagle loves to eat....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Quadruple Amputee Completes Continent-Linking SwimIn April 2012, French athlete Philippe Croizon announced that he was going to symbolically link the world's five continents by swimming across the series of narrow straits that separates them. While the quest would have been challenging for any able-bodied person, it was even more so for this amazing man given that he is a quadruple amputee which means, he has neither arms nor legs....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Curious Shark Takes Off With Expensive Camera RigWhile sharks are known to use their sharp teeth to grab everything they can lay their eyes on, nobody every thought that an underground camera rig would make the cut. But, as Bahamas shark expert Jim Abernethy found out, nothing is safe from these curious fish....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Baby Bears Get Stuck In A Dumpster - Again!Though they have done it many times, three black baby bears in New Mexico can't seem to learn that while getting into a dumpster is easy, climbing out can get a little tricky. Lucky for them and their mother, two local residents are kind enough to help them out by lending them their ladder - And it works each time!...
Read news articleHave $1,010 USD To Spare? Order A Golden Phoenix Cupcake (VIDEO)With specialty cupcake stores sprouting all over America, the price of this bite-size treat has certainly escalated over the last few years. However, none even come close to this beauty, which at $1,010 USD can safely claim the title of the 'World's Most Expensive Edible Cupcake'....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - A Double Decker Bus That Exercises?With the 2012 Summer Olympics beginning this Friday, July 27th, 2012, it seems as though everyone is starting to think more about becoming fit especially in London, where the events are scheduled to take place. First there were the penguins at the city's zoo that began practicing their dives and now its iconic red double-decker bus has been spotted performing push-ups!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Parrot Gets In Trouble With Law Over Taxi ReservationsWhen retired shipyard worker John McAlinden adopted a parrot from his friends two months ago, he was told that the yellow-headed Amazon was a quiet calm fellow, that hardly ever uttered a word. Nothing, could have been further from the truth....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week- The Smart Bed That Makes ItselfEvery kid and adult knows how hard and time-consuming it is to make one's bed. First you have to lift and fluff the pillows, then flatten the comforter and tuck it all the way to the top and last, but not least, place the pillows above. Whew! That's a lot of hard work early in the morning. What's worse is that within a few hours, it is rumpled all over again....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Wingsuit Jumper Sets Four Records With One Death-Defying Flight!Earlier this week, the folks at Guinness World Records confirmed that Colombian stuntman Jhonathan Florex had shattered multiple records on April 20th, 2012, when he flew off an airplane in his wingsuit from an altitude so high, that he had to strap along an oxygen tank....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Spectacular Light Show 'Crumbles' Sydney's Opera HouseEvery year, the Vivid Light, Music and Ideas Festival held at Sydney's Opera House transforms the already beautiful city into an even more spectacular canvas of light and music. The event, which this year takes place from May 25th - June 11th, is known for attracting the world's best performers, as well as, leading global intellectuals....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Man And Machine Fly Side By SideLast week, a team of skydivers pulled off a stunt that has never been done before - Fly over the Austrian Alps at an altitude of 13,000 feet, alongside two engine-less gliders....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Garrett McNamara's Record Breaking Wave RideThe morning began as one of those rare days when Hawaiian-born Garrett McNamara did not really want to go surf. It ended, being the day when the 44-year old rode a wave that would get immortalize him forever in the Guinness World Records!...
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - A Bird's Eye View Of Earth From SpaceOne of the coolest things about orbiting around the Earth in the International Space Station must be the magnificent view, which changes almost every second. Now, thanks to sophisticated cameras these have been captured and compiled into a stunning time-lapse video for those of us not fortunate or old enough, to be astronauts....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Tetris Comes Alive At MIT CampusWhat is better than playing a video game on your Xbox 360? How about playing it on a 95-foot tall building? That's exactly what some fortunate students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology were able to do, on April 25th, 2012....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - Coke's 'Hug Me' Machine Dispenses Free SodaIt seems like advertisers are getting increasingly innovative in their approach to getting the word out. First there is Denmark's Generous store that hands out gourmet chocolate in exchange for good deeds and now a 'Hug Me' vending machine that dispenses free coke cola in exchange for, you guessed it . . . . . . . A hug!...
Read news articleBoston's Revere Hotel Lifts Fashion To New Heights - Literally!Last week, Boston residents were treated to a rather unusual fashion show - One where instead of walking down a normal horizontal catwalk, the models strutted down the wall of the newly opened Revere Hotel's 24-story building....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - The Amazing Google GogglesOver the past few months, there has been a lot of speculation about search giant Google's development of goggles so advanced, that it would be like walking around with a computer on one's face. If this video released by the company recently is to be believed, they are everything that had been speculated and more....
Read news articleVideo Of The Week - 5th International Pillow Fight Day Is A Roaring SuccessIn case you missed it, Saturday April 7th, was International Pillow Fight Day - Yes that's right, a day when thousands of adults and children all over the world got together in their respective cities, to stage a pillow fight against total strangers...
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