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Every athlete knows that the key to success is talent, hard work and . . . . Having the right equipment. Swimmers seek out suits that allow them to zip like rockets, whil...

Earlier this year, Dubai, stunned the world with the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. Now Abu Dhabi, the capital and second largest city in the United Arab Emi...

Paleontologists recently unveiled what they believe is the world's oldest closed-toe shoe. The specimen is so perfectly preserved, that it was initially believed to be on...

Six-year old Toby likes to help out as much as he can. One of his most favorite chores is to make a beeline for the mail, as soon as it arrives - And, like any self-respe...

Over the years, Lego enthusiasts have come with many ingenious ideas for the tiny bricks - Ranging from using the colorful pieces to shore up crumbling walls to creating...

Just when we think that the Mentos & Coke Zero experiments have reached their limit, Fritz Grobe and Stephen Voltz come up with an even better, more powerful idea. This t...

Over the last 23 years, world-renowned unicyclist Kris Holm has ridden his single-wheeled bicycle all over the world, across all kinds of terrain. Now, the 36-year old Ca...

Recent findings released by NASA scientists, indicate that there may be evidence of alien life on Saturn's largest moon, Titan. However, before you conjure up images of E...

This week, visitors to Rome's iconic Coliseum will be treated to an unusual sight. Right across the monument is a brand new hotel - built entirely out of beach trash!

Each year around this time, the hospital in Palmerston, Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory is inundated with patients that appear to be totally drunk and disoriente...

Can you spell STROMUHR (pronounced stro'moor)? - If your reaction was STRO what? You are not the only one - That is exactly the reaction most viewers and competitors had...

The town of Coober Pedy boasts a population of about 3,000 people from 40 nationalities - and while you may see some of them strolling around on any given day, it will be...

Who doesn't love donuts - those warm gooey fried rings covered with sugar or sprinkles or filled with custard or jelly - Yum! Now you have a perfect excuse to devour a fe...

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...

New York-based Improv Everywhere, has a simple mission - To cause scenes of joy and chaos in public places. To accomplish that, they perform fun events all over New York...

Looking for that special dish for the year-end school party? Then you have to check out my recipe this week. It's easy, healthy and most importantly yummmmmmmmy!

For those of you have seen Pixar's Up, you may recall 78-year old Carl and eight-year old Russell, who flew off in a house lifted by helium balloons. Now, an American man...

As we celebrate this day chowing down on burgers and hot dogs, it is easy to forget the significance behind the Memorial Day Holiday - A day to honor the brave men and wo...

Mackenzie Melton, a 3rd grader from El Dorado Springs, Missouri was declared the overall winner of this year's Doodle 4 Google contest on May 26th, 2010. The nine-year ol...

He huffed and he puffed but could not blow the straw house in - That would have been the ending to the story had the little pig used the technology developed by Bristol-b...

In a world of dazzlingly complex video games and characters, it is hard to imagine that a game whose star was a yellow round creature who roamed around a maze, chomping d...

While designer creations are often described as 'magical' very few fit the description as aptly as those created by Diana Eng, who integrates her knowledge of math, scien...

On May 21st, the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), successfully launched the first solar-powered spacecraft. The kite-shaped space yacht that was attached to...

In 2009, German car manufacturer Volkswagen launched 'The Fun Theory', campaign to see if people would change their habits if performing a mundane task was made fun. Afte...