Breast feeding — Guiness record?

'Tunnel' links New York to London.

At the foot of the Brooklyn Bridge in New York people are communicating directly with people on London's South Bank...

Microsoft CEO egged.

While giving a speech about changing the world, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was the victim of egging at Corvinus University in Budapest, Hungary.

Coffee facts.

—Coffee is the second most traded commodity in the world.
—Coffee is naturally a no-calorie beverage.
—Dark-roast coffee has less caffeine than lighter roasts.
—A cup of tea can contain as much caffeine as a cup of coffee.
—Caffeine increases the effect of some painkillers, especially aspirin and paracetamol.

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Precious moments of life.

A common misconception.

A common misconception about cattle (particularly bulls) is that they are enraged by the color red (something provocative is often said to be "like a red rag to a bull"). This is incorrect, as cattle are red-green color-blind.

Another popular misconception — the Ostrich is famous for hiding its head in the sand at the first sign of danger.

Desperate dater?

http://www.datelance.com/billboard.html

Saving space in your fridge: square watermelons!

For years consumers struggled to fit the large round fruit in their refrigerators. And then there was the problem of trying to cut the fruit when it kept rolling around.

But 20 years ago a forward-thinking farmer on Japan's south-western island of Shikoku solved the problem. The farmer, from Zentsuji in Kagawa prefecture, came up with the idea of making a cube-shaped watermelon which could easily be packed and stored.





Today the cuboid watermelons are hand-picked and shipped all over Japan.

Here is another space saving idea from Japan

Is dropping out of school key to success?

Interesting article by Apple founder Steve Jobs.

"I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out?"
Read the rest of the article.. or watch video here

Other famous college and school dropouts: Bill Gates, Sergey Brin (Google founder), Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Michael Dell (Dell computers), Henry Ford.

The most flexible man alive.

Five time Guiness Record holder, The Rubberboy is the most flexible man alive

Unusual street art.

Plain trash bags placed over subway air shafts.

Flying penguins found by BBC programme.

The BBC presents a remarkable footage of penguins flying as part of its new natural history series, Miracles of Evolution. "The film reveals nature's stunning glory in exciting and unexpected ways, so much so that it defies belief," said Mr Jones.

Telegraph TV: Watch footage of the flying penguins

Google earth hour—use more electricity.

Google has turned their home page black in support of Earth Hour. Little do they know that LCD monitors use more electricity keeping pixels dark than they do letting them remain white, so Google is actually causing more electricity to be consumed with this gesture.

Fitna by dutch politician Geert Wilders.

Controversial movie that sparked islamic world. "Fitna" by dutch politician Geert Wilders basically shows the words and actions coming from Islam. Normally one would say, 'actions speak louder than words'.In this case they tell a similar past, present & future.

Rat temple.

Millions of people are starving, yet they chose to feed rats, thousands of them. Karni Mata — rat temple.