Archive for November 2007
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Orphan Gorillas to Receive New Life
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Four rare orphaned Western Lowland Gorillas — Tinu, Izan, Oyin and Abbey — were flown Thursday night from South Africa to a new home at a wildlife sanctuary in Cameroon after a 5 year international scuffle. They are set to arrive Friday after an 18 hour journey. “They seemed fine as they emerged from [...]
Sword Swallowing – How the Amazing Feat is Performed
Some think of sword swallowing as a magic trickery, however, it is genuinely authentic, a bona fide trade, and an extremely dangerous practice. Telescopic swords are available on the market, but true sword swallowers would not as much as consider such stunts of feigned deception. Dan Meyer — a master of the art, Guinness World [...]
World Record Bubble Encircles 50 Kids
It took a mere few seconds for ‘bubbleologist’ Sam Heath to encase 50 children in an iridescent, glistening bubble of soap and water to set a new Guinness World Record at the Science Museum in London.
50 children stand still inside the bubble / Photo Daily Mail
At 11 feet across and more than 5 [...]
Great Moosters Art Cow Collection Worth Over 6 Million
British artist Caroline Shotton creates whimsical, cheeky pieces full of humor, with overtones of impressionism and surrealism of replica artworks with cows after the masters including Leonardo Da Vinci, Johannes Vermeer and Edvard Munch. Shotton’s moosterpiece series include The Moona Lisa, Cow with the Pearl Earring and The Moo.
The Moona Lisa [...]
Ecospot Contest Winners 60 Seconds to Save the Earth
Dave Schlafman was announced as the grand prize winner of Current’s Ecospot contest ‘60 Seconds to Save the Earth,’ conducted with the Alliance for Climate Protection for his controversial animated video ‘The Sky is Falling.’
Dave Schlafman
Viewers voted from more than 500 entries to dub Dave Schlafman the winner for which participants created [...]
Cat with 2 Heads 2 Brains and 18 Lives
Lil’Bit, the miracle cat from Arizina US, born with 2 faces and 2 brains has survived his first 7 months. He can both sleep and be awake at the same time — a feat many of us wish we could master ourselves.
Lil’Bit was not expected to inhabit this world for long at first birth [...]
