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Bizarre and Extinct Thylacine Creatures
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The little internationally-known Thylacine resembled a large, short-haired dog with distinctive dark stripes across its back, rump and the base of its tail, which earned the animal the nickname “Tiger,” dating back as far as the early Miocene, and thought to have become extinct in the 20th century, although sightings are still allegedly reported [...]
Baby Ox with Whopping HUGE Heart-Shaped Marking
More of Mother Nature’s love messages are revealed to the world with her spectacular creatures that have captivate humankind, as a baby ox born with a whopping huge heart pattern on his forehead was brought to life just ahead of Valentine’s Day.
Photo Junko Kimura / Getty Images
Named “Ha-chan” — meaning “heart” in Japanese [...]
Shit Tzu – Small Heroes Amongst Us
Saving hearts of mankind throughout the world, countless dogs have devoted their lives to bring joy, happiness, love, and protection to their owners, as unsung heroes amongst us. This is a tribute to one such hero — a shih tzu named Daisy — who stole my heart some 10 years ago, and saved it innumerable [...]
The Secrets of Santa Claus Revealed
The secrets of how the legendary Santa Claus delivers gifts to millions of children throughout the world from the land of perpetual snow in one night have been closely guarded throughout the years, but one scientist believes he has the answers.
Photo Jacob Windham
Also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle, or simply [...]
World Record for Fastest Text Messaging While Skydiving
A group of high-flying daredevils gave new meaning to Extreme Text Messaging, as 10 skydivers for Samsung Mobile attempted to set a Guinness World Record for fastest text messaging while skydiving. The team of professional skydivers text messaged while freefalling from 12,000 feet outside the Los Angeles city limits at the Samsung Mobile XTREME TEXTING [...]
The Bizarre Underworld and Lunar Landscape of Cappadocia
In the middle of modern-day Turkey lies a unique lunar landscape of caves, tunnels, and hundreds of entire underground cities that span for miles, which were first carved out by the pagan Hittites over 3,000 years ago. Called Cappadocia, this land of lost cities has secrets inside every cave and around every corner — from [...]
