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Dangerous Flesh Eating Plants

3. March 2010

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Scientists have discovered a flesh-eating plant so big that it can swallow and devour a whole rat! This new species is called Nepenthes Attenboroughii, it has been named after British nature expert Sir David Attenborugh…This plant, which is a member of the pitcher family can grow more than 4-foot long. That’s actually one of the [...]

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Man Sleeps with Dead Wife for Five Years

31. January 2010

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They say love knows no boundaries, but this is taking it a little too far. A Vietnamese man has been sleeping next to his wife’s corpse for the last five years. Le Van, a 55-year-old man from Quang Nam province, Vietnam, lost his wife in 2003. Because he couldn’t go to sleep at night without hugging [...]

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The Door to Hell

2. January 2010

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This place in Uzbekistan is called by locals “The Door to Hell”. It is situated near the small town of Darvaz. The story of this place lasts already for 35 years. Once the geologists were drilling for gas. Then suddenly during the drilling they have found an underground cavern, it was so big that all [...]

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An Unusual House

2. January 2010

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Highway Passing Through A Building

16. December 2009

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Gate Tower Building is a 16-story office building in Fukushima-ku, Osaka , Japan . And what makes it notable is the highway that passes through the 5th-7th floors of this building. The highway is part of the Hanshin Expressway, a network (239.3 km) of expressways surrounding Osaka , Kobe and Kyoto , Japan . The [...]

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Brimham Rocks

27. November 2009

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The Brimham Rocks are rock formations located on Brimham Moor in North Yorkshire, England. The rocks stand at a height of nearly 30 metres in an area owned by the National Trust which is part of the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.The property is open all year around; typically from 8 a.m. until dusk.There [...]

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Habitat 67

26. November 2009

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Habitat 67 is a weird designed housing complex by architect Moshe Safdie in Montreal Quebec Canada as part of his master thesis at McGill University. The project first was initially aimed to create affordable housing by interlocking concrete forms and currently it is a privately owned condominium complex.

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Giant Sea Worm

1. November 2009

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This beastie looks like a horror movie monster – perhaps an amalgamation of one of the bloodthirsty giant worms from Tremors and the terrifying extraterrestrials in Aliens – but let’s give “Barry” a break. In a classic case of B-movie baddie turned A-list luminary, the affectionately named giant sea worm was yesterday discovered terrorizing other [...]

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Tuhala Witch’s Well

1. November 2009

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Not a lot of people believe in witches. It is understandable, because it is difficult to understand things that we can not explain. There is a great myth in Estonia about witches. And maybe it is not only a myth… We have a proof for you.

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The Civet – The Maker of Most Expensive Coffee

25. August 2009

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Say Hello to the Civet: The Maker of $600 Coffee Yes, it’s true — this mammal, native to Africa and Asia, is responsible for pooping out the world’s most expensive coffee, called Kopi Luwak. Civets are fed coffee cherries, and during digestion the animal’s enzymes mix with the coffee beans before they, ahem, pass through, giving [...]

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