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World’s Top 10 Tallest Ladies

Sunday, March 21, 2010

1. Yao Defen Yao Defen claims to be the tallest woman in the world, with 7′ 8″ (233 cm). She weighs 200 kg (440 lbs) and has size 26 (UK) / 78 (EU) feet. Her gigantism is due to a tumor in her pituitary gland.

Most Fascinating Tombs in the World

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

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1. Catacombs of Paris Officially called les carrières de Paris or “the quarries of Paris,” the Catacombs of Paris is a network of underground tunnels and rooms that used to be Roman-era limestone quarries. In the late 1700s, Paris was suffering from diseases caused by improper burials and mass graves in church cemeteries. Local authorities decided that [...]

The Worlds 10 Most Stunning Stairways Design

Saturday, January 2, 2010

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1. Spiral Stair (Australia)

Top 10 Richest Person In The World 2009

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

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1. William Gates III Rank: 1 Net Worth: $40.0 bil, Fortune: self made Software visionary regains title as the world’s richest man despite losing $18 billion in the past 12 months. Stepped down from day-to-day duties at Microsoft last summer to devote his talents and riches to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Organization’s assets were $30 [...]

Top 10 Incredible Underground Lakes and Rivers

Friday, November 27, 2009

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Far below the Earth’s surface, where the sun rarely penetrates, is a world of twinkling glow worms, precious gems and limestone caves and mountains, a land inhabited by nature alone. Within this world are visions to rival many landscapes decorating our horizon; lakes lie still and calm, great networks of caves know no borders and [...]

Top 10 Most Fascinating Mazes

Monday, November 9, 2009

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1. Longleat Hedge Maze (UK) Made up of more than 16,000 english yews, Longleat’s spectacular hedge maze –the world’s longest– was first laid out in 1975 by designer Greg Bright. The Maze covers an area of around 1.48 acres (0.6 hectares) with a total pathway length of 1.69 miles (2.72 kilometres). Unlike most other conventional mazes, [...]

10 Most Expensive Legal Pets To Own

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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White Lion Cubs, Chimpanzee, Lavender Albino Python Female, Reticulated Albino Type II Tiger Python, Hyacinth Macaw, Striped Ball Python, Debrazzas Monkey, Mona Guenon, Savannah Cat, Chinese Crested Hairless Puppies

Top 10 Highest Lakes on Earth

Friday, September 25, 2009

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When people talk about three quarters of the world’s surface being covered in water, you don’t generally think of it being 20,000 ft above sea level. Yet, some of the highest lakes in the world can be found hidden in the cracks and crevasses of mountain valleys, among some of the highest peaks in the [...]

Top 10 Most Fascinating Deserts

Thursday, September 3, 2009

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1.Taklamakan (Central Asia): a desert covered with snowfall Taklamakan is one of the largest sandy deserts in the world, ranking 15th in size in a ranking of the world’s largest non-polar deserts. It covers an area of 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi) of the Tarim Basin, 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) long and 400 kilometres (250 mi) [...]

Top 10 Craziest Hotels in the World

Friday, August 21, 2009

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10. Capsule Hotel, Netherlands: a hotel made out of a survival pod Your own survival pod! Escape pod hotel in a city centre dock location. Moored in The Hague, your room is a bright orange survival pod which once saw service on an oil rig platform. Originally built in 1972 they are 4.25 metres in diameter [...]