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World's most renowned sport
Athletics generally arouse interest of those with a competitive personality, and sports are the domain where competitive people can excel to become the modern day celebrity-icons known as professional sports players. All types of sports are very popular worldwide but which is the most popular sport... Read more...
Deadliest single-aircraft accident in history
Speed ... Reliability... Comfort... Air Transportation is considered as one of the safest modes of travel worldwide. Plane crashes rarely happen but when they do, it usually involves serious injuries and death due to the speed and height that planes travel at. The deadliest single-aircraft accident in... Read more...
World's longest road tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway and if you'd like to take a drive through the longest road tunnel in the world get yourself and your car over to Norway where you will find the Lærdal Tunnel its world's longest road tunnel. It is 24,5 km (15,2 mi)-long road tunnel connecting Lærdal and Aurland... Read more...
Worst and Costliest accident in world history
An accident is defined as "an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss". Throughout the history, humans have always been prone to accidents. This thought induced us for the search of costliest accident in the world history... Read more...
The largest and heaviest living lizard in the world
Komodo dragons are huge, heavily-built monitor lizards - the largest lizards in the world, growing to an average length of 2 to 3 metres (6.6 to 9.8 ft) and weighing around 70 kilograms (150 lb). The Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) that inhabits the islands of Komodo, Rinca, Flores, and Gili Motang in Indonesia... Read more...
Installations that feature large numbers of nude people posed in artistic formations
An artist with a weird want to 'express' his vision. He captures nude figures through film and video in public space as his decor. The creation of his installations can be compared to impressive film sets or performances-all in the name of art. Of course, the idea of stripping naked for art is hardly new... Read more...
Most followed person on Twitter
Twitter has become a podium for people all over the globe. Twitter is a convenient way of connecting and broadcasting for who's who. People who could never make it to the headlines controversial tweets seem to work for everybody.Turn to any gossip channel and they are busy quoting tweets of high profile... Read more...
The World's Highest-Paid Sportsperson
"As soon as you take money for playing sport, it isn't sport, its work."
This time we take a look at the incredible large amount of money earned by a sportsperson in a year. A quick search on the internet for highest paid sportsman returns thousands of results. Interestingly...
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Most expensive painting ever sold
It's not the imagination that counts ... or is it? If the media is anything to judge, the world's economy is in a terrible condition. So to make everyone feel better, we take a look at the incredibly large amount of money spent on a painting. Interesting to know, the most famous painting in the world, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa was insured for $100 million back in 1962. No. 5, 1948 ... Read more...
Corruption perception index 2009: Most corrupt country
Corruption is hardly a victimless crime. A quick search on the internet for the corrupt countries rankings returns thousands of results. Some tell you that Haiti is the most corrupt country in the world, while others label Somalia, Kyrgyzstan...Transparency International's 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI)... Read more...
Best paid sports team in world
"Money is a subsidiary of success. People always want to sponsor you. Without them there would be nomoney in sport."
Clive Lloyd quotes
A study by sportingintelligence.com for inaugural annual review of Global...
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Largest whisky bottle
"Too much of anything is bad, but too much of good whiskey is barely enough"
-Mark Twain
A tiny whisky distillery Tomintoul Distillery of Scotland has produced a bottle of whisky weighing in at 164kg...
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The best damn strongest beer in the world
Tactical Nuclear Penguin by BrewDog is not your ordinary beer! At 32% proof it is considered the strongest beer in the world. A warning on the label states: "This is an extremely strong beer; it should be enjoyed in small servings and with an air of aristocratic nonchalance. In exactly the same manner that you would... Read more...
Biggest Miniature Wonderland
Miniature Wonderland (German: Miniatur-Wunderland) is a model railway attraction in Hamburg, Germany and the biggest of its kind in the world. As of January 2008, the railway consists of 11,000 metres (36,089 ft) of track in H0 scale, divided into five sections: Southern Germany, Hamburg and the coast, America, Scandinavia and Switzerland... Read more...












