Archive for the 'Amazing People And Stories' Category
Towns people in a village in Somerset, England, now have a new library -a classic red phone booth. The bright red old phone booth was purchased for just 1 pound and remodeled as the smallest library in the world. It’s more of a location for swapping books than an official library – there are no [...]
January 28th, 2010 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories, Weird | No Comments
Despite the many religious festivals in Iran the most important one for Iranians is observed in Moharam (around Feb,March). Moharam is the the first month of the Islamic calendar and on the 10th day it is said that Imam Hussein, the third Imam, and 72 of his followers were killed for their beliefs. His family [...]
January 17th, 2010 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories, Weird | 13 Comments
A victim of horrific facial disfigurement – known as “the man with no face” – has been given new hope by the advancement of medical science. Jose Mestre, from Lisbon, Portugal, has been losing his face to a huge growth for the past 35 years, distorting it out of all recognition – and it’s still [...]
January 13th, 2010 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories, Weird | 1 Comment
A hilarious conversation between Robert Scoble and his wife Maryam Ghaemmaghami Scoble on marriage and extra-marital affairs: Robert: “You are pretty quiet this evening…” Maryam turning from the window to look at Robert at the wheel: “Will you ever leave me for another woman?” Robert shakes his head matter of factly: “Nope.” Maryam smiling: “you [...]
January 10th, 2010 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories | 1 Comment
Ever wondered what the Googleplex looks like? Take a look at the photos below and think no further. With a revenue of $21.8 billion it’s no wonder the Googleplex is one of the best offices in the world to work in. They currently have 19,665 employees (as of September 2009) and we bet this number [...]
January 6th, 2010 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories, Technology,, Gadgets n Gizmos | 4 Comments
Two boys were walking along a river and heard the cries of a puppy who had somehow fell into the river..Both of them did not know how to swim and to make matters worse it was quite a way down to reach the poor puppy. Not wanting to leave the poor puppy to die both [...]
December 8th, 2009 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories | 1 Comment
God must have had a hand to play in this. He was literally inches away from meeting his maker. This incident happened on a very tricky bridge in China.
December 7th, 2009 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories, Weird | 1 Comment
Dr. Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi and founder of the M.K. Gandhi Institute for Nonviolence, in his June 9 lecture at the University of Puerto Rico, shared the following story as an example of nonviolence in parenting: “I was 16 years old and living with my parents at the institute my grandfather had founded [...]
December 5th, 2009 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories | No Comments
This picture really represent what love should be. True to it’s meaning, if you are looking for someone just like you, sorry to burst your bubble but that isn’t gonna happen. So if you are not up to making some adjustments then just drop the who ‘LOVE’ idea. No further elaboration needed!
November 28th, 2009 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories, Health and Beauty | No Comments
One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the [...]
November 27th, 2009 | Posted in Amazing People And Stories | No Comments