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A study conducted by BBC television on the consumption of alcohol and drinks in general by the monkeys who inhibit in the jungles and the shores of the central american island of St. Kitts and Nevis shows a very similar pattern to that of humans. Drunk Monkeys The documentary reveals that surprisingly most monkeys [...]
February 26th, 2012 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This | No Comments
If you had thought anything else, then you have a dirty mind! Here is a picture of a girl on an ostrich. Just in case you ever think of doing the same here are some pointers. Find an ostrich to ride. There are many in South Africa and other countries around the world. Once you’ve [...]
February 18th, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Weird | No Comments
Living in mountainous regions around North America, mountain goats can be found at altitudes of up to 13,000 feet, climbing cliffs all day long, in search of food. Thanks to their cloven hooves, each featuring two widely-spaced toes that provide great balance, mountain goats can challenge any seasoned climber and probably best him. Their double-layered, [...]
February 17th, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Weird | 1 Comment
Could this be the ugliest sea creature you’ve seen? The Blobfish inhabits the deep waters off the coasts of Australia and Tasmania. Due to the inaccessibility of its habitat, it’s rarely seen by humans. Blobfish are found at depths where the pressure is several dozens of times higher than at sea level. To remain buoyant, [...]
February 14th, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Weird | 5 Comments
The Harbin Ice and Snow Festival was established in 1985. Harbin is the capital city of the Heilongjiang Province which is the most north-easterly part of China and borders Russia. During the long cold winter months the temperature can drop down to as low as -22°F (-30°C). Subsequently, the ‘Ice City’ of Harbin is recognized [...]
February 3rd, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Events | No Comments
The first rubber condom was produced in 1855 and besides its normal use condoms have been known to be used for other purposes. Wikipedia states the following : Covers for endovaginal ultrasound probes.Covering the probe with a condom reduces the amount of blood and vaginal fluids that the technician must clean off between patients. Condoms [...]
February 1st, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Weird | 1 Comment
Iranian models in the old days are posing for the camera in the following pictures. This has been the latest fashion
January 28th, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Health and Beauty | 1 Comment
The Darvaza gas crater is one of the most extraordinary sites in Turkmenistan and is one of the most apocalyptic landscapes in the world. It is about 60 meters wide and 20 meters deep and it is not of a natural origin, but actually man-made. The Darvaza crater was created somewhere back in the 1950′s [...]
January 24th, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Weird | 1 Comment
1 Hacker originally meant “one who makes furniture with an ax.” Perhaps because of the blunt nature of that approach, the word came to mean someone who takes pleasure in an unconventional solution to a technical obstacle. 2 Computer hacking was born in the late 1950s, when members of MIT’s Tech Model Railroad Club, obsessed [...]
January 6th, 2010 | Posted in Betcha Didn't Know This, Technology,, Gadgets n Gizmos | No Comments