Bizarre Stuff

Dedicated to Sushi lovers

November 20, 2009 · 1 Comment

The remarkable variety of terrestrial insects. Well, who else loves sushi? The traditional form of sushi is fermented fish and rice, preserved with salt in a process that has been traced to Southeast Asia, where it remains popular today. The term sushi comes from an archaic grammatical form no longer used in other contexts; literally, “sushi” means “it’s sour”, a reflection of its historic fermented roots. The science behind the fermentation of fish packed in rice is that the vinegar produced from fermenting rice breaks the fish down into amino acids.... [Read the full story]

Weird Stuff

CIA Spy Tricks

December 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

For decades, rumors of top-secret “magic” manuals swirled within CIA circles. The long-lost guides were said to have been written by a prominent magician, but many officers dismissed them as myth, believing them too fantastical to be true. But in 2007, retired CIA officer Robert Wallace unearthed an extraordinary archived file and is now making its contents available to the public for the first time. The file contained once highly-classified manuals written in the early 1950s by American magician John Mulholland that detailed the secrets of magic that could enhance the art of espionage. It... [Read the full story]

Cool Stories

The Beast from the East

March 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment

Nikolai Valuev is the tallest and heaviest recognized champion to this day, standing at 213 cm (about 7 feet) tall and weighing in at 145-150 kg (320-330 lb). He formerly had the nickname “The Beast from the East” but he now prefers to be styled “The Russian Giant.” Valuev was born on August 21, 1973, in Leningrad, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union . He is of Russian descent, but he also had a Tatar grandfather.He wooed his wife, Galya, with poetry that he composed himself. He has two young children, daughter Irina and son Grisha (Grigoriy). In his professional boxing career Valuev... [Read the full story]

Funny Stuff

The 10 Most Ridiculous Rapper Chains

November 13, 2009 · 7 Comments

Rappers love their jewelry. Some rappers don’t even have their own homes but as long as the ice is right, it’s all gravy like Fat Joe’s dinner table. I’ve seen some cool rapper chains…but I’ve also seen a lot of terrible ones. More often than not rappers seem to buy chains for reaction rather than thinking “is this something I’ll actually wear a week from now?” Here are the 10 most ridiculous rapper chains. 10. YUNG BERG Berg’s chain wasn’t the worst looking one around, but I just don’t understand why this guy has a Transformers... [Read the full story]

Photography

Airbus A380 airline Emirates

November 27, 2009 · 4 Comments

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. The largest passenger airliner in the world, the A380 made its maiden flight on 27 April 2005 from Toulouse, France, and made its first commercial flight on 25 October 2007 from Singapore to Sydney with Singapore Airlines. The aircraft was known as the Airbus A3XX during much of its development phase, but the nickname Superjumbo has since become associated with it. The A380’s upper deck extends along the entire length of the fuselage, and its width is equivalent... [Read the full story]

Celebrities

Obama Photoshopped or Drawn as Other Iconic People

August 7, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Comedians still haven’t really figured out the best way to get at Barack Obama. Artists, photoshoppers and t-shirt manufacturers, on the other hand, have had a field day with the new President. From the stock Presidential comparisons to pop culture icons, Obama’s pretty much been drawn or photoshopped as every consequential figure in American history. Their purposes are different — some make historical references, others are satire from his detractors, and some just want to make him look cool. One thing’s for sure — the man is all things to all people.ck out our collection: Obama... [Read the full story]

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The Beast from the East

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Model Making at Its Best

The P-51D Mustang model was built by Young C Park who surprisingly is a dentist by nature. Built exactly like the original plane, it is on a 1/16 scale. Like you can imagine, a lot of hours of work has gone into it. He has worked for 6000 hours in a span of three years to finish it. The model shows the creator’s...

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Leech Farm

An employee of the International Medical Leech Centre demonstrates with a leech on her face in the village of Udelnaya, some 30 km (18.6 miles) from Moscow, December 4, 2009. The leech farm makes a tidy profit shipping them to doctors worldwide. Like many discarded elements of traditional medicine, they have...

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10 Failed Doomsday Predictions

With the upcoming disaster film “2012″ and the current hype about Mayan calendars and doomsday predictions, it seems like a good time to put such notions in context. Most prophets of doom come from a religious perspective, though the secular crowd has caused its share of scares as well. One thing the doomsday...

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Super Mario’s Nightmares

Just last night I wondered if Peach’s kidnappings weren’t a cover for her series of gender reassignment surgeries (MTF) and Bowser actually understands and goes along with the charades because whatever mario does to him, it would be worse for both of them if he found out the truth… click on image...

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