Archive for the ‘Curiosity’ Category

A pen that swallowed by a woman 25 years ago »

A pen that swallowed by a woman 25 years ago

British doctors removed a pen from a woman's stomach swallowed by mistake for 25 years and still can write, as reveals the scientific journal "British Medical Journal" ("BMJ"). The woman, 76 years and whose identity has not transpired, was a quarter of a century as the pen she were using before a mirror to see some white spots on her

The clothes and jewelry of Elizabeth Taylor will be »

The clothes and jewelry of Elizabeth Taylor will be presented in December in New York

The stunning Elizabeth Taylor jewelry, including the huge diamond that Richard Burton gave her in 1968 and many of their garments and artwork will be exhibited in New York from 3 to 12 December, before being offered at a Christie's auction held in the same city. The exhibition will form a selection of 269 pieces that form the collection of

Tata Nano GoldPlus, the utility more expensive in the »

Tata Nano GoldPlus, the utility more expensive in the world

Titan Industries, a subsidiary of the auto giant Tata-India, presented the special edition of the popular Nano in Mumbai. The car of gold, covered in precious stones, was presented as part of the promotional campaign of the jewelry Gold Plus. "First, gold was wrapped in a foil of 0.3 mm. Then it was cut to fit different profiles of each

Twins are reunited after 67 years … were »

Twins are reunited after 67 years … were neighbors

British twins who were separated at birth and adopted by different families, were reunited 67 years later and found that they have always lived in the same city just four miles away. Jennifer and Judith, residents of the town of Rotherham, England, brought together through a mutual friend, which-incidentally-was not the only thing they shared

Assailant wearing Obama mask was arrested in Austria »

Assailant wearing Obama mask was arrested in Austria

A German who used a mask of President Barack Obama in several bank robberies was arrested in Austria, authorities said on Friday. German, 45, apparently conducted since 2008 a total of seven bank robberies, the most recent of which occurred on Thursday afternoon in the village of Fornach, police said. The suspect was captured about three

Facebook is increasing due to divorce »

Facebook is increasing due to divorce

For singles, Facebook and other social networks can be a great way to meet someone special or just make new friends. Even the most solid of marriages, however, may collapse and devolve quickly into a disaster when there is half the marital platform, Mark Zuckerberg. In the United States of America, a divorce in five is caused by Facebook and

Lei Yadi Min – 26 fingers, 12 hands and 14 feet, »

Lei Yadi Min – 26 fingers, 12 hands and 14 feet, goes for Guinness

Lei Yadi Min, now 16 months old, from Myanmar was born with 14 toes (seven on each foot) and 12 fingers on the hands (six in each hand). Polydactyly suffers a rare genetic disorder where the person is born with more fingers in the hand or foot of it deserves. This condition affects one in every 500 live births. The small may be the most

China was walled city to keep out thieves »

China was walled city to keep out thieves

A small mountain village in eastern China has built a wall to insulate the outside, mainly from the thieves who have caused a high crime rate in recent months, reported the news portal NetEase China. The site provides images of the construction in the city of Aodi (Zhejiang province), which mimics the famous Great Wall and has 500 meters in

Obama has stopped smoking altogether, according to his »

Obama has stopped smoking altogether, according to his wife

The U.S. president, Barack Obama has finally stopped smoking, as confirmed his wife, first lady Michelle Obama. Speaking to the press to commemorate the first anniversary of its campaign against childhood obesity, "Let's Move", the first lady said “Yes, he has left. For almost a year," she said. She declined to give an exact date

Woman dies after undergoing surgery to enlarge the »

Woman dies after undergoing surgery to enlarge the rear

A British student, who traveled to America to undergo illegal surgery to augment the buttocks, died of medical complications. Police said that Philadelphia city where Claudia Adusei stayed at a hotel with three of her friends to perform the same procedure. After nearly 12 hours of injecting the "industrial silicone" complained of severe chest

Twenty-five lions rescued in Bolivia will go to U.S. »

Twenty-five lions rescued in Bolivia will go to U.S. next week

The twenty-five more lions rescued from circuses in Bolivia will be transported by air next Tuesday at a wildlife sanctuary in Colorado, United States, announced the mayor of the eastern city of Santa Cruz, where animals are kept. The transfer operation has been dubbed the "Ark of the Lions" by the U.S. organization Animal Defenders

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