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Beggar Deposits 91kg Of Coins In Indian Bank

Thursday, July 10, 2008 10:01 No Comments

Laxmi Das from Calcutta is one wise lady. She has been begging in the streets for 44 years and managed to save her self a nice retirement fund. And what a fund, 4 buckets of coins to be precise. The 60 year old beggar decided, after been advised by police, to deposit the money in [...]

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Sex On The Beach Lands Woman In Jail

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 19:21 No Comments

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Michelle Palmer, a British expatriate working in Dubai was caught having sex on a beach with her partner and now faces up to 6 years in jail. The woman who worked in the area for three years committed not just one but three offenses (according to the local laws). She was also charged with [...]

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The £1 UK Bungalow

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 18:02 No Comments

The southeast coast line of the UK suffers from something called “chronic coastal erosion”, ie the land gets eroded due to the sea and the rains. People that bought houses at the edge of cliffs, are slowly seeing their property go beneath their feet. This has had an effect on property prices too. None thought [...]

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Will Octopus Solve Rubic’s Cube?

Wednesday, July 9, 2008 16:46 No Comments

Scientists don’t expect an octopus to solve the Rubic’s cube but they did gave it a shot! Twenty five octopuses were given the famous puzzle not to solve it but to show marine biologists which one of the 8 arms is their favourite to use. In this research 23 European centers are participating, handing out [...]

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The Longest Concert In The World Lasts 639 Years

Monday, July 7, 2008 15:30 Comments Off

Yesterday in Halberstadt another piece from teh worlds longest concert was heard. It will keep going like this for 6 centuries till it concludes.
Back in September 2000, German composer, John Cage became 88 years old. From that day and for the next 639 years his masterpiece will play uninterrupted.
Its title is ORGAN2/ASLSP (As [...]

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BMW Museum: Kinetic Steel Ball Sculpture

Monday, July 7, 2008 14:13 No Comments

A few days ago the restoration works in BMW’s museum in Munich, finished and its gates reopened for the public. It is really a new museum with dozens of impressive artifacts inside, but there is one which will immediately become your favorite. Its the kinetic sculpture with its 714 steel balls
Just see the videos of [...]

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