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McDonald's strange menu around the world
2007-07-21 15:55:00
So you think you know the McDonald's menu like the back of your hand? Think again. From McDonald's international, here are some menu items you have probably never tried before.INDIAIn India, there are no Big Macs because the Hindu people don't eat beef.However, they have the Maharaja Mac, which is a Big Mac made of lamb or chicken meat. There is also a vegetarian burger, the McAloo Tikki.NORWAYIn fish-loving Norway, they have the McLaks, a sandwich made of grilled salmon and dill sauce.GERMANYIt's bottoms up in Germany, where McDonald's serves - Beer!CANADAIn parts of Canada, have a lobster dinner with the McLobster lobster roll. Pardon me - "McHomard" (in French).JAPANJapan totally reinvents McDonald's with its Ebi Filet-O (shrimp burgers), Koroke Burger (mashed potato, cabbage and katsu sauce, all in a sandwich), Ebi-Chiki (shrimp nuggets) and Green Tea-flavored milkshake!CHILEIn Chile, you can dress your burgers with - not ketchup - avocado paste!COSTA RICAIn Costa Rica, un...
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Dead whale found with car-size tongue
2007-07-21 13:42:00
A humpback whale with a tongue swollen to the size of a small car has been found on the rocky shores of Admiralty Island in southeast Alaska. Scientists believe that a collision forced air into the male humpback's tongue and caused it to swell. A ship could be responsible for the death of the 40-foot (12-meter) whale, which was found last week.Scientists preformed a necropsy Friday and plan to analyze samples of the animal's skin, blubber, stomach contents, and various other tissues. "There's never any guarantee that we can find the cause of death, but that's always our goal," Jesen said.Source: National GeographicTags: dead whale alaska
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The Construction of Eiffel Tower
2007-07-19 16:01:00
The tower was built by the engineering firm of Gustave Eiffel , Eiffel et Cie, a company well established in metallic construction projects. This firm underwent many transformations in the following years, but it still survives today, still under the name Eiffel, and it still specializes in complex steel construction work and engineering.Eiffel didn't design the tower all by himself, however. Other people in his firm who worked extensively on the tower included engineers Émile Nouguier and Maurice Koechlin; Tower architect Stephen Sauvestre; Jean Compagnon, who handled construction of the superstructure; and Adolphe Salles, who worked on the physical plant of the tower. The patents covering the tower were filed jointly by Eiffel, Nouguier, and Koechlin (the latter two eventually sold their rights to Eiffel in exchange for a percentage of the revenue generated by the tower).Note that Eiffel's company was very competent and undertook a great many interesting projects besides the Eiff...
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Get to Poipu, Hawaii now!
2007-07-19 15:39:00
Grantham Resorts provides you with best hand-picked collection of Poipu vacation homes and Poipu condos in Poipu Resort whose beach was recently named America's Best Beach by The Travel Channel. Specializing in the largest variety of Poipu vacation rentals, for every taste and budget on the sunny south shore, we've been matching guests to great accommodations for over 21 years.This is sponsored review
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Famous Celebrities Mugshots
2007-07-19 15:35:00
We've seen famous celebrities such as Paris Hilton, Mel Gibson and Mike Tyson been to prison. But have you seen their mugshots? Here's a collection of these famous celebrities and mugshots.Paris Hilton - 2007 - DUI50cent - 1994 - Drug traffickingAnthony Anderson - 2004 - attempted rapeAnna Nicole Smith-1989 - DUIAxl Rose - 1998 - Verbally abusing an employee of an airportBillie Joe Armstrong - 2003 - DUIChris Klein (American pie) - 2005 - DUIMacaulay Culkin - 2004 - Possession of marijuana and two controlled dangerous substancesDMX - 2001 - Driving without licenseCarmen Electra - 1999 - Assault on her husband (Dennis Rodman)Eminem - 2000 - Illegal possession of armsDavid Faustino - 2007 - Possession and use of drugsBill Gates - 1977 - Traffic violationHugh Grant - 1995 - Misdemeanor lewd conduct chargeJames Brown - 2004 - wife beatingJimi Hendrix - 1969 - Drugs possessionKid Rock - 1991, 1997, 1995 - Assault and alcohol related prisionsLarry King - 1971 - Bad chequesLil' Kim - 19...
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Asia's largest steep rock formation in Dalian
2007-07-19 02:37:00
Asia's largest steep rock formation, a new adventurous place for rock climbing has been completed in Dalian , northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 17, 2007. The rock formation is 130-meter wide and 36.6-meter high, and covers more than 7,000 square meters. A lot of top-grade competitions will be held here in future.Source: China NewsTags: rock china dalian rock climbing
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Dog breaks new ground with his metallic paw
2007-07-17 17:08:00
It is believed to be the first time that such an operation has been carried out and could provide hope for many humans.What makes the false limb special is that the dog's skin can grow into the metal.Storm, who lives in Oxshott, Surrey, had a leg removed when it became infected with an aggressive tumour earlier this year.The operation was carried out by Noel Fitzpatrick, a veterinary surgeon based in Farnham, Surrey, who specialises in repairing the damaged limbs of pets."The technology is not just the first time that the implant type has been used outside the human finger," Mr Fitzpatrick said."Because it has been implanted into the radius of the forearm of the dog, it will act as a model for human amputees in the future and provides hope for people without feet or hands."Source: TelegraphTags: dog metallic paw
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Is disabled runner too able?
2007-07-17 16:45:00
Oscar Pistorius, a double-amputee athlete who runs using carbon-fibre transtibial artificial limbs, became the first disabled athlete to compete officially in an able-bodied race, taking on club runners in the 400m at the Golden Gala in Rome and finishing an impressive second place.Pistorius was given permission to compete with regular athletes in June this year, and ultimately hopes to compete at either the Beijing or the London Olympics.However, the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF) has serious concerns that his artificial legs might actually give him an unfair advantage. The federation has been using various cameras to study Pistorius' running motion and want to get him into the lab for further analysis.An important point is that Pistorius runs the second half of his races faster than the first - something that is very rare of among regular athletes. Perhaps his prosthetic limbs allow him to build up enough momentum during the first half of the race to con...
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Could this be the world cleverest dog in the world?
2007-07-17 16:40:00
A Taiwan shopkeeper says his pet dog is so clever she can serve customers. The dog, named Hello, also goes to other shops to do the man's shopping for him.Hello sells betel nuts, known locally as pinang, in the man's store in Pingdong city, reports the China News Network."She knows how to open the fridge, pick up the pinang, and put it on the counter, then collect the money from the customers. Many people just come to be served by her," says the owner.Hello also goes shopping by herself. She carries a plastic bag, containing money and a shopping list, in her mouth.If there is a queue she waits in line and, when it is her turn to be served, puts her front legs on the counter and drops the bag in front of the shopkeeper.Her owner says the only problem is that on hot days she prefers to stay in the cool shop rather than hurry home afterwards.Source: AnanovaTags: cleverest dog
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Bazooka Bubblegum Dance
2007-07-17 16:25:00
This might be old news but the Bazooka Bubblegum dance is very entertaining. I know you gonna try the dance after watching this video.Source: YoutubeTags: bazooka bubblegum dance video youtube
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Worst soccer dive ever
2007-07-16 17:09:00
Gilardino from A.C Milan got a yellow card for his outrageous dive in the penalty box.Source: YoutubeTags: gilardino soccer dive youtube
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Devastated Kid
2007-07-16 16:47:00
This what happen if you're giving a flower to a performer in a concert and she doesn't appreciate it. Awww poor kid got rejected.Source: YoutubeTags: youtube concert flower devastated
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Funny Washing Instructions
2007-07-16 16:10:00
Take that.. Woman! It's your job now.
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Village boy forgets Hindi and suddenly speaks fluently in English
2007-07-16 16:08:00
A 14-year-old Dalit boy, born and brought up in a remote village of western Uttar Pradesh, has suddenly turned angrez . Rajesh, without any evident help, has started speaking fluently in English and does so with a proper American drawl. And that?s not all: He seems to have forgotten how to speak Hindi .Wonders do not cease with this: His knowledge of physics and mathematics has left engineering students baffled. Having already penned three books, Rajesh is now looking forward to some research work."I did not take him seriously for a few months but on Republic Day, while the students were reciting poetry before the entire college, Rajesh took the mike and addressed the gathering in fluent English. This left us almost shell-shocked," says Shishu Pal.Rajesh?s mother Omkali and 16-year-old brother Kaluwa are daily wage labourers who earn just enough to manage two square meals a day. His father Sompal is mentally-challenged. Asked how and when these changes came into Rajesh, Omkali said t...
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Britney Spears - A rare Photo from 1992 to 2007
2007-07-15 17:57:00
She was idolised by young females fans in her early years but what happen to her now? Here is a rare photo of Britney Spears from 1992 to 2007. Come to think of it, she's pretty ugly now.Tags: britney spears
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Why men wear clothes?
2007-07-15 17:30:00
This is the reason why men wear clothes.
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The computer program that knows how you feel
2007-07-15 17:22:00
New facial analysis software has been developed that claims to be able to recognize a person's mood in an instant. It could mean the start of personalised advertising campaigns that can tell how you feel by simply looking at your face.The 'rapid facial analysis' technology is being developed by researchers at the German Fraunhofer Institute. It uses highly complex software to find a human face in an image, work our whether the face is male or female, and then analyse their expressions.Source: Daily MailTags: facial software program
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Weird Car Crash
2007-07-15 15:47:00
Can anyone explain how is this really possible?Tags: weird car crash
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Link Dumps Of The Week #4
2007-07-15 15:46:00
Every week we featured the Top 10 links you suggest to us and featured it here.Submit your links here now!Incredible funny videoCrazy Eye Video75 Year Old Woman Sentenced For Robbing BankCrazy PreacherBaby Tries LemonSimpsons Guitar SoloHawaiian Hottie HydroSlides!Three Stupid Cops Play With Stun GunLetterman Plays with Optimus Prime
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Long jumper Salim Sdiri hit by javelin in Rome
2007-07-14 20:42:00
Long jumper Salim Sdiri of France suffered only a minor wound on his side when he was hit by a javelin during Friday night's Golden League athletics meet, organizers said. Sdiri sustained a three-centimetres wound but no internal injuries when hit in the freak accident by the javelin thrown by Tero Pitkamaki of Finland.Pitkamaki, the European championship silver medallist, said he felt "very bad" about the incident. "My only wish is that the long jumper is ok. And I hope that it was just a scratch. I rotated a bit too much to the left and it just went into the jumping area," he said.Source: Earth TimesTags: javelin athletic
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Megan Fox semi-nude in FHM
2007-07-14 14:54:00
She is known for her character as Mikaela Banes in the movie Transformer. Apparently Megan Fox was featured in Girls of FHM and I have to say, she's totally Hot!Technorati Tags: transformers megan fox fhm
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5 year-old kid marries a puppy
2007-07-14 14:03:00
A tribal priest in eastern India has married a five year old boy to a dog to keep evil spirits away from him and his family.Bonjh Gope conducted the marriage of Samir Mudiya to a puppy on the concluding day of a three day tribal festival at Kuluptanaga in Jharkhand state.It is reported he said he believed "such marriages would keep the boy, the family as well as society at large away from the evil eye."Source: A Welsh ViewTechnorati Tags: india boy marry puppy
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Spain Pamplona - San Fermin Run Fiesta
2007-07-14 13:11:00
If you think that the "Penis Festival" is weird enough, you're wrong! San Fermin Bull Run Fiest a is weirder. Not to mention life threatening. Just don't get your butt punctured by those bulls. There's an online game called "Extreme Pamplona" for this fiesta.The festival of San Fermín in the city of Pamplona (Navarre, Spain ), is a deeply-rooted celebration held annually from noon 6 July, when the opening of the fiesta is marked by setting off the pyrotechnic chupinazo accompanied by music, to midnight 14 July, with the singing of the Pobre de Mí.While its most famous event is the encierro, the running of the bulls, the week-long celebration involves many other traditional and folkloric events. It is known locally as Sanfermines and is held in honor of Saint Fermin, the patron saint of Pamplona and of Navarre.Its events were central to the plot of The Sun Also Rises, by Ernest Hemingway, which brought it to the general attention of English-speaking peoples. It has become probably t...
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Invisible Woman Jessica Alba Gets Naked!
2007-07-13 15:40:00
Seeing is believing. The Fantastic Four's Invisible Woman is looking amazing and naked. Love the 3rd picture.Still don't get the joke? Check the text in bold!
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Super Mario Papercraft Diorama
2007-07-13 14:50:00
Now you can have your own Super Mari o Platform on your desk, table, showcase with this cool paper craft. All you need is the pdf files provided and a printer. That's all folks!Source: Nerd CraftTechnorati Tags: craft paper art papercraft super mario
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Suck it! Your own DIY Drinking Strawz
2007-07-13 14:41:00
Liquids are fun outside your body (like swimming in a lake or pre-set grape gelatin) and they are fun inside your body (like Bawls, Jolt, and the occasional Zima - just kidding). But really, the big problem comes when deciding how to make fun liquid get from outside your body to inside your body. Our favorite method is drinking. And when we drink, we like using straws. But sometimes a straight straw is boring. So we combined a few chemicals in a test tube and DIY Drinking Strawz were born.Composed of 36 dishwasher safe components, DIY Drinking Strawz guarantee that liquids get into your body exactly how you want them to. Want to mix drinks? Well, then build your straw to dip into two (or more) cups. Want to share? Then build an extra drinking branch. Want to mix drinks and share? You can do that too!!! Amazing, ain't it? And hey, if you want to go nuts and really suck, you can buy more than one set and make a mondo-gigantic straw. You could be the Suck -Meister.Source: Think GeekTec...
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World's Tallest Man Meets Shortest
2007-07-13 14:38:00
Bao Xishun, the world's tallest living person at 2.36 meters met He Pingping, who at 73 cm is probably the shortest person in the world. They met on July 13 in Inner Mongolia at celebrations for Bao's successful wedding.He Pingping, 20, is just about 2.4 feet tall and has applied to Guinness World Records to be recognized as the planet's shortest person. Born in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, where is also the hometown to Bao Xishun, He Pingping was only the size of an adult's palm at birth, according to his father He Yun.Source: CriEnglishTechnorati Tags: tallest shortest man
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China busts cardboard bun maker
2007-07-13 14:24:00
Chopped cardboard, softened in an industrial chemical and made tasty with pork flavoring, is a main ingredient in batches of steamed buns sold in a Beijing neighborhood, state television said.The report, aired late Wednesday on China Central Television, highlights the country's perennial problems with food safety despite continuing government efforts to improve the situation.Countless small, often illegally run operations exist across China and make money cutting corners by using inexpensive ingredients or unsavory substitutes. They are almost impossible to regulate.China Central Television's undercover investigation report features the shirtless, shorts-clad maker of the buns ? called baozi ? talking about how the product was sold in a neighborhood in Beijing's sprawling Chaoyang district.Source: CBS News Technorati Tags: china cardboard bun
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Celebrities reviews from Hollywood
2007-07-13 12:40:00
If you are looking for some online erotica, CelebKings might just have what you?re looking for. As the website states, it has been banned in 23 countries for showing famous celebrity nude scenes that were taken before they became famous. All the footage you will see on this website is of superior quality and you can have unlimited access just by signing up! Signing up is easy. All that?s needed is some basic information on where you live and creating a username that will be unique to you.By joining with credit card, you will have full access to the site?s footage for only $29.83 USD for the first month and you will also receive the second month for only $24 USD. This is surely the most footage for the best price on the Internet today.This is a Sponsored Review
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Alive Web Directory
2007-07-13 12:16:00
With the high Page Rank (PR6) and huge amount of backlinks from Google and Yahoo!, there's no way you could missed getting listed in Google Search Engine. Alive Dire ctor y provide the user to submit their site.Alive Directory is a powerful human edited web directory that lists quality, family-friendly, and spam-free web sites. The web sites are organized via a comprehensive category structure. Featured and standard listing options are available for submitters. Alive Directory offers strong backlinks for listed web sites and is under constant promotion and development.This is a sponsored review
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