Coca Cola to Roll out Self Chilling Drink!

I’m not particularly fond of soft drinks; I only drink some if it’s really hot or if a friend treats me to one. It would be ungracious of me to refuse it right? To soft drinks drinkers, the usual problem for them is that their drink warms up real fast that it becomes unpalatable, even more so when ice is added to keep it cold. But it seems Coca Cola has come up with the perfect solution to this predicament. I’m not sure how they did it but they have developed a bottle that keeps the contents cold even after the cap has been twisted off. There is a device in the bottle that solidifies or makes into ice some of the drink. I think that is ingenious in itself and quite interesting!

Unique Friendship Between A Monkey & A Pigeon

If you think about it, a lot of the disputes and troubles happening all around us are the result of differences, in culture, views and many other factors. Sometimes I can’t help but think if all people would just learn to get along it would be a better place to live in… I’m sure you’ll agree with me, or maybe not. But if animals can do it maybe humans can do it too. Just take a lesson from this little monkey and a pigeon. These two make an adorable image as you can see. This unusual friendship happened in an animal sanctuary in China.

Soccer Field-Size Carpet Woven in Iran

This biggest carpet in the world for sure won’t fit into your living room. Iran unveiled the hand-woven carpet that measures 5,625 square meters (60,546 square feet), which is about, or more than the size of a soccer field! Wow, this really took some hard work involving 1,200 weavers in three villages in the northeast. Want to know the duration? Well, it took one year and a half to finish the pieces. Said carpet will be delivered to UAE where a new mosque is being constructed.

Hey! A Panda isn't a Bear!

Did you know that Indian Ink doesn't come from India? It comes from China & Egypt!
A pencil doesn't contain lead! It has Graphite!
The silk worm, although called a worm, is the larva or caterpillar of the silk moth.
The Panda isn't a bear! It's from the Raccon family!
A banana tree, is in fact a herb!
Cucumbers & Tomatoes are not vegetables ... they are fruits!
A Turkish bath isn't really Turkish, it's Roman!
A Koala bear isn't a bear! It's a marsupial!

Rare Colored Lobster Found in Rhode Island

I did not know that lobsters come in any other color aside from orange. But when I saw this particular news well I saw there are also lobsters in brown color. Usually this crustacean only bears one color throughout its body so it is really amazing that the one found off the coast of Newport, Rhode Island is a combination of orange and brown color. Its color is also a perfect symmetry because the division of the colors is really equal, the left in brown and the right side in eye-catching orange.

500 Years of Historical Treasure in a Laundry Room

A laundry room… I’d never think that this is a place where one can find a timeless treasure but that is exactly what was found in the filing cabinet in a Swiss laundry room. The treasure is in the form of a collection of historical letters – a collection that range for over 500 years, painstakingly collected by inveterate collector Albin Schram. The letters also cover various areas like art, science, philosophy and literature. But perhaps the most interesting among the collection is the letter made by Napoleon for the love of his life Josephine. As you probably can guess, it’s no ordinary letter; it’s a love letter! A woman’s heart can really go a-flutter when it comes to love letters right? Especially if it contains line like, “I send you three kisses – one on your heart, one on your mouth and one on your eyes”.

Car Gets Stuck in Subway Steps

Getting confused over traffic and road signs is not a sin right? For as long as nobody gets hurt in the process. Just like this 52-year old woman in Germany who mistook an underground station entrance for an underground park. She blamed the incident on the fact that the signs for underground public car parks are similar to the blue sign indicating underground stations. So this woman wanted to park near the supermarket, but unfortunately for her instead of a parking area she drove her VW Beetle straight through the station 9.22 commuter express that takes passengers to Germany’s downtown Dusseldorf. Luck was with her that day because she did not acquire any injuries, but her car was left stuck on the subway steps.

Burj Towers: World’s Second Tallest Building

I have a friend who is working right now in Dubai. Last time I browsed her pictures in one of the networking sites I saw this photo of her and right behind her was a tower. If my memory serves me right I think she mentioned in her caption Burj Tower. This Tower is certainly another added attraction in Dubai, inviting tourists to flock over the country. It is definitely a great sight to see since Burj Tower is now the second tallest building in the world, coming close to Taiwan’s Taipei 101 tower. Burj Tower is another great icon to behold in the land of Dubai as it stands 468.1 meters, 130-storey building. This new infrastructure exceeds Malaysia’s Petronas Towers and Sears Tower of Chicago.

The Bengal Tiger That Loves To Swim

I’ve always loved the cuddliness of cats and dogs; in fact I have two dogs at home. Animal lovers like myself will surely find this Bengal Tiger at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom Zoo in Vallejo just within the vicinity of San Francisco in California cute. This Bengal Tiger has a name of Odin and he has a rare coloring – white, a very unusual color for tigers in the wild as well as in the zoo. Odin is now six years old and even though he is large, measuring 10ft long from nose to tail, he just looks all cuddly and adorable. But Odin has a very unusual trait because unlike any other tiger that you’ll find in a Zoo because he just loves to go getting his furry body wet.

Pay to Stay in the Hilton of Prisons!

I for one haven’t served any jail time but as you can imagine for most it’s an unpleasant time where you are exposed to several aspects that can literally scar you for life but here’s the good news for a sum of money –usually ranging between $75 and $127- you can get 5 star services in your cell. This strange amazing service can be found in several areas of California and is on offer for people with ‘minor charges’ who still have a stash of cash hidden somewhere. Nicole Brockett who has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol has been placed in one of these jails and pays $85 a day for accommodation in what she describes as a ‘five-star Hilton’ (its important to keep in mind she is referring to a jail)!

Kryptonite Discovered, Superman is REAL!

Well obviously he isn’t, or is he! On a more serious note Serbian miners have found Kryptonite on Earth! Merely because I feel someone who reads this will have no idea what I’m talking about Kryptonite is an element that superman must avoid at all costs or else perish and its discovery is a huge event for comic lovers all over the world. It turns out the makers of Superman lied because in Superman Kryptonite is shown as green and harmful to Superman but in reality it’s a white powder and is harmless!

Lightening Bolts Aim to Kill!!!

Who said a lightening bolt doesn't hit the same place ... Or person twice?
An American forester by the name of Roy Sullivan in Virginia had a special connection with lightening bolts; they seemed to love him a bit too much!
Roy was stricken by lightening for the first time in 1942, he lost his finger! Then again in 1969 another lightening bolt hit him & resulted in burning his eyebrows! Keep counting ...
In 1970, he was hit in the shoulder by one & two years later another one hit him straight in the head! Ok, so that adds up to 4!

Most Premature Living Baby in the World

This week's picture is of the most premature living baby in the world; the photo shows the baby's feet held in the doctor's hands. when the baby was born on 24 October 2006, it was slightly longer than a ballpoint pen.

Would you die for Wii or a Pee?

How far would you go for a Nintendo Wii?
Some people are crazy enough to do strange & dangerous things to win something, that's so important to them, like Nintendo Wii.
I mean it's not going to save their lives, or bring peace to humanity, but to them it's that important!
A competition that was held on a California radio station, resulted in the death of one woman! The competition was entitled 'Hold your wee for a Wii' ... You know what that means!

Scottish Man Gets Most Advanced Bionic Hand

As we get closer and closer to the Terminator era, science is closing the gap on what is science-fiction and reality. We know that Jesse Sullivan who made headlines as the man with the artificial arm had an electric arm fitted to help him with everyday life.
But the hand he had had was very basic just like a claw and couldn't move like a regular hand could. Today, an advanced version of a bionic hand, with five individually powered fingers, has been fitted to a man in Scotland.

World's Largest Ship is SICK!

The famous American philosophy of "Bigger is Better" doesn't always work!
The Freedom of the Seas, the world's largest passenger ship returned to her Florida base after hundreds of passengers got sick from a virus.

The South Florida-based cruise ship set sail with 3800 passengers on a seven-day Caribbean cruise. Now it's coming home with 338 passengers and 46 crew members sick!

20 Million Dollar Wedding Cake

Some weddings are so wasteful, don't you think?
All those drinks, food, and flowers that all get thrown away and unappreciated at the end of the day seems like they could have been put to better use for all those starving people around the world.

But I'll stop complaining about the local weddings I go to from now after reading about the most expensive wedding cake in the world.

Designed by Nahid La Patisserie Artistique and Mimi So Jewelers of Beverly Hills, The one of a kind "Diamond Wedding Cake" was the highlight of the first ever Luxury Brands Bridal Show in Beverly Hills.

At Last! A Human-like Robot!

We've always seen androids & human-like robots in movies, but never in real life.
But now, there exists a human-like robot that looks so human & alive ... Totally freaky!
Japanese company Koroko have delivered their first female Actroid, The Actroid DER2 fembot.
She has lifelike silicon skin & can deliver natural expressions!
The fembot can be dressed-up in a variety of costumes & can take part in events & presentations.
What's even freakier, is that she can choreograph her motions & gestures with her voice!
She even seems to have a character & a personality! -She even likes Hello Kitty!-
The Actroid DER2 fembot is now available for rent from Koroko & will cost around $3,500 for 5 days.

Check out this amazing video of the fembot interacting with an audience, trust me, you'll get confused! Is she real ... Or is she a robot?

Surgery in Space?

A team of French doctors will operate on a man under near-weightless conditions on Wednesday!
They hope will be a step toward performing surgery in space.

Flying above the skies of France aboard a specially modified Airbus, strapped-down surgeons will attempt to remove a fatty tumor from the forearm of a volunteer in a 3-hour operation.

Why are doctors preparing for surgery in space in the fist place? Are they actually considering this as a possibility?

The Cat with The Golden Fangs!

Meet Sebastian, the 1-year-old Persian cat.
What's special about him are his teeth! They are gold!
His owner, a dentist from Indiana, said he gave Sebastian gold crowns to help strengthen the fanged feline's teeth. He was worried the unique canines would break off or become a problem.

A Rotating Tower in Dubai!

High Rise Real Estate LLC in Dubai have unveiled their giant plan for a new tower to be built in Jumeirah Vilage South.
The Dh175 Million rotating residence tower features 72 residential units in total.
What makes this tower special, is that 5 of the 15 stories it's made up of, will be able to rotate & in the speed desired by the residents! A story can rotate 360 degrees, every 3, 6, 12 or 24 hours!
The most expensive & most luxurious unit in the tower, is the single villa built at the peak of the tower.
It also rotates, has a its own car lift and three parking spaces. It also has been revealed that a Saudi prince has already bought the villa for Dh25 Million!
Building will begin next month, & the whole tower is supposed to be ready by 2008!

Would You Sleep in a Floating Bed ?

Not only that! But would you pay $1.5 Million for this floating bed?
Dutch architect Janjaap Ruijssenaars has designed a bed that is suspended in the air by nothing but magnets!
Ruijssenaars spent the last six years working on the development of this magnetic floating bed! That's a lot!
Well, if you don't want a bed like that for yourself, maybe you'd like one for your dog or cat?! Ruijssenaars has designed a smaller version of the floating bed, at 1/5th the size of the regular model, that costs a humble $146,000!
Now would you buy it!

Would You Wear a Cockroach ?

I just came across the weirdest thing & thought I'd share it with you.
Designer Jared Gold has come up with a two-in-one accessory; it's a pet & a piece of jewelry at the same time!
The Giant Madagascar Hissing Cockroach Brooch is a pet & a jeweled brooch all in one!
The cockroach is alive, 3 inches long & has Swarovski crystals glued to its hard shell, they are also attached to a pin with a silver chain, which means they can crawl around their owners shoulders and arms!

The Palm Jumeirah in Dubai

Many of you have already heard about the Palm Island in Dubai but its only today that I knew that there are 3 Palm Islands and not only one as i thought before (Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali, and Palm Deira). The Palm Deira is the largest Palm Island. It will consist of Premier Villas, Grand Villas and Vista Town Homes, marinas, shopping malls, sports facilities, and clubs. Palm Jebel Ali is the middle-sized island of the three and it would be an entertainment destination for both adults and children...

What is a Mandala?

Have you ever looked closely at a snowflake or a bicycle wheel?
Have you ever noticed how symmetrical they are?
Well, the way they are designed is somewhat like a kaleidoscopic shape, and that is called Mandala.
The word Mandala comes from Sanskrit, meaning center or circle. All Mandalas have a center and some form of symmetry & balance.
Examples of symmetrical Mandalas are all over nature, & they are not only beautiful works of art, they illustrate some basic mathematical principles.
Every cell in our body is a living Mandala. So is the iris of our eye, a snowflake, a bicycle wheel, and the planet earth.
Cool!

Make your own Mandala

Diamonds Mercedes SL

Few months ago, we featured an Audi A8 in Silver exclusively made for a sheikh in Dubai... and we were expecting to see an Audi in pure Gold.

Well, Mercedes Benz went beyond our expectations and introduced a version of its SL Model in Diamonds!!! I wonder who is going to be the first owners of this Diamonds Mercedes SL in the Middle East!?!

Photos of the Diamonds Mercedes SL

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Patricia Rashbrook, Mother at 63

Dr Patricia Rashbrook, A 63 year old British psychiatrist will become Britain’s oldest mother in about two months. She underwent fertility treatment in an unnamed country in Europe under the supervision of an Italian doctor.
Dr Rashbrook and her husband, John Farrant who is two years younger than her, said they had deeply thought about the consequences of becoming parents at this age; however Rashbrook was described as a selfish and mad woman for wanting to become a mother again at such old age.

Dr Patricia Rashbrook unusual treatment cost her more than $120.000!

Magician David Blaine 7 days Underwater

After different dangerous stunts David Blaine performed during the last few years, like being buried alive in a see through coffin for a week, balancing on a 55.9 centimeters circular platform atop a 30.4 meter pole for 35 hours and surviving inside a massive block of ice for 61 hours; 33 year old magician David Blaine is back with a new stunt in 2 parts. In the first part, he will be spending 7 days underwater using special created equipment that will provide him with nutrition and air to stay alive and there will be also a two way audio link in the aquarium that allows him to talk with the media and have some interviews!

Most Expensive Sandwich in The World

Would you eat a sandwich that costs 85 dollars?
The McDonald sandwich - named after its creator Scott McDonald, the chef at London department store Selfridges - is said to be the world's most expensive sandwich!
What makes this sandwich extraordinary & expensive are the ingredients, and especially the beef used inside. The beef is that of a rare & expensive Japanese breed called the Wagyu cattle.
The Japanese cows are raised on a special diet, including beer and grain, & is supposed to be regularly massaged with sake, the Japanese rice wine, to tenderize the flesh.

Turkish Family Walk On All Four!

The extra ordinary family who walk on all fours is the hottest news around the world! This Turkish family has captured the eyes of the media because of the life that they live... the oldest brother... Hussein... has walked like this for 29 years and no one cared... now the Americans and British think this is an insight to how we were before we evolved... as apes... what is your opinion? This story has captured my attention because I want to help them in anyway!

Water Has Feelings

Yesterday in 'Al Kahera elYoum' (a program viewed through the Orbit Satellite Network) Asian specialists specifically from China talked about water and its sensitivity to people and indicated that it can comprehend how we feel and in a recent experimental survey in which samples of drops of water are taken and placed in a freezer and then examined under a microscope they stated that water can change its shape according to what people psychologically emote!

Jesus Pancake in Cleveland ?!

Mike Thompson, a man from the state of Cleveland, was making pancakes last weekend for his family when the pattern on one of the pancakes caught his eye.
Upon closer inspection, he saw what he thought was the face of Jesus. He showed his wife, and she agreed.
That's when the couple decided to do what anyone who discovers such an edible artifact does these days: put it up for sale on eBay!

Click on Jesus Pancake picture to enlarge, it looks so fake!

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Mr. Peebles, Worlds Smallest Cat

Meet Mr. Peeples, The world's smallest cat! The Guinness Book of World Records has verified that Mr. Peebles is two years old, weighs about 1 kilo, is about 15 centimeters long and perfectly fits in a 200 ml glass.
The smallest cat in the world has become a star after living a bad life with his ex-owner, because he wasn’t loved at all due to his size.

Giant Numora Jellyfish

Every year, giant Nomura jellyfish invade the coasts of Japan and China.
These jellyfish aren't just giant, they are enormous; 2 meters in diameter and weigh up to 220 kilograms!
Numora Jellyfish are huge, scarey, eyeball-like thingies, that have millions of tentacles.

The Hippo & His Mother The Turtle

The title is strange, but the story is fantastic!
A baby hippopotamus, nicknamed Owen and weighing about 300 kilograms, that survived the tsunami waves on the Kenyan coast has formed a strong bond with a giant male century-old tortoise, in an animal facility in the port city of Mombassa.

A-less-than-a-year-old hippo has adopted a male tortoise, about a century old, and the tortoise seems to be very happy with being its mother!
After it was swept and lost its mother, the hippo was traumatized. It had to look for something to be a surrogate mother.

Photos of the Hippo and his mother the Turtle

Two Headed Snake on ebay !

The World Aquarium in St. Louis, Missouri, has been home to We, a one-of-a-kind two-headed albino rat snake, since 1999.
But now it will be sold on ebay, and the bidding will start at $150,000 !
The 6 1/2-year-old snake came to the aquarium when its previous owner offered it for sale days after its birth. The aquarium paid $15,000, knowing that most two-headed snakes don't live more than a few months.

World's Ugliest Dog Dies

A celebrity dog named Sam, who has earned the title World's Ugliest Dog, has died.
He has got a hairless body, crooked teeth and a bit of scrambled hair on his head, That's why Sam was named the ugliest dog in the world. And Yes! that is his picture not something out of a horror movie!
Owner Susie Lockheed said he died Friday, just before his 15th birthday.

Oldest Turtle on Earth Turns 175 !

Harriet the Giant Galapagos Land Turtle celebrated her 175th birthday yesterday at an Australia Zoo. Harriet was collected by Charles Darwin in the year 1835, and is recorded as the worlds oldest living animal.
Wouldn't it be great to see her live, and maybe ride on her back !?

Earth Friendly Socks

U.S. socks makers have come up with earth friendly socks; biodegradable socks (if you throw them in your backyard garden, they will disintegrate and dissolve), they are made from fibers derived from corn! These socks will hit the stores first in Japan next year.

Would you wear socks made from corn ?!

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Massive Black Hole in The Center of The Galaxy

Researchers at the Shanghai Astronomical Observatory captured radio waves emitted just beyond the edge of the mysterious object, known as Sagittarius A, they said it provides strong evidence that Sgr A is a super-massive black hole.
The celestial objects that suck in everything around them including light are among the most mysterious objects in the universe. They are formed when matter from a dying star collapses under its own gravity.

A Date With A Message!

A date written on top of it: (Zayed Rahamho Allah), was found recently by a woman while she was preparing cake for the Eid. The woman lives in the United Arab Emirates.
We couldn’t see the written message! Could you?

Giant Squid Photographed At Last in Japan

The giant squid has always been an element of horror or suspense in thrillers or cartoons. But at last this creature has been caught on tape in the Japanese sea.

This is the first time a full grown squid has been caught on camera and in its natural habitat. The camera was controlled by a remote control, and it caught the 8 meter squid in activity; going after a prey at 900 meters deep.

Click here to see a bigger picture of the giant squid.

Two Headed Turtle in Cuba

A police man in Cuba made a very unusual and important discovery by coincidence; a two headed baby turtle.
The tiny turtle is thought to be around a week old and was found near one of the country's most contaminated rivers, and was immediately taken to a local aquarium.
Unfortunately, the probability of its survival is very limited in the natural world or in captivity.

Combat Plants

Since the 70’s people have been talking to their plants and playing music for their comfort! They figure that plants grow better if made recipients of verbal nourishment and a bit extra CO2. There was an even bigger belief that plants are gentle, peace-loving, tolerant organisms.
But … Scientists have discovered the truth; some plants are stone-cold killers!
One of these plants is the Spotted Knapweed; it has a secret weapon, its roots produce a chemical that kills others plants, and this chemical called “catechin” triggers the production of free radicals, which pass from the roots upward, activating a wave of cell death. Which means it causes others plants to commit suicide!

Dogs, Rats & Cats; Food in China!

The other day I was doing some research about China, and I came across the most disgusting things … “no offence” but what I found was unbelievable!

I know that in some cultures they have weird ingredients in their kitchens, like snake meat, crickets and frogs … but I found a picture of dried dogs … and skinned rats and cats!

Image Of Virgin Mary On Grilled Cheese Sandwich Sold To a Casino

An internet casino 'GoldenPalace.com' has purchased the grilled cheese sandwich on eBay that bears the image of the Virgin Mary. Despite being 10 years old and having one bite taken out of it, the slice of Heaven has, perhaps miraculously, stayed free of mould.

The handover for the infamous Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich is to take place at 1 p.m., Wednesday, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood. The sandwich is then to be displayed at the Hard Rock for a little more than a day, protected under lock and key and with police guards.

The Casino paid $28,000 for the Holy toast!

Virgin Mary on Toast on eBay!

The Lord may move in mysterious ways but his mother, it is claimed, has chosen a rather ordinary piece of cheese on toast to make herself known to the world!

Diana Duyser screamed and almost fainted as she chomped into a grilled cheese sandwich 10 years ago because she saw the face of the Virgin Mary staring back at her.

"I yelled for my husband Gregg and he couldn't believe it neither," Mrs Duyser said yesterday.

The toasted likeness sits - a bite out of its bottom left corner - surrounded in cotton wool in a plastic box. But now, after a decade of watching over the Duysers from her crusty caryatid, Mary is on the market to the highest bidder on eBay...

Believe it or not …

Check out these amazing facts …

1. In 1980, a Las Vegas hospital suspended workers for betting on when patients would die.
2. In Czechoslovakia, there is a church that has a chandelier made out of human bones.
3. Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.
4. If all the gold sitting in the oceans and seas were mined, every person on this planet would get 20 kilos of gold each.
5. Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate affects a dog’s heart and nervous system; a few ounces are enough to kill a small dog.

If you have an amazing fact, share it with us ...

A Woman Named her Dog Sex !

A woman wrote to a Toronto newspaper column about all the problems in her life after she named her dog "Sex". Read the article, it is so funny :)!

Young Monkey Walking on Its Hind Legs!

A young monkey at an Israeli zoo has started walking on its hind legs only, like humans, after a near death experience. Natasha, a 5-year-old black macaque at the Safari Park near Tel Aviv, was diagnosed with severe stomach flu with three other monkeys and slipped into critical condition two weeks ago...

Strange and Weird – Part Two

Some facts in the world we are living in are so interesting that they become amazing … here are some statistics that you might find amusing …

Strange and Weird - Part One

Do you like to read about strange things? Do you like to know about weird and amazing stuff that are there all over the world? Would you like to be amazed?
We at WALEG.com will bring you facts from around the world about bizarre and astonishing things … things you never thought were there!