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Amazon Longest River
June 17, 2007
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The Amazon seems to be the longest river in the world. Scientists discovered a new source of the Amazon in the south of Peru in an ice covered mountain called Mismi. This makes it the longest rive...
The Amazon seems to be the longest river in the world. Scientists discovered a new source of the Amazon in the south of Peru in an ice covered mountain called Mismi. This makes it the longest rive...
19th Century Weapon in Bowhead Whale
June 14, 2007
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Bomb lance fragment, dated 1879, found in 49-foot male bowhead whale captured at Barrow, Alaska, in May 2007. Hunters found the older device buried beneaths its blubber. The whale died when it was...
Bomb lance fragment, dated 1879, found in 49-foot male bowhead whale captured at Barrow, Alaska, in May 2007. Hunters found the older device buried beneaths its blubber. The whale died when it was...
24 New Species in Surinamese Rainforest
June 6, 2007
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24 species previously unknown to science found on Suriname's Lely and Nassau plateaus. Scientists documented 467 species in total during a expedition led by Conservation International in rainfores...
24 species previously unknown to science found on Suriname's Lely and Nassau plateaus. Scientists documented 467 species in total during a expedition led by Conservation International in rainfores...
World Record Hot Dog Eating
June 3, 2007
Filed under: Did You Know?, Fun Stuff — Rxbbx @ 4:45 pm
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Joey Chestnut, 22, of San Jose, is the new world record holder hot dog eating: 59 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. He broke the record held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan during the Hot Dog Eating C...
Joey Chestnut, 22, of San Jose, is the new world record holder hot dog eating: 59 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. He broke the record held by Takeru Kobayashi of Japan during the Hot Dog Eating C...
World Record Fastest Furniture
May 18, 2007
Filed under: Did You Know?, Fun Stuff — Rxbbx @ 7:57 am
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New world record for fastest furniture in Leicestershire. Marek Turowsk drove 92 miles an hour (150 km/h) with his sofa. The previous record of 87 miles an hour was set in 1998 by engineer Ed Chin...
New world record for fastest furniture in Leicestershire. Marek Turowsk drove 92 miles an hour (150 km/h) with his sofa. The previous record of 87 miles an hour was set in 1998 by engineer Ed Chin...
Beyonce New Face Armani Fragrance
May 12, 2007
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Beyonce is The New Face and Voice of Giorgio Armani's latest fragrance, called Emporio Armani Diamonds which will be released in September. Armani: "Beyonce represents the glamour and glitz of the...
Beyonce is The New Face and Voice of Giorgio Armani's latest fragrance, called Emporio Armani Diamonds which will be released in September. Armani: "Beyonce represents the glamour and glitz of the...
Forbes Most Overexposed Celebrities
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Forbes presented their list of The Most Overexposed Celebrities based on studies by E-Poll Market Research. Audiences are just getting tired of them. E-Poll Market Research provides over 45 appeal ran...
Forbes presented their list of The Most Overexposed Celebrities based on studies by E-Poll Market Research. Audiences are just getting tired of them. E-Poll Market Research provides over 45 appeal ran...
Nokia 1100 Over 200 Million Sales
May 8, 2007
Filed under: Did You Know?, Gadgets — Rxbbx @ 8:13 pm
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Not the famous 3310 but "Penny", the Nokia 1100 is best selling electronics device in the world. Over 200 million sales since it launched in 2003 beating the iPod (100 million), Motorola RAZR (50...
Not the famous 3310 but "Penny", the Nokia 1100 is best selling electronics device in the world. Over 200 million sales since it launched in 2003 beating the iPod (100 million), Motorola RAZR (50...
