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Google Strongest Brand 2007

April 23, 2007

Filed under: Did You Know?, Google, Internet — Rxbbx @ 4:43 pm
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Brandz Ranking 2007, Top 100 Most Powerful Brands Ranking by Millward Brown. The world's most powerful brands measured by their dollar value (Brand Value in million Dollars). Google has taken the numb...
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Spyker F1 vs F-16 fighter Jet Volkel

April 19, 2007

Filed under: Did You Know?, Sports — Rxbbx @ 4:25 pm
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Christijan Albers will race with his Spyker F1 against Air Force pilot Ralph Staal's F-16 fighter jet on friday, 20 april. The race has been organised by the Royal Netherlands Air Force to recruit...
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The Simpsons celebrating 20th Birthday

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The Simpsons are celebrating their 20th birthday. The cartoon was first seen on The Tracey Ullman Show in the US on April 19, 1987. It is currently shown in 60 countries and is one of TV's most po...
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Tarzan’s Chimpanzee Cheeta 75 Years

April 15, 2007

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Cheeta aka "Jiggs" (born April 9, 1932) the chimpanzee, star of the Tarzan films, celebrated his 75th birthday. Cheeta is the world's oldest chimpanzee and appeared in the 1930s and 1940s in the f...
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Quality of Living Top 50 Cities 2007

April 2, 2007

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Mercer published their Top 50 Cities for Quality of Living: Highlights from the 2007 Quality of Living Survey. Zurich scores highest for overall quality of living. Zurich, Geneva, Vienna, Vancouver an...
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Most Expensive Flat Sold

March 28, 2007

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The world's most expensive flat has just been sold in London for £100 million (147 million euro). Sheikh Hamad, minister of Qatar, purchased the penthouse home in One Hyde Park, the most exclusiv...
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Anna Nicole Smith Diaries sold on eBay

March 24, 2007

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Two Diaries from Anna Nicole Smith were sold on eBay for $512,500. They were found some years ago by a man cleaning out a house. Anna Nicole Smith stayed there during a filming project. She wrote the ...
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Portuguese discovered Australia

March 21, 2007

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According to the coming book "Beyond Capricorn" by Peter Trickett, Portuguese adventurers discovered Australia. They came to New Zealand and Australia 250 years before Captain Cook. Author and His...
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