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Bra saves woman's Life

A Detroit woman avoided serious injury when the underwire on her bra deflected a bullet shot at her from next door, according to 'The Telegraph'.

World's largest JALEBI fried in Meghalaya

Mouthwatering news for budding lovers of 'Mithai' and addicts of sweets and food in general - The world's largest 'jalebi' was fried by a local con ...

Man urinates on dog after girl denies Sex

Some guy from Wisconsin on Saturday night got really pissed - after his girlfriend refused to have sex with him, he urinated all over her dog to ve ...

England's New Cricket Captain

A day after Michael Vaughn shockingly announced his retirement, the England Cricket Board has dropped a new bomb. Kevin Pieterson is the new Captai ...

Man Sells his Life on ebay

Some people sell shoes... some sell their houses.. some sell their graphic cards. This dude has something different to offer.

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#3: Rita Dravucz – Hungary

Rita Drávucz is a female water polo player from Hungary.

She competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.

1. Alexandra Orlando – Canada

Alexandra Michel Orlando is a Canadian rhythmic gymnast. She was born in Toronto on Jan 19, 1987.

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The Small Step for Guykind

On 21 July 1969 a very excited astronaut named Neil Armstrong ran like a kid at an amusement park and yelled out 'One small step for man, a giant leap for mankind!!'

NASA Turns 50

Exactly 50 years ago, on 29 July 1958 the then President of the U.S Dwight Eisenhower smashed a bottle of Martian Champagne

Maruti Suzuki Alto achieves 41.5 km per litre

This bit of information might just give Hyundai and Tata car owners moderately cold feet.

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Lord Ganesha Pearl worth Rs. 12.7 Lakh

Scientist Ajai Sonkar developed the world's biggest black pearl in 2003. Now he’s invented something extraordinary in the Andaman islands ahead ...

Football Rumours and Murmers

If you're a Football fan and you don't at the least mind speculation, gossip, tittle-tattle, buzz, the word on the street and beyond - this is your ...

Sonia Gandhi and Mayawati finally come Face to Face

There was a rainbow out there today.

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World's Smallest Snake Discovered

Afraid of snakes? Well this one would surely be afraid of you!

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Australia's PM a Descendant of Underwear Thief

A shockingly embarrassing new revelation of the family history of the Prime Minister of Australia has been found by the Mormon Church.

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Google Accused of Hypocrisy

Mammoth search engine company Google has been accused of "hypocrisy" over its stance on personal privacy.

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Scientists Crack Secrets Of 2,000-year-old Astronomical Computer

Cardiff University experts have unraveled the secrets of a 2,000-year-old computer which could transform the way we think about the ancient world.< ...

The Mars Phoenix Lander

In May 2008 a chirpy little robot, Nasa's Phoenix landed on Mars for a tea party and a little reconnaissance. It sent back historic first pictures of an unexplored region of Mars.

Columbia Disaster

February 1, 2003 somebody pressed the green button instead of the red.

Bush's Head In the Clouds

In 2004, during a rainy evening, bored after giving orders to soldiers to blow up Iraqi houses, plunder their loot and impale the people, President G.W Bush suddenly wished to send some people to the

Eye In the Sky

In 1990, soon after Michael Jackson started moonwalking on earth, an enormously giant telescope named Hubble Space Telescope was built and ferried into space by space shuttle Discovery.

Space Shuttle Columbia

It was landmark day on 12 April 1981 as history was made once again. The Space Shuttle Columbia launched from Cape Canaveral.

Space Rivals have a Face Off

In July 1975 two sworn enemies of the Soviet Cold War had a little chat in deep space to make amends and chill out.

The Google Killer Has Arrived

Its perspiration time for Sergei Brin and Larry Page. A new state of the art search engine called Cuil has taken its first breath in the world.

JFK's demand for $$


In 1962 John F Kennedy suddenly became romantic and asked everyone to empty their pockets to pile up millions of dollars for building a space bus to ship a dude to the Moon.

Divine Word ‘Allah’ found on Meat Pieces Stuns Nigerians

A new miracle from a new religion this time.

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Scientists Use Magenetic Nanoparticles To Combat Cancer

A team of Scientists at Gerogia Tech have made a quantum leap of a breakthrough in Nanotechnology as they developed a potential new treatment again ...

Large Dinosaur Footprints Found in Yemen

Set in a bleak desert, the dusty and uninteresting town of Madar suddenly has become a new frontier for scientific discoveries.

New CEO for Chip Giant AMD

The days are numbered for Hector Ruiz, the long ridiculed CEO of AMD.

Ruiz will be ousted from his throne by Dirk Meyer, an ex-DEC engineer.

Cat and dog skins banned from Ebay

Popular online auction site EBAY has decided to ban the sale of dog and cat pelts on its German websites.

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Ancient Olympian Horse Racecourse Discovered After 1600 Years

This discovery is an archaeological sensation...for it is the site of the ancient hippodrome course in Olympia, where the emperor Nero competed for ...

Rare 'Star-Producing Machine' Found In Distant Universe

For all the astro nerds out there, here's something to drool over.

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Who let the CAT out ?

The CAT season has officially kick started with Mock CATs being conducted every Sunday .

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister to hit Silver Screen

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekkhara Reddy is playing himself in a Telugu movie with a 'social message', which will hit the screen just before the next elections.

Anything which can Beat Hyderabad's Biryani?

Who doesn't like a Biryani. The spices and condiments used in biryani may include but are not limited to: cloves, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, coriander and mint leaves, apart from ghee, ginger, onions, garlic and yoghurt. The premium varieties include saffron.

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