A book is a set of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of ink, paper, parchment, or other materials, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf is called a page. Each book is specified by an International Standard Book Number, or ISBN, ... Read More »

In the Azerbaijan city of Naftalan, 320 kilometers north-west of the capital Baku, crude oil is found in such abundance that people literally bath in it. During the Soviet era, Naftalan’s famous crude oil baths used to draw tourists from all over the Soviet Union. It is believed that Naftalan crude oil has medicinal properties and is good for treating ... Read More »

A Baton Rouge restaurant is getting a flurry of media attention after one of its cooks found the word “GOD” legible in the seeds of an eggplant during dinner prep Monday. Jermarcus Brady had already sliced and begun sautéing about five eggplants at Gino’s Restaurant when he noticed the seed configuration. Since photos of the eggplant slice appeared on personal ... Read More »

Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi 26 October 1919 – 27 July 1980 was the king of our homeland (Shah of our homeland ) from 16 September 1941 until his overthrow by the Revolution on 11 February 1979. He took the title Šâhanšāh (“Emperor” or “King of Kings”) on 26 October 1967. In this collection of photos from the beginning of the reign of Mohammad Reza ... Read More »

Tasnim news reported that during the winter times we will now start to see the Ski (or we better say moral!) police in the mountain areas around the capital. These include famous ski resorts as well as hiking areas where mostly the younger generation has been using for their leisure  time, as it had been one of the few areas the ... Read More »

The cost of defending ourselves from each other has risen astronomically. Even if actual warfare does not succeed in crippling a nation, the economic toll on a country can often finish what war’s devastation started. Here is a list of the 10 Most Expensive Wars to date, and just how much money the countries involved poured into killing each other, ... Read More »

There have been conflicting reports about a truck filled with bags of money totaling 8 billion tomans was spotted due to a accident in the kahkiluye province. ANA news agency first reported the news and continued to say, that there where no reports of bank robberies in the area. On the other hand khabaronline several days later reported that this ... Read More »

Kopi luwak (Indonesian pronunciation) or civet coffee, refers to the seeds of coffee berries once they have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet. The name is also used for marketing brewed coffee made from the beans.Producers of the coffee beans argue that the process may improve coffee through two mechanisms, selection and digestion. Passing through a civet’s ... Read More »

Most of the smokers puff on normal cigarettes, which are cheaper when compared to cigars. Cigars are usually associated to power and wealth and it goes without a say that they’re quite expensive indeed. First time smokers are normally shocked when they want to purchase cigars because of the price tag. Even though most other countries produce classic cigars, Cuban ... Read More »

Amangiri, ‘peaceful mountain’, is situated on 243 hectares (600 acres) in Canyon Point, Southern Utah, close to the border with Arizona. The resort is tucked into a protected valley with sweeping views over colourful, stratified rock towards the Grand Staircase – Escalante National Monument. The resort is a 25-minute drive from the nearest town of Page, Arizona and a 15-minute ... Read More »