Growing up in Pennsylvania, Kat Dennings was the youngest of five children. Being homeschooled for most of her childhood she was able to graduate at 14 years old. Wanting to be an actress her family moved to Los Angeles to support her dream. Now a popular star in Hollywood, Kat is known for her wild sense of humor, curvaceous body ... Read More »
If you ever find yourself in a Brewster’s Millions situation and have to burn through a fortune in a hurry, then all you need are this article, a few plane tickets and an empty stomach. (It never hurts to plan for the unexpected.) So just in case, here are 15 meals that can help you wipe out your bank account ... Read More »
Das erste Buch wurde 1955 von der Guinness-Brauerei in Auftrag gegeben und in Irland veröffentlicht. Die ersten Ausgaben schrieben die Zwillinge Ross und Norris McWhirter.Die Idee zu diesem Buch kam dem Geschäftsführer der Brauerei, Sir Hugh Beaver. Seit einem Fehlschuss bei der Jagd auf einen Goldregenpfeifer trachtete er nach Rehabilitation, weswegen er Nachforschungen über den schnellsten Vogel der Welt betrieb. ... Read More »
Rafflesia arnoldii is a member of the genus Rafflesia. It is noted for producing the largest individual flower on earth. It has a very strong and horrible odor of decaying flesh, earning it the nickname “corpse flower”. It is endemic to the rainforests of Borneo and Sumatra. Although there are some plants with larger flowering organs like the titan arum ... Read More »
10. Eddie Murphy The actor reportedly purchased the luxurious island at a cool $15 million (Private Islands Magazine). Murphy’s new island is 15 acres and is nearby Nassau. Although it is unclear whether Murphy plans to turn the island into a resort, the island is reportedly the perfect place for a profitable business. Read More »
A water tower is an elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water supply system for the distribution of potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection. In some places, the term standpipe is used interchangeably to refer to a water tower, especially one with tall and narrow proportions.Water towers often ... Read More »
Ellen Jewett, a sculptor in Canada, creates intricately detailed and handmade clay sculptures of animals that look like they’ve sprung to life and popped right out of our wildest dreams.Ellen says her inspiration comes “from animal physiology and a love of the fantastic, grotesque and absurd. Each sculpture is handmade and painted with no more tools than fingers and a ... Read More »
The Leshan Giant Buddha is a 71-metre (233 ft) tall stone statue, built during the Tang Dynasty. It is carved out of a cliff face that lies at the confluence of the Minjiang, Dadu and Qingyi rivers in the southern part of Sichuan province in China, near the city of Leshan. The stone sculpture faces Mount Emei, with the rivers ... Read More »
In Guatemala culture, afterlife is highly celebrated, and this cultural aspect is readily visible in their cemeteries. Scattered throughout the countryside of Guatemala are cemeteries that feature tombstones painted as colorfully as possible. Friends and family members paint them using the favorite color of the departed as a way of honoring and remembering the dead. Some of these cemeteries, especially ... Read More »
Bubblegum Alley is a tourist attraction in downtown San Luis Obispo, California, known for its accumulation of used bubble gum on the walls of an alley. It is a 15-foot (4.6 m) high and 70-foot (21 m) long alley lined with chewed gum left by passers-by. It covers a stretch of 20 meters in the 700 block of Higuera Street ... Read More »
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