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If you happened to be near the Thames River in Southern England, from July 19th to the 23rd, you may have witnessed a rather unusual event - Swan Upping, an annual census of swans commissioned by the order of her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II....

Earlier last month, Khroma, a baby Mammoth took its first airplane trip all the way from its frozen home in Siberia where it had lain for over 50,000 years to spend the summer on display in South East France's, ....

The countdown to one of the most world's most anticipated theme parks has begun - In 98 days on October 28th, 2010, Abu Dhabi's Yas Island will be home to the world's first Ferrari theme park and, just like the car, it promises to be fast and furious!...

Hey, you know the joke - What's Black and White and Read all over? A newspaper! Except in this case the correct answer to that joke is a bald sunburnt penguin named Ralph, who lives at Marwell Wildlife in Hampshire, England...

Madhuri, an Asian Elephant that resides in India's has figured out a new way to keep herself entertained - Getting hold of live lizards and tossing them around like toys - for days on end!...

Spain's victory against the Netherlands for the coveted FIFA championship can only be attributed to its talented team! Would the outcome have been different had Holland managed to convince one of these talented martial arts students to join them? We can only wonder!...

What do you do when a little baby bird is born with curled toes - buy it a pair of bright green slippers of course! At least that's what happened at Paradise Park, a wildlife sanctuary for endangered birds in Cornwall....

Wiltshire resident David Crisp was doing what he loved best - Walking around the English countryside with his metal detector looking for treasure - What he found has not only made him world famous, but also, quite wealthy!...

Following an unsuccessful attempt to become the first man to fly from Morocco to Spain last year, Swiss Adventurer Yves Rossy, better known as, Jet-Man or Fusionman is back - stronger and more determined than before....

Like most young boys, 13-year old Hibiki Kono always dreamt about scaling walls like his favorite Superhero, Spiderman - So, when the opportunity arose, he decided to invent his own wall climbing machine....

How many times have you foraged the bottom of the ice cream machine in hope that someone has forgotten to pick up change or hit at it hard, praying that an ice-cream will plop out? Now, with 'Share Happy', you will need to do none of that - Simply smile and the machine will be happy to dispense you a sweet treat of your choice!...

A decade from now, only the most ardent soccer fans will be able to recall who won the 2010 World Cup - However, everybody will remember the annoying bee-like drone of the Vuvuzela, a sound that has become the source of extreme irritation among fans and players alike....

Earlier this week, the world's largest coin went up for sale at an auction in Vienna, Austria and was almost immediately picked up ORO, a Madrid-based gold trading company, who paid $4MM USD, or a little more than four times its face value of $1MM Canadian Dollars ($960,000 USD)....

Poor little Snowy was very sick - The normally energetic dog was unable eat or drink and was extremely lethargic. When he started throwing up, his concerned owners, Samantha and Mick Reed, decided to take the one-year old Highland Terrier to the veterinarian....

Google 'Stinging Nettle' and this is what comes up - Nettles are covered with tiny nearly invisible stinging hairs that produce an intense, stinging pain, following redness and skin irritation'. So why would anyone chow them down? To win the coveted 'King of Stingers' title of course!...

29-Year old Wouter van den Bosch is not just famous in his home country of Netherlands, but all over the world - thanks to his rather unusual three wheeler - one that would pass for a tricycle, except for the fact that the front wheel that is not just large but ginormous - Not surprising given that it is meant for a tractor....

Earlier this year, Dubai, stunned the world with the Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. Now Abu Dhabi, the capital and second largest city in the United Arab Emirates, has unveiled another architectural miracle - One that leans an astounding 18 degrees or more than four times the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa....

Paleontologists recently unveiled what they believe is the world's oldest closed-toe shoe. The specimen is so perfectly preserved, that it was initially believed to be only 600-700 years old. However, a Radiocarbon dating test revealed that the shoe is at least 5,500 years old, dating all the way back to 3,500 B.C. or what is thought to be the start of civilization....

Each year around this time, the hospital in Palmerston, Darwin in Australia's Northern Territory is inundated with patients that appear to be totally drunk and disoriented. They however, are not the city's human residents, but the beautiful red-collared Lorikeets, native to the region....

The town of Coober Pedy boasts a population of about 3,000 people from 40 nationalities - and while you may see some of them strolling around on any given day, it will be hard to spot where they reside - That's because most of them live under the ground!...

It's dangerous, it's crazy and this year it was even illegal - But that did not stop cheese rolling enthusiasts from running or rather tumbling down the 200-yard incline of Cooper's Hill in Gloucestershire, in pursuit of a 7lbs wheel of Double Gloucester cheese....

For those of you have seen Pixar's Up, you may recall 78-year old Carl and eight-year old Russell, who flew off in a house lifted by helium balloons. Now, an American man has accomplished a similiar journey - However instead of flying thousands of miles inside a house, he sat in an office chair and 'flew' 22 miles, across the English Channel....

He huffed and he puffed but could not blow the straw house in - That would have been the ending to the story had the little pig used the technology developed by Bristol-based, Modcell. Their straw house can withstand not only a mighty wolf, but also, 120mph hurricane winds....

In 2009, German car manufacturer Volkswagen launched 'The Fun Theory', campaign to see if people would change their habits if performing a mundane task was made fun. After coming up with great ideas like the Piano Stairs, Bottle Bank Arcade and the Deep Trash Can, they challenged the public to do the same....