
The hot air balloon is the oldest successful human-carrying flight technology. On November 21, 1783, in Paris, France, the first manned flight was made by Jean-François Pilâtre de Rozier and François Laurent d’Arlandes in a hot air balloon created by the Montgolfier brothers. Festivals and competitions have spawned a wide array of contraptions from inventive [...]
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1 – The rancher’s Sheepdog In the 1870s, a sheep rancher in New Mexico died alone in his remote home. Two years later, his death was discovered by visitors. Yet his flock of sheep were doing just fine, and had actually increased in number! The rancher’s dog had taken responsibility for the sheep, and had [...]
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Guido Daniele’s amazing Hand Painting Art. Guido Daniele was born in Soverato (CZ – Italy) and now lives and works in Milan. Since 1964 until 1968 he attended Brera artistic High School and he graduated from Brera School of Arts (major in sculpturing) in 1972. In 1972 he started working as hyper-realistic illustrator, in co-operation [...]
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Since everyone watching the film “Click” inevitably starts fantasizing about a part of their own lives they’d love to relive (or skip past), we’ll take this opportunity to rewind to our 13 favorite movie gadgets. 1 – Lightsabers – Star Wars An elegant weapon, for a more civilized age.” Whether your particular brand comes in [...]
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Believe it or not, the following announcements actually appeared in various church billboards. “Walmart is not the only saving place” “There are some questions that can t be Answered by google” A church billboard in New Zealand. “Come to church! Resistance is futile” Looks like a Star Trek church “Staying in Bed Shouting: Oh God! [...]
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Animal Migration, seasonal or periodic movement of animals in response to changes in climate or food availability, or to ensure reproduction. Migration most commonly involves movement from one area to another and then back again. This round-trip, or return migration, may be of a seasonal nature, as in the spring and autumn migrations of many [...]
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These are just some of the few exotic hybrids that exist on earth, although they’ve existed forever, surprisingly very few people know about them! . Zebroid [zebra + other equid] A zebroid is a cross between a zebra and any other equid: essentially, a zebra hybrid. They are also known as zebra mules and zebrules.They [...]
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1 – The Spanish Flu is the most well-known pandemic of the flu It took out anywhere from 40 to 100 million people from 1918 to 1920. It was so severe that it registered a Level 5 on the Pandemic Severity Scale, which is the highest level that exists. The mortality rate was incredibly [...]
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The tradition of using small candles to light up the Christmas tree dates back to at least the middle of the XVIIth century. However, it took two centuries for the tradition to become widely established first in Germany and soon spreading to Eastern Europe. Candles for the tree were glued with melted wax to a [...]
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Conference bike. This is a triycle pedaled by 7 riders sitting in a circle. One person steers, while everyone is free to pedal or not as the bike moves effortlessly along. Why is it cool? Check out this heartwarming video of it in action. Source SideWay Bike. Which side of the criminally insane/pure genius dividing [...]
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