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Trees Cocooned in Spiders Webs
This is scary – the first image doesn’t even look real! It looks like something out of an illustrated book...
An unexpected side-effect of the flooding in parts of Pakistan has been that millions of spiders climbed up into the trees to escape the rising flood waters. Because of the scale of the flooding and the fact that the water has taken so long to recede, many trees have become cocooned in spiders webs ...
Leopard vs Crocodile Attack
The astonishing spectacle of a leopard savaging a crocodile has been captured for the first time on camera.
A series of incredible pictures taken at a South African game reserve document the first known time that a leopard has taken on and defeated one of the fearsome reptiles.
The photographs were taken by Hal Brindley, an American wildlife photographer, who was supposed to be taking pictures of hippos ...
Jessica the happy hippo
Jessica, she brakes all the rules... She is the happy hippo in South Africa. Found at one year of age, she was looked after and raised on a farm with wild hippos near by and she is as happy as can be!
ARNO CARSTENS a voice on climate change
Geneva/Cape Town…. SOUTH AFRICAN rock legend Arno Carstens is linking Africa's school children with his mates worldwide to give the next generation a voice on climate change. The singer songwriter is backing the Consider Us Campaign that will link school children globally to deliver - - "the real message" - - -on climate change to world leaders. Arno penned the song, Emergency, ear ...
SA REUNION London
I’ve always had massive respect for promoters who take a risk with their events. On a Saturday night, 25 July, I experienced firsthand the results of a promoter who took a risk and pulled off a night that blew me and everyone else away! After returning from the opening parties in Ibiza, it takes a lot to impress ex-Ibizan guests, yet this event was an impressive combination of international artists, live vo ...
MINI COOPER S CLUBMAN a Surfers Dream
A Surfer’s dreamMINI takes a unique approach to outdoor living She loves the ocean, is great at entertaining guests and likes to hang out in style. You already know this "silver bullet" trailer from supporting roles in Hollywood films and as a favoured mode of transport for nomadic hipsters. So who is the chauffeur of this new trendy Airstream, you ask? Why, a brand new MINI Cooper S Clubman, of course!Yes ...
WHERE DO NUMBERS Come From?
WHERE DOES NUMBERS Come From?
How We Became A Calculating World
Without the zero, and without the system of Hindu-Arabic numbers that we take for granted, modern business and modern science – and the broad prosperity that we enjoy today would be impossible. Try to imagine using Roman numerals to balance your checkbook – it's unthinkable, and among other failings, Roman numerals have no zeros. Numbers are ...
The Cage of Death, Australia
A NEW theme park hopes to lure tourists into a “Cage of Death” for a close encounter with a 5.5m crocodile. Just 4cm of acrylic will separate brave punters from the jaws of Choppa - a feisty saltwater croc.
ASIAN SPACE RACE The Next Step
The next step in the Asian space race
Getting back into space has been a common desire for many countries. While America, Japan, China and Russia are well accustomed to this idea and its implementation, several new countries are surprisingly keen to have a go. Surprisingly, India is due to send an unmanned spacecraft to the moon, cementing their place in history as contenders in the Asian space race. Chand ...
118 118 SOUTH AFRICAN Version
Everyone who lives in the UK knows how useful the six numbers 118 118 can be. You can phone in to get a number for any establishment, whether it be a nightclub, pub, shop or business. You can also ask 118 118 any question you desire, and within a few minutes you receive a wholesome reply. South Africa is the next in line for such a service, specifically called “Ask a guru”, which allows you to have any ques ...
ROAD RAGE is Bad
Road rage statistics in South Africa are a scary thing. In a survey, up to 70% of all South African motorists reported having suffered abuse from other drivers, in the form of aggressive behaviour, verbal insults and 11% of drivers having to deal with aggressors actually getting out of their vehicle in a fit of road rage. In 2005 SA earned the unfortunate title of the worst road rage record in the world, in ...
GELOTOLOGY What is it?
Just what is Gelotology?
Gelotology is most likely a word you’re unfamiliar with. It’s the study of something most people experience in one form or another each and every single day. Something that has the power to make us cry, the power to make us happy, even the power to make our muscles ache. People sometimes use narcotics to feel it. Some people are born to make others feel it. And it happens in the mo ...
TOP TWENTY Strange Ways to Die
Strange ways to die... Top twenty countdown of strange ways to die.
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Alex Mijtus was killed by his wife, who had had enough of his strange sexual practices, ruptured several of Alex’s organs internal organs and caused severe bleeding using a 20-inch sex toy.
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Debby Mills-Newbroughton was killed as she crossed the road. She was to turn 100 the next day but on the way to her own birthday party she ...
THE RISE AND FALL of the HUMMER
The rise and fall of the Hummer
In a world becoming increasingly aware of its carbon footprint, the popular Hummer once sold itself as a gratuitous symbol of excess, the 4x4 to end all 4x4s, a petrol guzzler that indicated its owner had the money to forgo rising fuel costs. Famously driven by celebrities, movie stars and even California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Hummer is still experiencing a dow ...
FLYING CARP Facts
According to Wikipedia, the silver carp is a freshwater species that originated from north and northeast Asia.
Generally cultivated as a source of food in China, the silver carp was ‘introduced to America in the 1970s to control algae growth in aquaculture and municipal wastewater treatment facilities.’ They escaped captivity and as a highly invasive species spread into the Mississippi, Illinois, Ohio and ...
SURVIVING a Shark Attack
How to prevent shark attacks - a parody of a worst case scenario!
Don't swim in the ocean
99% of all shark attacks take place in exceptionally large bodies of water, also known as oceans. The way to determine if you are currently in an ocean is to taste the water, which should be salty. (Exception: the Dead Sea.)
Listen for the music
In the event that you are foolish enough to recreate in an ocean, li ...
