…any surfaces guests are likely to touch. The park is also encouraging them to wash their hands and use hand sanitizer, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The Wild Africa Trek is a pricy tour Disney added 18 months ago to give some guests the opportunity to have a more personalized view of the Animal Kingdom The Wild Africa Trek is a pricy tour Disney added 18 months ago to give some guests the opport…
…et up his own craft company to produce Christmas tree decorations and birthday cards. The heaviest man of all time was American John Minnoch, who weighed 100.2 stone (1402.8 lbs). He died in 1983 aged 42. Paul Mason’s old diet: Breakfast: A packet of bacon, four sausages, four eggs, bread and hash browns. Lunch: Four portions of fish and chips with two kebabs. Dinner: A takeaway such as a curry o…
“It will be the biggest star of the park,” said Mayor Elorde. “The villagers, of course, are very happy that they have been able to turn this dangerous crocodile from a threat into an asset.” But the 37,000 people who live in the region have been told not to rest on their laurels. Many other large crocodiles remain in the rivers and people have been told not to venture into marsh areas alone at n…
, is also gets an entry for having grown the world’s largest natural afro. She is the proud owner of the largest natural afro in the world – her massive head of hair has a circumference of 4ft 4in (1.32m). Craig Lenday, Guinness World Records editor-in-chief said the book celebrates “the weirdest and wackiest” with this edition. Rob Hull from Doncaster, UK, is also in the b…
Medusa, the world’s largest snake weighs more than 300 lbs (135 kg), is 25ft (7.5 meters) long and it takes 15 people to hold her. Medusa, a massive python is set to slither into the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest snake living in captivity. The giant snake, which will be on display at the Edge of Hell haunted house attraction in Kansas City, eats a 40lb animal about o…
ged our economy into a crisis that put millions out of work, saddled us with more debt, and left innocent, hardworking Americans holding the bag. In the six months before I took office, we lost nearly 4 million jobs. And we lost another 4 million before our policies were in full effect. Those are the facts. But so are these: In the last 22 months, businesses have created more than 3 million jobs….
ed 116 Besse Cooper was certified by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest person in January 2011. The following May, Guinness discovered that a Brazilian woman, Maria Gomes Valentin, was 48 days older, but she died the following month. Born in Tennessee, Besse Cooper moved to Georgia during World War I to look for work as a teacher. Her funeral was likely to be held later this week,…
The 2011 Rugby World Cup is the seventh edition of the quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board (IRB) chose New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005. The IRB Council eliminated South Africa in the first of two rounds of voting. Rugby World Cup 2011 was officially…
…be given with drugs to suppress the immune system. British researchers have shown that a tumor-killing virus can sneak around the body by "hitchhiking" on the back of blood cells A study in 10 people at the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research, at the Royal Marsden Hospital, showed that the virus could escape the immune system by hiding in the blood. All the patients…
…ng. A team from Cambridge University then looked to see whether such a mutation could emerge naturally and if so its likelihood. The researchers studied the genetic structure of 3,000 bird viruses and 400 that occur in humans. They found some of these viruses had two of the key changes needed to become airborne. Mathematical modeling suggested it was indeed possible for a virus to develop the thre…
Mark Moffett, a nature-lover has revealed how he spent two days tracking down a giant insect, weta, on a remote New Zealand island – and got it to eat a carrot out of his hand. Mark Moffett, 53, from Colorado, found that giant weta, genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae, is the world’s biggest insect in terms of weight. The insect weighs 71g and is heavier than a sparrow and three…
The original sketches for Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, one of Walt Disney’s earliest characters, have been animated 85 years after they were drawn. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was created in 1927, a year before Mickey Mouse was born, and the rabbit starred in 26 cartoons in the 1920s and 30s. Archivists have used dozens of drawings from Disney’s personal sketchbook to create a new Oswald cart…
…mutating into a form that could be transmissible to humans. But such efforts have been put on hold for four months as governments, scientists and the journals decide what to do. The Geneva meeting of 22 scientists and journal representatives agreed that publishing only parts of the research would not be helpful, because they would not give the full context of a complete paper. It agreed to extend…
…d-mouth vaccines it is difficult to distinguish between immunized livestock and those which have been infected. That proved to be a major hurdle in controlling the foot-and-mouth outbreak in the UK in 2001 because it would have prevented the export of livestock. The synthetic vaccine should allow scientists to show the absence of infection in vaccinated animals. “The foot-and-mouth-disease v…
Danica May Camacho, born in Philippines last night, has been recognized by United Nations as one of the world’s symbolic “seven billionth” babies, presenting her with a special cake. United Nations say Seven Billion Day – October 31 – is the date when the world’s population reaches landmark number. The Philippines, which is ranked 12th as the most populated cou…
United Nations announced that the world’s population will reach 7 billion in the next few days. The 7 billion stage comes just 12 years since the total world population reached 6 billion and the official estimates show the figure will top 8 billion in 2025 and 10 billion before the end of the 21st century. United Nations also said that it is most likely the baby will be born in the Asia-Pac…
day, before the procession, firefighters atop fire trucks had sprayed the crowds with water from hoses, and pilgrims sought shade from umbrellas, trees, tarps and tents in a bid to stave off the near 40 degrees Celsius (about 104 Fahrenheit) heat. Once the rains stopped, about a half hour later, Pope Benedict XVI merely delivered brief greetings in a half-dozen languages, skipping the bulk of his…
Obese Pauline Potter from Sacramento, California, became the heaviest woman in the world, weighing a colossal 700 lb, after she divorced her husband three years ago. For her ex-husband Alex Potter, Pauline became even more irresistible. When Alex Potter, 46, saw his ex-wife had clinched the Guinness World Record for her enormous size, he rushed to move back in with his former partner. Pauline Pot…
…ose who have been cooped up in the cold all winter. Downtown Disney combines shopping, nightlife, and food venues ranging from the family friendly fare of the T-Rex Cafe to the fine dining of Paradiso 37. Walt Disney World may be the most well known attraction in Orlando, but it certainly isn’t the only one. Universal Orlando offers the Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure theme…
…enge for the post, which has traditionally gone to an American, from Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Dr. Jim Yong Kim will succeed Robert Zoellick, serving a five-year term beginning on 1 July, the World Bank said in a statement. Jim Jong Kim is a doctor lauded for his pioneering role in treating HIV/Aids and reducing the impact of tuberculosis in the developing world. US Treasury S…
last Star Wars film was 2005′s Revenge of the Sith, and Disney said it believed there was “substantial pent-up demand”. Disney will pay about half in cash and half in stock, issuing 40 million Disney shares in the transaction. The deal follows Disney’s acquisitions of Pixar studios for $7.4 billion in 2006 and Marvel comics for $4.2 billion in 2009. “Our valuation of…
ese theories as wild hysteria, of course. But the fact is that Mayan scholars have been bickering for years over what the end of the Long Count Calendar actually signifies. The Mayan calendar began in 3,114 BC – believed by Mayans to be when the current “world order” was created – and progresses in 144,000-day cycles (a little more than 394 years) known as baktuns. The 13th (a sacred…
Huntharnghanki, another Ziona Chana’s wife said the entire family gets along well. The family system is reportedly based on “mutual love and respect”. Ziona Chana, whose polygamous religious sect has 4,000 members and whose grandfather also had many wives, says he has not stopped looking for new wives. “To expand my sect, I am willing to go even to the U.S. to marry,” he said. One of Ziona Chana’…
was made as well as consumed in my bar. “In front of a crowd, I needed very steady hands to open the vintage bottles and pour these precious ingredients into my own mixing glass, which I have had for 40 years.” Salvatore Calabrese broke the record for the world’s most expensive cocktail Salvatore Calabrese has more than 30 years’ experience of creating drinks, developing his talent f…
The most expensive house in the world is an 8.6 billion euro (over 12 billion dollars) residence, which has been built at the border of Switzerland and Italy. It said that 200 kg of precious metals were used during construction of the most expensive residence on the planet. The most expensive house in the world is located at the border of Switzerland and Italy The building was designed by…
Jorge Rafael Videla: Argentina’s former military leader dies in prison aged 87General Jorge Rafael Videla, Argentina’s former military leader, has died aged 87 while serving a life sentence for crimes against humanity. Jorge Rafael Videla is…
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Venezuela election final result shows narrower victory for Nicolas MaduroVenezuela's electoral council has amended the final result of the April 14 presidential election for Hugo Chavez’s successor after finishing counting votes cast…
IDMC: Colombia tops internally displaced people list in 2012The annual report by the Norwegian Refugee Council suggests almost 29 million people lived in internal displacement in 2012, with 6.5 million newly displaced just in the past…
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