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Biggest Crocodile In The World Captured In Philippines

World's largest crocodile has been caught in Philippines

The Dog With The Longest Ears On The Planet.   Guinness World Records 2012. Woman with the longest tongue.   The crocodile weighs one ton and is believed responsible for eating at least one fisherman, but this monster has finally been caught by 100 men in Philippines. Measuring 21 ft (about 6.5 m), the monster is the largest crocodile captured alive in recent years. World's largest crocodile…

Chanel Taper has the longest tongue. Guinness World Records 2012.

Chanel Taper in the 2012 edition of Guinness Book of World Records for the longest tongue , measuring 4 inches (about 10.16 cm)

The Dog With The Longest Ears On The Planet.   One Ton Crocodile Captured In Philippines. Largest Crocodile In The World.   A woman with a four-inch tongue and another one with 10-foot fingernails are among entries in the 2012 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records. Aevin Dugas, 36, from New Orleans, US, is also gets an entry for having grown the world’s largest natural afro. She is…

Medusa: the world‘s largest snake of 300 lbs (135 kg) and 25 ft (7.5 m).

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, 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…

2012 President Obama State of the Union

Barack Obama's State of the Union address 2012

…n intelligence agencies have a bleaker view than the more positive statements from the Pentagon. In a classified assessment delivered to the White House last month, the Central Intelligence Agency and 15 other American intelligence agencies concluded that the war was at a stalemate and that military progress had been undermined by Afghan corruption, a weak central government and fighters infiltrat…

UK: Paul Mason, former world‘s fattest man asks for NHS operation to remove folds of skin

Paul Mason, who weighed 70 st - or half a ton - at his heaviest, used to consume 20,000 calories a day, 10 times the normal for the average man

…k, to be able to get back into society. It is stopping me living a reasonable life.” Paul Mason, who weighed 70 st – or half a ton – at his heaviest, used to consume 20,000 calories a day, 10 times the normal for the average man. He said his binge eating was spurred by heartbreak in his twenties at the time of his father’s death and deterioration of his mother’s health. He…

Rugby World Cup 2011: Officially Opened

Rugby World Cup 2011 - haka

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…

Mark Moffett spent two days tracking down world‘s heaviest insect, giant weta

Giant weta, genus Deinacrida of the family Anostostomatidae, is the world's biggest insect in terms of weight

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…

Danica May Camacho from Philippines recognized as the world‘s 7billionth baby.

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

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…

World population will reach 7 billion in the next days.

Evolution of the world's population

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…

World Youth Day 2011: storm cut short Pope’s speech.

A thunderstorm has forced Pope Benedict XVI to cut short his yesterday speech during a prayer vigil at the Catholic Church of World Youth Day 2011 festival in Madrid. (

…n, 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 World Youth Day speech….

Pauline Potter, world‘s fattest woman, is back with her ex-husband who missed their sex life

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

…217;t walk, dress herself or even go to the toilet on her own – but I’m desperate to be her lover and caretaker again,” Alex Potter said. “I miss our sex life. Pauline could be 1000 lb and we’d still have sex every single day because it’s that good. “Within the first day of being back together, we had sex six times in 24 hours. “Even though one of Pa…

Jim Yong Kim is the new president of the World Bank

US nominee Jim Yong Kim has been chosen as the new president of the World Bank

…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…

Doomsday 2012: Life after the end of the world

Despite all the predictions of Mayan apocalypse, the world will probably not end by December 22

…mans have often been gripped by certainty that the world was about to end. The Romans panicked at predictions their city would be destroyed in 634 BC. Millennial fears gripped Europe ahead of the year 1000 AD. During the English Civil War, groups like the Fifth Monarchists believed the end was nigh. More recent apocalypses have panned out in much the same way. Followers of Nostradamus braced thems…

Ziona Chana has 39 wives and 94 children. The world‘s biggest family.

Ziona Chana, a man from India, has the largest family in the world, 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren

Ziona Chana, a man from India, has the largest family in the world. Ziona Chana, 67, has 39 wives, 94 children, 14 daughters-in-law and 33 grandchildren living under the same roof, in a house of 100 rooms. Their home is a four-storey house set in the village of Baktwang, state Mizoram, India. Even then, some of his wives sleep top-to-tail in communal dormitories. Ziona Chana doesn’t appear phased…

The 8.6 billion euro house. The most expensive residence in the world.

The most expensive house in the world is located at the border of Switzerland and Italy

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…

World‘s most expensive cocktail. Salvatore Calabrese breaks Guiness World Record.

Salvatore Calabrese broke the record for the world's most expensive cocktail

…sive cocktail with his “Salvatore’s Legacy” drink which was made up of ingredients more than 200 years old. Salvatore Calabrese, whose nickname is “The Maestro”, made the costly concoction using 1778 Clos de Griffier Vieux Cognac, 1770 Kummel Liqueur, Dubb Orange Curacao circa 1860 and two dashes of Angostura Bitters circa 1900s. The drink was valued at £5,500 ($8,600), smashing the previous…

Asian markets rise as US Federal Reserve unveils its latest stimulus plan

Asian markets have risen, following gains on Wall Street, after the US Federal Reserve unveiled its latest stimulus plan

Asian markets have risen, following gains on Wall Street, after the US Federal Reserve unveiled its latest stimulus plan. The US central bank said it would buy $40 billion of mortgage debt a month and kept interest rates at below 0.25%. It said it would also continue its programme to reduce long-term borrowing costs for firms and households. Japan’s Nikkei 225 index rose 1.8%, South Korea&#…

Lion King-ing, the latest internet phenomenon, sees pet owners lifting the animals above their head

Lion King-ing, the latest internet phenomenon, sees pet owners around the world lifting their animals above their head

Lion King-ing, the latest internet phenomenon, sees pet owners around the world lifting their animals above their head. The phenomenon, copying a famous scene from the film The Lion King, follows other such memes as planking, owling and Tebowing. The videos take their inspiration from the famous scene in the beginning of The Lion King where the wise mandrill Rafiki presents the young Simba to the…

CIA World Factbook: map of life expectancy across world‘s countries

CIA World Factbook color-coded map reveals the startling difference in life expectancies across 222 of the world's countries

…UK (80.17) and much of Europe. Of the top five longest-living nations the only large country is Japan, with the rest being city states (see box). Life expectancy levels in South America and generally 10 years lower than those in North America. People are likely to live the shortest in sub-Saharan Africa, with no country in that vast region having an average life expectancy of over 60. CIA World

The Dog With The Longest Ears On The Planet.

Harbor, the dog with the biggest ears in the world

…ears in the world, according to Guinness World Records. Guinness World Records has named Harbor the possessor of the longest canine ears on the planet after his ears measurement: the left ear measures 12¼ in (31.11 cm) while the right is longer at 13½ in (34.29 cm). Harbor, the dog with the biggest ears in the world Harbor’s breed was developed to hunt raccoons, with the long ears said to help by…

Jyoti Amge, the world‘s smallest woman, ready to launch her Bollywood movie career

Jyoti Amge, 18, hopes to celebrate being crowned the world's shortest woman by launching a Bollywood movie career

Jyoti Amge, a 2 ft (61.95 cm) teenager, a celebrity in her hometown of Nagpur, India, is now set for Guinness Book Record, when she will be officially declared the world’s smallest woman. Jyoti Amge, 18, hopes to celebrate being crowned the world’s shortest woman by launching a Bollywood movie career. The small teenager took the Guinness World Record from 2ft 3in American Bridgette Jo…

Mayan Apocalypse: Magical sites for the end of the world on 12/21/12/

One spot thought by some to destined to escape the end of the world is the mountain of Bugarach in southern France

…he end of the world is coming, but it is nice to be here in case something unusual happens,” Darko, a 28-year-old designer visiting from Belgrade, told AFP. In China, police have arrested almost 1,000 members of a Christian group which has predicted that Friday will usher in three days of darkness. The group, called Almighty God, apparently urged its members to overthrow communism. State med…

World Smile Day 2012

Harvey Ball smiley face for World Smile Day

As is well known by now throughout the world, Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from Worcester, Massachusetts, created the smiley face in 1963. That image went on to become the most recognizable symbol of good will and good cheer on the planet. As the years passed Harvey Ball became concerned about the over-commercialization of his symbol, and how its original meaning and intent had become lost in…

The Prodigy at Sziget Festival 2011. Festival latest news.

The Prodigy delivered a high-octane performance as they kicked off the last weekend line-up at the 2011 Sziget Festival in Budapest

…antly paid tribute to the Hungarian crowd, who responded by dancing along to songs included Dance Wiv Me, Holiday and the worldwide smash, Bonkers. Sziget Festival 2011 continued on Saturday, August 13 with the performances of Kaiser Chiefs and 30 Seconds To Mars, who have replaced the late Amy Winehouse at the festival. Sziget Festival is one of ten best major festivals in Europe, which is held…

Bee Prepared: Latest It Vit with bee propolis that’s hooked Gwyneth Paltrow and Emma Forbes

Bee Prepared is an immune support vitamin packed with powerful antioxidants and bee propolis

Actress Gwyneth Paltrow, cyclist Victoria Pendleton and TV presenter Emma Forbes are all fans of Bee Prepared when it comes to staying fighting fit. Bee Prepared, a daily defence vitamin being dubbed the latest “It Vit”, is an immune support vitamin packed with powerful antioxidants and one key nutrient: bee propolis. The tablets – which come in a pack of 30 and taken daily – are desi…

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