Smallest Railway
The Romney, Hythe Dymchurch Railway is a 1 ft 3 in (381 mm) gauge light railway in Kent, England. The 13+1?2 miles (22 km) line runs from the Cinque Port of Hythe via Dymchurch, St. Mary's Bay, New Romney and Romney Sands to Dungeness, close to Dungeness nuclear power station and Dungeness lighthouse. From 1926 to 1978, the RH&DR held the title of the "Smallest public railway in the world" (in terms of track gauge). The title was lost to the 12 1?4 in (311 mm) gauge Reseau Guerledan in France in 1978[2] and regained from 1979, when the Reseau Guerledan closed, until 1982, when the 10 1?4 in (260 mm) gauge Wells and Walsingham Light Railway opened. The railway was featured in an episode of the BBC series The Inspector Lynley Mysteries. More pics after the break...
Top 10 Techies Who Changed The World
Steve Jobs, Apple Maverick entrepreneur and co-founder of Apple, Steve Jobs is the current grandmaster of technology. Business savvy and a risk taker, Jobs is the visionary who redefined technology with world changing products like the Personal Computer, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Read more after the break.........
New Seven Wonders of the World
1. Chichen Itza (Yucatan, Mexico)
New Seven Wonders of the World is a contemporary attempt to create an alternative to the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World list. The worldwide popularity poll was organized by the private, non-profit Swiss-based New Open World Corporation (NOWC). It claims more than 100 million votes were cast through the Internet or by telephone. The New 7 Wonders of the World have been announced during the Official Declaration ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal on Saturday, July 7, 2007 - 07.07.07. Read more after the break....
Mallakhambh - Extreme Sport
Modern pole-dancing may be attractive to look-at, but in terms of difficulty, it?s nothing to the old Indian sport of Mallakhamb. Mallakhamb originated in Maharastra, India, during the 12th century, as a form of training for wrestlers. The word ?Malla? means wrestler, while ?khamb? translates as pole. This old art had almost been lost throughout the centuries, but it?s become increasingly popular, in recent years, mainly due to the efforts of coaches like Uday Deshpande. Read more after the break.....
3D Screw Portraits by Andrew Myers
California-based sculpture Andrew Myers is probably one of the artists most patients who live in three-dimensional portraits of his subjects. To create unique portraits, about four feet high, Andrew first spent weeks drilling holes in a piece of wood. It has slowly screws, making sure everyone is in a good position before painting each screw head in his hand. More pics after the break.............
Mustache and Beard
Mustache and Beard Championship - 2011 Trondheim, Norway. 163 people from 15 different countries gathered in the city of Trondheim in Norway to take part in the Championship mustache and beard-2011. Mustaches and beards are evaluated in six categories: groomed beard, the British beard and mustache in the style of Dali's mustache in a Hungarian-style mustache in the imperial style, beard and mustache in the freestyle. more pics after the break....
Rachel Bilson
Meet the beautiful and gorgeous American actress Rachel Sarah Bilson here in this pictures, more pics after the break.....
Nauheed Cyrusi
The beautiful and gorgeous model and actress Nauheed Cyrusi here in this pictures, more pics after the break....
Sextuplet Sisters
Happy family: Janet and Graham Walton's daughters (from left) Hannah, Ruth, Luci, Kate, Jennie and Sarah
As the world’s only all-female sextuplets, they share the closest possible bond and have faced all of life’s little hurdles together. For many years the Walton sisters – first-born Hannah, who was followed by Luci, Ruth, Sarah, Kate and Jennie – celebrated their similarities and would pose together for photos in the same school uniforms. But now, after spending much of the past decade out of the limelight to live more privately, the 27-year-olds are all keen to stress their individuality. Read More after the break....
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
The Beautiful Rosie Alice Huntington-Whiteley is an English model and actress, she looking beautiful here in this photoshoot pictures, more pics after the break....
Padmapriya
The beautiful actress Padmapriya here in this pictures looking gorgeous, more pics after the break.....
Suzanna Mukherjee
Here is the beautiful and Gorgeous MTV Roadies Girl Suzanna Mukherjee, more pics after the break....
10 Most Amazing Temples in the World
Tiger's Nest Monastery, perched precariously on the edge of a 3,000-feet-high cliff in Paro Valley, is one of the holiest places in Bhutan.
Read more after the break....
Tribute to Swami Vivekananda
A spiritual genius of commanding intellect and power, Vivekananda crammed immense labor and achievement into his short life,12 January 1863 - 4 July 1902. Born in the Datta family of Calcutta, the youthful Vivekananda embraced the agnostic philosophies of the Western mind along with the worship of science. At the same time, vehement in his desire to know the truth about God, he questioned people of holy reputation, asking them if they had seen God. Read More after the break......
Unique Houses Around the World
Rondavel
This pretty amazing house is called a rondavel, a traditional African-style house. They are usually round in shape and traditionally made with materials
that can be locally obtained in raw form.
The rondavel's walls are often constructed from stones.
The mortar may consist of sand, soil,
or some combinations of these mixed with dung.
The floor is finished with a processed dung mixture to make it smooth.
The roof braces of a rondavel are made out of tree limbs,
which have been harvested and cut to length.
The roof itself is made out of thatch that is sewn
to the wooden braces with rope made out of grass.
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Vidya Balan
Actress Vidya Balan looking so gorgeous here in this photoshoot for FHM magazine, more pics after the break...
Anamorphosis Art
Anamorphosis is a distorted projection or perspective requiring the viewer to use special devices or occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image. "Ana - morphosis" comes from the Greek words meaning "formed again." read more after the break...
Top 10 Beautiful Female Athletes
Jenn Brown, Softball
Here is the list of world’s top ten most beautiful women athletes. read more after the break...
Shortest Boy in the World From Philippines
Junrey Balawing of Sindangan in the Southern Philippines is 23.6 inches (60cm) tall as he reached his 18th birthday was certified as the World's shortest man last Sunday by the Guinness World Records. Previous record holder was Khagendra Thapa Magar of Nepal which made Balawing three inches smaller. read more after the break......
Hollywood Celebrities in the Renaissance
Today we want to blow your mind with the following experiment. Let’s imagine that now is the Renaissance. How would look celebrities in the Renaissance? Artists from creative website worth1000.com have tried “to catch the moment” and show us famous paintings but with modern celebrities in the main roles. All these new characters are without celebrity plastic surgeryand some of them look very natural in their new roles. Check them out after the break.....
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