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Saturday, December 22, 2007
Jennifer Love Hewitt Turns Down Offer From Playboy
Jennifer Love Hewitt has shattered the dreams of many men by reportedly turning down an offer to appear in Playboy.
"There was an offer but she declined," Love Hewitt's representative told Usmagazine.com.
A source reportedly said the terms of the proposal weren't discussed.
Playboy offered the actress a substantial amount for a pictorial after seeing her controversial bikini photos from Hawaii. Link
Friday, December 21, 2007
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Are Whales Related To This Deer-Like Creature?
Is this a long-lost relative of whales, dolphins and porpoises? Professor Hans Thewissen of the Department of Anatomy at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine in Ohio, US thinks so.
The 48 million-year-old deer-like animal, Indonyus, shares certain anatomical features.
The structures of its skull and ear are similar to those of early whales, and like other animals that spend a lot of time in water, it had thickened bones that provided ballast to keep its feet anchored in shallow water.
"We've found the closest extinct relative to whales and it is closer than any living relative
Little Robin Whitebreast
This rare part-albino robin was snapped by wildlife photographer Colin Varndell in an East Dorset garden. [via]
The Man Who Lives With Bears
Despite how deadly grizzly bears are, Charlie Vandergaw has managed to make a bond with some of them and lives them in an apparent harmony.
Charlie built a cabin called Bear Haven, which is 70 miles from the nearest road in the wilds of Alaska’s Yentna River Valley, so that he could be near them.
For the past two decades he has spent six months a year at the cabin, with no communication with the outside world.
There he feeds, cuddles and even rubs noses with the bears. Sometimes he lets the younger ones come inside.
He only returns to his wife Lanette at their home in Anchorage when they go into hibernation.
The bears in the other photos here do look real but the one above looks like a man dressed in a costume.
Queen Reaches Oldest Monarch Mark
The Queen has become the oldest British monarch after she overtook Queen Victoria, her great-great grandmother, at 1700 GMT.
Queen Victoria, who was born on 24 May 1819, lived for 81 years, seven months and 29 days.
The Queen still has a way to go before becoming the longest reigning British monarch. She will claim that record on 9 September 2015, when she would have been on the throne for almost 64 years. Providing she lives that long of course. Link
Related: The Onion News Network: "England Celebrates 5 Decades of Queen Elizabeth Waving" [via]
Top Ten Astronomy Pictures of 2007
10 stunning astronomy photographs taken in the past year. [via]
Video: Man Escapes Getting Crushed By Rally Car
You can't get much luckier than this. That final jump really saved him.
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Stunning Norwegian Sunsets
5 stunning photographs of sunsets in Northern Norway.
Dubai To Build Billion Dollar Jurassic Park
A new $1.1 billion Jurassic theme park called Restless Planet, is being built in Dubai. The park will feature 109 animatronic dinosaurs of over 40 different species in a 500,000 square foot (46,000 square metre) space.
Restless Planet will mix entertainment with educational content. Managing director Mustafa Galadari promises an “Extremely realistic and scary” but also “scientifically accurate environment.” Palaeontologist Jack Horner, best known as the technical advisor on Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Park, and the inspiration for the character of Alan Grant in Michael Crichton’s original book, is also on board advising the designers of the park.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Monday, December 17, 2007
Wooden Wheeled Car
I wonder if you can drive it?
KitKats Of The World
I didn't realise that there were so many different flavours of Kit Kat. Above is a chestnut flavoured Kit Kat from Japan.
God's Eye View Of Biblical Events
Created by Sydney-based 'creative collection' agency, The Glue Society, these four images show the type of view God would have had of four Biblical events - The Crucifixion, Noah's Ark, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden and Moses parting the Red Sea. [via]
Video: The Dark Knight Trailer
A full-length trailer for the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight, and it looks good. head on over to First Showing to view it.
Threadless Sale Extended
If you haven't already bought any t-shirts from the Threadless sale (I've bought 11 so far!), you're in luck because it has been extended to the 19th December. They've also made it easy for you to quickly see what designs are available in your size.
World's Biggest Love Spoon
A 44ft (13.41m) love spoon being carved outside Cardiff Castle is due to be completed in the next few days.
Ed Harrison from Pontsian, Ceredigion, is attempting to break the world record for the largest wooden spoon which currently stands at 25ft 9in (7.86m).
Using a chainsaw, Mr Harrison is carving the spoon out of a felled Red Cedar tree from the Caerphilly area.
It has taken him over a week to finish the spoon which features a heart, cage, dragon and links, all symbolising love. Link
Related: Wikipedia: Love Spoon
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Monster Roast Contains 12 Different Birds
It serves 125, takes eight hours to cook and is stuffed with 12 different birds - Turkey, Goose, Barbary duck, Guinea fowl, Mallard, Poussin, Quail, Partridge, Pigeon squab, Pheasant, Chicken and Aylesbury duck. Created by chef Phillip Corrick, the monster roast contains a whopping 50,000 calories! Link [via]
Man Carves Wife a 6,000 Stair Path in Mountain
A devoted husband carved a set of 6,000 steps in a mountain over a period of 50 years after he and his older wife eloped to a cave in China. Weird News Asia has the story along with photos and a video.
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Cool Rooftop Swimming Pool
This very cool rooftop swimming pool can be found at the Hotel Elan on Main Street, Dallas TX. [via]
Video: Sleepwalker Jumps From Building
A sleepwalker jumps from the first floor of a building.
30 Years of LucasFilm Christmas Cards
Slashfilm has posted images of some Christmas cards sent out by LucasFilm including this years card (above) which features three rows of pop-up Stormtroopers.
Ships vs Big Waves
Dark Roasted Blend has some amazing photos and videos of ships battling large waves including this U.S. Coast Guard ship off the coast of California.
One-Of-A-Kind 1960s Camerawatch
The Kilfitt UKA 659 camerawatch ia a tiny analog camera stuffed into a wristwatch. It's the only one in existence, created as a prototype in the Munich laboratory of famed optician Heinz Kilfitt in the 60's. It has a 1.3mm-10.5mm lens, shutter speed from 1/15 sec to 1/1,000 sec, and it uses a custom film disc. It's up for sale on eBay with a Buy It Now price of almost $60,000. The listing on eBay has more photos of the camerwatch plus images of the film it uses and examples of the photographs it has taken. [via]
Man Paints Self Blue To Win PS3
A man who was obviously desperate to win a Playstation 3 has painted himself blue for a competition run by Gizmodo. Gizmodo has lots of photos of the man running around a track and visiting a Hooters restaurant.
Friday, December 14, 2007
Motorist Dangles From Car Park
Emergency workers rescue a man trapped inside a car hanging seven floors above the ground after it fell off a car park.
