Scary Storm
21 01 2012 Comments : No Comments »
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Costa Concordia Cruise Ship
19 01 2012On Friday 13 January 2012, at around 21:00 Italian Time, the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground on rocks off Isola del Giglio, resulting in the deaths of at least five of the 4,229 people on board. Rescue operation is still in progress. An Italian broker and industry experts believe the ship is a constructive total loss, with damages to be as high or higher than $500 million.
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Scary Halloween Carving Pumpkins
24 10 2011 Comments : No Comments »
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Top 10 Most Deadly Animals
22 08 20111. The mosquito is responsible for the deaths of more than two million people each year. There are more than 3500 different species of mosquitoes, but it is believed the insect carries and transmits diseases to 700 million people annually in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
2. The Asian cobra will leave you paralysed with fear…literally. The snake’s venom contains a powerful post-synaptic neurotoxic and when bitten, it acts on the nerves and paralyses muscles. The mortality of the cobra bite is about 3 at 100,000 population.
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Red Bull Cliff Diving
17 06 2011Here are some pictures from previous years of Red Bull Cliff Diving competition. If you want to participate in this year’s competition, don’t forget to submit your application before October 31st, 2011.
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Strange Earth Creatures
17 05 2011They look like aliens, but they live on Earth with us.
Malaysian orchid praying mantis
South American dead leaf mantis
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Unusual Mountain Huts
26 04 2011At a height of 4,003 meters on a rocky ridge of the Matterhorn, Switzerland’s iconic, triangular peak, is the Solvay hut, managed by the Swiss Alpine Club.
Since 1983, the Rifugio Nuvolau has been a refuge for exhausted trekkers in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains.
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Rock Climbers Good Night Sleep
13 04 2011 Comments : 1 Comment »
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Naica Mine, Chihuahua Mexic
23 12 2010The Naica Mine of the Mexican state of Chihuahua is a working mine that is known for its extraordinary selenite crystals. The Cave of Crystals (Cueva de los Cristales) is a chamber approximately 1,000 feet (300 m) down in the limestone host rock of the mine. The chamber contains giant selenite crystals, some of the largest natural crystals ever found.
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