ShareGreat Sphinx of Giza The Sphinx is a statue of a lion with a human head and is one of the world’s oldest and largest statues. It stands in Egypt, on the west bank of the Nile, south of Chephren’s pyramid and was built by ancient Egyptians. This is the largest monolith statue, 73.5 meters [...]
ShareOscar Swahn, oldest Olympic gold medalist Oscar Swahn was a Swedish shooter who took part in three Olympic events winning 7 medals including one silver, two bronze and three gold medals. He won gold medal in running deer shooting team at the age of 64. Oscar was also the oldest participant in summer Olympics of [...]
ShareThe art of tattooing is very old, the oldest tattoos we know of were found on egyptian mummies. So maybe the idea of beautifying or individualizing the body by injecting ink under the skin is as old as mankind. Here are some of the weirdest ones. Contributed by Karin from Austria
SharePatek Philippe Sky Moon Tourbillon ($1.49 million) Patek Philippe Sky was sold worth $1.49 million USD in Hong Kong on April 10, 2008. It is consider as one of the most complicated watch ever produced by any company around the world. Its movement consists of 686 parts, some of which are microscopically small. Petek Philippe [...]
ShareSand Art deals with modelling sand into something artistic like sand sculpture, sand castles etc. It is widely believed that sand art was born in the multi-colored sand mountains of Petra Jordan. Have a look at some of the most beautiful Sand Art
ShareTattooing has history as old as 9500 BCE.According to wikipedia “A tattoo is a marking made by inserting indelible ink into the layers of skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification” Have a look at some of the most weird examples of [...]