ShareEarth’s crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; And only he who sees takes off his shoes; The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. Let me take you to a heavenly tour of God’s most phenomenal creations on earth… some of the most exquisitely weird beaches of the world… Black Sand [...]
ShareParis, France Once just a village that settled on the “Ile de la Cite” (City Island) on the confluence of the Seine’s two branches, Paris has vastly expanded over the centuries, taking the surrounding villages under its wing and making them its own. Nowadays the City of Light—a name Paris earned during the age of [...]
ShareSeizing control of a moving vehicle by use of force, especially in order to reach an alternate destination is what hijacking is about, especially in the case of airplanes. Hijackings for hostages or securities have generally kept a pattern of dialogues between the hijackers and the powers that be. Those dialogues normally result in some [...]
Share Corruption develops when there is financial instability, poverty, unemployment, social unrest, economic failure and unequal distribution of wealth nepotism and bribery go unnoticed. It is really shocking to know that 1/3 of countries are corrupt. Corruption is going to be an incurable problem and it is one of the most eminent hurdles in achieving [...]
Share Kidnap and Marry Latwoka , a tribe in Sudan has a very weird marriage tradition.If a guy wants to marry a girl,he kidnaps her. After kidnapping elderly people of his family go to girl’s father and ask for her hand. If girl’s father agrees he beats the guy as a symbol of acceptance and [...]
ShareBlue Whale in Antartica It has been estimated that during the feeding season in Antarctica, a full grown blue whale eats about 4 million krill per day (krill are small shrimp-like creatures), that’s 3600 kg or 4 tons – every day for 6 months. Having laid down a layer of fat from this feeding activity [...]
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ShareWyoming (137.16 m) World’s largest wooden made ship was built in 1909 by a firm called Percy & Small. The ship was 137.16 m long and its weight was estimated 4,000 tones. The Wyoming was equipped with a Hyde anchor windlass and a donkey steam engine. One of the investors was the governor of Wyoming [...]
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 [...]