Top 10 Greatest Explosions Ever
Explosions, both natural and man-made, have caused awe and terror for centuries. Here are 10 of the most powerful explosions the world has ever seen, with a surprise honorable mention at the end. Read more
Amazing Multiples The Most Intriguing Tales of Twins, Triplets and Way, Way Beyond
And Baby Makes Seven
The famed McCaughey septuplets are among the most recognized “super-multiples,” but they are far from the first to gain widespread fame. Stories of amazing multiples are likely as old as civilization.
Consider the case of a 15th century Italian woman reputed to have carried 11 children after previously giving birth to nonuplets (9!). Since this happened before the invention of public relations, we have no press releases or YouTube videos to verify the story. Read more
25 Biggest Bank Failures in History
April 22, 2009 by admin
Filed under Misc, Odd and Bizarre
In celebration of this week’s bank stress tests, which promise that no bank will fail, we’ve decided to release a list of 25 banks that did kick the bucket. Here they are, in rough order of failure size:
The Bank of Credit and Commerce International
BCCI, founded in Karachi, Pakistan in 1972, failed in July 1991 because Read more
Crystal cathedral
The largest glass building in the world, the Cathedral was built by the Rev. Robert Schuller. Schuller started out in 1955, as pastor of California’s first “drive-in” church, in Garden Grove.
After significant success on the airwaves, Rev. Schuller opened the Crystal Cathedral in 1980.
And that’s not to mention the cathedral’s pipe organ (with 16,000 pipes, it’s among the five largest pipe organs in the world), the 100-plus voices of the Hour of Power Choir, or the electric fountain/stream that runs down the middle of the central aisle. Read more
26 Chairs Made from Recycled Materials
April 12, 2009 by admin
Filed under Misc, Odd and Bizarre
It is chairs, this time! We take a look at some of the most creatively recycled chairs out there. There is no argument that some of these may not be the most comfortable ones to sit on, but there is also no denying the genius of their designers in thinking of new ways to add function to these objects. Read more
Some of the Best Acoustic Guitarists in the World
Andy Mckee – Drifting
Andy McKee (born in 1979 in Topeka, Kansas, is an American finger style guitarist currently signed to the American record label Candyrat Records. His style of playing and his compositions have earned him a considerable international fan base; in late 2006, a live performance of his flagship song “Drifting” became a Featured Video on YouTube and MySpace, achieving over 21,000,000 views Read more
Top 5 bizarre x-rays
March 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Misc, Odd and Bizarre
The five strangest things swallowed by man, woman and animal
Dog eats Homer Read more
