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Cast Your Vote for New ‘Seven Wonders of the World’

November 19th, 2006 at 10:13 pm » Comments (0)

A global competition to name the new seven wonders of the world is attracting widespread interest, with more than 20 million people voting so far, organizers say.



Exercising Children By Using Computer Games

November 19th, 2006 at 9:51 am » Comments (0)

Step2Play is a new option for reducing the growing number of overweight children in America.



WOVEL - The Wheeled Snow Shovel

November 19th, 2006 at 9:21 am » Comments (0)

The Wovel is a wheeled snow shovel and it’s much safer and reduces exertion by as much as 80% compared to traditional shoveling.



China Finally Admits to Using Organs from Executed Prisoners

November 19th, 2006 at 9:13 am » Comments (0)

After years of denial, China has acknowledged that many of the human organs used in transplants here are taken from executed prisoners and that many of the recipients are foreigners who pay hefty sums to avoid a long wait.



World’s Largest Digging Machine

November 19th, 2006 at 6:10 am » Comments (0)

This is one amazing piece of equipment.  Built in 1978 by German steel company Krupp, this giant trencher "Bagger 288" was designed for open mining trenching. (w/pics)



Introducing the Booze Fridge

November 19th, 2006 at 5:42 am » Comments (0)

Designed to get the atmosphere at dinner parties warmed up in a jiffy, the ice cool Home Bar Side-by-Side refrigerator also chucks out ice and filtered water from its door-mounted dispenser.



Thousands of Smoking Videos Appearing on YouTube

November 19th, 2006 at 5:24 am » Comments (0)

Thousands of videos of sexy, smoking teens are appearing on the internet phenomenon YouTube, possibly being posted by tobacco manufacturers to recruit the next generation of smokers.



Foam Parties All the Rage Around the World

November 19th, 2006 at 5:01 am » Comments (0)

Foam parties are a social event in which participants are lathered up with soap suds, usually dispensed from a special machine or soap cannon. (w/pics)



Study: Smoking Cost China $32.5 Last Year

November 19th, 2006 at 4:41 am » Comments (0)

China incurred a loss of 250 billion yuan (US$32.5 billion) from smoking last year, said a report issued by the China Center for Economic Research with the Beijing University.



The Fine Art of Dice Stacking

November 19th, 2006 at 4:03 am » Comments (0)

Some people view Dice Stacking as magic. Others see it as more of a juggling skill. Dice stacking is the art of scooping up dice in a dice cup and setting the cup down to build a vertical column of dice. Most people’s initial reaction, when first seeing the dice stacked, is astonishment.  Check out […]