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The Vatican’s Ten Commandments for Drivers.

The Vatican has issued a set of “Ten Commandments” for drivers:
The Commandments include advising motorists to be charitable to others on the highways, to refrain from drinking and driving, and to pray you make it before you even buckle up.
An unusual document from the Vatican’s office for migrants and itinerant people also warned that automobiles […]

Samantha Larson

Ain’t no mountain high for eighteen-year-old Samantha Larson, reached the peak of Mount Everest on May 16th and became the youngest person to have ever climbed all the world’s “seven summits”. I believe she’s also the hottest person to reach the summit. Visit her website - samanthalarson.com and her blog - samanthalarson.blogspot.com

Chinese woman had bullet in head for 64 years.

A Chinese grandmother who went to hospital with a headache was found to have had a bullet in her head for 64 years.

Jin Guangying, 77, of Shuyang town, Jiangsu province, went to to Shuyang Leniency Hospital for an x-ray.

“We were surprised to learn there was a bullet inside her head,” her son, Wang Zhengbang, told […]

World’s largest pearl.

“Arco valley pearl” (575 carat and 3.1 inches long) - is the world’s largest natural pearl. This pearl used to belong to the descendants of Chinese Kings, Genghis Khan, and even Marco Polo. Well now, it is being auctioned you can have it if you are willing to spend $8 million.
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Astronomers Find First Habitable Earth-like Planet

The new planet is about 50 percent bigger than Earth and about five times more massive. The new “super-Earth” is called Gliese 581 C, after its star, Gliese 581, a diminutive red dwarf star located 20.5 light-years away that is about one-third as massive as the Sun.Gliese 581 C is the smallest extrasolar planet, or […]

Stamping on the Hitler Rug

Millions would love a chance to wipe their feet on Adolf Hitler and now it looks like they could have the chance with this ‘Hitler rug’
The work is by Israeli artist Boaz Arad who says he is hoping to show how the Holocaust has scarred Israel, but also been misused by it.
He says the rug […]

One Last Class Project

Pupils Build Coffin for Dying Teacher
A Dutch primary school teacher has a strange and poignant final project for her class:
Eri van den Biggelaar, 40, has just a few weeks to live after being diagnosed last year with an aggressive form of cervical cancer.
She asked the woodwork […]