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The 60 Feet Long Cake Palace That Costs Rs 10 Lakh!

The annual cake show in Bangalore featured a cake that's 60 feet long and 20 feet wide!

About 25 men put this sugary palace model together in about three months, costing nearly 10 lakh Indian Rupees and was entirely edible!


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In Pics - Millau Bridge : Tallest Vehicular Bridge in the World

The Millau Viaduct is a large cable-stayed road-bridge that spans the valley of the River Tarn near Millau in southern France. Designed by French bridge engineer Michel Virlogeux and Foster and Partners, it is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world, Its slightly taller than the Eiffel Tower and only 38 m shorter than the Empire State Building!


It took 4 years for its construction (2001-2005) and has a length of 2.5 Km and a height of 280 m. The bridge's construction cost was about €394 million, with a toll plaza 6 km north of the viaduct costing an additional €20 million!


Wait, There is something for we Indians to be proud of, The Chenab Bridge in the Reasi District of Jammu and Kashmir, scheduled for completion in December 2009, is gonna be 359 metres high! The highest in the world! The total length of the bridge is 1315 metres and is being constructed at an estimated cost of over Rs 600 crore. TOI has a report on it.

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Video - The Most Amazingly Trained Fish you will See Today

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A Man Who Survived 7 Lightning Strikes

Roy Cleveland Sullivan (February 7, 1912 – September 28, 1983) was a U.S. forest ranger in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.

Sullivan was hit by lightning on seven different occasions and survived all of them. In his lifetime he gained "Human Lightning Rod" as a nickname.

Roy suffered assorted losses during these encounters: toenails, eyebrows, hair, and eventually his nerve. After the fourth incident he started to believe some higher power was trying to kill him, according to a 1989 St. Petersburg Times article; the fifth time came after he tried unsuccessfully to outrun a cloud he thought was following him. Lightning didn't end up killing Roy, though — he took his own life at age 71.

Two of his ranger hats are on display at two Guinness World Exhibit Halls in New York City and South Carolina.

The Seven Lightning Strikes

* 1942: Sullivan was hit for the first time when he was in a fire lookout tower. The lightning bolt struck him in a leg and he lost a nail on his big toe.

* 1969: The second bolt hit him in his truck when he was driving on a mountain road. It knocked him unconscious and burned his eyebrows.

* 1970: The third strike burned his left shoulder while in his front yard.

* 1972: The next hit happened in a ranger station. The strike set his hair on fire. After that, he began to carry a pitcher of water with him. He also started to believe that some higher power was trying to kill him, according to a 1989 St. Petersburg Times article.

* August 7, 1973: A lightning bolt hit Sullivan on the head, blasted him out of his car, and again set his hair on fire.

* June 5, 1974: Sullivan was struck by the sixth bolt in a campground, injuring his ankle. It came after he tried unsuccessfully to outrun a cloud he thought was following him.

* June 25, 1977: The seventh and final lightning bolt hit him when he was fishing. Sullivan was hospitalized for burns in his chest and stomach.

Ignoring Bayesian considerations, the chances of being struck seven times in your life are about 1:1.6 x 1025.

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Awesome Pictures of Mars

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In Pics - Great Wall of China Through the Seasons






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The Biggest Mouth in the World

OMG! Look how big is this fellows mouth.


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The Greatest Driving Road in the World


The Jebel Hafeet Mountain Road in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the greatest driving road in the world. Stretching for 7.3 miles and climbing nearly 4,000 feet, it boasts 60 corners and a surface so smooth that it would flatter a racetrack.

The road is cut into the Jebel Hafeet Mountain , the highest peak in the United Arab Emirates , the oil-rich Persian Gulf state. The mountain spans the border with Oman and lies about 90 minutes' drive southeast of the thriving city of Dubai . It looks down upon a dusty, desert landscape that belies a nation of astonishing wealth.





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This Guy Can Bite His Own Nose !

I've seen people licking their own nose, but a guy who can bite his own nose, never until I saw these pictures.

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This Guy Can Bite His Own Nose !

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When The World's Tallest Man Met The Shortest

Bao Xishun is the tallest man in the world, He stands 2.36 meters (7 feet and 9 inches)! He's also known as Xi Shun or "The Mast". Since January 15, 2005, has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's tallest living man.

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He Pingping is the shortest man in the world, who only measures 73 centimeters (2 feet and 5 inches). He is applying for the Guinness World Record as the world's shortest man.

An interesting fact is that both 'He Pingping' and 'Bao Xishun' are from Inner Mongolia!


When The Shortest Man In The World Met The Tallest - These bloopers are hilarious

Bao Xishun, a herdsman from Chifeng, Inner Mongolia, was recently married in a traditional ceremony to a 28-year-old saleswoman from his hometown. At 5ft 6" Xia Shujian only comes up to his elbow and is half his age.

He claims he was of normal height until he was 16 when he experienced a growth spurt and reached his present height seven years later.
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Mr Pingping was born nearby in Wulanchabu city, Inner Mongolia. His father claims he was only the size of an adult's palm at birth.

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