Some advertising gimmicks

 Van Houten Cacao

That was one of the most sinister advertisings in history happened in 1910 a criminal sentenced to death shouted: “Buy Van Houten Cacao!” from the scaffold. The next day the name of Van Houten appeared in all newspapers and goods met with a ready market.

Countries with no Army

Nauru Republic

It is a coral island with population of 14,000. In 1968 it became independent.

Biggest holes on earth

 Monticello Dam

This dam is situated in California, USA.
Diameter: 22 m
Depth: 21 m

Kennecott Bingham Canyon Mine

Facts about human body

Fat to produce 7 pieces of soap

Didn’t you know that soap is produced of fat? Well, you know now.

 Carbon to produce 900 pencils

Most scariest places

 Museum of tortures

Museum of tortures is situated in Hague. It is also called “Prison Gate”.

Narrenturm

Unusual American Hotels

Turpentine Creek

The hotel is in Arkansas. You can spend a night in a bungalow in the middle of a nursery for tigers and lions.

 Jules Undersea Lodge

World's top waterfalls

Victoria Falls (Zimbabwe/Zambia)

The widest and one of the most famous waterfalls in the world. Its width is 1708 m and its height is 108 m.

 Niagara Falls (USA/Canada)

Weird bags

“Smart” bag

This modified bag is indispensable thing for schoolchildren. It can be transformed into a skateboard or into a roller bag.

 Skate-bag

Some inexplicable phenomenon

 Yeti

The Yeti or Abominable Snowman is an ape-like cryptid said to inhabit the Himalayan region of Nepal, India and Tibet. Many people saw him but no one knows who he is.

 Ghosts

Oldest trees in the world

Trees are among the oldest living beings on earth. There are a number of trees which are more than a millennium old and there may be a long list of those which are not even discovered yet. Trees do not grow like humans. Their thousand year old parts grow with the same speed as the new ones. One of the reasons for this long age is the transport system inside their body which helps fight the decay and bacterial attack.

Jhomonsugi

Located in Yakushima , Japan. This tree is belived to be the oldest one in the world with 16.4 girth and the trunk being too rotten.

Most highest mountains

Aconcagua

This is the highest mountain in the Americas at 6,962 m. It is located in the Andes mountain range, in the Argentine province of Mendoza and it lies 112 kilometres west by north of its capital, the city of Mendoza.

Famous paid tennis players

 Maria Sharapova

The beautiful Russian has made some great deals and became one of the top paid with 26millions in her pocket.

Roger Federer

Top spices

Vanilla

This spice is got from vanilla orchid. Smell of vanilla stimulates serotonin (pleasure hormone) release.

 Mace

Most weird deaths

1. Javier Halos was murdered by his house owner for not paying rental for eight years. The house owner used water-closet seat as a murder weapon.
2. Peter Stone was murdered by his eight years old daughter. She threw 72 pills of rat poison in his coffee. Six month later she killed her mother the same way.
3. US army sergeant John Joe Winter killed his wife by placing 750 kg of explosive in the boot of her car. 55 meters deep crater is everything left after the explosion.
4. 99 years old Debbie Mills was struck and killed by a truck delivering her birthday cake. The next day she would have been 100.
5. Julia Smith was murdered by her brother Michael for speaking on the phone for a long time. He bashed her with a phone and jabbed her with a broken antenna until she was dead.

Stupid deaths

1. Circus midget Od died on circus arena. While jumping on a trampoline he has flown off and landed in yawning hippopotamus’s mouth.

2. Bonn inhabitant Peter Gruber died trying to rob an art museum. He tried to run from police but met with a sword of a statue called “Weapon of Justice”.
3. Egyptian official Adel Nazim Jergez have been waiting for promotion during eight years. He died of heart attack when he saw his name in the list of promoted ones.
4. Young gymnast jumped on a sofa at her 17^th birthday party and rushed out of the window of the sixth floor.
5. 80 years old Adelaida Magnozo unfolded her convertible bed and went to sleep. She died when her bed accidentally folded up.

Bridges record holders

 The longest suspension bridge is situated in Japan connecting Kobe and Avadzi islands. It cost $6 milliards.

 The longest leaf bridge is called Erasmusbrug and is situated in Rotterdam, Holland. Its length is

Professions of future

Fast Future company experts have published a list of professions which will appear during next 20 years.

1. Specialist in organs production

New achievements in science will give an opportunity for people to produce different body parts. Also specialists in damaged transplantats restoration will be needed.

2. Specialists in Nano-medicine
The progress in sphere of Nano-technologies may change our view of medicine.
3. Genetic engineering specialists in agriculture
This new generation of farmers will raise the index of crop sector and animal husbandry.
4. Wellness consultants for aged people
These specialists will use the newest methodologies of modern medicine to take care of aged people’s health.
5. Surgeon dealing with memory capacity enlargement
This will be a new category of surgeons. They will enlarge the capacity of people’s memory. These surgeons will also deal with patients overloaded with information.

Longest suspension bridges in the world over water

 

Mackinac Bridge

The last but not the least is the Mackinac bridge also in USA with 1158 meters of main span. It was built in 1957.

Akashi-Kaikyō Bridge

Creative and modern bookshelves

No matter how much the electronic media progresses, it can never replace books as they are still the most stable and suitable form of knowledge preservation known to mankind.
Even though books are interesting themselves, it is more interesting to observe the designs of the bookshelves they are kept in.

Splitwood Bookshelf

When you want more room for your books, the Splitwood bookshelf is the thing to go far. The amazing geometry of this shelf enables it to store more books in very less space.

Most strange houses

Home is probably one of the safest and most peaceful places for a person to be at. No matter how it looks like, its has a charm of comfort and a glow of peacefulness.
Its hard to believe if the residents of the houses below think the same too.

Pickle House

Ever seen a pickle barrel? The Pickle House in Minnesota, United States is a one amazing yet unusual house full of people (not pickles).

Most healthful foods

Barley

Scientists say that barley lowers cholesterol level on 17,4%.

 Cranberry

Reasons of overeating

The knowledge of why and how often do you overeat may help you to follow healthier lifestyle.
1. Boredom (Sofa and Chips Syndrome)
Sometime people overeat just because they have nothing else to do. The movies you watch on TV become much more interesting when you eat chips during watching.
2. Stress and annoyance
No matter what the reason of stress is different people cope with it in different ways. Some gnaw their nails, some smoke a lot, but mostly people cope with stress by overeating.
3. Refusing From Bad Habit
While trying to refuse from a bad habit like smoking or alcohol abuse people often start eating more. Of course, overeating is not as harmful, as those bad habits are, but there are many other ways to distract your mind from a cigarette which won’t harm your health.
4. Cultural and Social Standards
In some cultures it is quite the thing to eat a lot, so second, third or even fourth portion for men is a way of expressing respect to a cook.
5. To Flatter a Woman
A lot of men eat a lot to flatter their women and ask for a second helping not to offend a person who has cooked food.

Volcanic eruptions

 
 Nevado-del-Ruis

During 14 – 16 of November 1985 this volcano has destroyed everything within a radius of 150 km including Armero city, Columbia. 25,000 of people died.

 Santa-Maria

Most expensive things in the world

The Most Expensive House
Antilla
$1 billion

This skyscraper belongs to Mukesh Ambani rupee trillioner and is situated in Mumbai. Its height is 173 meters and it includes a landing sight, recreation center and 6-level parking lot. The maintenance staff consists of 600 people.