Sunday, 24 April 2011

In Japan they have square watermelons

They get square watermelons by growing them inside of square glass cases. That way they can fit easily into a refrigerator, and you can stack things on them. Square watermelons are expensive though (10,000 yen or about $82). Compare that to regular round watermelons which cost about $15-20 in Japan. 

Monday, 4 April 2011

Actor Matthew Perry is missing part of his middle finger.

The Las Vegas Strip is the brightest place on Earth when looked at from space.

this is a photograph taken from the international space-station! WOW

McDonald's has unique menu items in every country. In Portugal, you can order soup!

More examples: in India (where much of the population does not eat beef) the restaurant offers such fare as the Chicken Maharaja Mac and the potato-patty McAloo Tikki Burger. This does not mean that McDonald's has replaced its traditional offerings in these locations - they merely supplement their menu with a bit of localized flair in many places. You can order the popular Caldo Verde soup in Portugal, a Quiche de Queljo in Brazil, and have some Red Bean Pie for dessert in Hong Kong (yes, red beans are a common dessert item there). Italian McDonald's restaurants use local cheese producers for its Parmigiano Reggiano burger, and in France they serve a burger on a stone oven-baked Ciabatta roll. 

The Earth is an estimated 4.54 billion years old; there's an old rock in Australia that's 4.4 billion years old!

The rock was discovered nearly 30 years ago, and is known as the oldest known rock on Earth. Investigation of the ancient crystals in the rock reveal that the new planet already had oceans and may have had life on it back then. It's possible that in its earlier history, Earth saw oceans appear and disappear, along with early life forms that evolved and were wiped out in those turbulent times. If you're a classic rock fan then i believe that this is the most classic you can get! 



Friday, 1 April 2011

The Bahamas once boasted the world's first undersea post office.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Despite the tiny brains, ostriches are big birds.They can weigh between 140 to 290 lbs and their eggs range from 3 to 5 lbs. Ostriches are closely related to dinosaurs, and have similar tissue to a T-Rex.