Cobra Vs Baby

On October 29, 2013 by Tim Newman
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Who would win in a fight between a baby and a cobra? It seems like a no-brainer doesn’t it?: Cobras are poisonous, babies are useless and stupid. In this instance, however, it doesn’t...

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VIDEO: Transformer Owls AKA Ptilopsis leucotis

On September 21, 2013 by Tim Newman
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The video below show a real life Transformer owl. Believe. It’s been online for a few years and has rightfully smashed up well over a million views. This particular transformer owl is the star of...

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Sơn Đoòng – World’s Biggest Cave

On September 14, 2013 by Tim Newman
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There’s a good few contenders vying for the accolade of largest cave in the world, the newest in this stagnant race is Sơn Đoòng cave in Phong Nha-Kẻ Bàng National Park, Vietnam. Sơn Đoòng was only discovered...

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Watch South Koreans Eating Live Octopus

On September 13, 2013 by Tim Newman
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These pictures come from a recent food festival in South Korea which featured this magniloquent delicacy: live octopus. The larger ones are cut up and eaten whilst the tentacles are still wriggling and the...

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China Build Copy Cat English Town Called Thames Town

On September 11, 2013 by Tim Newman
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You may remember a post I recently published covering a Chinese town, built to look like Paris that had become a ghost town. Here’s a similar story, but this time it’s called ‘Thames Town’ and...

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Kim Jong-un Has Ex Machine Gunned To Death

On September 11, 2013 by Tim Newman
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  UPDATE 18TH MAY 2014: Hyon Song-wol, after a year or so has been spotted being interviewed on the telly box in North Korea. It turns out she’s not dead at all! North...

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Massive Rock Nearly Crushes Car In Chinese Landslide

On September 1, 2013 by Tim Newman

This video is incredible. It’s more Hollywood than Hollywood. It was taken in Keelung Badouzi, China. China has a big problem with landslides due to the massive rainfall they’ve received since July 2013....

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Japanese Dinosaur Prank

On August 28, 2013 by Tim Newman

I’m not a fan of prank shows like punk’d and members of that ilk. It seems both forced and mean in equal measure. The only reason I’m posting this prank is because it...

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Ching Shih – The Most Deadly Female Pirate That Ever Lived

On August 28, 2013 by Tim Newman

Only a handful of women pirates are recorded in history, whether that’s due to the misogyny of contemporary historical writers or simply because the women folk had better things to do than maraud...

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Fake Paris Built In China Has Become Ghost Town

On August 19, 2013 by Tim Newman

Welcome to Tianducheng, China. Situated just outside Hangzhou in East China’s Zhejiang Province, this small residential area is essentially a ghost town. The Zhejiang Guangsha Co. Ltd took it upon themselves to build a miniature Paris in the...

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