The Namib Desert ecoregion extends along the coastal plain of western Namibia, from the Uniab River in the north to the town of Luderitz in the south. It extends inland from the Atlantic Coastline to the foot of the Namib Escarpment, a distance of between 80 and 200 km. The world’s oldest desert, the Namib Desert has existed for at least 55 million years, completely devoid of surface water but  [ Read More ]

Italy has chosen a full-figured woman as new beauty queen, proud of her ample body weighing in at a hefty 170 kilos (375 pounds). The new beauty queen of Italy is a chubby woman Angela Scognamiglio. Angela said she was “very moved” when she was named Saturday night as the new “Miss Chubby” at the complex-free contest held in the Tuscany village of Forcoli, near the city of Pisa.

Moscow metropolitan, which was opened on May 15, 1935 is the main public transport of the capital connecting the central part of the city with industrial and residential areas. At present Moscow metro carries 56% of the whole number of passengers.

“Small enough to fit in your hands but too prickly to hold” is a good description of the hedgehog. Though small, it is by no means defenseless. Thousands of stiff, sharp spines-harder and sharper than those of a porcupine-cover the animal’s back and sides, like a pincushion filled with needles.

Shanxi Province, whose name means land west of Taihang Mountain, lies in the middle reaches of the Yellow River and on the eastern edge of the Loess Plateau. The Yellow, Haihe, and Fenhe Rivers flow through Shanxi, whose splendid landscape is graced by the celebrated Taihang and Liliang Ranges and Hengshan and Wutai Mountains. Most parts of the province are more than 1000 meters above sea level.

Longest tennis match ever has ended after 11 hours 5 minutes. Wimbledon 2010 first round match between qualifier Nicolas Mahut of France and 23rd-seeded John Isner of Tampa, Fla. played on the 22nd, 23rd of June, 2010 and continued on June 24th, was finished at 4–6, 6–3, 7–6(7), 6–7(3), 68–70 in the fifth set.

Tallest trees refer to the height of the tree. In August 2006, a new “tallest tree in the world” was found. It was found in a California redwood, and it’s location was Redwood Forest ( Redwood National Park, California). This tree has been named “Hyperion” (from Greek mythology) and stands 115.61 meters (379.3 feet) tall! The Coast Redwood is probably the tallest tree on earth, although one occasionally hears of  [ Read More ]

Located just outside of San Antonio in Alamo Heights, is Barney Smith’s Toilet Seat Art Museum. The collection can not be found in a huge commercial building, but rather is situated snugly in Barney’s small garage.

North Korea have been told by Fifa that Kim Myong-won will only be able to play as a goalkeeper in the World Cup and not in his usual role as a striker. The North Korean coach, Kim Jong-hun decided to name only two regular goalkeepers in his squad with Kim, who plays for Amrokgang, as the back-up.

The Kockice Lego club based in Zagreb, Croatia is hosting a large Lego expo in Tehnical Museum, Zagreb from May 13 to June 24. Here’s some info on what’s included in the expo from the coordinator Matija Grguric: There will be featured lots of large models, including all current exclusive sets, a large city diorama, scaled models of Croatian buildings, a steampunk diorama featuring more than 30 aircrafts, castle diorama,  [ Read More ]