http://www.epidemicfun.com Fun, fun and just fun!!! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:17:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/55-cute-hedgehog-photos/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/55-cute-hedgehog-photos/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 03:09:06 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1732   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/55-cute-hedgehog-photos/feed/ 2 “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. Even though spines, or quills, provide the hedgehog with effective protection, the animal’s most striking characteristic is its practice of  [ Read More ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/40-breathtaking-photos-from-shanxi-province-china/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/40-breathtaking-photos-from-shanxi-province-china/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 01:28:29 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1689   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/40-breathtaking-photos-from-shanxi-province-china/feed/ 3 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. Shanxi’s long history  [ Read More ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/longest-tennis-match-ever-has-now-ended/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/longest-tennis-match-ever-has-now-ended/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:22:11 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1681   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/longest-tennis-match-ever-has-now-ended/feed/ 1 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. The duration (11 hours and 5 minutes) and the number of games (183 games) of the  [ Read More ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/top-10-worlds-tallest-living-trees/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/top-10-worlds-tallest-living-trees/#comments Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:33:24 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1668   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/top-10-worlds-tallest-living-trees/feed/ 3 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 ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/barney-smiths-toilet-seat-art-museum/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/barney-smiths-toilet-seat-art-museum/#comments Sat, 19 Jun 2010 22:25:13 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1635   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/barney-smiths-toilet-seat-art-museum/feed/ 5 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. Why Toilet Seats? Once a master plumber, Barney Smith is now well into his 80’s. An artist at heart, Smith chose to create his works of art on the backs of toilet seats simply  [ Read More ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/north-korea-tried-to-cheat-fifa/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/north-korea-tried-to-cheat-fifa/#comments Fri, 04 Jun 2010 00:55:27 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1626   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/north-korea-tried-to-cheat-fifa/feed/ 2 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. It was seen as an attempt to boost the nation’s attacking options as  [ Read More ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/lego-kockice-expo-2010-in-zagreb-croatia/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/lego-kockice-expo-2010-in-zagreb-croatia/#comments Fri, 14 May 2010 01:41:43 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1597   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/lego-kockice-expo-2010-in-zagreb-croatia/feed/ 1 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 ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/scientists-find-sunken-islands-in-caribbean/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/scientists-find-sunken-islands-in-caribbean/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 18:37:59 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1588   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/scientists-find-sunken-islands-in-caribbean/feed/ 1 German scientists announced on Monday they believe they have discovered sunken islands in the Caribbean Ocean following a deep sea expedition in April. During their six weeks in the waters north of Venezuela and west of the Antilles, the experts from the University of Greifswald analysed rock samples from depths of more than 1,000 metres. The “Meteor” crew then used echo sounding to measure the ocean floor, an exercise which  [ Read More ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/rooftop-tennis-on-the-21st-floor-of-the-hotel-in-barcelona/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/rooftop-tennis-on-the-21st-floor-of-the-hotel-in-barcelona/#comments Tue, 20 Apr 2010 00:09:24 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1573   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/rooftop-tennis-on-the-21st-floor-of-the-hotel-in-barcelona/feed/ 7 Top 10 tennis stars Robin Soderling and Fernando Verdasco exhibited their tennis skills on a terrace of a hotel in Barcelona, overlooking the beach and port, ahead of their participation at the Barcelona Open BancSabadell. “This was great, I hadn’t been there before so I was really curious about how it was going to look,” said Verdasco. “It was really impressive how they managed to fit a small tennis court  [ Read More ] http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/the-miniatur-wunderland-hamburg-the-worlds-biggest-model-train-set/ http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/the-miniatur-wunderland-hamburg-the-worlds-biggest-model-train-set/#comments Sun, 11 Apr 2010 22:24:40 +0000 admin http://www.epidemicfun.com/?p=1476   [ Read More ]]]> http://www.epidemicfun.com/2010/the-miniatur-wunderland-hamburg-the-worlds-biggest-model-train-set/feed/ 23 Frederik Braun and his then-girlfriend and today’s wife were visiting the alpine city of Zurich in July 2000. Sauntering together through the alleys of Zurich’s center, they came across a railway model shop, which at once evoked childhood memories in Frederik. During the following hours, the idea of realizing the long forgotten childhood dream became more and more mature. On the very same day he called his twin brother Gerrit  [ Read More ]