5 Da Vinci War Machines (PART 2)
on Aug 13, 2009 in Leonardo Da Vinci Tank Weapon War Machine Wall Defense Leonardo designed complex and ingenious methods of defence. Here, when the walls are under attack, the soldiers hidden behind the battlements could quickly and easily ward-off enemies and their single movement by using a system of levers...

5 Strangest Frogs (PART 2)
on Aug 12, 2009 in Largest Frog Strangest Bizarre Weird Animals Vietnamese Mossy FrogTheloderma corticale, or the Vietnamese mossy frog, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family. It is found in Vietnam and possibly China. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, intermittent...

4 Da Vinci War Machines (PART 1)
on Aug 12, 2009 in Da Vinci War Machine Machine GunThe multi-barrelled machine gun was a weapon with remarkable firepower. Da Vinci sketched this rolling artillery battery around 1480 while in Florence, perhaps as a calling card to a warrior prince in need of a military architect. A hand c...

5 Strangest Frogs (PART 1)
on Jul 21, 2009 in Science Largest Frog Smallest Animals Weird Animals Malagasy Rainbow Frog The Malagasy rainbow frog lives in the rocky dry forests of Madagascar's Isalo Massif, where it breeds in shallow temporary pools found in canyons. This species is well adapted to climbing in its rocky surroundings, and can even...

5 Weird Things you didn't know about Michael Jackson (PART 1)
on Jul 11, 2009 in Human Weird Michael Jackson World Jackson's Patented Anti-Gravity Boot Michael Jackson invented and patented special boots that allowed the wearer to lean so far forward that it seems to defy gravity. He used this for the famous "lean" in the "Smooth Criminal" music video.

5 Most Bizarre Scientific Papers (PART 2)
on Jun 23, 2009 in Science Research Bizarre Weird Funny «Impact of Wet Underwear on Thermoregulatory Responses and Thermal Comfort in the Cold» (M. K. Bakkevig and R. Nielson; Sintef Unimed and Technical University of Denmark; 1995) "The thickness of the underwear has the most influence on thermoregulat...

5 Unbelievable Medical Mistakes (PART 2)
on Jun 22, 2009 in Mistake Science Human Treatment Wrong person Surgery Medical It's not Funny Dana Carvey Extreme Hospital Scare Suicide Hospital makes a wrong-sided brain surgery... for the third time in a yearFor the third time on the same year, doctors at Rhode Island Hospital have operated on the wrong side of a patient's head. The most recent incident occurred Nov. 23 2007. An 82...

5 Most Bizarre Scientific Papers (PART 1)
on Jun 22, 2009 in Science Bizarre Suicide Sex Funny «Safe and Painless Manipulation of Penile Zipper Entrapment» (Satish Chandra Mishra; Charak Palika Hospital; 2005) "A quick, simple and non-traumatic approach to penile zipper entrapment"Author Satish Chandra Mishra, about his enlightening paper: "...

5 Unbelievable Medical Mistakes (PART 1)
on Jun 21, 2009 in People Medical Human Fear Scare Frightening Received the wrong heart and lungs, then died17-year-old Jésica Santillán died 2 weeks after receiving the heart and lungs of a patient whose blood type did not match hers. Doctors at the Duke University Medical Center failed to check the compatibi...

6 of the World’s Most Mysterious Monuments & Ruins (PART 2)
on Jun 20, 2009 in Environment Science Lost Cities Architecture Places Abandonments Wonder World History StonehengePerhaps the world’s best known monument is Stonehenge, located in the English county of Wiltshire. It’s composed of earthworks surrounding a circular setting of large standing stones and is believed to have been built around 2500 BC but...