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John Lennon’s "A Day In The Life" fetches 1.2 million
On Friday, John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to Beatles song "A Day In The Life" were sold for 1.2 million dollars at an auction in New York. The buyer of the lyrics was an unidentified American telephone bidder. Earlier at Sotheby’s auction house, the price of the lyrics was estimated to be between $500,000 and $800,000. [...]
London Boy raises £80,000 for Haiti
Charlie Simpson, a seven-year-old boy from Fulham, London, cycled five miles around South Park near his home to raise funds for UNICEF’s Haiti earthquake appeal. Charlie’s call for support touched the hearts of people around the world and ultimately his bike ride ended up raising more than £80,000.
On his JustGiving page, Charlie said: [...]
China renames mountain after ‘Avatar’
A mountain in China, which inspired a scene in James Cameron’s 3-D blockbuster movie Avatar has been renamed to cash in on the link. Chinese authorities have renamed a 1,074-metre tall (3,523ft) peak previously known as "Heaven and Earth Pillar" or "South Sky Pillar" as "Avatar Hallelujah Mountain". That’s what we call "Avatar" effect?
The [...]
Watch Brightest Mars on January 27
On January 27, planet Mars can be spotted closest, biggest and brightest from Earth. This is a good opportunity for stargazers to watch their favorite star with naked eyes! And on January 30, ”Mars Opposition” will occur, during which Mars and Sun are on directly opposite sides of Earth and Mars will be visible all [...]
Ex-Pakistani Air Chief Marshal in Indian Government Ad
In a full-page advertisement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Women and Child Development, India, added a photograph of former Pakistan Air Chief Marshal Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed. Yes, you read it right. A picture of Ex- PAF chief, Tanvir Mahmood Ahmed in an Indian government advertisement. Take a look at the picture below.
In the [...]
NASA “Puffin” Personal Aircraft Design unveiled
US space agency NASA is working on a flying suit or jet pack that can fly at 240 kilometers per hour speed carrying a person. The conceptual project has been named "Puffin" and NASA officially unveil the design on January 20, 2010 at an American Helicopter Society meeting in San Francisco. Take a look at [...]
Annular Solar Eclipse on January 15
On Friday, January 15th, a nearly total solar eclipse will be visible from Africa and Asia. The first solar eclipse of 2010 is special because it is an annular eclipse, in which the Moon doesn’t completely cover the disc of the Sun, and a small "annulus" (ring) of Sun surrounds the Moon.
According to NASA, [...]
Hubble uncovers earliest Galaxies of the Universe
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has broken all the previous distance limits for galaxies and uncovered a population of compact and ultra-blue galaxies that have never been seen before. These newly found galaxies pushes back the time when galaxies began to form to 500-600 million years after the Big Bang, which took place about 13.7 billion [...]
Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition
Guinness World Records on Monday announced the availability of the Guinness World Records 2010 Gamer’s Edition. The third book in the series Gamer’s Edition 2010 provides a comprehensive guide to best resource for video game records, facts, trivia and new developments. Gamer’s Edition 2010 will be sold and distributed globally by BradyGames providing a larger [...]
New Year’s Eve Blue Moon and Lunar Eclipse
This New Year’s eve, that means on Thursday night, don’t forget to look towards the sky! Because, the sky will have a rare full blue moon. A blue moon is a full moon that is not timed to the regular monthly pattern. The term "blue moon" is commonly used metaphorically to describe the rarity of [...]
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